Daisy Pilates
Daisy Pilates is a fully equipped private Pilates studio located just steps from the beach at the Palm Ave Lofts in Carpinteria, California. Founded by Daisy Salant, the studio draws from both the Classical and Contemporary Pilates methods to create thoughtful, individualized sessions tailored to each client's unique needs.
Join us by the beach and discover how Pilates can help regulate your nervous system, deepen body awareness, improve posture, and build balanced strength from head to toe. Whether you're new to Pilates or have been practicing for years, you'll find a welcoming space to explore movement with curiosity, precision, and a sense of play.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a low-impact, full-body movement system that builds strength, control, and body awareness. Developed by Joseph Pilates, the method is designed to strengthen both body and mind. By blending classical and contemporary approaches, each session is tailored to the individual, creating a safe, adaptable practice that can support you throughout a lifetime.
Who is Pilates For?
Pilates is an accessible form of exercise for people of all ages and abilities. No prior experience required.
What to Expect from a Session at Daisy Pilates
Your first private session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another. We'll begin with a conversation about your goals, health history, lifestyle, and any questions you may have. From there, Daisy will guide you through a postural and movement assessment to better understand how your body moves.
You'll be introduced to the Pilates method through a selection of foundational mat exercises, thoughtful hands-on guidance, and breath-centered movement. This first session allows Daisy to identify your natural movement patterns, areas of tension, and existing strengths. Together, you'll develop an individualized plan that supports your goals while building strength, body awareness, balance, and a greater sense of ease in movement. Throughout the process, the aim is to cultivate a practice that encourages embodied movement and supports a more regulated nervous system.
What to Wear?
Please wear clothing you feel comfortable moving in. Bare feet or socks are both fine.
Who is Daisy?
Daisy is knowledgeable and observant, with a gift for identifying each student's individual needs and finding creative solutions. She teaches with patience, compassion, and humor, creating a supportive space to grow stronger.
Teaching Philosophy
Pilates is a language like no other. My role is to help you become fluent in it.
We aren't often encouraged to be fully present in our own bodies. Choosing to practice Pilates is an opportunity to slow down, explore movement, and feel supported in the process. My goal is to create a space where students feel safe to be curious, ask questions, and develop a deeper connection to their bodies. Through that process, strength, confidence, and body awareness naturally grow.
Pilates is an exploration. It invites us to experiment, make mistakes, and discover new possibilities without judgment. Every body is different, and every student's practice will look different. Rather than striving for a particular shape or image, I encourage students to pay attention to what they feel from the inside out.
While this is meaningful work, it should also be playful, creative, and, above all else, enjoyable.
As a teacher, my role is to give students the tools they need to build a sustainable practice, one that supports them throughout the many seasons of life and that they can carry with them wherever they go.
Movement Education
I have been practicing Pilates since 2008 and teaching since 2014. I received my Comprehensive Pilates Certification from the Kelly Kane School of Core Integration in New York City. My training emphasized working with special populations, including pre- and postnatal clients and those with spinal conditions, scoliosis, osteoporosis, joint replacements, orthopedic injuries, shoulder dysfunction, pelvic floor concerns, and other movement-related conditions.
A lifelong student, I continue to deepen my understanding of movement through hundreds of hours of continuing education in Pilates and related disciplines. My studies have included Gyrotonic®, Gyrokinesis®, the Alexander Technique, biofeedback, and breathwork, along with workshops and mentorships with Deborah Lessen, Blossom Crawford, physical therapist Dr. Marshall Hagins, Peggy Wallin-Hart, and many other respected teachers in the Pilates and movement communities.
This ongoing education continues to shape my teaching, allowing me to meet each student with curiosity and an individualized approach while creating a space where they feel supported to explore, ask questions, and build confidence in their own body.
Testimonials
Daisy Pilates
410 Palm Ave, A6
Carpinteria, CA 93013
805-724-4312
For Sessions in Santa Barbara
430 East Carrillo St, Suite 1
Santa Barbara, CA 93101