Unicity

25/09/2025

Why Has Modern Pilates Become So Static?

1 - Commercialisation – After Pilates’ death in 1967, his method was absorbed by the fitness industry. Group mat classes became the easiest way to market and standardise. Rolling, crawling, or hopping were quietly left out.
2 - Fitness Trends – In the 1980s–90s, Pilates was popularised as a way to get “flat abs” and long, lean muscles. The aesthetic goal overshadowed the functional one.
3 - Client Expectations – People walking into a Pilates studio today expect yoga-like or ab-focused work. Studios meet those expectations.

https://unicity.scot/2025/09/25/why-has-modern-pilates-become-so-static/

17/09/2025

Inch House Community Centre
When: Every Wednesday
Time : From 18H00 to 19H00
Contact: contact@unicity.com
https://unicity.scot/

17/09/2025

Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre SCIO
When: Every Friday
Time : From 18H00 to 19H00
Contact: contact@unicity.com
https://unicity.scot/

16/08/2025

Can you stand up and sit down more than…

10 times (if you’re over 60)?
15 times (if you’re 50–60)?
20 times (if you’re under 50)?
25 times (if you’re under 30)?

If not, don’t worry, balance, coordination, and mobility can be trained at any age. Our classes help you rediscover natural movement, improve confidence, and protect yourself from falls.

Classes UNICITY : https://unicity.scot/pilates-taiso-unicity/

Classes Edinburgh Adult Education Programme: https://adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?ENTRY=taiso&ENTRY_NAME=BS&ENTRY_TYPE=K&SORTS=ESD.SDTE%5DESD.STIM&GQ=taiso&NRECS=20&QRY=EVSEDTE%3A+%22%3E%3D+TODAY%22&QRYTEXT=Upcoming+events&_SPQ=2

11/08/2025

Feldenkrais Workshops - Holistic Movements

“When you know what you are doing, you can do what you want.”
Dr Moshe Feldenkrais (Awareness Through Movement, Harper & Row, 1967)

Our Holistic Movements classes use gentle, floor-based or seated lessons inspired by the Feldenkrais Method, a movement approach that re-trains the brain to move with less effort and more freedom.
No experience needed, and all abilities welcome.

📅 Class options
1 - Currie Community High School – Mondays, 6:30–7:30 pm
22 Sept – 8 Dec (no class 27 Oct, catch-up 8 Dec) – Event reference: CUR02161

Inch House Community Centre – Tuesdays, 6:30–7:30 pm
23 Sept – 9 Dec (no class 28 Oct, catch-up 9 Dec) – Event reference: IHC02174

Inch House Community Centre – Thursdays, 9:30–10:30 am
25 Sept – 11 Dec (no class 30 Oct, catch-up 11 Dec) – Event reference: IHC02178

💷 Standard £52.95 | Concession £26.80 | Reduced £21

Organised by: Adult Education Program Edinburgh
Booking: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/adult-learning/adult-education
More information: https://unicity.scot/

17/05/2025

https://unicity.scot/2025/05/17/toe-walking-in-adults-understanding-origins-implications-and-neurofunctional-pathways-for-change/

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15/04/2025

Feldenkrais – Holistic Movements – Belgium
In March, I had the privilege of leading a Feldenkrais class in Lommel, Belgium.

https://unicity.scot/2025/04/15/feldenkrais-holistic-movements-belgium/

06/03/2025

✨ Holistic Movement Workshop – A Great Success! ✨

🔹 Workshop led by: Yann Ao’Drenn (unicity.scot)
📍 Location: Inch House, Edinburgh
📩 Further information: contact@unicity.scot

This weekend’s Holistic Movement Workshop at Inch House, Edinburgh, was an incredible experience! 26 people came together in a 55 sqm space, creating the perfect setting for movement, awareness, and connection.

As human beings, we are not meant to exist in isolation. Our ancestors could only thrive through collaboration, by sensing and acknowledging the presence of others. In this workshop, attendees had to adapt, be aware, and take care of one another—a key element of movement and life itself.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, for your presence, curiosity, and engagement. Your feedback is invaluable and will help shape future sessions. If you attended and haven’t shared your thoughts yet, I’d love to hear from you!

More workshops to come—stay tuned!

07/02/2025

Our modern lifestyle has weakened essential movement patterns. But they are still within us, waiting to be reawakened! This workshop will help you restore coordination, balance, and control through mindful movement.
Sat 1st March from 3 to 5pm at Inch House Community Centre
Fee: £5
https://unicity.scot/holistic-movement-workshop-registration/

19/01/2025

The Taiso classes will restart at:
- Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre SCIO: Tuesday 28th January at 6pm
- Inch House Community Centre: Wednesday 29th January at 6pm.

16/09/2024

Feldenkrais Seminar in Nantes - Brittany
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September.
Limited number of attendees 35.
We prioritise the Feldenkrais practitioners.

Register here: https://unicity.scot/feldenkrais-seminar/

20/07/2024

Inch House Community Centre, Wednesday
Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre SCIO Tuesday

Every week at 6pm
Registration: https://unicity.scot/pilates-tauso-regitration-form/

Fee et calendar: https://unicity.scot/classes-calendar/