“Avoid It, If There’s Pain” Does This Pilates Maxim Do Our Clients More Harm Than Good? by Marie Wittman I am in the midst of relocating from California to Minnesota and part of this move has involved placing my clients in another trusted teacher’s hands. While I have gone through […]
Turning Ordinary Teaching Moments into Magical Ones – by Clare Dunphy
Turning Ordinary Teaching Moments into Magical Ones by Clare Dunphy Have you ever wondered, at the end of the day, what exactly came together in the moment to make you feel like you were a great teacher that day? Something clicked and everything seemed to work; the right cues at […]
Burnt out? Try the Mentorship Cure. By Karena Thek, author of Scolio-Pilates®
Students reviewing standing corrections, together Burnt out? Try the Mentorship Cure. By Karena Thek, author of Scolio-Pilates® Tired of seeing the same type of client over and over again? And teaching the same class over and over again? Feeling like you’ll need to quit if you don’t get a new […]
My Own Personal ‘Return to Life’ – by Allie Greene
My Own Personal ‘Return to Life’ by Allie Greene Return to Life — as Pilates teachers that is what we help people to do. A person may have a serious illness or physical condition and Pilates can play a meaningful role in their recovery. It can also be as simple […]
Perspective – a beginning – by Amy Havens
Perspective – A Beginning by Amy Havens I have one. You have one. Mine is different than yours. I quite like that we each have our own, but sometimes I’d like to share yours and I think, from what I can tell, you’d like to share mine. Am I right? This […]
Did You KNOW You Don’t Have To Belong? – by Sunni Almond
Did You KNOW You Don’t Have To Belong? by Sunni Almond Not to any Pilates organization. You can if you chose too, but it isn’t necessary, and doesn’t get you more clients. Are you shocked?!?!?! I was too when I found that out. You mean I don’t need to empty my pockets of all that hard-earned […]
Five Instructional Secrets by Sarah K. Negara
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Transformational Language – Part 1 by Sarah K. Artha Negara, MFA, PMA®-CPT
Pictured Above: Sarah Artha Negara & Stella Lorvan Transformational Language – Part 1 by Sarah K. Artha Negara, MFA, PMA®-CPT Each Pilates class is a physical and emotional journey for our students I have five transformational secrets that I share with all of my teacher trainers. They help them […]
Transformational Language – Part 2 by Sarah K. Artha Negara, MFA, PMA®-CPT
Pictured Above: Sarah Artha Negara with students Amy Malepeai & Jean Garcia Transformational Language – Part 2 by Sarah K. Artha Negara, MFA, PMA®-CPT Each Pilates class is a physical and emotional journey for our students I have five transformational secrets that I share with all of my teacher trainers. […]
The Baby Chair – not a Chair for Babies – by Reiner Grootenhuis
The Baby Chair – not a Chair for Babies by Reiner Grootenhuis My first contact with an Arm Chair was an unusual one. The studio I was trained at had one of these rather huge Balanced Body Avalon Arm Chairs. So I was quite surprised when I saw a video […]
Moving It All Outdoors – by James Crader
Christine Crooks-Nguyen & Tony Nguyen / Nephesh Pilates & TwoPoint4 Dance Theater Moving It All Outdoors James Crader For a moment, close your eyes and think of a few iconic Pilates movement moments involving Joe, the man. Images of a studio may come up, but undoubtedly, for many of us, […]
Homework for Your Clients – by Sunni Almond
Homework for Your Clients by Sunni Almond Homework? If you give it, do you give it to all your clients or just a select few, and what do you give? So, you know that place in the workout where you get to address individual needs in a much more […]
Teaching Pilates with Purpose and Power – by Clare Dunphy
Teaching Pilates with Purpose and Power by Clare Dunphy Purpose: The reason for which something exists or for which it has been done or made; The goal or intended outcome of something; The desire or the resolve necessary to accomplish a goal. Power: The ability, […]
Where is Your Focus? by Anna Schrefl
Where is your focus? An article by Anna Schrefl Here I am, still enjoying the late sunny days in Vienna. This summer was intense but also relaxing and inspiring. My Pilates studio in Vienna got a ten-day-long renovation and refresher treatment and I feel the urge to bring a bit […]
Pilates for Health or for Fitness? – by Marie Whitman
Pilates for Health or for Fitness? Marie Wittman What is Pilates good for? This is a question we have all answered in one form or another. If you have a website, it would be the benefits you list. At a dinner party, it would be the rewards you extol […]
The Legacy of Kathy Grant – by Kathy Corey
The Legacy of Kathy Grant by Kathy Corey Kathleen Stanford Grant was a dancer and first generation Master Pilates Teacher. She was born August 1, 1921 in Boston Massachusetts. “I think I started to dance in my mother’s womb,” Kathy said, “but growing up, there was not much interest in […]
Empowering Bodies with Cancer through Pilates – by Jana Danielson
Empowering Bodies with Cancer through Pilates Jana Danielson Setting the Stage There are times when our bodies feel like they no longer belong to us. For some it might be after an injury or accident where our body no longer “is like it used to be.” For others (like me) […]
For the New Teacher – a Few Thoughts from Auntie Sunni – by Sunni Almond
For the New Teacher – Thoughts from Auntie Sunni by Sunni Almond As I browse the various Pilates forums, I always see questions about how to handle this temperamental client, or what to do about that injury, or the group class pressure to “bring it”, or how to fit […]
Where do your limbs begin and end? Embodied Anatomy by Leo Pappas
Embodied Anatomy Where do your limbs begin and end? I invite you take a moment to consider this question before you read on – this could be very insightful and possibly tell you more than what follows here. There are many ways to answer this question. For example, if I […]
All Roads lead to the Core – by Mareile Paley
All Roads lead to the Core By Mareile Paley When I read Tracy Maurstad’s recent Pilates Intel article on ‘turning classical’, it struck a chord. Someone had written my story – just backwards. And since we know that Pilates Intel readers love to hear multiple angles on any given subject, […]
How To Write The Perfect Pilates Book – by Karena Thek
How To Write The Perfect Pilates Book By Karena Thek “Do you have any advice for someone who wants to write the perfect Pilates book?” Having written three Pilates books, it’s a question I get frequently. While my books are way less than perfect, here’s what I’ve learned along […]
On Becoming Great – A Work in Progress – by Colleen Wenrich
On Becoming Great – A Work in Progress by Colleen Wenrich I’ve been doing this a long time. Recently, I calculated that I’ve provided more than 17,000 hours of teaching. The book says that makes me an “Outlier”. Still, I know I’m not yet “perfect” in the kind of […]
Building My Bridge – by Tracy Maurstad
Building My Bridge – by Tracy Maurstad Like a lot of teachers, I picked my initial training program the same way many clients pick a Pilates studio – mostly because it was conveniently located. In 2007, BASI offered its first training in Las Vegas. They had a good reputation, I […]
On Writing “The Origins of Western Mind-Body Exercise Methods” – by Jonathan Hoffman
On Writing “The Origins of Western Mind-Body Exercise Methods” by Jonathan Hoffman In my eyes, honest sharing and honest challenging lead to unselfishness and clearer understanding. Pi-lates Intel has set this example in our field and therefore I was honoured when Brett read the recent article Phillip Gabel and […]
The “Industrialisation” of Pilates – by Mike Perry
I wonder if anyone would argue that there is a better way to train to be a Pilates teacher than to serve an apprenticeship under an experienced teacher within a Pilates studio. I imagine that modular training courses exist not because they have the best outcomes, but rather because they […]
Why I Quit Teaching Pilates – by Carol Robbins
Why I Quit Teaching Pilates by Carol Robbins Click Here to Subscribe and Receive Full Article I am one of those people inexplicably afflicted with the horse bug. None of my relatives or ancestors rode, although my mother’s mother was Irish, so it could have been in the […]
Some Science on Pilates and Depression – by Laurette Ryan
The Truth about Pilates and Depression – by Laurette Ryan Each day I am thankful for Pilates, for myself and countless others I know, for whom Pilates is a lifeline. I am a teacher of wellness and health – a Pilates teacher. 1 in 4 people can say “I have […]
Let’s Bring Fun Back to Pilates … Seriously – John Garey
Let’s Bring Fun Back to Pilates … Seriously – John Garey My mission is to provide fun, inspiring training for professionals. Less than a year ago, I launched John Garey TV – an on-line instructor resource for Pilates and fitness. I’ve taught Pilates and fitness instructors in more than 14 […]
Discover – Explore – Awaken – Part 1 by Amy Taylor Alpers
Discover – Explore – Awaken The Pilates Center Teacher Training Programs – Part 1 Amy Taylor Alpers When my sister, Rachel Taylor Segel, and I decided to open The Pilates Center in Boulder, CO back in 1990, we were sure about two things: We LOVED Pilates and knew everyone needed […]
About Pilates, Ribs and Spirals by Anna Schrefl
About Pilates, Ribs and Spirals by Anna Schrefl When we walk and run, turn, twist, bend forward or to the side, our spine needs to be flexible in order to allow these movements. In addition to the spine, our ribs need to have mobility as well. In our Pilates training, […]
The Prime Male – by Kevin Bowen
The Prime Male – by Kevin Bowen You can count on men of a certain age to have acquired many things: life lessons, wisdom, knowledge, and (of course) material things. Along with those things, they more than likely have also acquired poor movement mechanics and a few injuries. These men […]
Why I Chose STOTT PILATES – by Alison Salmond
Why I Chose STOTT PILATES by Alison Salmond Choosing any training programme, whatever the subject area can be extremely time consuming and challenging for anyone. At present, there are many Pilates instructor training programmes; some offer mat-based courses, whilst others offer both mat- and equipment-based training programmes. Aspects to […]
Pilates Too Many Accidents and Injuries – by Siri Dharma Galliano
Pilates Too Many Accidents and Injuries – by Siri Dharma Galliano Helping people to be healthy is the reason we teach Pilates. Having people get injured while using Pilates equipment is something that we never intended. However, more and more accidents seem to be happening. Why? More people are practicing […]
Pilates Stopped Working For Me – by Karena Thek
Pic of Karena in the water – I had a great team to get me back in the ocean: Surgeon, physical therapists and Pilates Instructors! Pilates Stopped Working For Me by Karena Thek I’m one of those people. You know those people who credit Pilates with giving them back their lives, their […]
The Art of Breathing – by Kathy Corey
(Kathy Corey holding an original Pinwheel made by Joseph Pilates. Photo courtesy of Pilates Anytime) The Art of Breathing – by Kathy Corey In Return to Life (1945), Joseph Pilates wrote, “Breathing is the first act of life, and the last. Our very life depends on it.” Breath fuels our cells […]
A Little Change for ‘The 100’ With Big Results! – by Bob Hannum
A Little Change for ‘The 100’ With Big Results! – by Bob Hannum As a Pilates instructor for 40 years, specializing in the mat routine, I’ve taught the 100 to many people of all ages and fitness levels. I’ve noticed that more students complain about the 100 than any other […]
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 […]
Pilates & ADHD – by Laura Browning Grant
Pilates & ADHD – by Laura Browning Grant Background Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was first classified in the 1920’s and was believed to be caused by a brain injury suffered at an early age. Though this theory has since been disproved, my personal research, observation and interaction with others […]
Getting Started With Neuro-Pilates®: Mom Moments – by Karena Thek
I have one child. I should have had seven. I’m a big fan of kids and an even bigger fan of being a mom. We raised our child to think for himself, to be independent and to make his own way in life. And then when he did just that […]
Why Balanced Body? by Sylvia Byrd-Leitner
Justice for the body…Pilates for one and for all! Ken Endelman is the owner of Balanced Body. He is warm, friendly, approachable and quick to smile…quick to self deprecate. He is a man of his word. He is a family man. He is deeply protective. He is not to be […]