Pilates By Ashiya is a dedicated private studio in Manchester city centre, offering individualised 1:1 sessions shaped around your body, goals and lifestyle. The studio is equipped with the Reformer, Tower, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector and mat.

I am comprehensively certified through BASI Pilates, an internationally respected school known for producing teachers who work with depth and precision. There are very few BASI teachers in the north west!

You can find out more about my training with BASI Pilates here.

A fully integrated approach

A key distinction of comprehensive training is that Pilates is taught as one integrated system from the outset. The full mat and apparatus repertoire is studied together, including Reformer, Cadillac, Tower, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, Ped-a-Pul, the F2 System (in BASI’s case) and more. This approach differs from schools with modular trainings, where apparatus is taught and certified one at a time.

Comprehensive teachers learn how movements relate to one another across the full system of apparatus, which creates a deep understanding of the practice as a whole. This allows for:

• an ability to refine and challenge work using the most appropriate tools 

• continuity across the method – not teaching work in isolation

• learning and progression that transfers between apparatus

• structured yet responsive sessions

• an holistic, full-body approach

precise & responsive

Sessions use mixed apparatus to create targeted, individualised change. Clients move between different pieces of equipment within a session, often returning to key movement patterns in different ways to refine coordination and build understanding over time.

The work is shaped by how your body presents on the day, allowing sessions to be both structured and responsive.

Who PRIVATE TRAINING is for

1:1 sessions are suited to anyone who wants more than generalised fitness classes. For example:

• people managing pain, injury, or post-rehabilitation needs

• athletes looking to improve performance, efficiency and resilience

• movement professionals and teachers seeking to prioritise their personal practice

• anyone wanting to move through daily life with more control, strength, balance and body awareness

DEEPER CONNECTIONS, STRONGER PROGRESS

Private sessions allow for a level of detail and responsiveness that is not possible in a group setting.

Progress is closely observed and work is adapted in real time, meaning that as your body changes, the practice evolves with you. This way of teaching gives you a clearer understanding of how your body moves, and how to work with it more effectively – all while building strength, control and mobility.

Working with a BASI-comprehensively certified teacher means you’re in safe hands!