Purple Door Pilates — Local services in Madison

Absolutely love the studio! The skill all of the instructors have in navigating my needs and abilities doing rehabilitative work around injury is absolutely out of this world. I've worked with Clara and the owner Caroline most often. They're both extremely present, intuitive, and challenging in a really fun and engaging way.

As someone who's ruptured multiple spinal discs, and work through rehabbing multiple other musculoskeletal issues, I cannot recommend Purple Door Pilates high enough. I've worked with so many different modalities of health and wellness... Massage, acupuncture, energy work, somatic healing and recovery, physical therapy, yoga, etc. Pilates in general, and Purple Door Pilates in specific, has proven to be one of the most effective, and truly enjoyable, practices I have ever engaged...

I have been having pilates sessions with Caroline for several years. She is an amazing teacher. I am always amazed how she can tailor my body needs to her skill set. Each session is different. I keep wondering when she is going to run out of new things I haven's seen or tried to do before. I am at an age where something like pilates is very important for my physical well being. I have in the last year decided to do it 2x/wk rather than one time and give up my personal trainer and warm water pool sessions. I am doing this because I feel pilates is more important for my long term health, strength and well being. I would highly recommend her as an unusual, caring...

Highly recommend. As someone who has arthritis and has had a hip replacement (and facing another one), I was feeling as though I was losing touch with my body. I am starting at zero. I am losing my dad to dementia and the stress has compounded my sense of imbalance inside and out. I have had just four sessions and I can already feel the effects on my mental well-being and my brain-body connection. I’m more aware of my movement. I feel purposeful. And I’m sleeping! It is HARD work. But Caroline and Lo are AMAZING. They push you from a meaningful place to reconnect with your body through solidarity and self-love....