Soften your body and your mind with this slow-paced routine featuring modified Pilates exercises. You will feel invigorated and filled with calm energy after you finish this video. We think of Pilates as a way to strengthen the core and gain control of our bodies. However, sometimes our body simply needs a way to release […]
View PostPilates with a Twist: Reformer on the Mat Full Body Workout

Freedom. This is the word that should describe this workout. The freedom of movement WITH and IN your own body. This flow takes several advanced Pilates exercises that can be very intimidating and challenging if done on the Reformer and brings them to the mat. You get the FREEDOM of practicing the moves without the […]
View PostPilates at the Wall: Full Body Power Workout

Empowered. I know it’s an overused word these days but I feel that it fully describes how Pilates makes me feel in my body. And todays’ workout will make you feel that way too. Unlike many teachers who come to Pilates from dance or gymnastics background I have never been an athletic person. Growing up […]
View PostVIDEO: Advanced Pilates Core Flow on the Mat, 30 Minutes

Summer is here and it means that most of us are ready for pool parties and going to the beach. My schedule has all of a sudden gotten 10 times busier because the kids are out of school and there are so many fun things to do: outdoor festivals, grill-outs with friends, hiking in the […]
View PostVideo: Bring Your Reformer Workout to the Mat

Reformer is the iconic piece of Pilates apparatus. How can you not love it? It offers support, added resistance, movement guidance and so many exciting ways to get in touch with the body. I think Reformer choreography is the most exciting way to practice Pilates. But you can’t pack the Reformer with you when you […]
View PostMad about Mat: 5 Ways to Freshen Up Pilates Matwork (Bonus Video)

My Pilates love story started with mat. In fact, I didn’t even know at first that there was more to Pilates than just mat work. Growing up in Ukraine I was taking aerobics classes at a local gym. My instructor went to the US for an internship and she came back with this new form […]
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