Monterey Bay Contrology
Monterey Bay Contrology is a fully-equipped classical Pilates studio
offering Joseph Pilates’ traditional system of exercise located in
Carmel, California.
Our Mission
Our mission at Monterey Bay Contrology is to provide a fully equipped, complete studio where students can practice Joseph Pilates’ system of Contrology respecting the original method as Alexandra Edwards learned from Romana Kryzanowska, Bob Leikens, and Jay Grimes. We hope to recreate the community atmosphere of the original studio where students make exercise a weekly routine and master the six principles of concentration, centering, control, breathing, flow of movement and precision.
Our Program
At Monterey Bay Contrology, we offer a variety of programs to meet your individual exercise needs.
All Pilates sessions and classes are 55 minutes in length.
Our instructors have been comprehensively trained and certified through internationally recognized classical training programs. Senior instructors have been teaching for 15 years or more and are qualified to teach workshops and mentor apprentice instructors. We recommend beginning with private sessions to build the best possible foundation for your personal Pilates program.
Packages are scheduled at the time of purchase and must be used within 6 weeks. Monterey Bay Contrology has a 24-hour cancellation policy. Duets and trios can be rescheduled with 24 hours notice in advance.
PRIVATE SESSION
Private Pilates Session with Studio Owner/Teacher Trainer
Single session: $120
5 Pack: $575 ($115 per session)
10 Pack: $1,100 ($110 per session)
Private Pilates Session with Certified Instructor
Single Session: $95
5 Pack: $450 ($90 per session)
10 Pack: $850 ($85 per session)
DUET SESSION
Duets are two students with one certified instructor. Bring in a workout partner and let this cost effective program allow you to advance with the support of a friend. Rates are per person.
Duet with Studio Owner/Teacher Trainer
Single Session: $85
5 Pack: $400 ($80 per session)
10 Pack: $750 ($75 per session)
Duet with Certified Instructor
Single Session: $65
5 Pack: $300 ($60 per session)
10 Pack: $550 ($55 per session)
TRIO SESSION
Trio with Studio Owner/Teacher Trainer
Single Session: $75
5 Pack: $350 ($70 per session)
10 Pack: $650 ($65 per session)
Trio with Certified Instructor
Single Session: $55
5 Pack: $250 ($50 per session)
10 Pack: $450 ($45 per session)
FROM SEATED TO STANDING – SPECIALTY CLASS FOR SENIORS
Class Rates
Drop in: $12
6 Class Package: $72
12 Class Package: $120
18 Class Package: $144
CLASSICAL PILATES MAT
Class Rates
Drop in: $25
5 Class Package: $125
10 Class Package: $250
LEARN TO TEACH CLASSICAL PILATES
ALEXANDRA EDWARDS
Studio Owner, Teacher Trainer
While studying dance as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College, Alexandra Daniels Edwards fell in love with the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning. After graduation she moved to New York City and studied with master teacher Romana Kryzanowska becoming a second generation certified Pilates instructor in 1996. Over the next decade, Edwards combined her Pilates training with her passion for the arts. She has worked with physical therapists to rehabilitate Broadway performers, professional dancers, musicians, and seniors. She taught dance and exercise to wheelchair bound students from New York City’s public schools with Jacques D’Amboise and the National Dance Institute. After receiving a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002, Edwards relocated to her home state of California. She owns and operates Monterey Bay Contrology, a fully equipped classical studio dedicated to offering Joseph Pilates’ traditional system of exercise. In 2018, Edwards completed Bob Liekens’ LEAP program and continues to carry on his legacy as a teacher trainer with The Pilates Standard. She shares her love of Pilates with a love for dance and currently teaches in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District for ArtSmart’s Dance Around the World, a program for elementary school children started by choreographer and dancer Tandy Beal.
NENA MONTGOMERY
Certified Instructor
AMBER GILLISS
Certified Instructor
OUR PROMISE
‘Suppleness, Natural Grace, and Skill’
Monterey Bay Contrology does not promise weight loss or a new body. By performing the exercises regularly, we promise, in Joe’s words, “suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.”
Bring us your aches and pains
We welcome individuals of all fitness levels, ages, and abilities.
Share your goals and let us tailor your workout to allow freedom of movement
through the discipline of exercise.
Schedule an appointment.
Monterey Bay Contrology
26621 Carmel Center Place, Suite 101, Carmel, CA 93923
Phone 831.574.8382
Email info@montereybaycontrology.com