Soma Co. Studio - Vienna

Understanding Pilates means understanding a system to organise load in the body.

Pilates has changed lives for over 100 years. Not because we burn calories with it. Or get an intense workout. Or build muscle with it.

But because we work WITH the body rather than against it. We teach it to transmit force without unnecessary tension. And once it learns that? It applies it! Everywhere. All the time.

Teachers who understand this and know how to apply it in their classes, create lasting positive change for their students. They see constant progress, increased movement competence, increased strength and resilience and wellbeing.

In our opinion? That is worth 1000000 x more than an intense workout or a fancy choreography.

Which is why our training programme does not teach Pilates as a workout. There are no choreographies or class plans that will “kill” or “burn” or “destroy” their students.

We teach a system. Deep understanding and appreciation of different bodies and how they move. Kindness and inclusion. Movement principles based on science. And to understand the purpose behind movement, cues, sequences, order, and options.

And the underlying principles in all of it? Genuine care and intense curiosity.

We are so proud of the people who choose this programme. Because in Austria? Where Pilates is a “freies Gewerbe” and requires no training or experience? They didn’t have to.

This move has been emotional.

For someone who prefers to remain out of the spotlight, moving Soma Co. into this kind of luxury and beauty was a process. After all, our motto was and always will be:
Quality over aesthetic.

I’m not going to lie. I was worried. How can we maintain our warm, unintimidating and personal vibe in a space this big and luxurious? And then I realised:

It was never the studio.
It was the people. The values. The approach. The communication style. The teaching style…

It was the teachers. The colours. The non-negotiables. The focus on kindness and inclusivity, rather than popularity and trends. It was the casual, never-take-ourselves-too-seriously-, and always-pause-when-you-need-rest vibe.

It was the integrity of what we teach and how we teach it, the training and education we have.

It was the all the things you can’t see but always feel.

And none of that has changed.

We just have more space and comfort to share it now.

We can’t wait to welcome you here ❤️