/ team
Pilates instructor
Ten years in Pilates. Works with posture, the neck and the lower back — and with bodies that hold too much tension. Privately and in groups, on the reformer.
The first session is UAH 1,200: a test and an introduction to the reformer. After that, groups UAH 850, private UAH 1,500.
/ what people come with
Almost nobody comes «just to work out». There is nearly always a reason — and it is rarely a sporting one.
/ reviews
Four Google reviews that mention her by name. Texts unedited.
«We especially want to mention our instructor Anna. She watches the technique closely, takes our condition into account and picks the right load. She can always explain clearly how and why each exercise is done.»
Oleksandr IurchenkoAugust 2026 · Google«I was at a group session with Anna. She explains the nuances really well. It turned out Pilates is not light exercise but a proper load for the whole body.»
Kristina LezhninaAugust 2026 · Google«I felt my back and forgot about the pain in my lower back. My shoulders opened up. Thank you, Ania! It is all thanks to reformer Pilates.»
Volodymyr MelnichukJanuary 2026 · Google«I had never done sport, but I finally dared and got the place right first time. A place that inspires and where you feel completely comfortable. Special thanks to Hanna!»
Alina ZuievaJune 2026 · Google/ first session
Not a trial class «in the general flow», but a test and an introduction to the equipment one on one.
What hurts, what you have tried, whether there is a diagnosis and limits from a doctor, what you want from your body.
Fifteen movements, each scored from 0 to 3: joint mobility and stability, alignment, control in motion, core and arm strength. The scores add up to one number out of 45.
Getting to know the equipment: how the springs work, how to lie down, how to breathe, how to stop if something feels off.
The same fifteen movements and a new number. Progress shows as a figure, not as a feeling of «seems better».
/ why it did not work before
The most common story is the same: a person solves the problem in every way except movement.
The result does not arrive instantly, but you will feel the first changes after the very first sessions. If you want a stable result, the old habits have to be replaced with new ones. The old ones, as we can see, do not work.
Hanna Ivakhno
/ case
One case Hanna brings up first.
«I trained a man for several years. The format was strength work, and it went well — but his neck and shoulder hurt the whole time. We switched the sessions to Pilates and he kept the strength work on his own. The chronic ache went away.»
«He is in the military now. He still writes that he misses Pilates a lot and tells everyone in his unit that this is what to do.»
/ boundaries
So that you come with the right expectations.
I do not treat people. I give tools for working with the body and help you use them. Without illusions about fast results.
Hanna Ivakhno
This is probably not for you if you expect the result to depend on the instructor alone. Or if the plan is: ten sessions, it eased off, and then you can drop it. Pilates here is a long path that becomes part of life, not a course of ten procedures. If the first session shows that you need rehabilitation rather than a group, you will be told straight away and passed to colleagues inside the center.
/ result
It is not one event but several signs in a row.
The last thing Hanna learned was explaining movement through basic anatomy and simple images. Try it yourself: say each phrase separately and raise your arms.
«As you lift, your arms are light as a feather». And now: «As you lift, your arms are heavy as stones». Feel the difference.
Hanna Ivakhno
/ outside the studio
Sport was not part of her life from childhood — she brought it there herself.
I was never a professional athlete. I put in a lot of effort to get sport into my life. And now I love that in my thirties I can lift heavy, wake up without pain and run without gasping.
Hanna Ivakhno
/ booking
An hour, a test and the reformer. After it you will know whether this is your format — and without it you will not.
First session — UAH 1,200 · group UAH 850 · private UAH 1,500
/ questions
Briefly, what most often stops people at the door.
It depends on what you count as a result. If it is joint and spine mobility, the ability to control and feel your body, to switch on the right muscles in time and not overstrain them — then yes, clearly.
If it is muscle mass, cardiovascular training or weight loss — there are tools that do that better. So at the start it matters to understand the goals and build a movement strategy.
Not just can — for Hanna that is the base: Pilates combined with progressive strength training. Pilates gives control and mobility, strength work gives the load the body then handles in life.
The first session is one on one, without a group. After that, levels in a group vary and the load is set for each person separately.
People often come with exactly that referral. But if the pain is acute, it is worth doing a movement assessment with a physical therapist first — and only then getting on the reformer.
The springs can make a movement easier or harder. So on the reformer the exercise can be fitted to the person, rather than the person stretched to fit the exercise.
