ABOUT PILATES & AMALEA

Pilates, or Contrology — the art and science of control, is an exercise system that unifies the body, mind, and spirit. The Pilates system teaches students to use the mind to control and correct their physical movements by working with and against their bodyweight and spring weighted equipment. Pilates strengthens, stretches, and transforms the body by focusing on strengthening the core muscles and using the abdominals, back, and glutes (or “Powerhouse”) as the source of all movement. 

 

I am a fully certified Classical Pilates teacher living in the Vancouver area and researcher of human evolution. My M.A. thesis is on variation in human diets and the role that this variation has in present-day nutrition. I have been teaching the Classical system since 2017 and am thrilled to be working in the beautiful Vancouver area. I am an athlete by hobby and spend my free time running, hiking, and trying any form of physical activity that I can. I use Pilates to improve my athletic pursuits. I teach out of the fully equipped studio The Pilates Collective in Vancouver, BC, Canada.