The phone call
Four to six minutes. What hurts, what your PT said, what you are trying to get back to. If a different studio or a hot format suits you better, we say so.
Classical Pilates · Winter Term
Minneapolis, MN
Six reformers.
Never a
seventh body.
A classical Pilates studio for people who want to be watched, cued, and corrected — not counted. Group classes cap at six. Your first visit is a 55-minute private assessment, always.
6Reformers, class cap
14 yrsSame block, same owner
450+ hrsComprehensive training, every teacher
4.9 ★127 Google reviews
From the founder
“My PT discharged me and said keep doing this. Now what?” is how half of our clients introduce themselves.
We opened in 2011 because the answer to that question in this city was either a 20-reformer room where nobody touches your ribcage, or nothing. So: six reformers, two Cadillacs, one Wunda chair, one ladder barrel. Enough apparatus to progress you for a decade, small enough that a teacher can put a hand on your shoulder blade before the second rep goes wrong.
We work alongside your physical therapist or chiropractor, never instead of them. We will ask for your discharge notes. We will read them.
Claire Bergstrom · Owner, NPCP-Certified since 2009
Section One · The Index
What we teach, in the order most people meet it
Every format below runs on the same apparatus in the same room. Levels are prerequisites, not suggestions.
Intake Assessment & Foundations Series
One 55-minute private, then four Foundations sessions: footwork, breath mechanics, spring tension, and how to get on and off a reformer without apologizing. Required before any group reformer class — no exceptions, including for former athletes.
5 sessions · 2–3 weeks · Absolute beginners welcomeGroup Reformer & Tower
Six clients, one teacher, 50 minutes. Footbar work, straps, jumpboard, then tower springs for the standing series. Levels 1, 1/2, and 2 posted separately on the schedule so you are never the only person guessing.
Cap of 6 · 50 min · Foundations requiredMat Pilates & Magic Circle
The original order, taught in sequence, with spine correctors and the magic circle. No apparatus prerequisite. The one class we recommend for the February stretch when it is dark at 4:30 and the drive to a gym feels impossible.
Cap of 10 · 45 min · Open levelPrivates, Duets & Trios
Full-studio hours on the Cadillac, chair, and barrel. This is where post-PT bridging, osteopenia programming without loaded spinal flexion, and shoulder work that lives between rehab and the barbell actually happens. Bring a friend and split it.
1:1, 1:2 or 1:3 · 55 min · By appointmentPrenatal & Postnatal
Trimester-specific reformer and tower work, then a postpartum return that starts with breath and pelvic floor coordination — not planks. We clear you at your six-week visit, not before, and we will happily talk to your midwife. Infants welcome in the studio for the 10:15 slot.
Private or duet · Two teachers certified in pre/postnatalNot sure which line to read first? Call (612) 555-0198 and describe what hurts. It takes four minutes and we will tell you honestly if we are the wrong studio for it.
Section Two · The Room
A 1920s storefront with real apparatus in it
Wood floors over joists, brick on two walls, and windows facing east so the 6:00 a.m. class watches the light arrive. We humidify from November through March because indoor air here drops near 20% relative humidity and reformer leather does not forgive that. Small detail. It is the kind of thing that tells you who maintains their equipment.
Shoes off inside the door — road salt and sand end at the mat. Grip socks are required and sold at the desk for $18 if you forget. There are cubbies, a changing room, a water station, and a step-free entry from the rear lot.
- ReformersSix, plus tower attachments
- Cadillac / trapeze tableTwo
- Wunda chair & ladder barrelOne each
- Spine correctors, magic circlesTen of each
- ParkingRear lot, 11 spaces — plowed by 5:30 a.m.
I was eight weeks postpartum and my core felt like it belonged to someone else. Nobody rushed me. Twelve weeks later I carried both kids up the stairs without thinking about it.Anna R. · Kingfield · Google review, March
Section Three · Start Here
Your first three weeks, spelled out
Nothing here is a surprise on arrival. The intake is a paid private, not a sales tour, and you leave it with written notes on what we saw and what we are going to do about it.
Intake assessment, 55 min
$95. Standing and gait screen, breath, hip and shoulder range, then your first work on the reformer. You get springs and settings written down.
Foundations, four sessions
$340 for the four. Booked at times you can actually keep. Same teacher for all four so nobody restarts your history.
Into the schedule
You pick a pack or a membership and you know which levels you are cleared for. Most people land on two group classes plus one private a month.
Section Four · The Teachers
Five teachers. All comprehensively trained, all certified.
Minnesota does not license Pilates instructors, so the credential is the only thing that means anything. Everyone on this floor completed a 450+ hour comprehensive program — mat and full apparatus — and holds current NPCP certification plus CPR/AED. Continuing education is logged, not implied.
Claire Bergstrom
Owner · NPCP-CPT
Fifteen years teaching, most of it in this room. Post-PT bridging and osteopenia programming. Reads your discharge notes before you arrive.
Mireya Salas
Lead Teacher · NPCP-CPT
Runs the prenatal and postpartum caseload and the 10:15 slot where infants are welcome. Eight years, three of them in a hospital-based program.
Devin Oyelaran
Teacher · NPCP-CPT
Cadillac and Wunda chair work for people who want to get back under a barbell. Takes the 6:00 a.m. classes, including on snow-emergency mornings.
Section Five · Rates
Every price we charge, on one page
No coupon codes, no Groupon, no introductory rate that doubles in month two.
Intake assessment$9555 minutes, private. Required first visit.
Foundations 4-pack$340Four privates or duets. 60-day expiry.
Group reformer, drop-in$34Cap of six. Level posted per class.
Mat class, drop-in$24Cap of ten. No prerequisite.
10-class pack$310Reformer or mat. 120-day expiry.
Studio Unlimited, monthly$219Autopay. 3-month initial term, then month to month.
Private session$11055 minutes, full studio apparatus.
Duet / Trio, per person$68 / $48You bring the second and third person.
All rates plus applicable Minnesota sales tax (Minneapolis total is 9.025%; memberships and dues are taxable under MN Revenue Fact Sheet 124). We are a registered health club with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and bonded on prepaid memberships. Educator, nurse and first-responder rate is 10% off packs — ask at the desk or email studio@fieldandform.example.
Section Six · The Fine Print
Hours, policies, and the winter question
- Studio hours
- Mon–Thu 5:45 a.m.–7:30 p.m. · Fri 5:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. · Sat 7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. · Sun privates only.
- Cancellation
- 24 hours. A late cancel forfeits the class or session — the seat was held out of six. Waitlists auto-fill and text you the moment a spot opens.
- Flare-ups
- If your back locks up the night before, call and we move you from group into a private slot instead of charging you for a class you can’t take.
- Snow emergencies
- We open. The rear lot is plowed by 5:30 a.m. and is not on a snow-emergency route. If we ever do close, you get a text by 4:45 a.m. and the class back on your account.
- Memberships
- Freeze up to 8 weeks a year. Cancel with 30 days’ written notice. No refunds on packs, no exit fee, no auto-renew tricks.
Section Seven · Next Step
Book the intake. Everything else follows from it.
Tell us what hurts, what you have already tried, and what you want back. We will put you with the right teacher for it and write down where we started.