Reformer & mat Pilates · Double Bay, Sydney
Strength,in slow motion.
Six reformers, small classes and teachers who cue you by name, in a first-floor room above Double Bay village.
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Set
Feet in straps, legs straight up from the hip. Ribs heavy on the carriage.
Springs · medium - 02
Lower
Five slow counts down, the legs moving as one long line from the hip.
Breath · inhale - 03
Hold
Stop where the back still stays still. Then draw the legs up against the spring.
Breath · exhale
The method
Every movement has a shape.
Circle Leg circles
Hip control. The pelvis stays still while the leg draws.
“Draw it the size of a dinner plate, then a tea saucer.”
Curl Roll down
Spinal articulation, one vertebra at a time.
“Peel off the wall like tape, not like a plank.”
Arch Bridge
Glutes and hamstrings, holding a long line through the hips.
“Hips float up. Ribs stay heavy.”
Line Long stretch
Whole-body strength, holding one line from heels to crown.
“Be a plank the springs are trying to fold.”
Wave The Hundred
Breath and the deep abdominals: five counts in, five out.
“Pulse the arms, not the shoulders.”
8classes,3loads.
Classes
Every class tells you how heavy the springs run, how long it takes and who it suits. Start on one spring; add another when the shape holds.
- Reformer Foundations50 minLightThe reformer, taught properly from the first spring.
- Reformer Signature50 minMediumThe MOVA class: full body, every spring with a purpose.
- Slow Reformer55 minMediumEverything at half speed. Harder than it sounds.
- Reformer Strong50 minHeavyHeavier springs, longer sets, the jump board.
- Mat & Small Props45 minLightThe classical mat order, with rings, balls and bands.
- Strength & Mobility50 minMediumDumbbells and kettlebells, paired with joint mobility.
- Long Sunday75 minMediumSeventy-five minutes on the reformer, then tea.
- Pre & Postnatal Reformer50 minLightFive reformers, taught for pregnancy and the year after.
No classes at this load.
The studio
Upstairs, in the Arch Room.
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Six reformers, never more
Two rows of three with room to walk between them, so your instructor sees every spine and every spring.
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Lit niches
Balls, rings and mats live in the walls. Nothing on the floor, nothing to step around.
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An olive in stone
The one green thing in the room, and the colour of the upholstery.
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Sheer linen
Harbour light comes in softened: no glare at 6am, no blinds to fight at 5pm.
6:00First class, weekdays
This week
Before work, at lunch, after dark.
Reformer classes run 50 or 55 minutes; mat and strength 45 or 50. Long Sunday is 75. Doors close two minutes after the start.
- 6:00am50 minReformer SignatureGeorgia · Arch RoomMedium
- 7:05am50 minReformer StrongJack · Arch RoomHeavy
- 8:10am50 minReformer FoundationsTilly · Arch RoomLight
- 9:30am55 minSlow ReformerIndi · Arch RoomMedium
- 12:15pm45 minMat & Small PropsIndi · Linen RoomLight
- 5:30pm50 minReformer SignatureSienna · Arch RoomMedium
- 6:00pm50 minStrength & MobilityJack · Linen RoomMedium
- 6:35pm50 minReformer StrongGeorgia · Arch RoomHeavy
- 7:40pm55 minSlow ReformerIndi · Arch RoomMedium
- 6:00am50 minReformer StrongJack · Arch RoomHeavy
- 7:05am50 minReformer SignatureGeorgia · Arch RoomMedium
- 9:30am50 minPre & Postnatal ReformerTilly · Arch RoomLight
- 12:15pm50 minReformer SignatureSienna · Arch RoomMedium
- 5:30pm50 minReformer FoundationsTilly · Arch Room · Foundations Course weekLight
- 6:00pm45 minMat & Small PropsIndi · Linen RoomLight
- 6:35pm50 minReformer SignatureJack · Arch RoomMedium
- 7:40pm55 minSlow ReformerGeorgia · Arch RoomMedium
The team
Teachers who’ll learn your name by your footwork.
- Georgia HaleCo-founder · Studio leadLeg circles“Lengthen first, then lift.”
- Jack MorrisonCo-founder · StrengthBridge“Slower on the way down.”
- Tilly BrennanFoundations · Pre & postnatalThe Hundred“Let the carriage come to you.”
- Indi WalshMat · Slow ReformerRoll down“Draw the circle smaller.”
- Sienna ClarkeSignature · StrongLong stretch“Exhale, and stay long.”
First visit
Your first three classes$79
New clients only. One per person. Starts on your first attended class.
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Book a light class
Reformer Foundations, Mat or Slow Reformer. First three covers any three classes in 14 days.
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Arrive ten minutes early
Shoes off at the door, grip socks on. Your instructor sets the springs, footbar and headrest with you, one to one, before class.
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Leave with a next step
We’ll suggest your next class and how heavy to go. Nothing to sign up to until you’re ready.
Getting here
Up the stairs, above the village.
First floor, Double Bay village, Double Bay 2028. By ferry from the Quay, a short walk from Edgecliff station, or on the bus along New South Head Road.
Double Bay wharf
F7 from Circular Quay via Darling Point. The wharf is on Bay Street; walk up Bay Street into the village.
Edgecliff station
T4 Eastern Suburbs line. About a ten-minute walk down New South Head Road, or one stop on the bus.
New South Head Rd at Knox St
Routes 324, 325 and 326 stop on New South Head Road at Knox Street.
Parking
Timed street parking in and around the village fills early. Allow extra time on Saturday mornings, or come by ferry.
Up one flight of stone stairs from the village, a few minutes’ walk from Knox Street and the wharf. As a concept studio, MOVA claims no real premises — the full street address you would get on booking is deliberately left out.
