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  …

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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 […]…

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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 […]…

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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 […]…

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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 […]…

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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!…

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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? […]…

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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 […]…

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The Pilates Show Mondays! – Shake It Off!

In this episode, Casey talks about strategies for “shaking off” any negative energy between clients…    …

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The Pilates Dork! “Dinner Party”

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The Pilates Show! – Your Inner Ninja, the Reformer, and Arm Jumping

In this episode, Jen revisits the Ninja principle, this time with arm jumping! SHOW NOTES: See the Wall Jumping episode HERE Get info on Jennifer’s Hand Mechanics workshop HERE Add your thoughts on Stephen’s question and check out the Good Postures for Labor post HERE Find info on SmartSpine Products HERE Find info on online […]…

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Pre-Pilates Strengtheners

We are constantly reminded of the toll gravity takes on our bodies and how much strength it takes to fight against it. This is easily demonstrated when we see that sweet elderly woman crossing the street with a hunched back craning her neck so her eyes can find the horizon. To begin fighting against the […]…

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The Pilates Show Mondays! – Morning Multitasking

In this episode, Jen tries to do two things at once! SHOW NOTES: Find info on Living Young Oils HERE. Recipe: 1 TBS virgin coconut oil + 1 or 2 drops of Theives or the essential oil of your choice. Swish for 20 minutes. Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? […]…

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The Pilates Dork! “Flight”

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The Pilates Show! – Faux Reformer #1

In this episode, Casey uses a reformer without a reformer! 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!…

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Swan on Cadillac

To read the body and give alignment cues is often confusing and scary to the beginning teacher. Start simple. Where is the body longer? Where is it shorter? What side of the body is heavier? Ask those types of simple questions and start from there. Know that you cannot address every imbalance in a client […]…

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The Pilates Show Mondays! – Observation Inspiration

In this episode, Casey talks about getting ideas by watching those around you…    …

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The Pilates Dork! “Breaking Gross”

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