About
Thoughtful. Personal. Experienced.
A more attentive way to practice Pilates
Studio 19 Pilates
Experience, Attention, and Care
Studio 19 Pilates is a classical Pilates studio located in Maple Bay, just outside Duncan in the Cowichan Valley, offering highly personalized sessions rooted in the original Pilates method. With over 20 years of experience, Erin Murphy provides thoughtful, individualized instruction designed to help clients build strength, improve mobility, and develop lasting body awareness.
Our Studio
Sessions take place in a quiet, light-filled home studio overlooking Maple Bay, creating a calm and focused environment for movement. The intimate setting allows for careful observation, hands-on guidance, and a level of attention that supports real, meaningful progress over time, whether working one-on-one or in a small group.
INSTRUCTOR / OWNER
Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy first discovered Pilates as a young dancer in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her dance career later took her to Montreal and then to New York City, where she began studying Pilates more intensively.
While in New York, Erin began her teacher training at The Kane School of Core Integration. She later moved to Boulder, Colorado to complete the highly respected Advanced Teacher Training Program at The Pilates Center, graduating in 2004. In 2011, she returned to complete The Pilates Center’s Master’s Program, further deepening her understanding of the classical Pilates method.
Throughout her career, Erin has continued to study with many highly respected teachers in the classical Pilates community, including Jay Grimes and Lori Coleman-Brown. These mentorships have further enriched her understanding of the depth and precision of the work developed by Joseph Pilates.
Erin is a natural teacher. Years of dance training have given her a keen eye for movement and an ability to clearly see what each body needs. Her clients often remark on her calm, encouraging approach and her gentle way of guiding them to work both safely and effectively.
Erin has been teaching Pilates for over 20 years, working with a wide range of clients—from those managing injuries or continuing after physiotherapy, to individuals seeking to improve strength, posture, and overall movement. Many of Erin’s clients come to Pilates seeking relief from chronic tightness, discomfort, or movement limitations, and value her thoughtful, individualized approach.
She is deeply committed to helping clients become stronger, healthier, and more balanced through the classical Pilates method.
After many years teaching throughout Vancouver and opening her first studio in 2015, Erin relocated with her children to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. She now teaches from her peaceful lakeside home studio in Maple Bay, where she offers private and semi-private and small group sessions in a focused and supportive environment.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say About Us
“Erin is an excellent teacher of Pilates. She thoroughly understands the Pilates method as well as how to cue a student to get the most from each exercise. Also, Erin’s knowledge of posture and movement has helped me so much to integrate Pilates principles into my everyday life.”