The Best
Authentic Classical Pilates Studio
in Santa Monica
a Romana's Pilates International Instructor Training Center
One-on-One Private Lessons in the Original Pilates Method.
Not all Pilates is the same…Feel the TRUE difference of a custom-tailored quality, mindful, invigorating workout.
Feel Better. Look Better. Be Better.
Pilates with Integrity: your health is personal, your workout should be too.
Our focus is to help you restore your body to its natural glory through corrective movement.
Experience the life-enhancing workout as Joseph Pilates intended: Learn to use intentional, cognitive/”mind-full” movement to correct muscle imbalances and restore alignment to alleviate pain and stiffness, reduce injuries, and increase mobility.
Pilates believed that age was defined by the flexibility of the spine…we help you stay young!
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A workout as unique as you for age-less living
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live”
– Jim Rohn
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truest qualities
If you’re looking for a trendy knock-off “pilates” workout that’s only skin deep, this is not it.
If you’re looking for an effective workout practice with long-term healing and real positive results…welcome!
We bring a New York no-nonsense approach to the work combined with an LA fun and judgment-free attitude.
A TRUE pilates workout
your body's happy place
TRUE Pilates (formerly called “Contrology”) is a method of full body conditioning comprised of over 500+ movement-based exercises executed on a full system of equipment developed by Joseph Pilates and passed to his protégé, Romana Kryzanowska.
Done correctly, Pilates targets and, thus, strengthens a specific group of muscles we call the “Powerhouse.” These muscles are responsible for complete body alignment, proper posture, and balanced movement, i.e. they make your body happy.
A TRUE EDUCATION
Not All Pilates is the same...
true pilates is in the details.
At TRUE Pilates Santa Monica we value quality and prioritize your well-being above all else. For that reason every TRUE Pilates Santa Monica instructor is certified exclusively through the legendary Romana’s Pilates International instructor training program. With a minimum of 600+ hours and an average of a year and half to complete and numerous amounts of individual testing, RPI is the most prestigious and diligent certification in the world.
Each TPSM instructor is required to maintain their practice through weekly lessons with an approved (Romana’s) instructor and to keep a current, yearly-renewed certification through RPI, no exceptions.
A TRUE system
the best workout requires the best equipment
No need to limit yourself to “reformer/machine” or “mat” pilates.
True Pilates Santa Monica is fully equipped with all the “classical” apparatus designed by Gratz, the original Pilates apparatus manufacturer. All of our instructors are trained exclusively on this brand equipment as part of their certification.
A TRUE COMMUNITY
internationally consistent
TRUE Pilates Santa Monica is a proud member and instructor training center of the legendary Romana’s Pilates International certification program, the most diligent certification in the world. We are part of RPI’s prestigious community of the most authentic instructors and practitioners in the world. We practice the origins of what has now become the vague term of “classical” pilates.
TRUE to our word: we specialize in the original Pilates method. That’s it. If you’re intention is to feel better, we can help.
knowing the moves is one thing, understanding the work is another
We recognizes and prioritizes the important elements that distinguish the original work and the philosophies that have kept it the most universal and effective form of fitness for nearly 100 years.
To put it bluntly: we practice the origins of what has now become the vague term of “classical” pilates.
A TRUE pilates workout
the art and science of contrology
The 3 main tenets of TRUE Pilates, best said by Romana Kryzanowska (Joseph Pilates’ protégé):
STRETCH tight, overused (over-contracted) muscles.
STRENGTHEN weak, underused (under-contracted) muscles.
CONTROL your movements with precision and concentration.
TRUE Pilates is a system of movement-based exercises executed on a system of equipment which targets and, thus, strengthens a specific group of muscles, called the “Powerhouse”. These muscles are responsible for complete body alignment, proper posture, and balanced movement, i.e. they make your body happy.
quality control
Stretch. Strength. Control.
TRUE to our word: to ensure quality every TRUE Pilates Santa Monica instructor is certified exclusively through the Romana’s Pilates International certification program (no exclusions) and maintain a current, yearly-renewed certification. All Romana’s instructors are trained exclusively on Gratz equipment (the original Pilates apparatus manufacturer) to ensure every client gets the best, most uniquely effective workout.
TRUE to our word: we specialize in the original Pilates method. That’s it. If you’re intention is to feel better, we can help. We balance the “Art” and “Science” of Contrology.
Stretch overused muscles, strengthen weaker/underused muscles, and create controlled, intentional movement using your mind. Pilates is not a mindless form of fitness. It requires concentration to develop and maintain cognition. Simply put: we value the quality of movement, not the quantity of work.
Using the Powerhouse protects your body to keep you healthy as you enjoy an active life no matter the age. We take our craft seriously, and life lightly.
true intentions
quality control
TRUE to our word: we specialize in the original Pilates method. That’s it. If you’re intention is to feel better, we can help.
With a minimum of 600 hours and countless testing, all Romana’s instructors are trained exclusively on Gratz equipment (the original Pilates apparatus manufacturer) to ensure every client gets the best, most uniquely effective workout.
The 3 main tenets of TRUE Pilates, best said by Romana Kryzanowska (Joseph Pilates’ protégé):
STRETCH tight, overused (over-contracted) muscles.
STRENGTHEN weak, underused (under-contracted) muscles.
CONTROL your movements with precision and concentration.
