A Studio Built on Strength with Purpose

Activation Pilates is a boutique Pilates studio located in Core Collective Dempsey. We focus on one thing: helping you build the strength, control, and mobility that make everyday life feel easier and more supported.

Our work is grounded in technique, not trends — and in long-term ability, not quick fixes.

Movement should serve your life, not the other way around. We teach Pilates as a practice of precision and intention, where every repetition has a reason and every session builds on the last.

Our emphasis stays consistent:

  • Strong, stable core

  • Better posture and alignment

  • Improved mobility and joint control

  • Balance, coordination, and everyday resilience

  • Toning where it matters

No noisy classes, no choreography for the sake of it — just thoughtful, progressive instruction designed to help you move well.

Our Philosophy

Expert Led

Activation Pilates is founded by Angie Seow-Yuen, a senior instructor and instructor trainer with over 10 years of experience. Angie brings care, clarity, patience, and meticulous eye — qualities that shape the way we teach and the environment we create.

We work with clients who want to feel stronger and move better — whether they’re beginning their Pilates journey or refining it.

Our space is intentionally inclusive and suited for:

  • Professionals managing posture and tension

  • Parents needing practical strength for daily demands

  • Clients rebuilding strength after injury (in tandem with physios)

  • People playing sports who are seeking better control and movement efficiency

  • Complete beginners who want safe, guided learning

Every client works at their pace — with structure, clarity, and care.

Who We Support

ANGIE SEOW

Founder | Instructor

Qualifications:

  • The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA)/ National Pilates Certification Program (NPCP) – Teacher Certification

  • Certified in Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) by Dr Joe Muscolino

  • Pilates Academy International (PAI)
    * Master Instructor Trainer
    * Certified Level 1 & 2: All Equipment
    * Pre/Post-Rehabilitative Pilates
    * Pre/Post-Natal Pilates
    * Anatomy, Biomechanics and Postural Analysis
    * Golden Pilates

  • Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor
    * Level 1 & 2: All equipment
    * Injuries & Special Populations Course

From the mat to the reformer, Angie brings her passion for empowering movement and recovery to all clients of Activation Pilates.

  • BASI Pilates® Pilates
    * Anatomy Course

  • Jungle Sports Suspension Training:
    * Physio Educative 1 & 2 Instructor

  • The Centre for Women’s Fitness
    * Pre/Post-natal Pilates Specialist™
    * Pilates Applications for Pelvic Floor Program™
    * Pilates for Menopause Program™
    * Myofascial Release Techniques for Fitness Professionals™
    * The Center Method for Diastasis Recti Recovery

  • CARDIOLATES® Trainer – Pilates on Fifth

  • Trigger Point Therapy – Myofascial Compression Technique

  • Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function

CHARMAINE ANG

 Instructor

Passionate about the transformative impact of Pilates, Charmaine turned her personal practice into purpose — choosing to teach so she could share its benefits as a lifestyle with others.

Qualifications:

  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Certified

  • Balanced Body Certified
    * Comprehensive Pilates Instructor (All Apparatus)
    * CoreAlign 1

  • Certified Pilates Academy International (PAI) Instructor
    * Level 1: Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels
    * Level 2: Mat and Reformer
    * Pre/Post-Rehabilitation Pilates
    * Pre/Post-Natal Pilates
    * Anatomy, Biomechanics and Postural Analysis
    * Golden Pilates

  • The Center for Women's Fitness
    * Pre and Postnatal Pilates Specialist

  • Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function

HANA CHA

 Instructor

Hana believes that “Motion is Lotion” — and is passionate about helping people move with less pain and more ease, adding quality to their lives one session at a time.

Qualifications:

  • Certified Pilates Academy International (PAI) Instructor
    * Level 1: Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels
    * Level 2: Mat and Reformer)
    * Pre/Post Rehabilitation Pilates
    * Pilates for Golfers and Racket Sports
    * Pre/Post-Natal Pilates

  • The Center for Women’s Fitness
    * Rocking and Rolling to Release
    * Support your Pelvic Floor Pelvic Floor Training
    * The Center Method for Diastasis Recti Recovery

  • Rehabilitation Prague School: DNS Exercise Course I

  • Scolio Pilates Module 1-2 by Karina Thek

DEBORAH TAY

 Instructor

Driven by purpose and compassion, Deborah is passionate about helping clients through their pain journeys — using Pilates as a tool to restore, realign, and rebuild.

Qualifications:

  • Certified STOTT® Pilates Instructor
    * Level 1 - Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Stability Chair, Arc Barrel, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector

  • Yoga Alliance 500hr (2006)

  • Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function (2023)

FLORA YEE

 Instructor

Whether you’re just starting out or refining your practice, Flora creates a space where progress feels personal and empowering.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Pilates for Special populations (injuries, pain, recovery)

  • Matwork

  • Pilates for Mobility and Flexibility

  • Working with Singers, Teenage Choristers, Musicians (core control, posture and alignment and joint mobility)

Qualifications:

  • Certified Bodytree Academy (BTA) Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training program

  • Certified STOTT® Pilates instructor
    * Matwork Level 1
    * Injuries and Special Population
    * Programming for Scoliosis Management

  • Certified Pilates Academy International (PAI) Instructor
    * Matwork and Reformer Tier 1-3

  • Licensed provider of Fletcher Pilates Towelwork, Floorwork and Barrework

  • International Sports Academy (ISA) exercise prescription for Special Population (Youth, Elderly, Pregnant)

  • Barefoot Training Specialist Level 1

  • Barefoot Workout

  • Cancer Exercise Specialist