James Shaw Pilates

James Shaw Pilates Offering personalised one-on-one Pilates sessions on the Reformer and mixed apparatus. With extensive knowledge and experience.

Whether you're a beginner, looking to cross-train, or rehabilitate an injury, Pilates can complement your health journey.

15/09/2026

When Does The Exercises Start?

Instead of thinking about Pilates as lots of different exercises, I like my clients to think about the whole session as one exercise, with lots of different movements and transitions within it.

From the moment they stand at the beginning, to how they get down onto the apparatus, where they put their feet, how they move between exercises, how they get back up and eventually stand again.

The devil is in the detail.

Rather than finishing one exercise, switching off and then starting the next, I want there to be thought and intention in everything in between too.

The bits in between are still movement. And sometimes there’s just as much to learn there as there is in the exercise itself.

Cadillac & Tower Teacher Training Our 2 day immersive teacher training is designed to upskill teachers and build your s...
13/09/2026

Cadillac & Tower Teacher Training
Our 2 day immersive teacher training is designed to upskill teachers and build your skills, confidence and knowledge on the Cadillac & Tower.

We’ll look beyond simply learning the exercises and explore the how, when and why behind the work.

How the exercises connect.
How to use the apparatus to build what the person in front of you needs.
How to see, think critically and make better choices as a teacher.

Two days of moving, immersive teaching experience. Exploring the Classical system together.

We’ve now got just 3 spaces left.

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October
JSP London · Fitzrovia
£595

Booking now send me a message for details

James

12/09/2026

A little upside down this morning. 🙃 filmed a few bits after my morning mat practice.

Sometimes it’s nice to turn life on its head and see things from a slightly different perspective.

Control Balance, Boomerang, High Scissors and Rollover… in no particular order.

Drumroll please A MASSIVE congratulations to our Fitzrovia comprehensive students. What a couple of weeks it’s been with...
10/09/2026

Drumroll please

A MASSIVE congratulations to our Fitzrovia comprehensive students. What a couple of weeks it’s been with exams and assessments and so nice to see all your hours of practice, learning, questioning and doing it come together.

It really is a privilege to share this journey with our students and support them as they learn, grow in confidence and find their own way within the comprehensive training

Such a big achievement and now onto the next stage of the journey… lots more learning, teaching and Pilates to come.

Massive well done to you all

Show them some love ❤️

Our London Classes and Packages are NOW Live It’s been so nice having people moving in the studio and now our full Londo...
07/09/2026

Our London Classes and Packages are NOW Live

It’s been so nice having people moving in the studio and now our full London timetable is Live and ready to go.

We’ll be teaching small group Classical Reformer, Tower and Mixed Apparatus classes from our Fitzrovia studio, with just six people in a class personalised teaching and individual attention.

If you’re new to JSP, we’ve got our 3 classes for £90 Intro Offer a nice way to come in, try the studio and experience classical Pilates, few different teachers and classes.

If you’re looking to make Pilates a more regular part of your week, we’ve got class packages and our Founding Memberships too.

Have a little swipe through and see what works for you…

Really excited to get this next chapter of JSP London moving and share lots more Pilates joy with you all.

19 Margaret Street
First Floor Suite
London
W1W 8RR

Timetable and price list in our bio….

A few little corners of London studio in the morning light. We’ve spent the last few weeks using it for education, teach...
04/09/2026

A few little corners of London studio in the morning light.

We’ve spent the last few weeks using it for education, teacher training and workshops, and now we’re getting ready to properly open the doors for our regular London practice.

From 21st September, we’ll be teaching Classical Reformer, Tower and Mixed apparatus classes, alongside private and duet sessions.

Classes and private sessions are now available to book via the website link in the bio.

Really excited to get going, welcome some new faces into the studio and share lots more Pilates joy in this little space.

And this morning light…

We’re down to the last space for MeJo Wiggin’s Classical Syllabus Part 2 in London this October. Really excited to have ...
02/09/2026

We’re down to the last space for MeJo Wiggin’s Classical Syllabus Part 2 in London this October.

Really excited to have MeJo / Pilates Teacher Trainer joining us at JSP London for four days of learning, questioning and going deeper into the Classical system.

This is Part 2 of The Classical Syllabus Intermediate & Advanced, continuing to explore the work beyond simply knowing the exercises developing your eye, understanding the connections across the system and looking more closely at the how, when and why.

It’s going to be a very special four days in the studio, and there’s now just one space left to join us.

22nd-25th October 2026
James Shaw Pilates London
19 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is your sign.

Last space details and registration via the website link in our bio or send me a message.

02/09/2026

What if the Footwork isn’t just there to warm you up on the Reformer? 👀

We start with toes, arches, heels and tendon stretch for a reason.

We’re finding the feet.
We’re finding the centre.
And we’re starting to understand how the two connect.

Then we get into the rest of the workout and suddenly… everyone forgets they have feet 😂

But that connection we found at the beginning should come with us.

Can you find your feet in your Hundred?
Your Short Spine?
Your Stomach Massage?
Your Long Stretch?

Can the energy travel from the centre, all the way out through the feet and can the feet give something back into the centre?

Proximal to the centre then distal.
Distal back to proximal.

The exercises change, but we’re looking for those same connections again and again.

So a little one to think about next time you teach or practise:

Where are your feet in this exercise?

Not just physically… but are they actually part of what you’re doing? Let me know in the comments 👉🏻

If a plumber needs a spanner, they’re not going to reach for a hammer for the jobI think about Pilates in much the same ...
01/09/2026

If a plumber needs a spanner, they’re not going to reach for a hammer for the job

I think about Pilates in much the same way.

We have this huge system available to us. Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chairs, Barrels and the small apparatus all giving us different tools to help build the person in front of us.

If someone is struggling with an exercise, rather than just repeating it over and over or regressing it but with bi progression towards ask yourself why.

What skill are they missing? What does their body need to understand? Where else in the studio can I take them to help build it?

Sometimes the Mat & Reformer shows you the problem, but the answer might be over on the Cadillac or Chair.

See the challenge. Identify the skill. Choose the apparatus. Build the person.

This, for me, is where knowing exercises starts to become understanding of the Pilates system.

Let me know your thoughts 🙌

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11-15 Albert Terrace
Margate

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Monday 6am - 10pm
Tuesday 6am - 10pm
Wednesday 6am - 10pm
Thursday 6am - 10pm
Friday 6am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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