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Now Open: Floating Pilates, Yoga, and Sound Baths Make a Splash at Sydney's New Aqua Sculpt Studio

Bellamy Beach is now home to Australia's first open water floating wellness studio, overlooking the Sydney Harbour.
Sonya Rahbar Hakimi
October 28, 2025

Overview

Things are heating up here in Sydney, and Aqua Sculpt has officially debuted as Australia's first open water floating wellness destination, bringing an innovative approach to movement and mindfulness to Sydney's harbour. The brand's founder and head trainer, Nina Hirschfeld, created a space that promises to deliver a transformative mind and body experience rooted in nature, all performed on custom-designed standing floating boards. 

Aqua Sculpt blends pilates, yoga, stretching, and immersive sound bath meditation while grounding them in mindful movement. Guests can engage in low-impact, strength-building classes that activate the core, challenge balance, and promote deep relaxation. Each session sculpts the body and calms the mind through guided movement and immersive sensory elements.

With plans to expand across Asia, the brand is positioning Sydney as the forefront of wellness tourism, offering guests a range of experiences designed to balance mind, body, and environment, including sunrise sculpt sessions, restorative evening floats, and themed experiences. 

The pilates on water adds the challenge of balance, focusing on strength and stability while connecting with nature and your breath. Similarly, their yoga class promises to deliver a full-body experience, inviting calm connections with oneself and their surroundings. Their seniors' stretch, perfect for those seeking restorative relaxation, focuses on stretching while lying down or seated in shallow water.

Aqua Sculpt also offers a sound bath, using the calming power of sound and water to provide profound stillness, emotional release, and inner clarity. Their sculpt and sip picnic, held at Bellamy Beach, invites guests to pause, stretch and sip. Each event offers a signature pilates or yoga class, followed by a picnic with bubbles, good food and great company.

Saving the best for last, Aqua Sculpt offers a wellness retreat in several locations, providing guests with the opportunity to pause, reconnect, and recharge. Each retreat offers floating water pilates, yoga, and sound baths. This experience serves more than just a weekend getaway, but a shared space for women who value wellness, rest, and joy.

Whether you're a wellness expert, a curious beginner, or seeking a unique way to combine holistic wellness with stunning scenery, Aqua Sculpt offers a revolutionary approach to moving, breathing, and reconnecting. Book your class.

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