Learn privately.
Move confidently.
One-to-one Reformer Pilates shaped around your starting point, your goals and the way you learn. Build control, strength and movement confidence in Davina’s private SW17 studio.
Private one-to-one sessions · Beginner-friendly introduction · Individual pace and progression
Support and resistance you can feel.
The Reformer uses a moving carriage, springs, straps and a footbar to support or challenge movement. Its settings can be adjusted as your understanding, control and confidence develop.
Davina guides your position, pace and technique while the equipment gives you useful physical feedback. Exercises can be introduced gradually, adapted during the session and progressed for a clear reason.
- Learn the equipment without being hurried
- Understand why each exercise has been selected
- Adjust resistance, range or complexity as appropriate
Davina provides the observation, explanation and adaptation.
A starting point that belongs to you.
You do not need previous Pilates experience or a particular level of flexibility. The value of private instruction is the ability to begin with the person who is actually there.
Complete beginners
Learn the equipment and basic movement patterns without following a class.
Returning to movement
Rebuild confidence and consistency after time away from structured exercise.
Wanting more detail
Receive individual feedback when technique and understanding matter to you.
Preferring privacy
Move in a calm space without comparison, choreography or a group audience.
Your first session is a starting point—not a test.
There is no sequence to memorise beforehand and no prize for using the strongest springs. Davina can introduce the equipment, explain its language and give you time to understand each movement.
Enough challenge to progress. Enough space to notice.
Private Pilates gives Davina room to observe the details and gives you room to understand them. Progress can come from better control, confidence and consistency—not simply from making every exercise harder.
One continuous conversation.
You should understand what you are doing, why it was chosen and how to communicate when something feels unclear or uncomfortable.
Check in
Discuss your aim and anything relevant that has changed since booking.
Set up
Davina introduces or adjusts the equipment and explains the starting position.
Move
Work through selected exercises with individual cueing and alternatives.
Review
Notice what felt useful and decide what should progress or change next time.
Reformer Pilates or Personal Training?
There is some overlap, but the two services have different centres of gravity. The clearer your aim, the easier it is to identify a sensible start.
Movement through specialist Pilates equipment.
- Detailed control, coordination and technique
- Feedback from the carriage, springs and straps
- A calm, individually paced Pilates practice
A broader toolkit for strength and fitness.
- Strength, fitness and physical-capacity goals
- Exercise choices beyond the Reformer
- Progressive training shaped around a defined aim
Some clients may use both at different stages, but only when each service has a separate and useful purpose.
Private Reformer Pilates questions.
Davina will confirm the current practical arrangements and anything relevant to your individual circumstances before booking.
Do I need previous Pilates experience?
No. Private sessions allow the equipment and movements to be introduced gradually, with time for explanation and questions.
Do I need to be flexible or fit?
No particular level of flexibility or fitness is required to enquire. The appropriate starting point still depends on your goals and relevant health or movement information.
What should I wear and bring?
Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move. Davina will confirm the current grip-sock policy and anything else to bring before your appointment.
Can I attend with pain or an injury?
Tell Davina before booking. This service does not diagnose or rehabilitate injuries, and advice or clearance from an appropriate healthcare professional may be required first.
What if I am pregnant or recently postnatal?
Tell Davina before booking so she can confirm whether her current provision is appropriate for your circumstances and whether further professional advice is needed.
General guidance is available from the NHS on exercising during pregnancy .
How long is a session and what does it cost?
Current session and package prices are available on the Pricing page. Davina can also confirm the current session duration and booking arrangements when you enquire.
Tell Davina what you would like help with.
Share what has brought you here, what you would like to feel more confident doing and anything relevant Davina should know. She can explain whether private Reformer Pilates is a sensible next step.