Classical Pilates
for Performance and
Function
Bellaire & Houston, TX
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Expert Private Instruction
Unlock your full potential with personalized, expert-led Classical Pilates sessions. Tailored to enhance your performance, improve functional movement, and prevent injury, these sessions utilize the complete Pilates system, incorporating authentic apparatus, for a truly transformative experience. Whether you’re looking to refine your skills or support your body’s unique needs, our customized approach ensures you achieve your goals with precision and care.
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Studio Rental
Rent our fully equipped, Classical Pilates studio by the hour. Located in Bellaire / Houston, Texas, our bright, clean space is filled with positive energy and features a complete range of authentic Pilates apparatus. We offer classical reformers, cadillacs, wunda chairs, a high chair, arm chair, ladder barrel, ped-o-puls, and more to support your client practice. If you’re a classically trained teacher looking for a nurturing and warm studio community, reach out today!
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Teacher Training
We are proud to be the Houston Affiliate Studio for Rebel Pilates Collective’s comprehensive Classical Pilates Teacher Training Program. RPC is an international training that is proudly lineage non-specific - focused instead on the teachers of Mr. Pilates himself while respecting and celebrating the elders who carried out his work. RPC welcomes all, no audition required. Join us and be part of a supportive, inclusive community dedicated to the depth and authenticity of Classical Pilates.
Meet the Team
The Contrology Co-op is a special space merging classical Pilates with community. We have Staff Instructors who are employed by the co-op itself and the Co-op has Renters, those who run their own businesses and rent space within. All are welcoming new clients at this time.
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Katie is drawn to Pilates for its focus and adaptability, making it a suitable practice for every body. She was initially certified in mat Pilates in Melbourne, Australia followed by a comprehensive training in Houston, TX.
After the birth of her child, Katie developed a special interest in working with the prenatal and postpartum population. She also holds a M.S. in Education from Syracuse University.
As a Staff Instructor, Katie is available for individual Pilates sessions, duets, and trios. To inqure about working with Katie, click below.
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Cora Lindsay (she/her) Teacher for 15 years and Recovering Founder.
My body developed some functional asymmetries as a teenager which is how I found pilates, as a young person in pain. Learning pilates could give me my body back set me ablaze for learning the method. I started at a big box, because it was cheap as an 18 year old, then wafted over to someone who came out of the Houston Ballet that left me well trained on the mat and anatomy but I wanted more. I soon after found my first comprehensive program which trained me on Balanced Body and Gratz equipment, but it had some gaps I needed filled. After a weekend long workshop with a second generation teacher on Gratz my brain chemistry was forever changed, and so was my body. After that I went to New York and California to train with people who could help me understand the various roots of the system. I was seeking the why and how pretty seriously.
After that adventure in 2017 I went on a hunt for another comprehensive cert and found one. This robust training was based out of New York. I completed this training while opening a studio here in Houston with a colleague where we hosted that educational training program. I enjoyed 5 years teaching teachers to teach and clients to trust their bodies. This season of my professional and personal development lasted from March of 2017 through February 2022.
After divesting and taking a 2-year career pause to focus on family and what would be next I missed the work I had molded my life around. I never stopped working in my body but halted teaching clients.
Spring of 2024 I began taking on clients once again. I have never felt more full of passion for further learning and delivering of this life changing system here are Contrology Co-Op.
I teach this methodology in a way that can be absorbed and understood by any body and any mover. Regardless of your injuries or experiences we will enjoy goal setting, realizing milestones and exceeding what we thought was possible beside one another working within your bodies' limitations and expectation day-to-day because every body and every day is different. Let's chat for a deeper discussion of what you can expect inside this system working together towards your goals.
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Sarah Aramburo has always had a passion for developing fun, creative movement practices to motivate her clients to achieve their health goals.
She realized early on the benefits of daily movement practices to stretch & strengthen our minds & bodies.
In 2012, Sarah started her family with boy/girl twins. As a result she got a yoga certification specializing in children’s yoga to help keep her family moving together. A new world opened up with kids & she has devoted a daily practice of play outdoors with her children.
She has a passion for traveling the world to learn new dance cultures & movement modalities.
Sarah has been dancing since she could walk, studying ballet, tap & jazz. She began her career early on dancing professionally in ballet, broadway/jazz, & hip hop for various companies throughout the US. She has worked with today’s most popular pop music artists through performances, choreography or movement longevity health.
Sarah has practiced Pilates throughout her dance career for 30+ years & started her studies toward certification in 2022. Pilates has helped to keep her body safe for arduous & rigorous rehearsal & performance schedules. It has been crucial in facilitating constant improvement in technique, strength & mental endurance. Not only has Pilates pulled her through injuries in her career but also became a lifeline during her pregnancy & postpartum. She loves how in one session of Pilates the entire body & mind is addressed so that one can feel completely worked out and balanced.
It has become her passion to teach others how to heal energetically and use joyful movement through Pilates so they can feel mentally healthy, purposeful and energized every day.
She lives by her motto: “Live a Life that Moves You!” and teaches her clients to create positive momentum in their bodies so they can do the same.
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INDEPENDENT APPRENTICE INSTRUCTOR
GorJean is currently working towards becoming a comprehensively trained certified Pilates instructor through Rebel Pilates Collective.
She has been involved in riding Dressage horses for most of her life, participating in various sports, and has always valued the mind-body connection in her training and coaching.
In 2016, she discovered Pilates while searching for an alternative way to move due to serious back injuries. It wasn't until she began training with Heather Erdmann, the founder of Rebel Pilates, that she found a method that re-established the mind-body connection. This approach has helped her develop a new awareness of her body, allowing her to stay active, free from pain, and become stronger.
Having experienced much success with Classical Pilates, GorJean decided to pursue certification in order to assist others in achieving their fitness goals.
Classical Pilates enables individuals to learn how to move their bodies in a natural way that can benefit their everyday lives. It is also an ongoing exploration of the science of movement, and most importantly, it's enjoyable!
Meet Heather
My name is Heather Erdmann, and I am the founder of the Contrology Co-op, founder of Rebel Pilates Collective, grateful retired owner of Pure Body Studio and a classical Pilates teacher. My Pilates story began with a contemporary certification in the mid 00’s that quickly led to the pusuit of a Classical Bridge Program with a second generation Pilates teacher. Sparked by an insatiable desire to know more, I have spent more than twelve years researching the Pilates archives.
At this time in my career I split my workday between working with professional athletes at the studio and the joy of contributing to the education of future teachers throughout the world with Rebel Pilates Collective. My mission is to create safer Pilates spaces and I am thrilled to be doing that, one person at a time, in this current chapter of my work.
The co-op is a safe space where you can move with ease.
