Come as you are. Leave more yourself.
POSTO
noun
/'posto, 'posto/
Italian for "In Position" or "Place." Derived from "Contrapposto" which is when a figure's stance has countered weight distipution. The shoulders are hiked up to one side and the hips are leaning into one leg so help support the counterbalance - "contrasting in position. "Historically an important sculptural development, it marks the first time in Western art that the human body is used to express a more relaxed psychological disposition. This gives the figure a more dynamic, or alternatively relaxed appearance."
Posto Pilates is built on the same idea. Pilates culture has long demanded symmetrical perfection — rigid guidelines for how the body should move and look. Celeste spent 20 years in that culture, learning its rules completely, and then doing what contrapposto did: shifting the weight, breaking the rigidness, making movement feel more human.
Your Pilates will not look like someone else's Pilates. It might look a little asymmetrical, imperfect, wobbly in places, and entirely yours. The shakiness is not a flaw. That is where the strengthening happens.
ABOUT
Posto Pilates was a long held vision, tucked away in a back pocket, where 20 years of working as a post production artist + pilates instructor came together. Both require a real passion for process, a deep understanding of lines, layering from a foundation, and how important it is to be in an inspiring environment. Together they provided a unique blueprint to build a studio that feels genuinely alive: warm enough to welcome a nervous first-timer, rigorous enough to humble an elite athlete, and human enough that people wanted to stay long after class ended. A welcoming space where our community feels inspired to move, not pressured to move.
Lose track of time. Make lifelong friends. Giggle at every muscle quiver. Posto is for people who are curious about what their body can do. Expert-led, radically individual, and built around a community where you come as you are and leave more yourself.