Private Pilates · Barrhaven

Expert guidance.
Personalized attention.

A welcoming space to move and feel your best.

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PRIVATE 1:1 · REFORMER + MAT
Karen on the Reformer, seen over her shoulder with her reflection in the studio mirror

Karen Pilates is a private studio offering personalized sessions grounded in the STOTT PILATES® method and contemporary principles of anatomy, biomechanics, and functional movement, complemented by premium Merrithew Equipment.

Each session is tailored to support postural alignment, core stability, mobility, and strength. Through precise, efficient movement, you can build greater control, confidence, and ease in everyday life.

Portrait of Karen, Pilates instructor
Your instructor

Meet Karen

STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor
Matwork & Reformer

Fluent in English and Mandarin

As a mother and certified Pilates instructor, Karen brings a thoughtful, individualized approach to movement, with a focus on postural alignment, functional strength, mobility, and body awareness.

Through precise, intentional movement, Karen helps clients refine their posture, move with greater comfort and efficiency, and develop lasting strength.

Her goal is to help you move better, feel stronger, and bring greater control, body awareness, and confidence into everyday life.

With care, Karen
Karen Zhu's STOTT PILATES Matwork and Reformer Level 1 certification
STOTT PILATES®Matwork & Reformer · Level 1
Find your flow

Sessions & Pricing

Personal attention, considered movement, and a pace that feels right for you.

Trial Session

A relaxed first visit to learn the fundamentals, experience the equipment, and see if Karen Pilates feels right for you.

$501 trial class

Come as you are. We’ll take time to get to know you and your movement practice.

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Private 1:1

Choose your practice
Single Session
$110
1 class
  • Personalized 1:1 instruction
  • Reformer + Mat
  • 50–60 minute session
Most popular
Signature Package
$850
10 classes
  • Personalized 1:1 instruction
  • Reformer + Mat
  • 10-session package
Commitment Package
$1,600
20 classes
  • Personalized 1:1 instruction
  • Reformer + Mat
  • 20-session package
Your own quiet corner

A home studio, made for you.

Karen’s private home studio in Barrhaven offers a calm, welcoming space for one-to-one Pilates. A personalized posture and movement assessment helps shape each session around your body and goals.

Guided by STOTT PILATES® principles and supported by premium Merrithew equipment, each session focuses on alignment, functional strength, mobility, and more comfortable movement in everyday life.

Close view across the Reformer in the home Pilates studio Two Pilates exercise balls on studio equipment
SettingPrivate home studio
LocationBarrhaven · Ottawa
EquipmentMerrithew Reformer + Mat
SessionsBy appointment
A little time for yourself

Your next session starts here.

Start with a $50 trial session, or choose a private package that fits your routine.