Your strength comes from your center.

Group Pilates classes, workshops and teacher training in Leipzig, Germany.

About Me

Martina Schliessler

I discovered Pilates after an injury in 2014 and fell in love with it, as it allowed me to live free of pain and feel graceful, confident and in control. I have been teaching Pilates in Leipzig since 2020. In 2022, I graduated from the Polestar Comprehensive Studio Pilates course in Cologne. This provided me with a thorough understanding of teaching Pilates on all large apparatus (Reformer, Chair, Ladder Barrel, Cadillac) as well as with small apparatus. I also received training specific to working one-on-one with persons with medical conditions such as herniated discs, carpal tunnel syndrome and shoulder impingements, to name a few. My style of cueing is anatomical and tactile.
I believe in making classes inclusive and accessible to all body shapes and types and all fitness levels. I also enjoy teaching classes with music that I carefully curate and in English, which is my native language.

I regularly teach at:

Barre Studio City
Hainstrasse 1-3, Leipzig
Mondays, 6pm and 7:30pm (English)

Ayana Studio
Emilienstrasse 21, Leipzig
Thursdays, 6:15pm and 7:30pm (bilingual)

I will not be teaching regular classes in spring/summer 2025, however I will be covering for colleagues in both studios whenever possible and posting this to Instagram.
I will be back to teaching my regular classes in September.

My training:

Polestar Pilates Contemporary, 2020-2022, Cologne, Germany.

Continued Education:

Introduction to Feldenkrais, March 2025, Heimerer Akademie Leipzig, Germany.

Pathokinesiology of the Upper and Lower Extremities with Andreas Wellhöfer, November 2023, Koblenz, Germany.

Building Upper Extremity Load Bearing Strengh (Stützkraft) with Nina Metternicht (online), January 2025, Polestar Pilates Germany.

Communication and Cueing workshop with Margarida Ferrao/MovementbyMF (online), January – February 2025

Events

Classes, Workshops and Teacher Training

Sept- Nov 2025

Mat Instructor Training Course

This bilingual, basic mat training course provides the theoretical and practical foundations of the contemporary Pilates method, enabling you to instruct Pilates mat classes. It is aimed at anyone interested in teaching and seeking to delve deeper into the method.

Location: Barre Studio Süd
Bornaische Str. 10, 4277 Leipzig
Time Period: September – November 2025
Language: German and English
Hours: 100 hours

For the info-package, email me at [email protected].

Feb – July 2025

Reformer Instructor Training Course

This 200-hour teacher training course is intended for movement instructors who would like to begin teaching Reformer classes at Ayana studio.
ayana Pilates
12. April 2025

Pilates für deine Ausrichtung

Gemeinsam untersuchen wir in diesem Workshop die Grundlagen der Ausrichtung und der Bewegung. Nach einer Einführung in die Anatomie der Körperhaltung finden wir gemeinsam unsere Stärken und identifizieren Baustellen. Du entwickelst deinen mini-Trainingsplan und kleine Korrekturen für den Alltag, für einen aufrechten Gang und mehr Sicherheit in der Bewegung.
Pilates für deine Ausrichtung

Get in touch

Martina Schliessler

Pilates Teacher
[email protected]