Studio Blue was established in 2007 to create a space for everybody to learn how to move well. Our team of instructors have been teaching in the Portland Pilates community for years. They are here to help you ease chronic pain, increase athletic performance, and move more mindfully.
We are honored you chose us!
At Studio Blue we offer a variety of small group Reformer classes in several different formats. We can accommodates 1 to 4 clients at a time so you are sure to get individualized attention and correction in a group class environment.
If you’re new to Studio Blue and working on the Reformer we require taking 5 intro private lessons first. We discount the price to $250 ($50 per session), just $10 more than our reformer drop in of $40.
If you are new to Studio Blue but, have reformer experience, you must take at least one intro private session, discounted to $50, on the equipment before being approved for group reformer classes. This is to help ensure not only your safety but to get the most of your class by familiarizing yourself with our training and equipment.
These classes are best for those who are new to the equipment and for clients who may have preexisting health conditions, chronic pain, back issues, recent injury or surgery, or any other condition which may require the instructor to offer individualized modifications of the exercises for each client.
This class is good fit for you if you have some prior reformer experience, we recommend at least 10 beginner classes or private lessons. In these classes the instructor will expect you to to adjust your springs and know how to modify exercises as needed.
Our Athletic Reformer class is the perfect way to add challenge, coordination and a little bit of cardio to your Pilates routine. We use the jumpboard to get the heart rate up and build strength in the lower body. Each class works in multiple planes and uses compound movements — necessary strengths and skills for just about any athletic activity. We stand on the reformer challenging your balance and coordination, doing planks and adding spinal rotation! You’ll definitely work up a sweat!
Whether you’re starting your Pilates practice to build core strength and stability, to rehab an injury or recover from surgery, or to improve your athletic performance, Pilates private sessions are a great way to start. At Studio Blue, your private Pilates lessons are held in an intimate, comfortable setting.
You won’t be in a big room filled with other clients and their trainers. It’s just you and your Pilates instructor working together to meet your goals in a fully private setting.
Private sessions are the ideal way to jumpstart your recovery process. Initially you and your instructor will meet behind closed doors in a fully private equipment room to review any notes from your physician or physical therapist, assess your condition, and begin planning the best course of treatment for you.
Athletes know that flexibility is a key component to avoiding injury — and passive stretching is not always the answer! Pilates exercises incorporate eccentric muscle activation — that means actively lengthening while strengthening your muscles — which is essential to strength and flexibility.
Adding Pilates to your athletic lifestyle will increase these nine specific performance factors which are essential to creating an athlete who knows how to train and perform at peak levels while greatly reducing the chance of injury:
Duet Privates (semi-private sessions for you and spouse or a friend) are available and can be an ideal (and cost effective) way for two to work out together who are of similar physical ability and want more personal attention than in a group class.
We also offer a special Introductory Duets package that saves you $35 per person on your first 3 Duet sessions. You’ll get 3 private duet sessions for just $100 per person!
Are you suffering from chronic pain and nothing makes it go away? Are you preparing for upcoming surgery or recovering from one? Have you had a recent injury that is in need of rehabilitation?
If you said “yes” to any of the above, then using Pilates for rehabilitation could be the answer to strengthening your body, reducing recovery time and minimizing or even possibly eliminating your chronic pain.
Private sessions are the ideal way to jumpstart your recovery process. Initially you and your instructor will meet behind closed doors in a fully private equipment room to review any notes from your physician or physical therapist, assess your condition, and begin planning the best course of treatment for you. You will be given a postural assessment, if necessary, and your instructor will gently guide you through a series of Pilates exercises, noting your areas of strength and weakness, flexibility, and range of motion with careful, hands on guidance to make corrections and ensure proper alignment.
Throughout your session your instructor may also test muscles to see if they are firing in the proper sequence. After your first session, he/she will make notes in your folder for you next session and to document your progress. For maximum benefit and improvement, we recommend coming in for privates a minimum of two times per week.
If your condition does not require intensive one-on-one attention, group reformer rehab classes may be a good fit. These classes focus on joint stability and spinal mobility, while building core strength.
You will still have the full attention of your instructor to make any adjustments necessary and to ensure that you are engaging the right muscles in each exercise. In these classes your instructor will teach your abdominal exercises while maintaining a “neutral spine” position rather than going into spinal flexion.
Neutral spine abdominal work is recommended for clients with osteoporosis, osteopenia, previous spinal fractures and those with herniated discs. But even without spinal flexion, you can still learn how to move from your core safely with the supervision of your instructor.
“WARNING: Studio Blue may cause intense feelings of happiness! I have been working with Tami at Studio Blue since 2011 when I was diagnosed with a bulging disc in my lower back. My pain was somewhere around 8 on a scale of 1-10, and I was given the option of surgery. As a “back patient” I was told to avoid exercises that push the spine into extremes of flexion or extension, and I found Tami to be an expert in helping me move and grow stronger while keeping me safe. Her expertise and hands on knowledge puts me at ease during every session. I am challenged, yet never forced to move where my body isn’t ready to go. After every session I leave feeling stronger, pain free, and with a smile on my face!”