Westmere Yoga & Pilates is a quiet, light-filled studio at 9 Chester Avenue in Westmere, Auckland, offering private yoga and pilates and workplace classes. Each private session is tailored to the person, whether they are starting out, mastering the basics, working around an injury or deepening their practice. Sessions can be booked as 1:1, as 2:1 with a friend, or as a small group of up to four people. The studio offers reformer pilates, a low-impact resistance training class focused on posture and alignment, and vinyasa yoga. It also runs a slower, meditative practice with long holds, and retreats.
Reviewers describe the teacher, Elaine, as clear in her instructions and good at adjusting poses, so people know they are improving. One health professional says she assesses injured patients quickly and well, and that the studio is a go-to referral for their practice. Others say they gained strength, balance and flexibility, and that the classes are fun and challenging. Workplace groups speak well of the classes too.