Pilates on Purpose™
Movement for Mind, Body, & Soul™
Pilates On Purpose is a boutique studio specializing in pilates, yoga, and other mindful practices. Our studio provides a warm, comfortable, and nurturing environment in which to practice. We utilize best-in-class equipment and all classes are led by world-class instructors.
In group, private and semi-private classes, we partner together to learn each student’s goals and areas for growth. By meeting each student where they are at and moving forward together, we work to make great improvements and achieve goals!
Pilates on Purpose provides convenient access with ample parking and complimentary valet service in Plaza Sereno at the intersection of 17th Street and Westminster Avenue next to Greenleaf Chopshop.
A Note For New Clients
If you are new to Pilates, we highly recommend taking a 55-minute private session with one of our lovely instructors prior to booking your first or next group class so you may get acquainted with the Reformer and all of our other fun apparatuses.
We want you to feel comfortable, safe, and at ease when you come to our studio, and a private session will help you get accompanied with the Reformer machine and allow you to have a general idea of the pace of each group class. First-time privates are $85. Please call or text us to book your first private @ 714-791-0449.
Client Testimonials
ClassPasser
Best reformer class I've taken in a while. Instructor was so thorough and detail oriented with every student and challenging workout. Highly recommend!
Judy S.
Darci is always instructing, correcting, teaching, encouraging and giving individual attention to each and every individual in the classroom. She is the best of the best!!!
Karen W.
Darci is totally aware of what teach student is doing all of the time and making the modifications to make each practice safe and healthy
Classpasser
A challenging and very rewarding class! I feel ready to take on the rest of my day! Skye does a great job of talking through motions and getting your mind off the pain - the best part is her personality and jokes that make smiling through a plank effortless!
“Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows.” - Joseph Pilates
About Us
Founded by master trainer and wellness expert Darci Brawley in 2009, Pilates on Purpose is a boutique studio offering Pilates, yoga, and other mindful movement practices, all with an emphasis on physical and mental well-being.
What is Pilates?
The Pilates method of exercise was invented by Joseph Pilates in the 1930s. While Joseph treated soldiers in World War II, he realized that his methods of stretching and strengthening improved the overall health and recovery of the soldiers without overexertion. This combined with his rearing by a prize-winning gymnast father and a naturopath mother lead to his philosophy of attaining and maintaining physical and mental perfection.
A blend of the physical and mental, Pilates builds strength from the inside out. With attention on breath initiation, the Core (a band of muscles that wrap around your abdomen, back, and pelvic floor) is contracted. Can you say Kegel, Anyone? A fit Kegel muscle attributes to bladder control and exaltation… get my gyst? A fit Core is the foundation to strength and stability in the spine to not only help prevent injury but to promote one in being balanced, stronger, and faster. One is better prepared for the simple, daily tasks of bending and lifting to fulfilling the adventures on their bucket list.
Why Pilates on Purpose?
Joseph inspired the philosophy of “Contrology.” Key to the practice of this philosophy is the mind and body connection. Exercising in this way creates intention and purpose for each movement and then as one movement flows into another…Hence the name PILATES ON PURPOSE.
Being mindful of where a movement initiates and the supporting muscles of each exertion help in more effectively working the muscles. One is now using the mind and body in concert!
There is power in the ability to move the body with balance and fluid movement. Now consider the breath. Realize the power of the mind’s ability to control respiration whereby slowing metabolic processes…We can slow the heart rate, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, resulting in slowing the aging process! Are you hearing me?
Pilates is a functional response to the demands of your daily life: "Use it, or Lose It"
The Reformer machines have spring resistance that can be supportive in movements that a person would not normally be able to execute or resistive when desiring to further tax the muscle. This allows more flexibility in being able to accommodate clients of extremely varied physiques and skill levels. This is very different than working with weights that provide a fixed resistance. The Reformer Pilates equipment stretches, varying the load throughout the exertion. This constant change resembles how our body works every day.
In Pilates, your mind and body work together to focus on the quality of movement, not just the quantity. Quality is achieved through focusing on abdominal contraction and postural stabilization. The control one gains through the practice of these techniques is amazing. The results are a stronger, taller posture, looking more youthful, less or no back pain, improved mobility, and flexibility, ability to get up and down from the floor, bend over tie your shoes, pick up your golf ball… and don’t forget that bucket list of adventures awaiting you!
With over 600 exercises in Pilates, it is no wonder people rarely lose interest. Pilates on Purpose offers a wide variety of apparatus to only extend the enjoyment of this practice: convertible trap table, reformers, electric chair, half a barrel, ballet bar, and more. The possibilities and variations are endless!
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