Life Pilates Vancouver

Life Pilates Vancouver is a full service Pilates studio located in downtown Vancouver in the historic Academy building. Founder and owner Katie Atkins-Castillo began her career as a dancer achieving both her BFA and MFA in Dance while performing professionally in San Francisco and New York City. While in New York, Katie had the great privilege of studying the Pilates Method with Pilates Elder Kathleen Stanford Grant at the Tisch School of performing arts. Katie completed her Pilates training at The Pilates Center Boulder in Boulder CO. Developed with the assistance of Romana Kryzanowska and Steve Giordano two more Pilates Elders; the program has been labeled "The Harvard of Pilates Teacher Training Programs." Comprised of almost 900 hours, it is the most rigorous program available. At Life Pilates Vancouver you will receive the benefits of this experience and training in a private and supportive atmosphere.

What is pilates?

Pilates is a system of exercises designed to educate the body by developing balance and efficient movement patterns. The use of breath, movement visualization and mental focus, stretch, coordination and strength, enable the body to find a way of functioning that is unifying and expansive. By doing so we help the body to heal the imbalances that cause structural dis-ease and chronic pain.

Who is Pilates for?

Pilates is intended as a tool to teach any type of body. The exercises can be modified to suit the needs of each student from those who are in need of rehabilitation to those in need of extreme challenge. No matter what you are seeking Pilates is unique in its ability to tone and balance the musculature and overall anatomical structure. You will feel longer, stronger, more powerful and energized and in better control of your body. These qualities unify to create a self-confidence and physical awareness that radiates.