Gratz Ambassador

Holly Murray

Holly Murray is a Classical Pilates educator, author, mentor, and founder of Pi Studios and the Pi Teacher Training Academy in the United Kingdom.

Location: Battersea, London

Studio: Pi Studios

Instagram: @pistudiopilates

LinkedIn: Holly Murray | LinkedIn

“When I began my Classical Pilates training, there was really only one choice: Gratz. The Pilates world was much smaller then, and if you trained in the original lineage, Gratz was simply the apparatus you worked on. I still have the original receipts from my first order in 2003—two Reformers, a Cadillac, High Chair, Wall Units, Wunda Chairs, Spine Correctors, Barrels, and a Ladder Barrel. It represented a huge commitment, and together they became one of the first fully equipped Classical Pilates studios in the UK.

More than twenty years later, much has changed. Pilates has grown beyond anything we could have imagined. There are many excellent manufacturers, countless training programmes, and millions more people practising the method worldwide.

What has never changed, however, is that Gratz continues to hold the original blueprints of Joseph Pilates' apparatus. The dimensions, the geometry, the feel, and the feedback remain remarkably faithful to the work as it was intended to be experienced. Those details matter. They shape the movement, the challenge, and ultimately the education of both teacher and student.

The very apparatus I purchased over two decades ago is still in daily use at Pi. That longevity says everything about the craftsmanship and enduring quality of Gratz.

For me, becoming a Gratz Ambassador feels like coming full circle. We have both grown over the past twenty-five years, but what has remained constant is a shared commitment to preserving the integrity of Joseph Pilates' original method for future generations.

with confidence while contributing to its continued preservation for future generations."

About Holly

Holly Murray is a Classical Pilates educator, author, mentor, and founder of Pi Studios and the Pi Teacher Training Academy in the United Kingdom. For more than twenty-five years, Holly has been dedicated to preserving and sharing Joseph Pilates' original method through authentic teaching, rigorous teacher education, and a deep respect for its lineage.

Trained directly under Romana Kryzanowska, Holly established one of the UK's first fully equipped Classical Pilates studios using Gratz apparatus and developed one of the country's earliest comprehensive Classical Pilates teacher-training programmes. Since then, she has trained and mentored teachers across the UK and internationally, helping to preserve the integrity of the Classical method for future generations.

Her first book, Pilates, Flow, and Healing: A Philosophical and Trauma-Informed Guide to Living the Method, will be published by North Atlantic Books in January 2027. The book explores the enduring relevance of Joseph Pilates' work, revealing Classical Pilates as an embodied practice that supports health, resilience, and human flourishing.

Today, Holly continues to steward and teach internationally, at her studio in London, committed to the principles, precision, and craftsmanship that have defined the Classical Pilates method for generations. Believing it’s the people and the relationship that matter the most.

Gratz Pilates Ambassador - Holly Murray

Holly Murray