Studio 19

About Us

Studio 19 Pilates is a classical Pilates studio providing private and semi-private instruction of the highest caliber. Founded by Erin Murphy, Studio 19 Pilates is dedicated to teaching the classical work of Joseph Pilates. Erin has recently relocated to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and her lakeside Pilates studio is now open!

INSTRUCTOR / OWNER

Erin Murphy

Erin Murphy first experienced Pilates as a young dancer in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her dance career took her to Montreal and then to New York City. While in New York, she began to study Pilates more intensively. She began her Pilates Teacher Training at The Kane School of Core Integration and later moved to Boulder, Colorado to complete the highly respected Pilates Center Teacher Training Advanced Program, from which she graduated in 2004. In 2011 she also completed The Pilates Center Teacher Training Master’s Program.

Erin is a natural teacher. Years of dance training have contributed to an ability to clearly see the needs of the bodies before her. Her clients will share that she has a very gentle way of encouraging them to work very hard! She is passionate about teaching classical Pilates and continuously seeks out opportunities to learn more about the genius of Joseph Pilates and the profound benefits of the system he devised. She is fully committed to helping her clients in becoming their strongest, healthiest, and happiest selves through the classical Pilates method.

Erin has been teaching Pilates for over 17 years throughout Vancouver, it was a natural progression to open her first studio in 2015. Erin and her family have recently relocated to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and has her new lakeside Pilates studio is now open!

How we do it

What is Pilates?

Pilates is a series of flowing, dynamic, mindful exercises, developed by Joseph H. Pilates to strengthen and stretch the body as well as correct physiological imbalances. Joseph Pilates developed this system through a lifetime of study focused on both human and animal movement. It applies the principles of breathing, body centering, mental concentration, movement control, precision, and flow. The Pilates system consists of both mat work and the use of unique apparatuses which employ springs to provide both resistance and assistance.

In the words of Joseph Pilates, “The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is the complete coordination of body, mind and spirit. It develops the body uniformly, corrects posture, restores vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit.”

How we do it

Benefits of Pilates

  • Improved posture
  • Increased energy
  • Increased flexibility
  • Improved stamina
  • Improved body awareness
  • Injury prevention and rehabilitation
  • Increased full bodied strength
  • Improved breathing and circulation
  • Mental clarity and stress reduction

“In 10 sessions, you will feel the difference. In 20, you will see the difference. And in 30, you’ll be on your way to having a whole new body.” – Joseph Pilates

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say About Us