We invite you to improve your core strength,
flexibility, muscle tone and posture
We invite you to enhance your life
Chris Hocking will make sure of results.
£101 for 10 classes (£15 Taster class)
Central London venues Marylebone NW1 and Islington EC1
"Hocking has an eagle eye for exactitude in movement and takes matwork exercises into a different league... a brilliant teacher." (Evening Standard, April 2008)
PBBA is recruiting now for inaugural students for the Wednesday evening basic classes at 6pm and 7pm at The Urdang Academy, The Old Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Ave., EC1. The venue is very close to Sadler's Wells and within easy reach of Angel, Holborn, King's Cross and the City.
With our graded system you may start immediately and move to the next level when you are ready. Our students study at five levels. Please see Joining
Special end of term offer
Wednesday 10 March Taster class - only £5
- no need to book
Plus: receive 20% off a course of 10 classes
Or for 'Time Out' readers: receive 25% off
a course of 10 classes
Please see PLAN A below for more details
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NOW is a very good time to start Pilates training –
here are our special offers
PLAN A:
Attend Wednesday 10 March Taster class for only £5.
No need to book.
Plus, sign up for an Inaugural Course of 10 classes
on that evening, 10 March, and enjoy a 20% discount.
£80 for 10 classes.
'Time Out' readers exclusive: enjoy a special discount of 25% on 10 March. Please bring a recent copy of 'Time Out' with you to the Taster class.
For all Taster class attendees: please be prepared to pay the full amount, with cash or cheque, at the end of the Taster class.
NB: Winter term ends on 14 March and Spring term starts on 15 April (Easter break for 4.5 weeks).
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PLAN B - £48 for four classes in four weeks
If you’re not sure about committing to a course in Pilates, why not try a Pilates Dip? We’re offering four classes for £48. This plan is for four consecutive term-time classes with an immediate start. Click here for more details. Please see below for how to book your Taster.
PLAN C - £64 for six classes in six weeks
Perhaps you’d like to try a longer Pilates course? We’re offering six classes for £64. This plan is for six consecutive term-time classes with an immediate start. Please see below for how to book your Taster.
Booking information
All Taster classes at 6pm and 7pm on Wednesdays at the Urdang Academy, Old Finsbury Town Hall, EC1.
There is no need to book for the Taster class on Wednesday 10 March. If you would like to book for a Taster class in the Spring term, please:
Phone Chris Hocking on 020 7240 5922.
Email Clare-Louise English at recruitment@pilatesbodyawareness.co.uk
See Joining>Taster details
for how to book
Please pay for Plan A, B or C in full – cash or cheque only – at the end of the Taster class. Thank you.
Class and term information
All students may use the swap-in scheme and do back-to-back classes on a Wednesday, allowing for an extra day off.
PBBA offers classes 40 weeks of the year, 4 terms of 10 weeks.
Please see the Members Area for: term dates, how start up to two weeks after your Taster class, and extending shorter courses.
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Vacancies
20 places are now available for new students. Please book your Taster class at your earliest convenience.
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Gift Ideas
Give something life enhancing
Why not purchase a Pilates gift vouchers
for friends and family.
Choose from:
£15 for a Taster class
£48 for a Pilates Dip
(4 classes over 4 term-time weeks)
£64 for Pilates Light
(6 classes over 6 term-time weeks)
To purchase a voucher, please email Clare-Louise English at recruitment@pilatesbodyawareness.co.uk. She will advise you on how to pay, and then she will either email you a gift voucher pdf, so that you can print it, or, she will email the pdf directly to your friend.
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Accessibility – evening classes, Saturday classes and lunchtime classes in Central London venues
Affordability – real Pilates at a price you can afford. £101 for ten classes at levels 2 to 5. Cost for level I can be less. You might find our occasional special offers helpful. See Members Area for term dates
Flexibility – swap between classes of your level
The Teacher
Chris Hocking is consistently rated as one of London's finest exponents of the Pilates' technique: "a meticulous, structured approach" Evening Standard, April 2008
Her school, PBBA, is one of the best places to learn Pilates matwork: 'Top Five' in Time Out magazine
"I'm new to Pilates but already feel the benefit. I've taken sample classes before but never with Chris' level of instruction and attention to detail" Karen Kalaris
"Chris asks you do things that seem might impossible but with her sympathetic direction are amazingly feasible. My posture has improved considerably. I have no hesitation in endorsing Chris as a great instructor and I find her classes very worthwhile as a Pilates beginner." Jehanne Wake
Download details of Chris' background here or more class reviews here.
For enlightened thoughts on how:
-to keep fit in everyday life, download Something to Share February 2009
-Pilates can help you manage stress, download Something to Share April 2009.
We also run
Saturday afternoons: Classical Matwork Specials £15 - for professional dancers and Pilates teachers wishing to fine tune and practice the tough stuff. Classes held on the first or second Saturday of the month, 9.00am - 10.30am. For dates, see Holidays and Events
Morning and lunchtime classes
Small groups of six to eight people at £150 per term of 10 classes. Admittedly more expensive than the evening and Saturday classes, but with only six to eight students in the studio, these classes offer excellent value for money. Taster class is £15.
We have also created aids to learning
The PBBA booklet, a guide to home practice, created exclusively for PBBA students and consequently giving exactly the learning support required. £17.50, available in class.
Teachers' Notes on Technique, covering many essential exercises and the techniques involved. Please give £10, plus a stamped (250g) addressed envelope (A4) to Chris in class.
The PBBA DVD, showing Chris teaching to a group of experienced students, another aid to home practice (levels 2 and above), or a good way to find out if this is the type of class you'd like to join. £17.50, see Members Area for details.
We also offer progression
with our classes carefully graded at five distinct levels. This is real Pilates in accordance with Joseph Pilates’ original system. Start with a foundation and through understanding build a strong, agile body and fine technique. The most important thing is that students practice `total body work’ something that requires concentration, training and knowledge. As Joseph Pilates was so fond of quoting:
“It is the mind itself that shapes the body.”
Friedrich von Schiller, November 1759-May 1805, poet and philosopher of ethics and aesthetics.
For visiting Pilates teachers, professional dancers and Pilates devotees, please see Advanced training and access to PBBA for visiting Pilates devotees
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