The Core Start: A 4-Day Beginner’s Pilates Challenge
Build the strength, skill, and understanding to begin your Pilates journey with clarity and confidence.
January 12-16 from 12-12:30pm EST/5-5:30pm London
Your body isn’t slowing down, it’s asking for a better approach.
This challenge is for you if:
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You’ve been curious about Pilates, but never felt confident joining a class
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You’ve tried “beginner” sessions online, but left feeling unsure or unsupported
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You want to understand the why, not just follow along
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You’re 45+ and want clear, safe guidance that builds strength, mobility, and balance that lasts, not just quick fixes.
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You’re ready to start strong with a foundation that makes sense in your body
What You’ll Experience Over 4 Days
Day 1: Learn the Principles. Feel the Difference.
Discover what Pilates actually is and how posture, breath, and alignment work together to create strength, control and awareness. We start in standing to build awareness from the ground up.
Day 2: Build Calm, Controlled Foundations
Set up the foundational “relaxation position” on the mat, where deep core connection begins. You’ll learn how to breathe effectively, articulate your spine with control, and explore some of my favorite Pilates movements to support your back.
Day 3: Understand and Activate Your Core
Go beyond “squeeze your abs.” You’ll learn how your core is layered, how to engage it with precision, and why pelvic stability is the key to safe, effective movement in Pilates (and life).
Day 4: Move with Strength, Clarity, and Confidence
Bring it all together with a full-body flow that blends breath, rotation, control and true core activation. This is where it clicks. This is where you begin to own your Pilates practice.
What Makes The Core Start Challenge Different?
Most “beginner” classes expect you to follow along before you even understand what you're doing.
This challenge slows things down, on purpose.
You'll learn the core principles that make Pilates effective, and then solidify them through key beginner exercises that feel good and make sense in your body.
Here’s what makes it different:
✅ Not just movement: real learning
✅ Not fast-paced or overwhelming
✅ Expert guidance in real-time with feedback and support
✅ Designed for bodies 45+ with clarity, not pressure
✅ A safe, smart starting point with no experience needed
Hey, it's Kari...
I’m an American born, British trained certified Pilates teacher and a member of Body Control Pilates London. With over 20 years of experience (and a prolapsed disc of my own), I understand what it means to move through midlife with strength, ease, and a few aches along the way. It allows us all to do what we enjoy.
I love to hike, travel, hit the gym, swim and anything in the sea! What activities excite you?
My mission? To create a community of people our age that want to feel strong, mobile, and balanced in their bodies now and for decades to come and have some fun doing it! This isn’t just what I teach, it’s how I live... come join me!
About
Ready to feel the difference between just trying Pilates and actually understanding it?
Join us for The Core Start: A 4-Day Beginner’s Pilates Challenge
January 12-16 12-12:30pm EST/5-5:30pm London