This has to be the best reformer pilates studio in sydney! The instructors are so experienced and…read morehelpful towards beginners like me and those that are experienced like my partner! Multi lingual helps and the private classes are some of the best we've ever experienced.

This center runs a lot of life coaching and holistic medicine but I can only comment on the yoga…read morestudio aspect. This is my first yoga studio visit in Australia and I am pretty impressed with the diversity of yoga instructors and the varied practiced happening in this small studio. I have attended the donation classes both Wednesday and Thursday (12:30pm, 1 hour) for the last four months and think it's great. It is usually a Hatha yoga class that focuses on core strength, something we all need, but sometimes you get a sub who will do a lot of moon salutations or chest openers, all good. Be sure to enter the building on the St John's Road side through a small door and up the staircase. It's easy to miss.

A beautiful yoga studio that has kind hearted teachers. They give variations on poses in class and…read morereally connect the mind and spirit in this traditional practise. I love how some of the teachers even sprtiz essential oils or light incense at the end of class during savasana. Class it set up in a gorgeous hall like place (although not too big, fits around 20 people) with double height ceilings and stained wooden floors. A beautiful atmosphere. Only downside is this place does not cater to a students budget-- very expensive ($30 casual)!! You can save money from buying 10 classes at a time but even then it is $22 a class and a student doesn't just have a spare $220 in the kitty!

I tried out a 6.30am Power Barre Attack with Renee. It's the first time I've tried barre…read more Renee was very lovely, exactly what you'd want in a fitness instructor; very friendly and approachable, offering advice when you're doing something wrong in a warm manner. Power Barre Attack is somewhat challenging, and definitely a great work out. From ballet moves to a few burpees, planks and squats it's really cardio as well as strengthening and lengthening.

The owner, Edric is deeply in tune with the way the human body works, and in helping explain it so…read morethat you can understand what is happening and the reason for the exercises prescribed. It seems most cuts,err are here for general fitness, but there are a significant number that have been referred or found this studio after seeking help for long standing muscular or similar issues, where the stand physiotherapy or chain gym wasn't helping. I had first tried Pilates in a gym environment and left less-than-impressed, wondering what the point was. I was reluctant to give it another go until referred here. Edric helped me understand and get in touch with my "core"" and to activate it, which once you understand the difference it is like chalk and cheese. The Pilates exercises administered range from the very basics for beginners to quite advanced ad very challenging exercises that can be extremely challenging to master well, but at all times I have been supervised and coached to make sure nothing goes wrong. i started with a couple of 1-on-1 lessons, which i found helpful, before moving to the small group classes of no more than 4-5 people, where everyone is operating on a tailored program, but still under the watchful eye of Edric and the other instructors. Unlike in the gym, where there are only "floor or mat classes" or "Reformer Classes", there is a wide range of other equipment and props that ensure there are always new ways to test the body and make sure you never get bored doing the same thing over and over again. The other clients that have been in the groups I have attended are all extremely nice and friendly, and it looks as if many of them have been long term clients. Edric told me that before taking up Pilates he had been involved in instructing Tai-Chi for many years, and then studied Human Movement at University. He is very courteous, professional and knowledgable and I have no reservation in recommending his Pilates Studio.

Very happy with my appointment with Tom Paff at Annandale Physio. He is a very good listener which…read moreis really important. I'm 64 years old and have a history with my back since I was in my 20's. This back issue was different from my previous issues and I wanted Tom to understand that. He listened for a good 15 minutes and asked a few questions as I went on. At the end he gave me an exercise that I had done in the past and had stopped doing that made all the difference. He explained in detail with a little model of the spine what the problem most likely was. I was very grateful for that. I don't like it when medical people just say "Take these pills and I will see you in 2 weeks." After 2 weeks I feel I'm 99% back to normal. Two weeks after seeing my GP i was the same, no improvement. Thanks very much Tom. I really appreciate it.

This is my regular and I've seen most of the staff (all female) over the past three years. They…read morealso have a pilates class led by a physio as an aside. I've found all the staff to be unfailingly polite, they have the HICAPS system in place if you have health care and they are pretty good with being on time and further recommendations on exercise for injuries. They also have massage on site that is not physio. I'll keep on going here because of their physio manner - they are helpful and friendly.

This yoga studio made me fall in love with yoga. I have periodically dabbled in yoga for years,…read moreenjoyed it but never seemed like I was really "getting it." I luckily found Barefoot Yoga and get it and believe yoga will be a part of my life for years to come. I had been going 2-3 times per week for the past 2 weeks. I have been to classes with various instructors who are all talented and very welcoming and friendly. After a class I feel calm, centered and connected to my body. Classes are also physically challenging so I am getting a workout and have already seen the changes in my body after just 2 weeks. I also love that it is donation based, this sets the tone for an experience that is never elitist or intimidating. Thanks so much Barefoot!

So you came to Bondi Beach and want to do some yoga? No surprise there, this beachside town is a…read morehot spot for health, fitness and good looking flexible hotties from the young to the, well, less young (but still arguably fitter than a lot of people in the thirties elsewhere). Having mentioned my yoga tendencies to our air bnb host, we're staying in Bondi for a month during our twelve month working holiday, she keenly handed over two free class passes to BodyMindLife Yoga. Having walked past the studio a few times and enquired about their starter offer for $48 which to me is great value for unlimited 30days yoga, considering you've all the time in the world when on holiday here, I was keen to see what it was like inside. They have a range of classes to choose from and if you ask you can find out which teachers are suitable to your level of experience. We started with a essentials at 28degrees practice, there's also the open practice which is available at 28 or 30 degrees and yin yoga, meditation is also available. Being that in England I found practicing flow yoga in a church hall during winter too hot, I wasn't sure what to expect when you turned the temperature up to what is essentially a heatwave in England, I bought a towel and large bottle of water in anticipation. (I can tell you now, I sweat my arse off, so I'd advise you do the same.) The women were lovely, a quick tour of the place, a few guidelines on etiquette, which I always appreciate - there's nothing worse than someone distracting your meditation with a phone going off of whispering. Though two women didn't fully embody this attitude at the start of the lesson and I did feel distracted from settling into my space. Essentials class is there to introduce the key poses to those newer to yoga and fully emphasise the posture and alignment of poses to those who practice. For myself I found this really helpful, there was both an instructor and assistant who would come and adjust your pose to the correct alignment and my god do you feel it in certain positions. For others I think the basic process of movement into the pose was really beneficial. I am used to vinyasa or flow yoga, this class actually holds poses for a lot longer so the focus on core muscle strength is intense but really I found it helpful to come back to basics and recognise the muscles that need to be engaged and focus on my alignment. I would advise this for anyone at any level to refresh and refine your key poses. This class for me didn't hold much mental relief as I was holding so much concentration on extended poses and my alignments that I actually forgot to breathe at times and at other times my breath ran away from me, occasionally we were encouraged to bring it back with deep inhales and exhales in between, I would just say if your looking for a mental stretch and relax then a different choice of class would be more beneficial - I haven't tried the others as of yet so I can't advise on those, but as a company they seem friendly, capable and clean. I definitely feel like I've had a good work out and found myself a few new muscles to engage! Namaste.

I recently got an intro pass to check out their pilates reformer class. A few notes:…read more Pros: -they offer many reformer classes daily with varying levels (Align, Flow, Dynamic) -clean studio -variety of instructors -intro pass was a great deal ($48/4 reformer classes) Cons: -Difficult to reach via phone, I called several times and left a message but never got a return call. I had to actually go in person to have my questions answered -They do require you to take a basic reformer class (Align) prior to advancing to their more difficult classes. This is great if you are a newbie, however, if you have any basic understanding of the reformer, you will find this unnecessary and a waste of an hour as you may not get much of a workout -they are super strict about their late policy. I was only 3 minutes late and was told I could not join the reformer class. I understand 10-15 min late, but under 5 minutes...really? A bit unnecessary given it only takes 30 seconds to adjust the reformer bed to your height, meh :/

This is my regular Pilates spot.. I've been coming for semi-private training for almost 2 years,…read moreand I love it!! There are a number of instructors, and it's generally easy enough to book in for a session, as there are classes running 6 days a week. The studio environment is clean and well looked after, with roughly 6-7 reformer beds and other equipment. I have brought family members to this studio and recommend it to people I know, however Pilates isn't a cheap exercise so be ready to pay for what you're learning.

Be a bit careful of these guys. They told me my initial appointment would be a physio - only…read moreproblem is the alleged physio is not registered in Australia. Now I'm having trouble claiming that visit from my health fund. Village Pilates says they normally "do health fund receipts on request". yeh, sure you do girls. Be really careful to ensure you get what you pay for.