Yoga & Pilates Classes

Named after and developed by B.K.S. Iyengar, and described in his bestselling 1966 book “Light on Yoga”, is a form of Yoga that has an emphasis on detail, precision, and alignment in the performance of yoga postures (Asana). The style often makes use of props, such as belts, blocks, and blankets, as aids in performing the Asana. The props enable beginning students, the elderly, or those with physical limitations to perform the Asana correctly, minimizing the risk of injury or strain.

Therefore, while having the full set of props, it is a method that can be practiced by everyone, of any age and any condition.

Ron Fletcher was a direct student of Joseph and Clara Pilates. He was a Martha Graham Dancer, with stages in Broadway, and came to Joseph Pilates to cure a knee injury. After years of studying and practicing the method with Joseph and Clara, he moved to California. Though Fletcher achieved significant notice in the entertainment industry for his choreography, he is best known in the 21st century for having introduced the Pilates conditioning method, from its home base in New York City to the American west coast via his Ron Fletcher Studio for Body Contrology, which he opened May 1, 1972, on Rodeo Drive at Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California.

Fletcher’s approach to the Pilates method – originally referred to as “The Ron Fletcher Work” or “Fletcher Work”, (today, simply Fletcher Pilates®) – incorporated Graham-based elements of movement and dance into the equipment-centric structure of Joseph Pilates’ original creation. Fletcher was the first to “take the Pilates work vertical.”