Move. Nourish. Thrive.
Charlyn has built her career almost exclusively in one-on-one sessions—guiding clients through pain-free movement, and mentoring teachers training to do the same.
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About Charlyn
Charlyn Huss d’Anconia, MA, NCPT, founded Playhouse Pilates in 2007 and led it for 13 years as a thriving Pilates studio offering Reformer and mat classes, comprehensive teacher training, workshops, retreats, the 90-Day Pilates Challenge, and complementary movement practices.
Since 2020, Playhouse Pilates has evolved into Charlyn’s bespoke private practice. Working both in person and online, she creates highly individualized experiences shaped around each client’s body, history, needs, and goals. She also teaches intimate weekly CoreSpring® group classes to clients around the world and continues to lead retreats, workshops, and professional education for teachers.
A Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher since 2005, Charlyn brings more than three decades of experience spanning Pilates, performance, psychology, movement, and holistic health. Her work is centered around one essential question: What if pain is not something to push through, but information the body is offering about how to move through it?
Charlyn is the co-creator and patented inventor of the CoreSpring® apparatus and creator of the CoreSpring® Method of Direct Spring Resistance—an innovation born at Playhouse Pilates from her lifelong commitment to honoring the intelligence of the body, exploring the depth of change a coherent Method can create, and remaining curious about what is possible.
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, continuously certified since 2005
Gut Health
A customized program built around what your body can absorb, not just what's on your plate — now with its own full page: packages, à la carte services, and everything you need to get started.
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Every session is private, one-on-one, and booked directly with founder Charlyn Huss d'Anconia.
Interested in semi-private or duo sessions? Inquire directly — availability is limited.
Credit card purchases are subject to a fee of 2.75% or more. Ask us about CoreSpring® group class membership.
Call or text (626) 371-0000 or email playhousepilates@gmail.com to book.
Not A Class. A Practice.
Every session is private and one-on-one — no generic sequence, no class to keep up with. Work is drawn from wherever your body actually needs it:
Progress isn't assumed here — it's tracked, so you can see what's actually changing.
From the Blog
What the reformer actually does for your body — and why it isn't just "Pilates with springs."
Posture isn't about standing up straight. It's about how your whole body organizes itself.
A closer look at the ball work that rounds out a Playhouse Pilates practice.
Updated Blog Page coming soon.