We confidently encourage all bodies and minds to joyfully explore movement for health and vitality.
At West Portal Pilates, we deliver classical Pilates lessons and group classes so that people across their lifespan can enjoy the fullest potential of movement and overall well being. We envision your individual longevity and your personal health goals to design a Pilates practice for optimum results. We preserve the legacy of Joseph Pilates’ method by adhering to the principles set forth in “Return to Life”. We are lifelong learners who stay abreast of current research findings in the field of biomechanics, health, and fitness to support our recommendations for your practice.
Pilates is for Everybody! You don’t need to be strong to do Pilates, you get strong with Pilates.
Pilates Sessions
Get personal! One on one lessons with a certified Pilates Instructor use a range of specialized equipment to support specific and personalized instruction with attention to ongoing goals and progress.
Bring a friend and stay accountable! Duet lessons with a certified Pilates Instructor allow clients to benefit from collaboration to motivation and encourage progress.
Three clients working at a similar level can increase a sense of “ownership” of the method as clients learn the exercises and sequences to support overall health and well being.
Up to 8 clients, in leveled classes, explore the original work of Joseph Pilates: The Mat Work. Mat Classes support strength, stamina, and flexibility while progressing clients toward their goals.
Prenatal Pilates: For expecting mothers at any stage of pregnancy. This series will encourage health and strength to support the amazing changes in a woman’s body as she prepares for the journey of a lifetime.
Postnatal Pilates: Enjoy yourself with your powerfully accomplished body! This series supports pelvic floor health, can address diastisis recti, and empowers women to build strength and stamina as they tend to themselves as much as they tend to others.
Brand New Beginner Series: Welcome to Pilates! We support humans of all ages, shapes, and abilities to explore Classical Pilates through a specially designed small group series that can support the launch of a lifetime practice. Whether you’re a seasoned exerciser or gym-phobic, this is the series for you!
Join us for a beginner mat class to flow into your weekend!
You will feel connected to your body and breath, and will dissolve limiting beliefs about your potential for vitality.
Testimonials
I started practicing with Tedra this year to help with chronic back and pelvic pain. Tedra has taken me on a journey to peel back the layers and get to the root: breath. I am learning to move and breathe from the inside-out-top-down-bottom-up, with an intention and awareness I have never had. All of this is certainly in service of strength and stability, but with something as profound as breath, the ripples into other areas of life and movement are profound. Tedra brings deep insight, understanding and enthusiasm to her work as a Pilates teacher.
— Aaron Kennedy, 2024
I found Tedra a few months postpartum with my first child. At that time I felt disconnected from my own core/body which was both foreign and intimidating after being a life-long athlete. Working with Tedra weekly significantly sped up my healing and growth beyond pregnancy. Fast forward I’m pregnant with baby number two and feel strong and at ease working with Tedra through this pregnancy and after I deliver. She’s the perfect combination of incredibly knowledgeable and warm in her approach. She meets you where you are on your journey and guides you without judgement or pressure. I feel very fortunate to work with her.
— Courtney Padukone, 2024
I've been working with Tedra for over a year in my Pilates practice and I can say with confidence that I will forever be doing Pilates. It has strengthened my body and I have never been more proud of what it can do. I've never been particularly good about exercise and since having two kids, I realized I have to change the way I live. I want to be able to move and feel strong for myself and for my kids, and Pilates has given me that. I'm so grateful for it and that I'm able to continually grow in it.