If you’re ready to reconnect with the Classical Pilates method at its source, the Flex Intensive is your gateway. These three-day immersive programs are designed for dedicated practitioners and instructors who want to refine their technique, deepen their understanding, and train with greater purpose. Led by Asia’s leading Classical Pilates Educator and owner of Flex Studios Heather Thomas, each intensive delivers 18 hours of focused, system-based training in an intimate setting.
The Foundation Intensive builds a solid base in Classical Pilates, covering key principles, movement patterns, and apparatus work. The Intermediate Intensive goes further, focusing on body awareness, dynamic movement, and complex coordination. Together, they strengthen alignment, refine control, and deepen physical and mental connection to the method.
What makes these Intensives impactful isn’t just the depth of training; Heather creates a space where hard work meets curiosity. Sessions are physically demanding but also dynamic, engaging, and filled with moments of lightness. Encouraging participants to lean into challenge, ask questions, and rediscover joy, it’s this balance of rigour and play that leaves a lasting impression.
“It’s more than movement. It’s a return to purpose,” says Shawna, studio owner of FLOW Classical Pilates by Flex Studio in Johor Bahru. She recalls a private session in Bali where her hip alignment was corrected, a shift that made her want to understand the method deeply and help others.
After joining her first Flex Intensive in Singapore in 2024, Shawna knew she had found her path. Now a licensed Classical Pilates studio by Flex Studio, she’s hosting Malaysia’s first sold-out Intensive this November in Johor Bahru. “There are no Classical Pilates studios where I live, and that absence pushed me to create a space for authentic Pilates. The Intensive was the spark.”
Precision, Clarity, and a Masterful Mentor
Many of Flex’s partner studio owners trained under Heather and praise her transformational teaching. “Heather is a natural-born teacher and a real giver,” says Kitti, whose Bangkok studio, The Pilates Method @ House of Cheeva has hosted multiple Intensives. “Everyone feels connected to her. She helps you see Pilates as one system across all apparatus.”
“Her calm clarity set a strong foundation for me,” adds Shawna. “She teaches with precision and anchors the work in the six Pilates principles. That’s central to how I teach now.”
Why Classical Still Matters
In a fitness world of ever-evolving fads, both women agree: Classical Pilates stands the test of time. “It’s a lifelong journey,” says Kitti. “It’s addictive. You’re always discovering new Contrology sensations.”
“The depth of training helps us truly see the body,” adds Shawna. “You can’t replicate that in a two-week certification. Classical Pilates offers a foundation that deepens over time.”
Hosting a Flex Intensive
Shawna finds it meaningful to bring something that honours Pilates’ roots. The Intensive helps participants understand why the system works.
For Kitti, the balance of depth and accessibility is key. “Though it’s just three days, the material is comprehensive. Everyone leaves feeling transformed.”
What Changes After Three Days
“The Intensive helped me, and my students connect the dots,” says Kitti. “It gave us a solid foundation in fundamental and intermediate systems. It made everything click.” Shawna agrees: “I see each exercise as part of an intentional system, not isolated. That shift changed everything; how I practice and teach.”
A Community Rooted in the Method
Whether experienced or returning, the Flex Intensive offers more than technique; it’s a return to purpose. “Once you go Classical, there’s no turning back,” says Shawna. “It becomes a practice shaping how you move through life.”
Train with purpose. Move with precision. Rediscover why the Classical Pilates method matters.
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Contact FLEX Studio – Programs by emailing programs@flexstudiosg.com or WhatsApp +65 9055 3539 for more information.
Upcoming Intensives
Bangkok
18 – 20 August 2025 – Foundation Intensive
23 – 25 August 2025 – Intermediate II Intensive
Singapore
12 – 14 September 2025 – Foundation Intensive
17 – 19 October 2025 – Intermediate Intensive
Beijing
3 – 5 October 2025 – Foundation Intensive
14 – 16 November 2025 – Intermediate Intensive
Johor Bahru
7 – 9 November 2025 – Foundation Intensive
Guangzhou
19 – 21 Dec 2025 – Foundation Intensive
6 – 8 February 2026 – Intermediate II Intensive
FLEX Studio – HONG KONG
CENTRAL
3/F Man Cheung Building, 15-17 Wyndham Street Central
WhatsApp +852 5740 5103
ONE ISLAND SOUTH
2205 & 2209 One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Road Wong Chuk Hang
WhatsApp +852 5740 9420
FLEX Studio – SINGAPORE
ORCHARD
390 ORCHARD ROAD, PALAIS RENAISSANCE #05-02 S238871
WhatsApp +65 9016 3539
Licensed Partner Studios
FLOW CLASSICAL PILATES by FLEX Studio
Malaysia – Johor Bahru
20B, Jalan Eko Botani 3/6, Taman Eko Botani, 79100 Iskandar Puteri, Johor