AP8
For more than 15 years we have offered classes of pilates, yoga and ballet at our studio in Via Palermo 8, in the heart of Milan, and recentrly we have open a second location in Via Macedonio Melloni 75.
Everyday we open our doors with the intent of taking care of the well-being of your body and mind.
More than a studio, our two locations are a sort of welcoming home: under our roof we have space for three different disciplines and a team of more than ten people.
We propose tailored solutions to well-being: group and individual journeys, to the discovery of the body through movement and breathing.
Our passion for the disciplines we teach is guided by the goal of providing a super high-quality service, thanks to a unique location, excellent teachers, a flexible and customizable management of your classes.
Two welcoming spaces
We have two studios, both in Milan, that share the same soul, despite being deeply different and with unique features.
Palermo 8
Our historic location is at Via Palermo 8, on the second floor of a charming historic building in Brera, Milan.
Light is the highlight of our rooms, which overlook a wonderful courtyard that turns green in the spring and is filled with little birds.
Here, you'll feel like you're in a comfortable apartment, where you'll find: three rooms with Pilates machines (reformer, cadillac, chair), a small room for individual sessions (with machines), and the brightest room of all, the blue room, dedicated to yoga and dance classes.
Melloni 75
In March 2025, we inaugurated a new equally special location: at Via Melloni 75, at the end of the courtyard, we discovered a corner of Milan that moved us, and we decided to make it our second home.
Here, you'll find a welcoming, quiet, and intimate space, where the atmosphere is perfect for relaxation, thanks to the Pilates reformer classes, but especially the large room dedicated to yoga, dance, and free movement, explored in various forms.
Team
We could say qualified, expert, professionals, but we really want to write it out: our teachers are great!
A harmonious and varied team made up of sympathetic, available and passionate people: you'll take something different from each of them, and learn new ways of moving your body and breathe.
The heterogeneity of our teachers allow us to respond to different needs: postural gymnastics, yoga therapy, functional traning, rehabilitation, meditation... These are just some of the specializations we have.
Furthermore, in our administrative office you'll find a special hospitality: smiles and friendly words, mixed with kindness and professionalism.
Eleonora
Partner of AP8, she's responsible for the pilates branch. She is a certified Covatech® teacher since 2008. She teaches intermediate and advanced pilates groups and one-to-one pilates classes as well as ballet for adults.
Paola Ginevra
Partner of AP8, she is responsible for the yoga branch and has been teaching for more than 30 years. She is specialized in Hatha Yoga and Meditation; her classes aim at reaching a balance between mind and body. She also teaches one-to-one Yoga Therapy classes.
Carolina
Partner of AP8, she doesn't teach but she is definitely our problem solver. She welcomes, manages and communicates. For any request you can contact her, she'll know how to make you feel at home.
Maria Serena
Pilates teacher, she is specialized in posturology and TNM. She is our most technical teacher: she comes from the medical world and she is further training in ostheopathy. One of her most affectionate students calls her Growl, and it's quiet a particularly apt nickname.
Francesca
She teaches intermediate and advanced Pilates classes. Her classes are particulary intense and challenging: if you dream of sculpted abs and high glutes, Francesca is the right teacher for you. Stott pilates method.
Milla
She is a Covatech® certified Pilates teacher and comes from ballet. She pays particular attention to the alingment of the body and its movements and teaches intermediate and advanced classes; she is also specialized in the use and teaching of Chair®.
Viola
You can come by any morning and you'll definitely find one of Viola's classes, one of our most longtime teachers. She teaches all-levels classes with classic but dynamic sequences. Stott Pilates method.
Clara
From ballet, to pilates, through yoga: Clara has explored - and loved - all the disciplines we offer. Fashionable, funny, unconventional and with a tender heart, Clara teaches intermediate Pilates classes. Stott method.
Arya
She works in reception and administration but she is also a wonderful songwriter. Arya is our double-life star: you can find her behind the computer by day, and on a stage by night!
Lucia
Valentina
Fluid booking
We have a fluid booking system, without obligation to have fixed bookings, and with the possibility to autonomously manage your classes.
Our timetable is constantly updating, with lots of classes everyday (also on the weekend!) at (almost) all hours.
And you can change your booking up to 12 hours before the class without penalty.
Care
We offer courses in small groups, allowing the teacher to focus on and attend each participant.
But also duests and individual sessions, totally adjustable to your needs.
We like to call each client by name - yes, we remember it already after our first meeting - and we do our best to satisfy any request.
