Bodywise Beyond the Studio

More Classes Coming Soon…

Bodywise Beyond the Studio was conceived in the fall of 2020, after returning from the shutdown that kept our studio doors closed for five long months. When we were allowed to safely reopen the studio, we reemerged tired but inspired to bring Pilates to even more people, both within our walls and beyond the studio. We were awarded a small local grant through the kind folks at Made in Utica to help us achieve this mission. Through this grant, we were able to bring completely free, weekly outdoor Pilates Mat Classes to Handshake City in downtown Utica throughout the entire summer. We began a free weekly class at MUCC (Midtown Utica Community Center) working with teens and young adults from all over the world. We also began to host weekly donation based classes both inside the studio and available to stream live online. (Thanks Zoom!) The donations from these classes allowed us to establish a fund to support bringing people from underserved communities into the Pilates Studio and into our Real Pilates Teacher Training program.

We feel incredibly fortunate that our little studio is able to continue to provide our community with the highest quality, true Pilates experience. While we have learned a lot we realize that we have much still to learn. We remain committed to listening to how we can make ourselves available to all who may be interested in learning this method we adore. We strive to make our studio community welcoming, supportive, and open-to-all.

Look for free and donation based community classes to return as we move through 2022, and please reach out to us with your ideas on how we may make ourselves more available in the future. We’d love to hear from you.