the team
Chelsea
Chelsea has spent over 15 years immersed in the world of Pilates and is certified through Balanced Body in both Mat and Reformer, with additional expertise in perinatal Pilates. She believes Pilates should be both challenging and empowering, creating thoughtful classes that help clients feel stronger, more confident, and connected to their bodies. In her own practice, you’ll often find her upside down - Short Spine Massage, Jackknife, and just about any inversion are at the top of her favorites list.
Instructor
InstructorNatalie
Natalie brings a thoughtful, detail-driven eye to movement - probably no surprise from someone trained in both jewelry and Pilates. Originally from Virginia Beach, she’s been in LA for three years and teaches with a real appreciation for the small adjustments that make a movement click. Her forever favorite is the Roll Up, because even the slightest variation can change the whole exercise. Outside the studio, she’s usually cooking, reading by the beach, or chasing down a goofy roadside attraction with her fiancé and two cats, Ivan and Amelia.
Khaliya is frm.la’s Marketing Director and the eye behind our social, campaigns, collaborations, and promotions. She’s heading to NYU this fall, but still keeps the studio looking sharp from near or far. She loves matcha, Pilates, and anything from the side-lying series. Most of what you see from frm.la has probably passed through her first.
Marketing DirectorKhaliya
Alykhan
FounderI opened frm.la in 2024 with one reformer on the second floor of my mom’s salon, Rozina’s Beauty Spa, and I’ve been building it out one thoughtful step at a time ever since. Born and raised in LA, I wanted to create a Pilates space that feels elevated, personal, and genuinely welcoming. Outside the studio, I love Sundays, palo santo, starting shows and movies halfway through to make things more interesting, and the daily ritual of Millie’s morning stretch and Jayda’s morning yawn. My favorite exercise is still under review - there are too many good ones.