Gentle stretch
Mara Ellison
Mon, 2 Nov · 7:00 AM
50 min
– find your ease
A room for a more flexible body and a quieter mind. Stretching and pilates, taken slowly.
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Hale is a stretching and pilates studio for people who want to move without being pushed. Classes stay small. The work is slow, precise, and kind to tight backs, hips, and shoulders.
Come before work, after a long day, or when you simply want an hour that is quiet. Group sessions leave room for each person. Private hours are there when you want the room to yourself.
Gentle stretch
Mara Ellison
Mon, 2 Nov · 7:00 AM
50 min
Classic pilates
Jonah Adeyemi
Mon, 2 Nov · 9:30 AM
55 min
Morning mobility
Leah Okonkwo
Mon, 2 Nov · 12:15 PM
60 min
Deep stretch
Mara Ellison
Tue, 3 Nov · 6:00 PM
75 min
Recovery
Jonah Adeyemi
Tue, 3 Nov · 7:30 PM
60 min
Classic pilates
Leah Okonkwo
Wed, 4 Nov · 10:00 AM
55 min
Evening stretch
Mara Ellison
Fri, 6 Nov · 6:30 PM
50 min
Saturday flow
Leah Okonkwo
Sun, 8 Nov · 9:00 AM
60 min
Restore
Jonah Adeyemi
Wed, 11 Nov · 7:00 PM
60 min
Deep stretch
Mara Ellison
Sun, 15 Nov · 11:00 AM
75 min
Morning mobility
Jonah Adeyemi
Wed, 18 Nov · 8:15 AM
55 min
Mara Ellison
Mara Ellison — Founder and teacher
Mara Ellison is the founder of Hale and still teaches several classes each week. She spent years in rooms where people were told to push harder, then opened a studio for the ones who wanted to move without pain or hurry. Hale began as evening sessions with friends. It is now three rooms across London, with the same slow pace in each.

“There is no force here. Soften, and the body follows.”

Every review is a reflection of the path that starts with attention to yourself.
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Mara Ellison
There is no force here. Soften, and the body follows.
(50 min)
ease through the neck and back
(55 min)
strength, posture, control
Every format is available in a small group or on your own. The schedule is refreshed each week.
See the schedule(60 min)
a soft start to the day
(75 min)
hips, hamstrings, and breath
(60 min)
let the week leave the body
Advantages
Small groups, never rushed
Three rooms, one pace
You leave lighter
Breath before effort

Stretching, pilates, and strength for every level
A plan shaped around your own body
The room, for a team or a private group
A few answers before your first class.
Every format is available in a small group or on your own. The schedule is refreshed each week.
Write to us here, or call the studio. We reply the same day.
Class packs for regulars.
14 Wren Street, London
simply done
Write to us here, or call the studio. We reply the same day.