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We offer Studio & Therapeutic Pilates (equipment-based), Classical and Contemporary Group Pilates, specialist movement classes, and workshops.
Classes are held both across our equipment studio and group space — so be sure to check both schedules before booking.
our pricing
We are committed to supporting lasting, meaningful results, and regular practice is an essential part of this process.
New Clients
Getting started with Studio Pilates
Initial Consult + 2 Private sessions
$280
Starter Pass
(1:1)
A few focused sessions are needed to become familiar with the Pilates apparatus and your personalised programming. For this reason, all new clients begin with a Starter Pass.
The Starter Pass includes an Initial Consultation and therapeutic assessment with your Practitioner, personalised movement programming, and two Private sessions to build movement confidence and learn equipment safety.
This initial investment of time and attention supports a smooth and safe transition into ongoing Private, Duet, or Semi-Private sessions.
existing Clients
Our weekly passes are designed to encourage consistency, through reduced pricing. For each additional day you practice per week, your pass rate is reduced by $2.50 per session. Family members can share passes.
Just you and your Pilates Practitioner
4 Private Sessions
$360
Private Pass
(1:1)
You and 1 other Mover
4 Duet Sessions
$260
Duet Pass
(2:1)
You and 3 other Movers
8 Semi-Private Sessions
$340
Semi-Private Pass
(4:1)
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Our Team
Your movement manipulators
maja lund loekkegaard
Founder, owner & senior Therapeutic Pilates Practitioner (NPT, PAA)Maja has over a decade of experience teaching Therapeutic Pilates across contemporary Pilates studios, rehabilitaiton, and Allied Health settings in Melbourne.
Her focus is on improving function, resilience, and long-term movement confidence and joy across all stages of life. Deeply grounded in the Pilates Method and evidence-based movement approaches, Maja supports both clients with complex needs and presentations, and those seeking a deeper understanding of the Pilates Method or higher-level repetoire practice.
PAA Pilates Practitioner & Registered Studio Owner
NPT Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction
NPT Advanced Diploma of Pilates Instruction (In progress)
Bachelor of Exercise Science (In Progress)
Owner & Operator of Pilates Lab Phillip Island
Owner & Operator of Movement Lab Phillip Island
Chris digby
Senior Pilates Practitioner & teacher Trainger (Polestar), Classical Pilates Practitioner (NYC), COnference Presenter Chris Digby is a highly experienced Pilates instructor with over 20 years of teaching expertise and is a third-generation Pilates teacher trained in New York. Internationally certified in both classical and contemporary Pilates, Chris delivers exceptional private sessions and group classes for all ages and abilities.
A passionate educator, Chris is also a national and international Pilates convention presenter, sharing expertise with Pilates professionals across Australia and around the world.
AUSActive Pilates Practitioner
Polestar Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction
NYC Trained 3rd Generation Classical Pilates Practitioner
Owner & Operator of The Pilates Company
natalie visser
Therapeutic Pilates Teacher (APMA)Nat is an experience Therapeutic and Contemporary Pilates Instructor and home-studio operator, who works with a considered, evidence-informed approach, supporting strength, mobility, movement quality, and body awareness through individualised programming.
Her teaching prioritises safety, graded progression, and functional outcomes, offering clients a supportive and professional environment within which they can develop sustainable movement strategies.
APMA Diploma of Pilates & Movement Therapy
Owner & Operator of Restore'n'Reform PilatesAt Pilates Lab we do not teach one-size-fits-all sessions.
We teach movement that is unique to you and your body -with intention, purpose, and sincerity. Movement that is joyful and empowers you to work toward your goals while thoughtfully supporting any therapeutic needs, whether you are managing a chronic condition or healing from physical injury.
You will be taught Contemporary Therapeutic Pilates.
We create individualised Pilates Method movement programs for all bodies and all experience levels, using all the classical Pilates apparatus, including the Reformer, Tower, Cadillac/Trapeze Table, Chair, and more.
Each session offers a high level of personalised guidance with sessions ranging from Private (1:1) and Duet (2:1) to Semi-Private (4:1) settings.
our method
Our teachings are governed by the guiding principles of the Pilates Method, modern exercise science, and biomechanics.
You will work within your own personalised movement program, alongside truly commited Pilates Enthusiasts, and with real-time modifications or additions offered by your practitioner to address how your body presents on the day.
Breath · Concentration · Centering · Control · Precision · Flow · Alignment · Commitment
These are the principles of the Pilates Method that underpin our teaching. We practice them because they provide, in our experience, the most effective framework for creating lasting change in how a person moves, feels, and functions.
As you practise in our studio, these movement concepts begin to make sense in your own body. They support greater awareness, intention, and purpose, allowing you to move with increasing ease. Over time, this leads to more efficient, effortless, and pain-free movement — and a deeper sense of overall wellbeing.
professional affiliations
Professional association membership matters because it keeps practitioners connected, current, and accountable. It ensures your sessions are informed by evolving knowledge, ethical standards, and collective expertise.
Maja is an active contributing member of Pilates Alliance Australia, and Pilates Lab Phillip Island is a registered affiliated studio. The studio is committed to maintaining high professional standards, ongoing education, and evidence-informed practice within the Pilates profession.
Pilates Lab also works in collaboration with National Pilates Training, offering facilitated workplace placements for Pilates students. This allows students to complete their formal training through National Pilates Training while undertaking supervised practical experience at Pilates Lab Phillip Island, within a contemporary, therapeutic, and Pilates Method grounded environment.
We are always looking for committed students and great teachers. Please Contact us to learn more.
our background
Pilates Lab Phillip Island is a Contemporary and Therapeutic Boutique Pilates Studio in the heart of Cowes, Phillip Island.
Pilates Lab Phillip Island opened its physical studio in Cowes in early 2024, following several years of evolution. Originally established in North East Melbourne, the studio operated online during the pandemic before relocating to Phillip Island post-COVID—first as a home studio, and later growing into its current dedicated space.
Pilates Lab is the result of over a decade of teaching across contemporary Pilates studios, rehabilitation clinics, and allied health settings in Melbourne, combined with a lifelong engagement with movement, athletic performance, and a deep interest in the human body and biomechanics.
Founded and led by Maja Lund Loekkegaard, Pilates Lab is shaped by a background that bridges high-level athleticism, science, and the performing arts. Maja began her professional life as an elite equestrian athlete, training horses and competing internationally in show jumping. After stepping away from competitive sport, she followed a path into science and academia, completing advanced research in human assistive robotics, while remaining deeply physically active through dance, freediving, surfing, and long-distance running.
Later, while working in the European tech sector, Maja performed part-time with a Danish dance collective, training daily in classical ballet, contemporary, and fusion dance styles. Pilates was already a foundational part of her training—essential for maintaining resilience, strength, and longevity in a maturing, high-performing body.
A planned transition into full-time dance training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London was interrupted by family circumstances in Australia, prompting a return and a shift in direction. Maja undertook a full-time Therapeutic Pilates Diploma and began working within a Pilates and Exercise Physiology clinic in Melbourne. This period deepened her focus on movement analysis, technique refinement, and working with both high-performing and complex bodies.
During this time, Maja experienced a life-altering birth injury, resulting in severe pelvic and musculoskeletal trauma and several years of disability. Struggling to find help with a proper diagnosis or rehabilitation Maja managed to restore her capacity to move again through her own research and Pilates practice.
These struggles inspired a deeper understanding of how female bodies adapt through life stages, and how movement capacity and load tolerance are influenced by the endocrine, neurological, and neuromuscular systems—both in healthy physiology and in more complex or disordered bodies.
From this came a clear studio vision: a Therapeutic and Contemporary Pilates Method Studio that delivers exceptional movement training while also supporting rehabilitation and progressive conditioning for bodies with specialist needs.
Today, Pilates Lab supports a wide community of movers, from athletes and experienced practitioners to those living with hypermobility, EDS-related presentations, neurological conditions, persistent pain, and other complex musculoskeletal or hormonally-influenced disorders.
The studio exists to protect long-term movement potential. It offers a place where bodies can rehabilitate from injury, restore strength, increase mobility, rebuild proprioception and coordination, and progress confidently — supported by thoughtful, sustainable, high-quality movement training.
Here, the Pilates method is taught as it was intended: precise, intelligent, adaptable, and progressive. And the studio’s greater purpose remains anchored in the belief that every body deserves movement that is wholesome, intentional, empowering, and unique to the individual.
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Truly Exceptional Pilates Studio
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A Game Changer
Lea V.
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The studio is brilliant
Robyn L.
Pilates Lab and Zoe Wood Movement have created a fully equipped group space teaching classical and contemporary matwork Pilates, women’s strength-training, specialist & theraputic group classes, workshops and more.
Classes are taught in a supportive small-group setting which focuses on movement education and confidence, technique, and personal empowerment.
small group pilates and strength training
