Somewhere along the way, mat classes became the “beginner option.” The place people start before moving on to reformer and equipment. But something interesting happens in my classes. People who have done reformer for years come to mat… and halfway through they look at me like: “Why is this so much harder than I expected?” Because without the carriage or springs, the body has to organise the movement itself. No assistance. No momentum. Just control. There’s space for every piece of equipment in P