Is Pilates an Embodied Practice? by Joanne Elphinston

Issue #329 – Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Is Pilates an Embodied Practice? by Joanne Elphinston The term “embodiment” is trending widely through the movement, psychology and emotional wellbeing fields at present; movement professionals in multiple professions have been quick to claim it as a benefit of their practice. Often promoted as […]

Active Opposition!! by Brett Miller

Issue #322 – Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Active Opposition (an exercise I was inspired to create by watching a video from Alycea Ungaro) by Brett Miller Today I am sharing an example of what I call “building block exercises”. These are simple, but by no means trivial, exercises that if […]

Hands-on Scoliosis Assessment – by Erin Myers

 Issue #320 – December 9, 2020 Hands-on Scoliosis Assessment by Erin Myers   Did you know there are millions of people living with scoliosis around the world? You may think it’s unlikely, but odds are one will walk into your studio someday. Are you prepared to work with them? I ask […]

Mary Pilates – by Bonnie Hubscher

Issue #310 – Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Mary Pilates by Bonnie Hubscher Early in my Pilates career, and full of enthusiasm to share it, I held workshops to bring Pilates to people’s attention. Mary Pilates LeRiche was invited to be our honored guest speaker at one of these workshops and […]

Joe’s Breaststroke by Reiner Grootenhuis

Issue #301 – Wednesday May 20, 2020 Joe’s Breaststroke by Reiner Grootenhuis There are certain exercises in our Pilates system which seem to be difficult when you do them for the first time … and they often stay difficult even when you keep on practicing them. For many of us, […]

Airplane on the Cadillac – by Reiner Grootenhuis

November 6, 2019 Airplane on the Cadillac by Reiner Grootenhuis Setup: Attach traditional leg springs at a height of 80 – 85 cm / 31.5 – 33.5 inches. The higher the spring attachment, the easier raising the body into the diagonal becomes. Supine position with the head pointing toward the […]

Breathing Techniques – Are They Really Good? By Brett Miller

Breathing Techniques – Are They Really Good? By Brett Miller May 9, 2018 The aim of breathing techniques is to increase breathing efficiency.  Efficient breathing depends on the efficient functioning of the anatomical parts that are involved in breathing.  And the efficiency of each of these breathing parts is, in […]

Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall?

Mirror, Mirror, Off The Wall by Carrie Pages Mirrors and movement disciplines have always gone hand in hand. I was a dancer and, for dancers, mirrors are intended to help perfect form and improve technique.  I, however, used them to focus on every little imperfection I observed, which ultimately led […]

My #Pilates45 – by Clare Dunphy

My #Pilates45 – by Clare Dunphy   I love sharing the work of Pilates and consider myself to be a bit of a Pilates nerd.  Most of you reading this article probably are too, so we are in good company.  The problem is that we all live pretty far away […]

Is Position Enough – by Brett Miller

One fine May morning I was lazily scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when this comment grabbed my attention, “When we do the exercise correctly and the body is in its correct position, its true alignment- there is not thought nor need to fire the correct muscles that need to work, […]

Personal Profile – Pilates Complete

In this edition I have the pleasure of introducing two friends of mine, Jasmin Salhi and Linda Erlandsson, who run “Pilates Complete” in Gothenburg, Sweden. STOTT Pilates trained and the best of friends, they inspire to find innovative ways to offer the complete Pilates experience. For example, in the summer […]

Teaching Topic – Working Symmetrically

“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.”  – H. L. Mencken This week I thought I’d take up a subject that is close to my heart, one that I’ve been looking into for some time now in both myself and my clients. And that […]