Years teaching, since 2014
10+
Balanced Body certification
520-hr
App Store, 117 ratings
4.9
Students taught worldwide
Thousands
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how it began
my story
I started teaching Pilates in 2014 after voluntarily throwing myself straight into the world of group classes. At the time, I had already been practicing Pilates since my teenage years, but it was discovering Reformer Pilates in 2012 that truly changed everything for me. I fell in love with the method immediately: the precision, the flow, the way it could make you feel both stronger and more connected to your body at the same time.
In 2015, I opened my first Saran Pilates studio in Los Angeles, followed by a second location in Asheville, North Carolina.
Over the years, I've taught thousands of people and worked with an incredible variety of bodies, movement patterns, injuries, strengths, and goals. Teaching in person for so many years gave me something invaluable: the ability to truly see how people move. I learned how to anticipate common compensations, which cues create immediate understanding, and how to verbally guide someone into moving better, even without physically touching them.
When I moved to Atlanta in 2019, I shifted my focus toward building an online platform that could recreate the feeling of having a highly trained instructor guiding you right there in your home. My goal was never to create random workout choreography. I wanted to create thoughtful, intelligent Pilates classes that feel personal, progressive, and rooted in real teaching experience.
Today, I live in Atlanta with my husband and young daughter, continuing to build a platform designed to help people move well, feel good, and genuinely enjoy their Pilates practice.
That experience became the foundation of Saran Pilates On-Demand.
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Training & experience
Certifications & Credentials
✓ Comprehensive Pilates Certification — Balanced Body (520-hour training program)
✓ Teaching Pilates professionally since 2014
✓ Founded in-studio Reformer practices in Los Angeles and Asheville (2015–2019)
✓ Taught thousands of students across in-person studios and the on-demand platform
Intelligent movement
Teaching Philosophy
My teaching style is classically rooted, meaning I stay deeply connected to the original Pilates principles: control, precision, breath, flow, awareness, and full-body integration. Even when I teach more contemporary-style classes, the movements are still Pilates-based and intentionally programmed to help you experience the true benefits of the method.
To me, Pilates is not about performing choreography for the sake of entertainment or intensity. It's about intelligent movement. Every exercise should have purpose. Every transition should teach you something. Every class should help you move through life feeling stronger, more balanced, and more connected to your body.
I also believe Pilates should feel approachable and enjoyable. You can be thoughtful and have fun. You can challenge yourself without punishing your body. My goal is to create classes that keep people consistent because consistency is where real transformation happens.
One of the biggest advantages of my years teaching in physical studios is that I understand how bodies tend to move. I know the compensations people commonly make, where they may lose connection, and which verbal cues help create better movement patterns. That's why my on-demand classes are designed to feel incredibly guided and personal, almost as if I'm teaching you live in your own home.
At Saran Pilates, the goal is not perfection. It’s building a sustainable, evolving practice that helps you feel good in your body for years to come.
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With over 10 years of teaching experience and a Balanced Body comprehensive certification, I’ve helped thousands discover that Pilates isn’t just a workout — it’s a lifelong investment in feeling good. Helping you move well, feel strong, and enjoy the journey? That’s my favorite part.
Gabrielle Saran
Founder & Lead Instructor
Gabrielle Saran
Founder & Lead Instructor
With over 10 years of teaching experience and a Balanced Body comprehensive certification, I’ve helped thousands discover that Pilates isn’t just a workout — it’s a lifelong investment in feeling good. Helping you move well, feel strong, and enjoy the journey? That’s my favorite part.
What Our Members Are Saying
My favorite classes with THE best cueing!
Saran Pilates has the best library of online reformer classes! As someone who is still learning, Gabrielle's cueing is so intuitive and clear. She has not only helped me achieve more advanced moves, but I can do her workouts without even looking at the video. The app itself is aesthetically pleasing, simple, and it works well!
Lotta Laffs
Creative and Challenging
I do at least five Saran Pilates workouts a week and my husband does about four. We've done in person and other online classes and we really appreciate Gabrielle's creativity in creating very challenging workouts that have without a doubt made us healthier and happier. Highly recommend.
Steenie O
Best Pilates Reformer App
Studio Pilates classes were too expensive to go often enough to get results so I invested in a Personal Hour Nano Pro reformer and become a monthly subscriber to Saran Pilates. Gabrielle is an excellent instructor and there are so many classes. After 2 years of studio classes there were so many moves that I had never seen until using Gabrielle's app. Subscribing is a no brainer. Invest in future YOU!
PhotoLora
So effective, love it
I just wanted to express my gratitude for the incredible experience I've had with the online Pilates app and Gabrielle as a teacher. She is truly exceptional, her motivation has helped me improve my fitness and flexibility significantly. I look forward to the online Pilates classes. I love her tips to make the exercise more effective. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed.
FreedomMZ
4.9/5 on the App Store · 108 ratings
A NOTE FROM GABRIELLE
frequently asked questions
Who is Gabrielle Saran?
Gabrielle Saran is the founder and lead instructor of Saran Pilates, an on-demand reformer Pilates platform built for practicing at home. A Balanced Body certified instructor, she has taught since 2014, first in studios in Los Angeles and Asheville and now online from Atlanta, where she creates every program on the platform herself.
What certifications does Gabrielle Saran have?
She holds a Comprehensive Pilates Certification from Balanced Body, earned through their 520-hour training program, one of the more rigorous credentials in the field. It covers the full method across reformer, mat, and supporting apparatus, which is what lets her teach properly sequenced progressions rather than one-off workouts.
How long has Gabrielle Saran been teaching Pilates?
She has been teaching since 2014, which is more than ten years and several thousand students between in-person studios and her on-demand platform. That experience shows up in how she cues, anticipating where beginners tend to get stuck before it happens.
What is Saran Pilates?
Saran Pilates is an on-demand reformer Pilates app built around structured, progressive programs instead of an endless class library, so you always know what to do next. Founded by Gabrielle Saran, it is made for practicing at home and streams on iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV, with a 7-day free trial to start.
