There is a comment I still hear regularly:“Wow. There is so much to think about.”And every time I hear it, I think: “Yes. Now we are beginning to understand what practicing Pilates asks of us.” :)You most likely know by now that Pilates isn't supposed to be a workout you perform while your mind i...

Learning Pilates is much like learning any skill you hope to understand, enjoy, and practice for many years. By now, you already know that it doesn't happen all at once. You don't simply "do" Pilates. You study it. 🙂 As you practice, you gradually develop the skills that allow you to perform each...

 “Why do we have to change positions so often?” We lie down, sit up, roll, kneel, stand, lie back down again. It must seem inefficient to those who ask, because they often suggest a quick solution: Why not remain in one position and finish all these movements before changing body orientation? Let...

Once you stop comparing yourself to a fictional “perfectly symmetrical person,” you can begin training your body as it is. That perspective shift will be a turning point in your practice. The Attributes of Pilates: Symmetry, Asymmetry, and the Path to Uniform Development Over the years, I’ve wat...

A potential client called the studio recently wanting to join a Reformer class. She had taken Pilates elsewhere and wanted to continue.I asked what kind of Pilates she had done.“The kind with music,” she said.So I asked a simple follow-up question: whether the exercises were taught in sequence—th...