About Thinking Body

Founded in 2001 by Cynthia Clark, Thinking Body LLC was established in Charlottesville as a Pilates studio as well as a Pilates certification training center for the state of Virginia. Cynthia previously operated two Pilates studios in California from 1996 until moving to Virginia. Pilates is a gentle, non-impact exercise program that began for rehabilitation purposes. Today, Thinking Body not only provides services for healthy people who want to balance their lifestyles with exceptional physical conditioning, but also individuals who needing to address many types of injuries and illnesses.

Vision statement

At Thinking Body, our vision is to help you develop a thinking body, one that is a positive force in your life’s work and play.

Mission Statement

At Thinking Body, we are committed:

To help you achieve your physical health and fitness goals.
To help you move without pain.
To provide a supportive, learning environment.
To help you focus and enjoy the learning process.
To help you find new ways to move in your body.
To help you develop “an awareness of how to move” in your everyday life and sport activities.

So that you will be able to do what you want, now and for the rest of your life.

For how we achieve these goals, click here.
The Thinking Body experience is a shared actualization. It’s we and you, together. For what we mean by “shared experiences", click here.