Elevation Studios

Pilates: because smaller muscles need some love, too. 💚

You know those little muscles you don't think about until they start working?

Yep. Pilates finds them. 😅

Reformer Pilates uses controlled, precise movements to challenge the muscles that support your posture, balance, stability, and everyday movement.

It’s not always about lifting the heaviest or moving the fastest.

Sometimes, it’s the small, stabilising muscles doing the important work behind the scenes.

The burn might be subtle…
But your body knows. ✨

Small muscles. Big job.

New to Reformer Pilates? This one’s for you.

"Absolutely LOVE! I have realised after only three classes just how beneficial Reformer Pilates is for me." 💚

Starting something new can feel a little intimidating.

Will I fit in?
Will I know what I'm doing?
Will I hurt myself?

But sometimes, the things we worry about before we begin are exactly the things that disappear once we take that first step.

Our new member came in with those same concerns, and after just three classes, discovered that Pilates could be fun, relaxed, supportive, and completely welcoming.

"The instructors are gorgeous, it's fun and relaxed, and you absolutely don't feel out of place. Everyone is friendly, happy and welcoming."

If you've been thinking about trying Reformer Pilates but haven't quite found the courage to start, take this as your sign.

You don't have to be fit.
You don't have to know what you're doing.
You just have to show up.

FRIDAY GIVEAWAY 🌸

To celebrate our final weekend of Bloom Within, we’re giving one person a Bloom Within goodie bag filled with a little collection of treats from our beautiful local collaborators.

Goodie bag includes
🌸 tote
🌸 centella face mask
🌸 pen
🌸 pilates socks
🌸 greeting cards
🌸 tea samples
🌸 Danny_patisserie voucher
🌸 Relish Cafe & Catering - Highfields QLD voucher
🌸 Bloom Anyway, Babes stickers

Valued at $115

To enter:

🌸 Follow Elevation Studios
🌸 Comment below and tag someone who deserves a moment to pause
🌸 Share this post to your story and tag us so we can see it

Entries close Saturday 26 September at 6 pm. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by this account only.

The goodie bag can be collected from Elevation Studios, Highfields, during our free open-door viewing on Sunday 27 September from 1:30–2:30 pm, when you can also step inside the Bloom Within artworks.

Good luck 🤍

This giveaway is open to entrants able to collect the prize from Elevation Studios. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram.

What if rest was something you practised - not something you earned?

We often treat rest like a reward.

I'll rest when the work is done.

I'll slow down when things settle.

I'll take some time for myself when I have nothing else to do.

But there will almost always be another email.

Another responsibility.

Another thing that needs attention.

Rest doesn't have to wait for everything else to be finished.

It can be part of the rhythm.

A few quiet minutes.

A slower morning.

A deep breath between tasks.

A walk without your phone.

A moment where you don't have to achieve anything at all.

You don't need to earn the right to pause.

Rest is part of being human. 🌿

One final Sunday to step inside Bloom Within 🌸

There are two ways to experience Bloom this weekend:

10:00 am–12:30 pm | BLOOM WITHIN EXPERIENCE

Join us for the complete ticketed experience - grounding Pilates, sound healing and moments of reflection, surrounded by animated floral artworks, colour, light, music and scent.

Final places are available via the link in our bio.

1:30–2:30 pm | FREE OPEN HOUR

Curious to see inside? For one hour only, we’re opening the studio doors so locals and Carnival visitors can briefly step inside the projected artworks.

The open hour is free, with no ticket required. Please note that Pilates and sound healing are part of the morning ticketed experience only.

📍 Elevation Studios, Highfields
📅 Sunday 27 September

Whether you join us for the full experience or simply stop by to see the art, we’d love to welcome you into Bloom Within before the doors close for 2026.

Your body is constantly giving you information.

A tight jaw.

Tense shoulders.

A shallow breath.

Restlessness.

Heavy legs.

That feeling that you just need to stop for a moment.

We're often so focused on what our minds are saying that we forget to listen to everything else.

Your body doesn't always communicate in words.

Sometimes, it simply asks for a little more space.

A slower breath.

A stretch.

A walk.

A moment of stillness.

A chance to reset.

You don't need to wait until you're completely exhausted before you listen.

Check in with yourself today.

What is your body asking for? 🌿