Classical Pilates Mat Intensive Part II with Heather Thomas

24 - 25 Oct 2026

PURE Yoga Ngee Ann City

Moving from Intermediate to Advanced Repertoire 

About the Programme

The Equipment teaches, the Mat tests.

Elevate your practice, balance your body, and develop a more sophisticated Classical Pilates practice in our Classical Mat Intensive.

In this Intensive, we continue our exploration of the Mat repertoire, and move into more sophisticated exercises. We learn how to Integrate both Powerhouses (Primary and Secondary) through our rotational and “sling” muscles. By accessing these powerful, yet little understood muscles, we leverage thrust propulsion, deep hip openers, lateral challenges, and weight bearing. 

This sophisticated repertoire holistically transforms one’s understanding of body mechanics into 360 degree awareness, to create neuromuscular harmony and balance between the front, back and sides. Integrate basic movements into more complex, multi-planar patterns: elevations, rotations, and extensions, which follow developmental logic. With complete repertoire mastery, the practice is complete with one long state of flow, from the initial Mount to the last Push Up.

The Classical Mat Sequence also illustrates the brilliance of Contrology as a System of exercises across different movement patterns to educate the body in new ways, all while remaining playful and explorative of one’s own body in the process. We’ll sweat, twist, bend, elongate and elevate, all with laughter, smiles and new-found respect for this amazing system of movement education.

WORKSHOP I

Understand How to Connect your Primary and Secondary Powerhouses Through Your 
“Sling” Obliques and Rebalance Yourself

WORKSHOP II

The Power of Propulsion & Deep Hip Rotators: the Brilliance of The Method

WORKSHOP III

Why Integrations Matter : Test the Powerhouse Balance & Perform Complexity with Ease

WORKSHOP IV

THE “RED THREAD” Compete the Circle: All You Needed to Know You Learned in Foundation 

About the Teacher

HEATHER THOMAS, ASIA’S LEADING CLASSICAL PILATES EDUCATOR  

 Always a movement enthusiast, Heather Thomas has been teaching Pilates for over  two decades. Her recognition of Pilates’ benefits  and passion for the discipline led her to embark on intensive training, completing her full Studio certification in 2002. She later studied traditional Pilates through Benjamin Degenhardt’s 360° Pilates  in 2016, and received 3rd Generation Classical Pilates certification with Alycea Ungaro’s REAL Pilates in 2018. Heather is a Lead Educator for REAL Pilates, and conducts multiple trainings in Hong Kong and Singapore each year.

With a strong business background, Heather has degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Columbia Business School, as well as extensive marketing experience with the Walt Disney Company.  She has designed and overseen the buildout of eight Pilates studios in Hong Kong and Singapore; her decades in the Pilates industry have led to an extensive network of connections, global resources and a firm belief in the endless possibilities Pilates offers.

Schedule 

24 - 25 Oct 2026

PURE Yoga Ngee Ann City 

10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm 

Fees

Discounted prices will be reflected at check-out. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This event is open for registration to Public and PURE members.
  
• No refund or credit will be given for cancellations starting from 3 Oct 2026.
• All refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee that will be deducted from your refund. 
• PURE bears no responsibility for any missed sessions. No refunds or makeup sessions will be provided.
• PURE reserves the right to modify the event schedule, content, or venue. Participants will be notified of any changes in a timely manner.
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Discounted prices will be reflected at check-out.