James Crane

James enjoys helping people find strength, balance and ease of movement through Pilates. Pilates has been incredibly helpful for his own body throughout his years and he believes that a regular pilates routine is the ultimate in reaching one’s highest potential in overall physical and mental wellbeing.

James has worked with many leading Pilates instructors over the years and has accumulated a large part of what he knows from working with Jay Grimes at Vintage Pilates in Los Angeles. Jay learned directly from Joe Pilates and has been teaching Pilates for more than 50 years. Jay has provided a wealth of information about the complete system of Pilates as it was taught in Joe’s original studio. James completed “The Work”, a comprehensive graduate program at Vintage Pilates and was also one of 18 teachers worldwide handpicked to study with Jay in his program “Teaching the Work”.  James has also learned from others who have been taught directly by Joe Pilates, such as Romana Kryzanowska and Eve Gentry.

James offers a uniquely profound perspective in Pilates, with backgrounds in both physiology and furniture design. Active in both teaching Pilates and building furniture and equipment, James finds similarities in working with human bodies and building physical structure – both require strong foundations if they’re going to function well.