By Anne Bishop and Chantill Lopez How Breath, Movement, and Awareness is the Connection for a Resilient Nervous System “We can learn to regulate our nervous system through practices such as mindfulness, breathwork, and movement.” (Dana, 2018, p. 5) Although this is not the description of Pilates the overlap between Polyvagal Theory (PVT) and Pilates […]
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Do you want to take your Pilates teaching to the next level while providing an exceptional experience for your students? Creating lesson plans can be precisely what you are looking for to keep classes fresh and engaging and help your students feel successful in their practice. A few weeks ago I received a question from […]
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By Josselyn Levinson-Dustin Cueing is an art for sure. Picking just the right combination of words at the perfect time to give our clients that amazing lightbulb moment is our job and our joy. As teachers, our task is to convey all the brilliant knowledge we have in a way our clients will understand and […]
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By Aspasia P. Simeone(A Speculative Analysis) It would be difficult to describe Reformer jumpboard jumping to those that are unfamiliar with this activity, without a comparison first to a more common form, say various types of vertical high jumping. Even so, from the perspective of Pilates teachers or students that do participate, it would be […]
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By Aspasia P. Simeone I have studied and taught Pilates for over 20 years. I began as a certified fitness instructor when ‘strength training’ and ‘high impact aerobics’ cornered the market in the fitness arenas. Pilates did occupy a small corner so to speak in some of the popular fitness centers, but only on Mat […]
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by Andrea Nichols If you are a Pilates instructor who teaches group classes, you know the feeling of looking at your upcoming mixed level group class roster and there is a moment of panic! The self-doubt starts to creep in and you wonder…how are you going to teach a class that gives each student what […]
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