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The Pilates Show! – Deconstructing The Computer Posture

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Casey talks about the bane of our posture existence…. SHOW NOTES: Find info on the props used in this episode here. (We get the large balls at the pet store!) Find info on the Online Refresher Course […]…

Pilates Abdominal Work on Stability Ball: Beginner Exercises

In this first installment, we will bring the Pilates abdominal work back to the basics. In this article and future posts involving abdominal work on the stability ball you will see and feel the extra punch it gives your traditional Pilates mat work! All the same rules apply but now you have to work extra […]…

The Pilates Show Mondays! – IMT Processing & Meditation

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Jen gets her oooom on… kind of… Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the Forum!…

The Pilates Show! – Dynamic Stretching & the Big Cat Stretch

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Jen gets into some 3rd fascial fitness principles. SHOW NOTES: Check out Jen’s Whole System Fix workshop here. Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you! Comment below, […]…

Rotator Disc: Supine SI Joint Opening

Contemporary Pilates is famous for all the props we use and the very innovative ways we use them! I think Joe would have approved this forward, creative thinking to expand the work. One of these versatile props is the Rotator Disc. In this video we are using it to pick up imbalances in how the […]…

The Pilates Dork! “Men in Shorts”

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The Pilates Show Mondays! – Empty the Mental Trash

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Casey gives some pointers on getting rid of your mind trash at the end of the day… Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you! Comment below, on Facebook, […]…

The Pilates Dork! “Desert”

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The Pilates Show! – The Eyes Have It

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Casey passes on some creative ideas for helping your clients with neurological disorders. SHOW NOTES: Learn more about Elizabeth Larkam’s workshops here. Learn more about Anne Mettee here. Find lots of free Release Workshops here. For information on […]…

Toning the Inner & Outer Thighs with the Magic Circle

In a previous article we discussed inner and outer thigh toning with the Magic Circle in side lying. In this installment, we are examining inner and outer thigh strengthening using the Magic Circle while standing. The standing posture adds a balance challenge and helps us build bone density while we tone the inner and outer […]…

The Pilates Show Mondays! – Vibrate Your Tissue Before Release

Click the alert icon above to get email alerts when a new episode posts. In this episode, Jen talks about prepping your tissue. No, not Kleenex, the other kind! For info on the balls used in this episode click here. Body Back Sticks on Amazon …

Tunnel Vision: Guest Post with Trina Altman

Tunnel Vision There’s so much more going on than what’s in front of your eyes There’s so much more going on than what’s in front of your eyes We bipedal humans are oriented to the sagittal plane, focused on what’s in front of us. Our eyes are forward-facing lenses through which we orient ourselves and […]…

The Pilates Dork! “Campfire”

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The Pilates Show! – Your Inner Ninja, the Reformer, & Leg Jumping

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Jen creeps up again Ninja style to throw some Reformer & Leg Jumping in your general direction… SHOW NOTES: Check out the episode on your Inner Ninja, the Reformer and Arm Jumping HERE Check out the Stair Climbing […]…

Reformer Bridge

Free and fluid articulation of the spine should be a top-of-the-list goal for every client. Many traditional and contemporary Pilates exercises ask for a fluid flow from extension into flexion and vice versa. Can you tell where your client is stuck? Which part of the spine doesn’t like to move? Are they having trouble moving […]…

The Pilates Show EXTRA! – Happy Pilates Day!

THE PILATES DAY CONTEST! Basically, this is a celebration of all things Pilates, so we want to see photos of Pilates in your everyday life … and give you a prize that will make you and your clients feel good! Check out our Pilates Day thoughts here. To enter the contest: Take a photo of […]…

The Pilates Show Mondays! – Kitchen Body Mechanics #2

In this episode, Jen bring Pilates into the kitchen! SHOW NOTES Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the Forum!…

The Pilates Dork! “Band Names”

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The Pilates Show! – Faux Reformer #2

In this episode, Casey uses a reformer without a reformer – again! SHOW NOTES: Find info on SmartSpine™ products HERE Find info on the online Apprentice Program HERE Find info on the online Refresher Program HERE Find info on Casey’s online Release Workshops HERE Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? […]…

Arm Springs on the Cadillac

A change of spring tension is all it takes! Different strengths and skills will come into play depending on what tension of spring you use for your client. Be specific. Just because your manual says this spring at this height is no reason to pick it for your client. What your client needs should be […]…