A place to unwind.
Welcome to Heartwood Pilates!
In Pilates, all exercises originate from the core, building strength and stability, just like heartwood—the inner core of a tree that yields the strongest timber.
Heartwood Pilates was conceived as a place for individuals to experience the Pilates movement system and feel strong physically, mentally and spiritually from their own core. I take a gentle and understanding approach to Pilates that creates a safe environment for new Pilates clients as well as practitioners who have been doing Pilates for years.
Adding the MELT Method to my movement based studio has been a great addition for the health and healing of my clients.
Walking out of a Heartwood session, you will stand taller, feel stronger, and walk with confidence into the world.
I am excited to share my passion for Pilates and the MELT Method and look forward to working with you soon!
-Maureen Delaney
Owner/Instructor
Meet Maureen
After a back injury in 2008, Maureen turned to the movement system of Pilates for physical therapy and hasn’t stopped since. Being an athlete in competitive sports throughout her life, keeping a healthy back and strong core was imperative to continued sport and activity in her life. Pilates offered a cross training solution for her to learn proper body alignment and posture to develop a strong core.
As a professor and educator for over 10 years, Maureen knew combining her passion for teaching and Pilates would be a natural and seamless progression. In 2018 Maureen opened Heartwood Pilates in Eugene, Oregon and attained a Full Studio Pilates Certification through Momentum Studio in 2019. Maureen relocated back to Portland, Oregon in 2020, attained a Level 1 and 2 MELT Method certification, and has enjoyed sharing her knowledge and expertise with her Portland clients!
When Maureen is not in the Pilates studio you can find her running, hiking, camping, rock climbing, snowboarding or doing just about anything outside with her family and dogs, Zoe and Juni.