About

At BASI Pilates Academy – Amsterdam our goal is to change lives through the art and science of Pilates.

We are a full-service Pilates studio offering Pilates classes, private sessions, and semi-private sessions to our local community. We also proudly offer year-round BASI Pilates teacher training programs and continuing education for Pilates instructors.

With a calm, welcoming environment and friendly staff, BASI Pilates Academy – Amsterdam is the perfect place for new clients to achieve their fitness goals, whether to gain more core strength, reduce back pain, improve athletic performance, and retrain post-injury, or simply stay pain-free.

Because our studio serves as an education centre for Pilates professionals, our team of high calibre instructors ranges in experience level from apprentice through senior instructors. Our instructors have gone through the BASI Pilates teacher training program and teach consistently thorough, well-rounded sessions to ensure our clients receive a balanced, full-body workout.

Contact us today to schedule a tour of our studio and learn more about how to get started.

About BASI Pilates

THE ART & SCIENCE
of Human Movement & Innovation

Established in 1989 by world-renowned Pilates Educator, Rael Isacowitz, BASI has been a leader in top-tier Pilates education for 30 years and counting. BASI (Body Arts and Science International) is dedicated to remaining true to art, to science, and, most importantly, true to Joseph and Clara Pilates. With a reputation for innovation and academic excellence, BASI strives to provide the most comprehensive Pilates education experience and educational resources available.

"We are changing the world one person at a time."
– Rael Isacowitz

Mission

The mission of BASI is to create and maintain professional standards for the teaching of the Pilates method and to preserve and perpetuate the gift of Pilates by educating teachers of the highest calibre.

Our Values

PASSION – Celebrate life
COMPASSION – Empower Humanity
EXCELLENCE – Reach for greatness

Elisa Fu

Senior teacher
Massage Therapist
Elisa moved from Hong Kong to Amsterdam in 2020. She has been a certified BASI mat teacher since 2014, and comprehensive global teacher since 2022, with multiple years of teaching experience. Elisa brings a special eye for the human body as a whole to her sessions with an education in muscle release technique and aromatherapy.

You can join her group classes, book a private Pilates session with her or book one of the following massage sessions with her; Vacuum Therapy (cupping), Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue Massage or Lymphatic Drainage Massage.

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with Elisa

Noha Ramadan

Senior teacher

Noha Ramadan is a choreographer, dance educator and pilates instructor. She has been training at TMP since 2015, and holds a certification in mat and comprehensive global Pilates from BASI.

Her dedication to pilates began after an injury, and led her to find a new relationship to many techniques she experienced as a professional dancer over the last 20 years including release technique, ideokinesis, and body-mind centering. Pilates helps her to feel grounded and connected in all areas of life, and to keep moving with a deeper sense of intention.

Her goal as a pilates instructor is to support access for all bodies, and especially those often marginalised. She encourages BIPOC, queer/non-binary and transgender people to her classes. All are welcome.

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with Noha