Archive for the ‘Joseph Pilates’ Category

New Reformer Instructors

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Hi Folks 

Just a quick note to all the recent Graduates of the Reformer 1 course. I must complement all you guys who sat your assessment the quality of your work was fantastic.  So heres wishing you all the very best…

Have you performed Pilates today

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.”

-Joseph Pilates, letter to clients, 1939

Good morning every one Happy Wednesday — have you managed to move this week ? 30 minutes of Pilates every day will…

Pilates quote of the week 1st April 2010

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”.

“This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”. As the spring freshness born of the heavy rains and vast masses of melting snows on mountains in the hinterlands cause rivers to swell and…

Pilates quote of the week 23rd March 2010

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

A few well-designed movements….

Health and wellness from controled movements

Health and wellness from controled movements

A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.

Lolita San Miguel wrote: “One of the biggest dangers in Pilates are teachers who don’t have teachers”

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

For those of you who may not know Lolita San Miguel, is a first generation Pilates Elder and one of two persons officially certified by Joseph and Clara Pilates to teach The Method,

And the above heading is a direct quote from…

Pilates for Men

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

– Pilates can help men fight serious illness and reduce the incidence of painful sports injuries

It amazes me when I hear that some men still consider Pilates to be “an exercise system just for women or people who are not…

Instructor Training Schedule

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Human back

The PROGRESSIVE Pilates Academy

Mat and Reformer Pilates (assessment based ) Course Schedule August to December 2010


MAT WORK Course schedule____

PPM1. PROGRESSIVE Pilates Method Mat Instructor Level I & II

Cost: €750 course material DVD & exam included 3 Day intensive course for qualified movement instructors i.e. yoga,…

What is Pilates?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

– A Quick Guide to Pilates

First, let’s start with what Pilates is not!!! Pilates is not exercise. That is to say it is not exercise in the traditional sense.

Pilates is a movement system or technique, with its essence in postural balance.…