121 Coffee
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At 121 Coffee, we believe that great coffee and nutritious food go hand-in-hand with an active lifestyle.
Whether you’re starting your day, grabbing a mid-morning boost, or fuelling up after a workout, we’ve got you
covered.
Monday – Friday: 6:45am – 2:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Welcome to 121 Zen—the newest, serene addition to the 121 family!
We've created this beautiful, modern studio as a sanctuary where you can truly transform both your body and your mind. 121 Zen is your home for Reformer and Mat Pilates as well as Yoga, with a warm welcome for all levels of fitness.We Support Everyone!
Whether you are stepping onto a reformer for the first time or looking to deepen a decade-long practice, you belong here.For our Beginners: We know starting something new can be intimidating, but we promise our small class sizes ensure you receive personalized attention and hands-on guidance. Our low-impact classes are the perfect, safe foundation for building strength.
For our Advanced clients: Our expert instructors provide the layered challenges and variations you need to keep progressing. Reformer work, in particular, dynamic resistance that will help you refine technique, break through plateaus, and build sophisticated, full-body strength.
Our Classes and Focus
Explore our diverse range of in-person classes, including Reformer Pilates, specialized Pre-natal Reformer, classic Mat Pilates, flowing Vinyasa Yoga, and Mum and Baby Fitness as well as Hot Yoga.All our sessions are designed to deliver maximum results with minimum impact. Using the resistance and support of the reformer machines, every class focuses on dramatically improving your strength, flexibility, mobility, and balance.
We are deeply passionate about a holistic approach to wellbeing. We believe movement should revitalize, not drain. That means every class delivers an energizing full-body workout while also promoting mental clarity, reducing stress, and fostering a deep sense of calm.
Ready to begin your journey? We invite you to step onto the mat or reformer. You'll leave feeling balanced, revitalized, and ready to take on your day!
Reformer Classes
Your Class Journey at 121 Zen
We offer a focused selection of reformer Pilates and specialized classes designed to meet you exactly where you are and guide you to where you want to be.Beginner Level
Ready to explore the magic of the reformer? Our Beginner classes (typically 55 minutes) are the perfect introduction for clients starting their Pilates journey or those easing back into movement.You will learn the fundamentals of reformer work, focusing on proper technique, alignment, and core engagement. This class builds a solid foundation and confidence in your movements, ensuring you feel safe and get the most out of your workout right from day one. Ready to start? It is advised that you wear grip socks to ensure stability and safety on the equipment.
Mixed Level
This class is designed to meet you where you are, blending challenge and support into one fantastic, full-body workout. The pace is steady and mindful, allowing you to focus on form.Your instructor will provide variations to modify or advance each exercise, allowing you to tailor the session to your body’s needs on any given day. This is the ideal class for clients ready to progress beyond the basics.
Improver Level
Ready to take your strength to the next level? Our Improver classes incorporate increased spring resistance and a wider range of exercises to push your strength, endurance, and balance.Expect more advanced spring changes, challenging balance work, and focused variations like plank and inversion exercises. These sessions are designed to further enhance your flexibility, core stability, and coordination, offering a more intense workout. Suitable for: Clients who are confident with the fundamental movements and have consistently completed at least 20 Beginner classes.
Pre-natal Reformer Pilates
"The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy."Specifically designed to stretch, strengthen, and relax your body and mind during pregnancy. We focus on building key muscles to support you through pregnancy and birth, while relieving tension and discomfort through gentle movement and breathwork. Our instructors carefully avoid deep twisting and prone (lying on stomach) exercises to ensure safety. Suitable for: All levels, starting from 12 weeks gestation with GP approval.
-Joseph Pilates
Reformer Pilates for Seniors
"The mind when housed in a healthy body, possesses a glorious sense of power."Reformer Pilates is an excellent, low-impact tool for promoting overall well-being and enhancing physical and mental health as we age.
-Joseph Pilates
- Boosted Balance and Fall Prevention: Focused core work and controlled movements dramatically improve stability and coordination.
- Increased Functional Strength: The reformer's resistance system helps you maintain muscle mass and functional strength, vital for everyday activities.
- Gentle Joint & Spine Health: As a truly low-impact practice, the Reformer supports your body while improving joint mobility and reducing stiffness.
- Adaptability for All Abilities: The equipment can be easily modified to suit your individual needs, making this practice accessible and effective.
- Social and Mental Well-being: Group classes offer a wonderful social outlet and contribute to mental clarity and a lasting sense of community.
Teen Reformer Class
The Teen Reformer Class is designed specifically for ages 14-17. This class focuses on :Building Strength
Improving Posture & Mobility
Boosting Confidence
Supporting teens involved in Sport
A fun, supportive environment
Yoga is a mind-body practice that originated in ancient India and combines physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation or relaxation. The word “yoga” comes from a Sanskrit root meaning “to unite” — symbolizing the connection of body, mind, and spirit. Yoga is practiced in many styles, from gentle movements promoting relaxation to more active sequences that build strength and flexibility. Classical yoga also has a philosophical and spiritual component, but even in modern fitness and wellness settings, the focus remains on integrating movement, breath, and awareness to support overall well-being.
Yoga offers many benefits for health, both physical and mental. Regular practice can improve flexibility, balance, strength, and posture, while also helping alleviate pain such as chronic back discomfort. Studies show yoga may reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep quality, and support heart health by lowering blood pressure and enhancing circulation. It also encourages mindful breathing and relaxation, which can calm the nervous system and boost overall well-being. Because it combines physical activity with deep breathing and mindfulness, yoga supports a holistic approach to health that benefits the body, mind, and emotional balance
Yoga offers many benefits for health, both physical and mental. Regular practice can improve flexibility, balance, strength, and posture, while also helping alleviate pain such as chronic back discomfort. Studies show yoga may reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep quality, and support heart health by lowering blood pressure and enhancing circulation. It also encourages mindful breathing and relaxation, which can calm the nervous system and boost overall well-being. Because it combines physical activity with deep breathing and mindfulness, yoga supports a holistic approach to health that benefits the body, mind, and emotional balance
Hot Yoga
Introducing: Hot Yoga - The Ultimate Detoxifying Flow
Building on our commitment to mindful movement and personalized wellness we are thrilled to announce our newest class 121 HOT YOGA
What is hot yoga?
Hot yoga is as sequence of postures and breathing exercises performed in a room that will be heated to approximately 37.8C to 40.6C. The heat is the fundamental part of the practice.
The Therapeutic Science of the Heat
It's important to understand that the heat is a tool for deeper practice, not just a way to sweat.
Warm-Up from the Inside: In a standard room, it can take 10-15 minutes of movement to truly warm the muscle tissue. In Hot Yoga, the room temperature acts as an external gentle heat, allowing your muscles and fascia to become more pliable almost immediately. This allows for a safer, more gradual, and deeper stretch into poses you might already know.
Cardiovascular Conditioning: The body works harder to regulate its temperature in the heat. This mildly elevated effort increases your heart rate throughout the session, delivering a light cardiovascular workout simply by holding poses. This sustained effort helps improve stamina and circulation.
The Power of Perspiration: The cleansing sweat is more than just water loss. It stimulates the lymphatic system and is a powerful way for your body to release tension, both physical and mental. This deep cleansing process leaves many students feeling lighter and more energized after class.
Improve circulation: Your heart rate elevates, giving you an invigorating cardio workout that boosts blood flow throughout your body.
The Mental Discipline -Your Inner ‘Zen’ For 121 Zen clients who value mindfulness, the heat is actually a potent tool for focus.
Forced Presence: When the environment is challenging, your mind has no choice but to focus intensely on your breath and your movement. This "forced presence" is a fast-track to a deep meditative state.
Training Resilience: The practice teaches you to breathe calmly and stay steady even when you are uncomfortable. This mental discipline-learning to find stillness within a challenging situation, is the essence of "Zen" and a skill that transfers directly into your daily life.
Building on our commitment to mindful movement and personalized wellness we are thrilled to announce our newest class 121 HOT YOGA
What is hot yoga?
Hot yoga is as sequence of postures and breathing exercises performed in a room that will be heated to approximately 37.8C to 40.6C. The heat is the fundamental part of the practice.
The Therapeutic Science of the Heat
It's important to understand that the heat is a tool for deeper practice, not just a way to sweat.
Warm-Up from the Inside: In a standard room, it can take 10-15 minutes of movement to truly warm the muscle tissue. In Hot Yoga, the room temperature acts as an external gentle heat, allowing your muscles and fascia to become more pliable almost immediately. This allows for a safer, more gradual, and deeper stretch into poses you might already know.
Cardiovascular Conditioning: The body works harder to regulate its temperature in the heat. This mildly elevated effort increases your heart rate throughout the session, delivering a light cardiovascular workout simply by holding poses. This sustained effort helps improve stamina and circulation.
The Power of Perspiration: The cleansing sweat is more than just water loss. It stimulates the lymphatic system and is a powerful way for your body to release tension, both physical and mental. This deep cleansing process leaves many students feeling lighter and more energized after class.
Improve circulation: Your heart rate elevates, giving you an invigorating cardio workout that boosts blood flow throughout your body.
The Mental Discipline -Your Inner ‘Zen’ For 121 Zen clients who value mindfulness, the heat is actually a potent tool for focus.
Forced Presence: When the environment is challenging, your mind has no choice but to focus intensely on your breath and your movement. This "forced presence" is a fast-track to a deep meditative state.
Training Resilience: The practice teaches you to breathe calmly and stay steady even when you are uncomfortable. This mental discipline-learning to find stillness within a challenging situation, is the essence of "Zen" and a skill that transfers directly into your daily life.
Vinyasa Yoga (All Levels Welcome)
Vinyasa means "to place in a special way," and this flowing practice does exactly that, synchronizing
movement with breath. Join us to move, breathe, and find a deeper connection between your body
and mind.
This dynamic, continuous flow links traditional yoga poses together, resulting in a full-body experience that is both energizing and meditative. All levels are welcome, as instructors offer variations for every pose.
Amazing Benefits of Vinyasa Flow
This dynamic, continuous flow links traditional yoga poses together, resulting in a full-body experience that is both energizing and meditative. All levels are welcome, as instructors offer variations for every pose.
Amazing Benefits of Vinyasa Flow
- Elevated Energy and Mood: The continuous movement increases your heart rate and circulation, helping to boost energy levels and reduce feelings of fatigue or stress.
- Enhanced Flexibility and Range of Motion: Holding and transitioning between poses naturally works to safely lengthen muscles and lubricate joints, dramatically improving your overall flexibility.
- Increased Muscle Tone and Endurance: Sustained weight-bearing postures (like Warrior poses and planks) build lean muscle tone and increase your stamina.
- Mental Clarity and Stress Reduction: By focusing intensely on the rhythm of your breath, the practice acts as a moving meditation, helping to quiet the mind and foster a sense of calm.
- Improved Posture and Balance: Regular practice strengthens the stabilizers in your core and back, which is essential for better posture and increased physical stability.
Mum and Baby Fitness (Mat Pilates & Yoga Focus)
Welcome to a class designed entirely around you and your little one! Our Mum and Baby
Fitness sessions are the perfect blend of movement, core healing, and essential connection.
These engaging classes are specifically designed to help new mothers safely rebuild strength while bonding with their baby. We incorporate the best elements of:
These engaging classes are specifically designed to help new mothers safely rebuild strength while bonding with their baby. We incorporate the best elements of:
- Mat Pilates: Focus on core restoration, gentle pelvic floor work, and regaining strength in the abdominal and back muscles post-pregnancy.
- Yoga: Gentle stretches and mindful breathing help to relieve tension in common areas like the neck, shoulders, and lower back, promoting relaxation and overall well-being.
Hatha Yoga: Balance for Body and Soul
The ancient Sanskrit word Hatha beautifully combines Ha (sun) and Tha (moon), symbolizing the very
heart of this practice: to gently guide your body and mind toward a state of calm, restorative
equilibrium.
This is a wonderfully slow-paced and deeply accessible class, making it a peaceful haven for beginners or anyone who desires a careful, mindful practice. We believe in moving with intention and kindness. We intentionally hold postures (asanas) for a longer time, which allows you to build a steady, quiet strength and lasting, natural flexibility.
What to Expect in Our Practice: Gentle Centring: We begin with a moment of quiet reflection and gentle breathwork (pranayama). This is your personal invitation to leave the busyness behind and simply arrive in the present moment.
Mindful Movement: We explore a calming sequence of classic yoga postures, moving from easy warm-ups to standing, seated, and reclined poses.
Supportive Alignment: You will receive clear, compassionate guidance on body alignment in every posture. This supportive focus ensures you are practicing safely and helps you start to sense and trust your own alignment from the inside out. We are here to help you find the variation that feels best for your body.
Deep Rest (Savasana): We always conclude by resting deeply in Savasana. This essential time allows your entire system to absorb the wonderful benefits of your practice, guiding your mind toward profound stillness and peace.
Every session is a gentle way to connect with your truest self. Please know that you are wholeheartedly welcomed here, regardless of your experience or ability. Come exactly as you are.
This is a wonderfully slow-paced and deeply accessible class, making it a peaceful haven for beginners or anyone who desires a careful, mindful practice. We believe in moving with intention and kindness. We intentionally hold postures (asanas) for a longer time, which allows you to build a steady, quiet strength and lasting, natural flexibility.
What to Expect in Our Practice: Gentle Centring: We begin with a moment of quiet reflection and gentle breathwork (pranayama). This is your personal invitation to leave the busyness behind and simply arrive in the present moment.
Mindful Movement: We explore a calming sequence of classic yoga postures, moving from easy warm-ups to standing, seated, and reclined poses.
Supportive Alignment: You will receive clear, compassionate guidance on body alignment in every posture. This supportive focus ensures you are practicing safely and helps you start to sense and trust your own alignment from the inside out. We are here to help you find the variation that feels best for your body.
Deep Rest (Savasana): We always conclude by resting deeply in Savasana. This essential time allows your entire system to absorb the wonderful benefits of your practice, guiding your mind toward profound stillness and peace.
Every session is a gentle way to connect with your truest self. Please know that you are wholeheartedly welcomed here, regardless of your experience or ability. Come exactly as you are.
