The Movement Studio Pilates & Gyrotonic

Specialties

We are a Pilates and Movement Education Studio located in Kitsilano, Vancouver. We have been offering mat and apparatus classes in private, semi-​private and small group formats since 1999. Our goal is to assist clients in reaching their full movement potential as they learn to love to move! We have created a space where people can enjoy learning about their bodies in a safe and inspiring environment; one in which they feel comfortable to explore movement possibilities in a curious, expressive and creative way”. The Studio honours Joseph Pilates’ grand vision of a revolutionary movement practice while recognizing it’s expansive and evolutionary potential.

— Karen Weggler, Studio Director

History

Established in 1999.

We are a Pilates and Movement Education Studio located in Kitsilano, Vancouver. We have been offering mat and apparatus classes in private, semi-​private and small group formats since 1999. Our goal is to assist clients in reaching their full movement potential as they learn to love to move!

Meet the Business Owner

Karen W.

Business Owner

Karen has owned The Movement Studio Pilates and Gyrotonic in Vancouver, BC for the past 12 years. She began her career in movement with training in classical and modern dance, and a semi-​professional equestrian career. She began practicing Pilates at the age of 13 and has been teaching for more than 18 years. Her background leant itself to teaching conditioning for dance programs for various ballet companies in Canada and Europe, and training elite level athletes. Her interest in biomechanics led to further study in understanding human movement, what it expresses, and how to find authentic expression through body-​based knowledge. Having sustained injuries in numerous motor vehicle accidents, she became very interested in the relationships between pain, rehabilitation, and movement re-patterning.Her love for Pilates, and deep respect for the wisdom of the body, encourages her to continually evolve her teaching practice, and to discover ways to best assist clients in realizing their full