The Pilates Place

Specialties

The Pilates Place has 2 fully equipped Pilates studios, 1 located in Miami (just South of Soyka) & another right in the heart of South Beach. The Pilates Place offers a variety of both small group and private Pilates classes, as well as Barre & Pilates mat classes. Our Pilates studios use Balanced Body equipment which is the #1 choice for Pilates professionals worldwide since 1976.

The Pilates Place boasts a staff of comprehensively trained Pilates teachers from a variety of education backgrounds. All of our Pilates instructors have completed a minimum of 450 hours of education in the classroom & studio; each is certified to teach on ALL of the Pilates equipment, i.e. reformer, tower, chair, jumpboard, etc. Our teachers are trained & certified as Pilates teachers, as opposed to a fitness professional who has taken a few Pilates classes/​workshops. Our strong education & experience means we can work with a variety of bodies, modifying exercises to be either easier or more challenging!

History

Established in 2005.

Jacqueline Weiner and Louis Gonzales are both PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) Certified and received their Pilates training from Core Dynamics, a comprehensive Pilates training program based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Core Dynamics was developed by Michelle Larson, who studied Pilates with Eve Gentry. Ms. Gentry is considered a First Generation teacher, which means she was trained directly by Mr. Joseph Pilates. In fact, Ms. Gentry practiced with Mr. Pilates for over 25 years. Jacqueline Weiner has been practicing Pilates since 1997 and has been teaching Pilates since 2002. Louis Gonzales has been teaching Pilates since 2005 at different Pilates studios and fitness centers (i.e. Mandarin Hotel, Sports Club LA, Pilates Miami and Energy Fitness) around South Florida. Both Jackie and Louis complimented their l training with Pilates conferences and additional workhops like Pre-​Natal Pilates, Osteoporosis, Scoliosis and Anatomy workshops.

Meet the Business Owner

Louis and Jackie W.

Business Owner

Jacqueline Weiner and Louis Gonzales are both PMA Certified and received their Pilates training from Core Dynamics, a comprehensive Pilates training program based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Core Dynamics was developed by Michelle Larson, who studied Pilates with Eve Gentry. Ms. Gentry is considered a First Generation teacher, which means she was trained directly by Mr. Joseph Pilates. In fact, Ms. Gentry practiced with Mr. Pilates for over 25 years.

Under the Core Dynamics Training Program, both Jackie and Louis completed a minimum of 450 hours spent in intensive weekend training workshops; anatomy classes; observing, assisting and teaching under certified Pilates instructors; and self directed practice to gain proficiency in the Pilates method. Upon mastering the basic principles of Pilates, demonstrated through passing an array of tests, both were awarded certificates of successful completion. Both Jackie and Louis have complimented their traditional training with additional hours