Owner Amy Kane founded Sandhill Pilates in 2017 after she moved to the area from Chicago. Amy is a former dancer, having studied dance and ballet at Butler University, Indianapolis. She is a classically trained PMA-certified* pilates instructor with more than 20 years experience in movement and dance. She works with all types of clients ranging in age from 9 to 90.

*The Pilates Method Alliance, a non-profit professional association of pilates teachers, is the only third party certification for Pilates.

You can find our newly renovated studio just north of 12 Oaks Mall in Novi.

Joseph Pilates (1883 - 1967)

German-born American Joseph Pilates became interested in movement and its connection to health as a young boy. He suffered from poor health as a child, and he vowed to overcome his ailments through movement.

Pilates spent many years studying the movement patterns of animals and people. He came to believe that our modern lifestyle, bad posture and inefficient breathing were at the root of poor health. He defines his methodology, originally known as “Contrology”, as a way to unify mind, body and spirit. To that end, there are six pilates principles:

• Breath

• Concentration

• Centering

• Control

• Precision

• Flow