Welcoming Atmosphere...

Our complete and professionally equipped  intimate studio is conveniently located on 1001 E Wilson Street, Ste 140 (at street level) in Batavia just off I-88 and directly serves the greater Fox Valley area. We can be reached at 630-389-9999.

Whether your goal is to improve athletic performance, strengthen your abdominals and low back, tone your muscles and increase flexibility, Pilates conditions the body from head to toe with a no- to low-impact approach suitable for all ages and abilities.

What We Offer...

Visit our Programs section to learn more about:

• Pilates Equipment and Mat
• Private, Duet and Class instruction
• Workshops, Training and Certification programs
• Yoga and YogaKids
• KidsWatch

Who We Are

The professional certified instructors at Inner Elements, teach adults of all ages and fitness levels a variety of physical exercise programs based on the Pilates Method and different Yoga styles.

About Pilates...

Learn more about the man behind The Method and the equipment he designed to offer an exercise repertoire, which with consistent practice, offers incredible benefits, such as:

• Longer, leaner muscles
• Improved posture
• Increased core strength and stability
• Injury preventing
• Enhanced functional fitness
• Balance, strength and flexibility
• Increased body awareness
• Low impact exercises, not jarring to the joints
• Customizable for everyone from rehab patients to elite athletes
• Complementary to other methods of exercise
• Improved performance in sports / dance
• Improved balance, coordination, circulation

About Yoga...

Practicing Yoga allows your spiritual energy to flow freely to bring harmony to the trinity of mind, body and spirit.  By listening to our body we use different poses and breathing techniques to work towards maintaining a healthy physical body and a strong mindset to incorporate balance and personal fulfillment in our lifestyle. To learn about the benefits and what Yoga is, click here.

About Breathing...

The single most effective relaxation technique Dr. Weil refers to is conscious regulation of breath.

In many languages - the words for spirit and breath are one and the same (Sanskrit prana, Hebrew ruach, Greek pneuma, Latin spiritus). Breathing is the bridge between mind and body, the connection between consciousness and unconsciousness, the movement of spirit in matter. Breath is the key to health and wellness, a function we can learn to regulate and develop in order to improve our physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Breathing is special in several respects: it is the only function you can perform consciously as well as unconsciously, and it can be a completely voluntary act or a completely involuntary act, as it is controlled by two sets of nerves, one belonging to the voluntary nervous system, the other to the involuntary (autonomic) system. Breath is the bridge between these two systems.

Most people do not know how to breathe so as to take full advantage of the nourishing, health-giving properties of the act of breathing. Knowing how to perform simple breathing techniques can help lower your blood pressure, calm a racing heart, or help your digestive system without taking drugs. Breathing has direct connections to emotional states and moods - observe someone who is angry, afraid or otherwise upset, and you will see a person breathing rapidly, shallowly, noisily and irregularly. You cannot be upset if your breathing is slow, deep, quiet and regular.

You cannot always center yourself emotionally by an act of will, but you can use your voluntary nerves to make your breathing slow, deep, quiet and regular, and the rest will follow.