Can movement experiences be transformative + transcendent?

This question arose after seven years in the group fitness industry, amplified by a global career at lululemon that afforded me world-class movement experiences from category-defining teachers.

Playground arose as a response to the belief that movement could be more than just fitness. Play is our ethos, the central philosophy that shared experiences and synchronized movement can affect physiological changes in how we connect to ourselves and others.

Founded by José San Miguel in 2026, Playground explores the tension between freedom and control, performance and Play.

Embodied experiences

Embodied experiences

Playground blends music-driven movement,
muscular design, and sound healing into regulating,
challenging physical practices offered in
high-fidelity sound environments.

Music-Driven
Movement

Playground practices are rhythm-based, delivered in curated soundscapes by talented Teachers. Practices are individual and collective experiences.

Muscular
Design

Playground delivers 50 minutes of carefully designed physical practice, offered in service to your body’s freedom.

Sound
Healing

Every Playground practice concludes with a sound bath, integrating effort and ease to quiet the body and center the soul.

who we are

how you play

When we practice