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Pilates is a Celebrity Fitness Secret

4 May, 2017 By Maisie Ross Leave a Comment

Sigourney Weaver (image: Pinterest)

Many celebrities today train hard to maintain their physique mainly due to the demands of their roles and the industry they work in. They’re also often considered role models to the public, which is why they strive to retain their wellbeing through exercise and undergoing intensive fitness programs. Pilates is the go-to fitness choice of […]

Filed Under: 2017, Celebs Tagged With: Anna Paquin, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver, Sofia Vergara

It was like reinventing myself

2 May, 2017 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

Like many little girls, I used to take ballet lessons. I loved it, I dreamed of becoming a ballerina, roaming around the house in a tutu all the time. But like many small children, I was a very good mathematical mind as well, very observant and inquisitive, which my parents mistook for an inclination to […]

Filed Under: 2017, Pilates Trainer @ "older" age Tagged With: Bob Liekens, Davorka Kulenovic, Eugenia Papadopoulou, Gyrotonic, Kathi Ross Nash, Lolita San Miguel

Pilates is about relationships and transformation.

19 April, 2017 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

I am very proud to feature Kirk James Smith, owner of the studio The Classical Pilates Centre, which is located in Bollington, a village 15 miles southwest of Manchester, England. Kirk is 55 years old. Can you describe your studio. My studio is in a former mill building on a canal. We have very high ceilings, three […]

Filed Under: 2017, Pilates Interviews, Romana's Pilates, Studio's & Trainers, UK Tagged With: Romana Kryzanowska

Thushara Gibson

18 April, 2017 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

It seems common now to talk of second or third careers but when I gave up corporate life to teach Pilates at 40, it did not feel like a straightforward decision. After more than 20 years of office life, culminating in a Head of Marketing role for a division of Thomson Reuters, I decided to […]

Filed Under: 2017, BASI, Pilates Trainer @ "older" age, UK

Susan Miller Davern

22 February, 2017 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

Pilates and Dance Instructor – Susan Miller Davern When I was a dancer at State University of New York, College at Purchase in the 80s, I was fortunate enough to couple my grueling class and performance schedule with Pilates and Romana Kryzanowska. She was inspirational at making the simplest exercises compliment a dancer’s body, and […]

Filed Under: 2017, Pilates topics, Pilates Trainer @ "older" age Tagged With: Pilates older age

Help, what’s in it for me?

11 February, 2017 By Sunni Almond Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: 2017, Blog Sunni Almond

Book review:”Born To Walk by James Earls”

22 November, 2016 By Lee Arthur Leave a Comment

Born To Walk by James Earls

Born To Walk by James Earls Reviewed by Lee Artur Paperback First published in 2014 Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books The forward of this book was written by Thomas Meyers of Anatomy Trains fame. The author, James Earls is a myofascial bodyworker, lecturer and writer who partnered with Tom Meyers in founding Kinesis UK, […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Lee Arthur, Bloggers US, Pilates-blogs, USA

Pilates really did help me recover quickly

22 November, 2016 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

Side-bend Lee

I try to workout every day. This is something I have been doing since I was 20 years old. I just turned 69 in July of this year.I find that I can do Pilates every day and feel better and energized after I am finished.  It also helps me center my mind and destress after […]

Filed Under: Pilates Interviews, USA Tagged With: Elizabeth Wetzig, hip replacement, Sean Gallagher

The Pilates Guild- Aligning and defining teacher, student, and method.

13 October, 2016 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 3 Comments

Sean signing the poster

Elaine Ewing and Sean Gallagher (bio below) from the New York Pilates Studio are working on a big project. They have re-started the Pilates Guild, which is a membership organization for teachers certified through the New York Pilates Studio going back to 1990.  Sean and Elaine also released a special limited edition poster of archival photos of […]

Filed Under: 2016, News, Pilates Association, Pilates Guild, Pilates Interviews Tagged With: Elaine Ewing, Pilates Guild, Sean Gallagher, The New York Pilates Studio

Boomers, Millennials, Golden, Silver, Aging, Aching, Ad Nausea

28 September, 2016 By Sunni Almond Leave a Comment

Rollover with paw

Just DON’T! Please I beg you to reconsider. 20 years ago I would’ve thought those were good ideas too, but now that I have to check ‘that box’ I’m offended, mortified, insulted, etc.. People take better care of their bodies now than they did 20 years ago, Do YOU want to take a class with […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Sunni Almond Tagged With: don’t refer to age, Pilates strong

Review of Lynda Lippin’s Pilates For Back Pain eCourse

26 August, 2016 By Sunni Almond 2 Comments

Lynda Lippin doing Open leg Rocker

1st of all, this is great…Now I’ll tell you why, then I’ll show you pictures of what I mean and then I’ll put it all in video’s that make it impossible not to get the message. This is exactly what she has done. Her message is clear, and concise, then in case you have any questions […]

Filed Under: 2016, Audio, Blog Sunni Almond, Books, Pilates-blogs, Reviews

Your Already Perfect Pilates Body

10 July, 2016 By Sabrina Ellen Svard 5 Comments

Me As Marilyn

I’ve been teaching fitness, Pilates and all types of movement for over 30 years. When I’m out and about and someone asks me what I do for work I always hesitate to answer truthfully with “I teach fitness.” I usually say that I’m a “consultant” (which is true!) and inevitably they ask what kind of […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Sabrina Ellen Svard, Bloggers US, Pilates-blogs Tagged With: Body Image, NOT bone thin

What Did You Learn Today?

10 July, 2016 By Sunni Almond 1 Comment

What did you learn today?

I have heard that Romana asked at the end of her classes “What did you learn today?” Then when Moses Urbano taught a workshop at my studio he said, she always asked him to just remember one thing from each day, so instead of writing reams of notes in classes or workshops remember just one […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Sunni Almond, Pilates-blogs Tagged With: quotes and cues

Review: “Pilates with Ring and Foam Roller Audio”

10 July, 2016 By Sunni Almond 1 Comment

Lynda Lippin Audio's

This audio,”Pilates with Ring and Foam Roller Audio”,  begins gently with the Magic Circle. Lynda has you move from an easy and gentle waking up of the hips, inner & outer thighs, to some shoulder girdle mobilization and bicep/tricep things that really get into the smaller muscle groups often overlooked by larger movements done with […]

Filed Under: 2016, Audio, Blog Sunni Almond, Pilates-blogs, Reviews Tagged With: Foam Roller, Lynda Lippin Pilates Audio, Magic Circle

I will continue with Pilates as long as I am able to

24 April, 2016 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

Patricia Hinson (72) is a client of Megan Macgregor. Patricia is a big fan of Pilates. In this interview she explains why she loves Pilates so much! Patricia:”I will continue with Pilates as long as I am able to.” I was impressed, not only, with the theory of Pilates but with the results. What is you […]

Filed Under: 2016, Australia, Client reviews Tagged With: healthy lifestyle

Let’s talk about…. Progression!

24 February, 2016 By Cara Hazelton 11 Comments

Cara teaching

I’ve been teaching for nearly a decade, nearly 15,000 hours of hands on time with clients. Not all that long in comparison to many teachers, but long enough to have seen a few things both in my own studio and in others. As a teacher trainer, It is incredibly important to instil in new teachers the […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Cara Hazelton, Blogs

Did Joe Pilates care for money?

11 February, 2016 By Eva Rincke 1 Comment

Pilates instructor Lynsey Kerr sent me this question by PM on Facebook: Lately I have been wondering about whether Pilates was money orientated or not. With regards to how much he charged people to teach them his method? Or whether he found his richness in just being able to educate others about his method. I […]

Filed Under: 2016, Ask The Experts, Eva Rincke, Experts Germany

Live Long, Live Strong: “Get to the Core of the Matter.”

8 February, 2016 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

Tina doing Sidebend

Pilates saved my life, re-shaped my world, rehabilitated my body and healed my soul. Tina Sferra, MSPT is a physical therapist specializing in manual therapy, dance medicine, sports medicine, yoga and pilates. She was a SUNY Purchase Dance Major. She received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from New York Medical College in 2000. […]

Filed Under: 2016, Pilates Interviews, USA Tagged With: dance medicine, manual therapy, sports medicine

Pilates is Positivity

10 January, 2016 By Miranda van der Ark Leave a Comment

Be positive

Finally, that exercise you have been trying to do for so long, suddenly succeeds! You’re extremely happy, but how long does that last? The next week, when you try that exercise again and you succeed, are you still that happy? Losing a positive feeling also happened to me in my normal life, not only when […]

Filed Under: 2016, Blog Miranda van der Ark

Review of Mensendieck’s “Body Culture for Women”

3 January, 2016 By Eva Rincke Leave a Comment

Bess Mensendieck, 1906 "Körperkultur des Weibes"

Reviewed by Eva Rincke:  Review of Mensendieck’s “Body Culture for Women” Title – Körperkultur des Weibes [Body Culture for Women] Author – Bess Mensendieck First published – by Bruckmann in 1906 221 pages (including 32 pages of pictures of exercises demonstrations) Available – vintage bookstores (sometimes you can find a copy on Amazon) [I couldn’t […]

Filed Under: 2016, Books, Eva Rincke Tagged With: Bess Mensendieck

Pilates has received a lot more main stream exposure

15 December, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

Eduard Botha

We welcome Eduard Botha (37) on Pilatesglossy. Ed is a BASI Pilates trainer. His studio is edB Pilates Studio is located in Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Even though he has a degree in Economics, his passion has always been for human movement. He has done martial arts his whole life and owned two boxing gyms here in Cape Town as […]

Filed Under: BASI, Pilates Interviews, South Africa Tagged With: Jiu-Jitsu, Martial Arts, Rael Isacowitz

Pilates An Interactive Workbook-Review

13 December, 2015 By Sunni Almond Leave a Comment

Pilates, an interactive workbook

Subject: Book Review Reviewed by: Sunni Almond Title-Pilates An Interactive Workbook Author-Christina Maria Gadar, who was certified by Romana Kryzanowska in 2000 in New York, she has studied with everyone amazing, too numerous to mention here, but you’ve heard all the names of her elite and illustrious teachers. A dual citizen of Brazil and the […]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: Christina Maria Gadar

Heal the world through Pilates

10 December, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

Amy Taylor Alpers

I am so very proud to feature the wonderful Amy Taylor Alpers (57). She is teaching Pilates for over 25 years now! Her Pilates Center is in Boulder, Co, established in 1990. Amy learned the method straight from Romana Kryzanowska in the late eighties. I love it that Amy is also eating only plantbased food. Thank you Amy! […]

Filed Under: 2015, Pilates Interviews, Romana's Pilates, USA Tagged With: CenterLine equipment, Romana Kryzanowska, Steve Giordano, vegan

First educate your client

8 December, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

Mermaid Glaucia Adriana

Glaucia Adriana is graduated in Physical Therapy. During her years as a Grad student, she had the chance to attend many Pilates Classes as a client, from coast to coast in the US, but only when she finally graduated and moved to the US for good, she attended her first official Pilates Teacher Training, with Rael Isacowitz from BASI. Glaucia is […]

Filed Under: Brazil, Pilates Interviews, South-America Tagged With: Gyrokinesis, Gyrotonic, John Garey, Lolita San Miguel, PilatesAnytime, Pilatesology, Rael Isacowitz

Double Question about Joe’s Internment on the Isle of Man

8 December, 2015 By Eva Rincke 2 Comments

Bed in camps

Lali Diaz-McDonald has asked the following two questions about Joe’s work in the internment camp Knockaloe on the Isle of Man: a.)Would it have been possible for JP to “rig” beds with springs so that people could work on them? (Lali was wondering, if the camps had beds with springs considering they were interment camps […]

Filed Under: Eva Rincke, Experts Germany Tagged With: Knockaloe, Manx Museum

The Red Thread of Pilates-book review

29 November, 2015 By Sunni Almond 1 Comment

The Red Thread of Pilates by Kathi Ross-Nash

Reviewed by : Sunni Almond Title: The Red Thread Of Pilates. The Integrated System& Variations Of Pilates-The mat Author: Kathryn Ross-Nash First published: 2015 Edition: 1st Format: Paperback Pages: A LOT! 358 Availability:  Amazon: The Red Thread of Pilates Description: The Mat manual of mat manuals Review I will start by saying that this book is […]

Filed Under: 2015, Books, Reviews Tagged With: Kathi Ross Nash, The Red Thread

I absolutely still study the method like crazy!

28 November, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 1 Comment

Elaine Ewing

I saw photo’s of Elaine on Facebook. She took the photo’s on her smartphone while doing the Reformer exercises. I loved them and asked her if I could interview her. And here it is! Elaine Ewing (36) – certified by the NY Pilates Studio under Junghee Won and Sean Gallagher –  is Pilates teacher and […]

Filed Under: 2015, Authentic Pilates, Pilates Association, Pilates Guild, Pilates Interviews, Studio's & Trainers, USA Tagged With: Bob Liekens, Junghee Won, Sean Gallagher

Of course size matters!

28 November, 2015 By Sunni Almond 3 Comments

I was just at at workshop where we had taken my classical reformer and used it side by side a contemporary model reformer, no I’m not going to go there and bag on other manufacturers designs, as a matter of fact, I’m friends with manufacturers of both types of apparatus, and I have owned and […]

Filed Under: Blog Sunni Almond

PAA CONFERENCE 2015 – A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!

26 November, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek Leave a Comment

PAA CONFERENCE 2015 Matclass

It’s been 3 week days now since we shared a great time together at the Pilates Alliance Australasia Conference 2015. It’s over but certainly not forgotten, as emails continue to come in from presenters and motivated delegates. I’m please to say that registrations surpassed any other year to date and the feedback has been overwhelmingly […]

Filed Under: 2015, Australia, Blog Olga Tamara Tagged With: Brooke Siler, Chris Robinson, Cynthia Lochard, Sean Gallagher, Simona Cipriani

Untrained teachers and their effect on the Pilates industry

19 November, 2015 By Marjolein van Sonsbeek 3 Comments

Becky Reijs

Becky Reijs, a Lolita’s Legacy Educator in The Netherlands wrote about a subject that is close to her heart. Her wish is that educated Pilates trainers all stand together as teachers of this wonderful method and that fully certified teachers & educators stimulate the “gym girls” to follow an education. So here it is, her article on “Untrained teachers and their […]

Filed Under: Pilates topics Tagged With: Lolita's Legacy Educator

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All teachers must be diligent students of the work
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Pilates focuses on developing the powerhouse and flexibility of the spine.
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Sunni doing Teaser on the Box

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