Roncesvalles Village · Toronto
Practice,
not punishment.
Reformer Pilates in classes of eight, taught slowly and precisely. Fifty minutes that ask for your attention instead of your exhaustion, with a teacher who sets your springs and learns your name.
- Eight students, one teacher
- Springs set for you
- Beginners expected
- reformers, never more
- 8
- classes a week
- 39
- unhurried minutes
- 50
- on Roncesvalles since
- 2018
Four ways in
The classes, plainly described
Level 1 · 50 min
Reformer Foundations
The slow, spoken-through introduction to the reformer. Springs, straps, and why your feet matter. Start here
Level 2 · 50 min
Reformer Flow
The continuous class. Fewer stops, longer sequences, and the machine starts to feel familiar. About this class
Level 2 to 3 · 55 min
Deep Form
Slow eccentric strength on heavy springs. The hardest class we teach, at the quietest volume. About this class
1:1 · 55 min
Private Sessions
Fifty-five minutes, one reformer, one teacher, one agenda: yours. About this class
Why we're quiet
The room doesn't shout, so your body can speak.
Boutique fitness spent a decade confusing volume with effort. We went the other way: no leaderboards, no playlists at punishment volume, no instructor on a headset selling you a sprint. Just springs, which are honest, and teachers who watch closely enough to catch the rep where everything lines up.
- Small on purpose. Eight reformers. Your teacher knows your name and your stiff side by week one.
- Slow on purpose. Control before speed, always. Our hardest class is also our quietest.
- Honest on purpose. Published prices, a 12-hour cancellation window, and no contract theatrics.
Five teachers, one standard
Taught by people who still practise
Mara Ellison
Founder and lead teacher Classical reformer work, eccentric strength, teacher mentoring Meet Mara
Priya Nair
Senior instructor Foundations pathway, dancers' cross-training, breath mechanics Meet Priya
Jonah Reyes
Instructor, strength and rehab bridge Deep Form programming, return from physio, tempo strength Meet JonahWhat members say (sample reviews)
Sample reviews written for this demo
“I came in with the intro offer, fully expecting to be the disaster at the back. There is no back. Mara set my springs, learned my name, and I was hooked by the second class.”
“Deep Form is the hardest hour of my week and there isn't a single burpee in it. The teacher watches every rep, which keeps me honest.”
“I trained here through my pregnancy with my midwife's blessing, and came back once she cleared me. Sofie adjusted everything, every class, without ever making it a thing.”
Spring reset · May 14 to 16, 2027
The Quiet Weekend: two nights at the lake
Once a year we take the practice to Birchmere Lake Lodge in Muskoka, Ontario: five sessions, one deliberately empty Saturday afternoon, and a long table with no phones on it. 14 spots, waitlist open now.
The retreat, in fullBegin quietly. It suits you.
Your first 3 classes are $49: a real month of practice, not a sales funnel. Book your first Foundations class in under a minute.