Master Pilates Trainer Jason Thomas
About Jason...
Jason first discovered Pilates in Los Angeles in the 1990's and his belief in this revolutionary exercise and rehabilitation method led him to train as the full-time apprentice and protégé to Paul Anthony McLinden (PDTD, Royal Academy of Dance and the very first Head of Teacher Training for Body Control Pilates, a current world leader in Pilates education).
Jason and Paul together opened Ocean Wave Pilates, one of the first equipment-based Pilates studios on the UK's southcoast, in 2002 and during his 20+ years of teaching, Jason's trained side by side with some of the biggest names in the Pilates industry: Lynne Robinson, Alan Herdman, Miranda Bass, James D'Silva, Barbara Mayr, and Beverly Hills based Pilates guru (and Madonna's personal trainer) Siri Dharma Galliano.
Throughout 2006-08, Jason and Paul travelled the world instructing classical Pilates Reformer and Cadillac repertoire for fellow Pilates teachers during guest residencies at studios in Buenos Aires, Sydney, Vienna, and at South East Asia's most exclusive health resort Chiva-Som (voted ‘Top Destination Spa Resort in the World’ by Condé Nast Traveler 2021)
Back in the UK, Jason acted as a guest lecturer for the University of Chichester’s Department of Dance, designing the University’s classical Pilates studio and instructing MFA students in apparatus and matwork repertoire. Jason continues to teach weekly Pilates matwork classes for the cast and crew at the National Theatre of Scotland, as well as joining holiday experts Yoga Explorers at 5-star eco-resorts Tigmi Retreat in Marrakech (as featured in Harper’s Bazaar) and Prana del Mar, on Mexico's beautiful Baja coast. Jason co-produced and is featured in three full-length instructional Pilates DVDs: Your Pilates Home Program, Pilates Revolution, and Pilates for Dancers with Paul McLinden.
Jason’s hugely eclectic client base includes: post-operative grandparents, stressed out London cab drivers, nervous and expectant first-time mums, barristers of the King's Councel, professional skateboarders, injured ballet dancers, GRAMMY® Award winning opera singers, Turner Prize winning artists, and a handful of A-list Hollywood celebrities.
Jason continues to bring his experience, approachability, and total enthusiasm for teaching the Pilates method in all its many variations.