PILATES 

BY ASHIYA

PILATES BY ASHIYA

Private PILATES STUDIO, MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE

LOCATION: 8 LOWER ORMOND STREET, MANCHESTER M1 5QF

STUDIO APPARATUS: REFORMER, TOWER, WUNDA CHAIR, LADDER BARREL, SPINE CORRECTOR, PEDI POLE, MAT

COMPREHENSIVELY CERTIFIED (BASI PILATES)

ONLINE MAT CLASSES: LIVE & ON-DEMAND

THE FULL PILATES METHOD, SHAPED AROUND YOU

a dedicated private Pilates studio in Manchester city centre offering 1:1 sessions tailored to your unique body, goals and lifestyle.

I (Ashiya) am comprehensively certified through BASI Pilates, a contemporary school founded by Rael Isacowitz. The school has strong roots in the traditional work, and is known and respected across the world for producing teachers who work with depth and precision.

Comprehensive training involves studying the full Pilates system, which means learning all of the Pilates apparatus together instead of training on individual pieces of apparatus in isolation. On average, this takes around a year to complete, with around 500 requisite training hours and multiple exams before certification is attained.

Full system Approach

Teachers who take a ‘full system’ approach to Pilates utilise the apparatus in precise ways to deepen understanding of the work, improve connections, and to challenge, support and balance the body.

Traditional equipment includes (but is not limited to!) and the Reformer, Cadillac, Tower, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and Pedi Pole. As a teacher, I respond to my clients in real-time, selecting exercises and apparatus based on what I feel will provide the most benefit or learning at that precise moment.

Working this way deepens the mind-body connection, which in turns improves control and precision.

BENEFITS:

  • Targeted Tools: We can refine or challenge specific movement patterns or skills using the exact right piece of apparatus for your body on the day.

  • The Whole Method: You experience Pilates as a connected, intelligent system. Never a collection of random, isolated exercises.

  • Deeper Understanding: You learn how your body moves so you can build true precision and control, not just simple strength.

  • Transferable Learning: Insights gained on one apparatus build movement skills that transfer across your entire practice.

Who Private Training Is For:

  • Rehabilitation & Comfort: Anyone managing pain, injury, or post-rehab needs.

  • Performance & Resilience: Athletes wanting to fine-tune efficiency and strength.

  • Personal Practice: Movement professionals and teachers seeking dedicated 1:1 guidance.

  • Everyday Well-being: Anyone keen to move through daily life with greater balance, strength, and ease.

STUDIO LOCATION

address: 8 lower ormond street (2nd Floor), manchester m1 5QF

FINDING THE STUDIO: STREET LEVEL ENTRANCE at 8 LOWER ORMOND STREET (CHATHAM MILL)

NEAREST bus services (oxford Road): 15, 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 43, 50, 51, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 111, 142, 143, 191, 197, 250, 253, 263, 797, v1, v2, v4

nearest MAINLINE train stations: manchester oxford road (7 mins walk), manchester piccadilly (17 mins walk), manchester victoria (29 mins walk)

nearest tram stop: st peter’s square (16 mins walk)

parking: fees apply, check parkopedia for options here

ACCESSIBILITY: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STUDIO IS REACHED VIA TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS FROM GROUND LEVEL. THERE IS NO LIFT ACCESS.