Skylight Pilates

Skylight Pilates Kali is a 600-hour Comprehensively Certified Classical Pilates Instructor who loves teaching Pilates to people of all ages.

She’s been practicing Pilates for over 12 years and teaching in the Kansas City area since 2018.

06/13/2026

Pilates is calling YOU 📱

Say hello to yourself! Contrology reformers are here and every muscle in your body can be woke up! And yes, Pilates is fun!

Find out what the spring tension is all about. Give it a whirl 💫 sooner you start the sooner you notice the differences!!

Short box Series on the reformer compare and contrasting younger me to today me for fun. Three pics show variations roun...
06/03/2026

Short box Series on the reformer compare and contrasting younger me to today me for fun. Three pics show variations round, straight and twist.

Pics of November 3, 2018 on the left.

Pics from today on the right.

7.5 years difference.
Thousands of minutes of Pilates.
Stronger than ever.

YUP 👍

Pilates has me feeling F I N E with turning 46 🎂 Happy Birthday to me, grateful my spine is strong and flexible.

Not too late to start Pilates and see where it takes you! Link in bio or Vagaro app for scheduling.

Silver Stars Ann and Jenny keep showing up 👏💪🌟 they sure are sassy and spunky! Love the energy they bring into the studi...
05/27/2026

Silver Stars Ann and Jenny keep showing up 👏💪🌟 they sure are sassy and spunky! Love the energy they bring into the studio 💗 they also need me to make a swear jar 🤣🤣🤣 they’ve learned that Pilates is more difficult than it looks to anyone watching. It’s true, you can be practicing Pilates and be over 60.

Thank you for twinning and shining so brightly Ann and Jenny (aka Mom!) the Pilates glow up suits you well!!!

05/21/2026

Summertime is pool time and of course feeling confident in your bathing suit!

This Intermediate Pilates Reformer move called Backstroke gets the core, arms, legs and back toned 👙🩳☀️ 3 reps is plenty!!!

The studio is closed Monday, May 25 2026 for Memorial Day. Secure your Pilates time on another day with link in bio 😉

05/14/2026

Loved my 30 minute workout on the Ladder Barrel today! As the owner and instructor it’s hard to get out of the studio for a private session or class so I keep up with my Pilates practice with ! I listened and watched along to someone I admire in the Pilates space, Lesley Logan. A few new variations and I took a small break to stretch out my neck when I needed to…right about when she cued for Around the World 😂 IYKYK 😂 Thank you .logan - when in Kansas please stop by!!!

ps I swear I did the Hundred it’s in another video oops

Soooo I bet your shoulders are rounded forward right now. The ladder barrel can help open up your thoracic spine in a supported yet challenging way.

Book a private session here and tell me you want to use the ladder barrel and we make it happen. Cool 😎

Revised the early morning schedule to add in 2 more choices for your Pilates self-care time! Already posted in Vagaro, w...
05/05/2026

Revised the early morning schedule to add in 2 more choices for your Pilates self-care time! Already posted in Vagaro, why not sign up and start this Thursday 5/7??

Intro to Pilates (30 min) class at 7:45 am is terrific for those new to Pilates to become familiar with the safety aspects of the equipment and learn the fundamental Pilates exercises. Thursdays Intro class is on the reformer, while Wednesdays alternates every week between reformer and tower!

Classical Pilates class is a 50-minute open-level ability class which starts at 8:30am. Ideally you’ve done at least 5 Novice Apparatus classes here before you venture into this class. However—I know how to teach to the bodies in class. If I don’t know your body, we’ll find out together how you handle the Classical Pilates beginner reformer order.

Private sessions available after 1:30pm on Thursdays. Book online to reserve the whole studio to yourself for 30 or 50-minutes!

04/29/2026

Leave the studio feeling taller than when you got here! Yay, it’s the Tower apparatus on Tuesdays and Wednesday til midday.

If your shoulders like to round forward this move called Long Back Stretch can help offset that! You’ll be stretching and strengthening the pectoral muscles as well as the shoulder girdle.

And you’ll find tiny muscles in your forearms and perhaps a bit more space between your rib-hip waistline area 💫

The spring tension with the roll back bar allows me to find my ideal range. What that looks like for you could be different! The farther someone is from the spring attachment point the more tension is created. Some Pilates moves this is more supportive, for Long Back Stretch it’s is not! Being out farther from the Tower means the movement is harder. I want to keep proper form with a decent amount of strain. Not so far out that my back arches or my left shoulder screams at me. ☮️

Discover the joy of loving moving your body with Classical Pilates. I can’t wait to teach YOU!

04/21/2026

Shocking truth: there’s more than one type of Pilates!

There’s Classical Pilates, the studios and instructors that adhere to Joe Pilates order and prefer to use apparatus like he himself created. That’s the type of equipment found at Skylight Pilates. Check out earlier posts or main website to scope the apparatus used for a comparison!

There’s Contemporary Pilates, which evolved later. Tweaks were made to the exercises and the equipment as I discuss with the show and tell video of my personal reformer/cadillac combo I use at home.

Then there’s Pilates inspired stuff, which could be all over the place and not regulated and may include no actual Pilates exercises at all. Like doing timed reps of things, as many reps of possible in 30 seconds with no regard to form. This type saddens me greatly.

I encourage folks to try both Classical and Contemporary Pilates and then decide which they prefer. I started out in the Contemporary and gradually converted to Classical 👩‍🎓

Some little differences I’ve noticed in regards to studio atmosphere as well:

- no music is played in a Classical studio (or if there is it is soft in the background)
- Contemporary studios may require grip socks
- Contemporary studios might offer only reformer apparatus, which is only one of several pieces in the Pilates system.
- Classical studios will teach you the names of the exercises (like the Hundred!)

Find out if Classical Pilates is a good fit for you! Let’s get you moving in an intentional way that JP created over 100 years ago mmkkk!!!!

Tell me if you’ve tried Contemporary and what you thought of it in the comments? TY!

04/15/2026

Exercise: Footwork
Set up: Tower apparatus, Push through bar with safety chain on and spring attached from down below the mat.

Feel powerful, amazing strength in every muscle of your legs with this Intermediate level set on the Tower apparatus.

Staying in hip distance parallel, my feet change placement four times.

-Toes pointed and on the bar
-Arches on bar, wrapping toes and heels around
-Heels on, toes flexed towards shins
-Point/Flex combo for tendon stretch

5 reps for precision, 5 more continuous for flow.

Followed with a quick stretch and then a fun variation of Hundred 💯💯💯🤍🤍🤍

Sped this up 🙃🙃🙃 really took about 4 whole minutes. At one point I even pushed my arms heavier into the mat during footwork to keep my upper body active.

Does your current workout challenge you like this? Pilates can be fun and seriously difficult all at the same time.

Link in bio to schedule 🦵🦵

04/08/2026

Two years ago the studio opened for its first customers in charming De Soto, KS!

Lots of challenges were faced and of course some days busier than others. I kept showing up and more and more people became interested in doing Pilates here. I knew it would take time to develop a loyal client base and I’m truly grateful for every single human that has practiced Pilates here.

I’m pleased to announce I’ve extended my rental agreement, I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. I can’t wait to see how many more bodies I share the magic of Pilates with 🙌🥳💗

How will you know if Pilates can help YOU if you never try? Book with the Vagaro app and move your body with Classical Pilates!

Address

33900 Lexington Avenue
De Soto, KS
66018

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+19135479277

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