— Private Sessions
Private Pilates in Abu Dhabi
Bare Wellness is a boutique Pilates and yoga studio opening inside Bloom Arjaan on Saadiyat Island in Q3 2026. Alongside the group timetable, the studio offers private Pilates sessions, taught one to one in the Reformer Studio or the Open Studio. This page covers how private sessions work, who they suit and how to arrange one.
In a private session the whole class is built around one body. The instructor sets the pace, chooses the equipment and watches every repetition, so the work can go wherever it is most useful: technique, confidence, or a careful return to movement after time away.
— At a glance
Why train one to one
Undivided attention
Every spring setting, cue and correction is chosen for you, so small habits that hide in a group class get noticed and worked on.
A gentle start
First-timers learn the reformer, the springs and the breath at their own speed, without an eye on the rest of the room.
Technique that transfers
Time spent refining alignment and control in private carries straight into group classes, where the same cues start to make sense faster.
Support after injury
Sessions can prepare you to move again after injury, once your doctor has cleared you, with modifications planned rather than improvised.
Who books private Pilates
Three kinds of people tend to book private sessions. The first is someone entirely new to Pilates who wants to learn the equipment and the vocabulary before joining a group. A few sessions one to one make a first Pilates class feel familiar instead of foreign.
The second is someone preparing to move again after an injury, once a doctor has given the all clear. Private work lets the instructor plan around a healing body rather than adapt a group sequence on the fly. The third is the experienced student chasing technique: deeper control, cleaner transitions, a specific movement that never quite clicked.
What a private session looks like
You and your instructor have the equipment to yourselves. Sessions can run on a reformer in the ten-bed Reformer Studio or on the mat in the Open Studio, depending on what you are working toward. The first session usually starts with a conversation: how you move, your history, what you want from the practice.
From there the work is deliberate. Your instructor chooses exercises, sets the springs, and adjusts tempo and range as they watch you move. Nothing is rushed to fill a sequence. If a position needs five more minutes, it gets them.
How to arrange a session
Private sessions are arranged on enquiry rather than booked online. Send a note through the contact page with a little context: your experience level, anything your instructor should know about your body, and the times that tend to work for you. The studio will come back to you to match you with the right instructor.
There is no set formula for how many sessions to take. Some people book one or two to settle in before joining the schedule. Others keep a standing private session alongside their group classes because they like what the attention does for their practice.
Preparing for a first private session
Preparation is the same as for any class at the studio, with more room to ask questions once you arrive. Your instructor will want to see how you move before loading anything, so the first session leans toward assessment. A few things make it smoother.
If you have an injury, are pregnant or manage a medical condition, speak to your doctor first, then share it in the enquiry and in your member profile. Instructors read those notes before you arrive, and a private session is the easiest place to work with them properly.
- Wear fitted, comfortable clothing your instructor can see alignment through.
- Bring grip socks. They are required for reformer and mat work.
- Arrive ten minutes early to check in and settle.
- Come with a goal, even a vague one. It shapes the session.
Private Pilates on Saadiyat Island
Bare Wellness sits inside Bloom Arjaan on Saadiyat Island, minutes from Mamsha Al Saadiyat, the Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi. Coming from central Abu Dhabi, it is a short drive over the Sheikh Khalifa Bridge, with on-site and valet parking available for members.
Privates are taught by the same founding faculty who lead the group timetable, a small team certified through recognized schools such as STOTT, BASI, Polestar and RYT. You are learning from the people who shape how the whole studio teaches.
From private sessions to the timetable
Private work and group classes feed each other. Most people who start one to one move into the timetable once the basics feel secure, and reformer Pilates classes in the ten-bed studio are a natural next step because the coaching stays close even in a group.
The timetable gives you plenty to move into. At opening the studio runs more than sixty classes a week across the two rooms, mornings, evenings and weekends, spanning reformer, mat, hot Pilates, yoga and barre. Whatever you built in private has somewhere to go.
— Good to know
Frequently asked
- How do I book a private Pilates session at Bare Wellness?
- Private sessions are arranged on enquiry rather than through the online schedule. Send a message through the contact page with your experience level, your goals and any relevant conditions, and the studio will follow up to arrange a session and instructor that fit.
- Is private Pilates good for beginners?
- Yes, it is one of the calmest ways to start. You learn the reformer, the springs and the basic vocabulary at your own pace, so your first group class feels familiar. Many people book a small number of privates and then move into the timetable.
- Can private Pilates help after an injury?
- It can support your return to movement once a doctor has cleared you to train. Speak to your doctor first, then share the details in your enquiry so the instructor can plan modifications in advance. Private sessions are not physiotherapy and do not replace medical care.
- What happens in a first private session?
- Expect a conversation before any exercise: how you move, your history, what you want from the practice. Your instructor then builds the session around that, introducing the equipment gradually and watching your form closely. Arrive ten minutes early and bring grip socks.
- How much does private Pilates cost in Abu Dhabi?
- Bare Wellness does not publish private session pricing. Because each arrangement is shaped around your goals and frequency, the studio discusses details individually when you enquire through the contact page.
- Do private sessions run on the reformer or the mat?
- Both. Sessions can be reformer-based in the Reformer Studio, mat-based in the Open Studio, or a mix, depending on your goals. Mention any preference in your enquiry and the instructor will plan around it.
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