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I think a lot of people think they have to be like somebody else. And you have to find what way works for you. How do you introduce yourself and how do you want to teach the exercise? Do you want to show the whole thing? Do you want to talk through it? And not everyone has to like you. And I think there are plenty of other instructors out there to teach people. So I want to stick with my voice and I hope that other teachers feel empowered enough to find their own because there are so many variations and the way you experience Pilates is different because your body is different from mine.
I began vlogging on Youtube mostly because I have a profitable Pilates website, which during my beginnings of becoming a Pilates instructor I realized I did things a lot differently because I was booking up so quickly. And so what was I doing that was different than what they were doing? Thank you to everyone who came from near and far to study with Mejo Wiggin in her seminars, The Classical Syllabus. We just finished the Intermediate 2 and Advanced weekends. It was wonderful to meet […]. Authentic equipment is a prerequisite to the practice and study of the Pilates Method as Joseph Pilates intended.
Today, the archival and authentic Ped-o-Pul is […]. A lot of fun and a lot of work. Pilates Designs in Astoria, Queens: Sean Gallagher and Elaine Elaine met with Sylvia and Panos of Pilates Designs to consult on the design, details, and spring resistance of the authentic Joseph Pilates Ped-o-Pul for replication and manufacturing. And, most excitingly, for use at Pilates at The Pillow in a workshop […].
See what she and others love pilates so much. So many teachers travelled from around the world to study with MeJo and visit my studio.
It was super great to meet everyone and work out and learn together. Extra exciting was that this is the first time ever in […]. Stay tuned for more info about these upcoming double workshops with Sean Gallagher and Elaine Ewing. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn this great information that will enhance your teaching, knowledge base, and impressions of pilates history and facts.
Thank you to all the Rhinebeck Pilates people who helped to make an amazing year! I enjoyed presenting my Historical Exercises […]. It was great to have such a nice group of thinking teachers […]. Thanks so much Sean Gallagher for coming to Rhinebeck to present his Lymphatics workshop and to everyone who attended both his workshop and my Historical Pilates workshop on Sunday. It was a lot of fun. Thanks everyone for all your donations, you are part of pilates history! She will provide valuable […].
Thank you to everyone who attended these workshops with Sean Gallagher and Elaine Ewing. It was a pleasure to teach the workshop and great to receive all the feedback from the attendees afterwards.
These chairs can either be used as Wunda Chairs or a top piece can go on and it becomes an Electric […]. It was a total pleasure to teach Marta Lamolla who came all the way from Jamaica. We had a great time with all our summertime pilates students visiting the area. Here I am with Randi Zinn on her last day in the studio for the summer. I love all the comments and compliments on all the collectible archival pilates pictures we have hanging in the studio. Most of them can be purchased in the Etsy store, PilatesPosters.
My favorite part of teaching there is all the pilates teachers who come and go for lessons. Here I am with Lee Artur and her friend Renee […].
The latest video on Pilatesology was really fun to shoot and be a part of. This was shot at Cando Fitness in New Jersey. Thanks Junghee and Pilatesology! Check out some of the latest articles Rhinebeck Pilates has been a part of: The apprentice teachers have been busy practicing and practice teaching around the studio.
Everyone is doing great and working hard to complete their certifications. Here are some photos from the last teacher training weekend in March with pilates program […]. Contact Elaine personally to book sessions. The drawings depict Joe himself on the equipment as example and were originally sold along with the equipment, as charts […].
Read the full article here. We will go over teaching cues, touch spotting, correct alignment, technique, rhythm and breathing. This previously hard to find poster set is now available again. Joe claimed that he was the model for these drawings. These posters measure These posters are […]. More Joseph Pilates prints are available! These print sets feature pictures from the Pilates Guild calendar and are available in three sets of four. Join Margaret on Mondays at 5: Some pilates people around the studio these days! Sean Gallagher visited the studio recently and taught an amazing mat class, and I think this was the most attended mat class ever held in the studio, fun!
Lots of happy faces and laughs during class along with the hard work. Sean Gallagher came to the studio and taught an amazing workshop on using foam rollers and balls for self massage- most of what he taught and techniques he shared with us were things I have never heard or tried before, it was super interesting and helpful to my own personal […]. Yes you heard that right, duets just got a whole lot more fun! Looking back on all the great photos of the Return to Life Poster sent in from around […]. When the weather is bad, here is how you can find out if your class is cancelled.
You can also program this to […]. We love to color coordinate with these new Rhinebeck Pilates hair ties. Perfect for when you have to pull back your hair for Upstretch!
In the article, we explain the program, about how we teach students beginner and […]. The studio is located at W42nd between 8 and 9 Aves. We have all Gratz and authentic equipment and a lot of fun. Learn more about Elaine and […]. Studios and Pilates instructors have been purchasing the new Return to life Pilates Poster from all around the world.
I love when people send me photos of their posters once they get them. On Sunday October 23, Simona Cipriani came back to Rhinebeck Pilates for another wonderful workshop on the guillotine. It was fun to practice on […]. We had a great time discussing different cues and ways of cuing exercises. Sean Gallagher will be back on Sunday, January 15, to teach a workshop about using foam rollers and balls to actively release and stretch trigger points.
The workshop will teach you how to use foam rollers and balls with your clients and yourself to actively release and stretch the […]. In September we hosted the last teacher training weekend seminar with Jennifer DeLuca, which was the advanced system, taught by Enja Schenck. Everyone had a really great time! Looking forward to the next training to begin in January Check out the photos! It features Joseph Pilates at age 60 demonstrating all 34 of his mat exercises. It was super fun to film this and to have Sean and Pilatesology at Rhinebeck Pilates!
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Check out the interview on Pilatesology. In this workshop we will look at exercises on the mat and reformer and discover ways that cuing with clarity can help the client understand, […]. Sally will be teaching the 9: It was so thrilling to win this honor for the 5th time. Special thanks goes to all the wonderful and talented […]. These exercises are a great way to spice […]. The Guild represents and promotes its teachers and the method as close as possible to the way Joseph Pilates intended, and […]. It was a highlight in my pilates […]. This summer I got to visit with a lot of pilates people at my studio!
Anyone else want to come visit? Just let me know!
Judy Fink Check out this experimental video we came up with showing […]. Maggie was so wonderful and I loved our session. Check out some of our pilates students in action! Mark, Margaret and Deborah going single leg stretch on the Reformer. Deborah looking amazing with her teaser on the beach! Extra credit for one arm reaching back! Mark doing Grasshopper on the ladder barrel. Occasional use of the tower as well. Register online or email the studio! It creates an environment for developing mobility and strength of the hips and spine.
Because of the way this equipment is naturally built, the vertical […]. Click here to read the article. Uncovering the Mystery of this Modality. Work out together, of course! Photos taken by one of the apprentice teachers! The apprentice teachers have been working so hard to complete the hour training. A huge thank you to everyone at the studio- teachers and students- for being so welcoming and encouraging to the apprentice teachers […]. Private sessions are available with the apprentice teachers of our teacher training program.
To find out more and to book a discounted session with an apprentice teacher, please contact the studio. Looks like it would be really hard, right? It was very easy actually! Joe posed for […]. Tendon Stretch on a Gratz reformer at Rhinebeck Pilates. As always, Sean did an amazing job with his tutorial on how to assess and teach people with certain hip, knee, and ankle imbalances through use of the reformer, Wunda Chair, and Cadillac.
It was an […]. Sean Gallagher was in the house recently filming for Pilatesology and we got inspired to recreate this famous photo of Joe being pushed up on the Guillotine by a client! They make it look so easy! This was very challenging but it came out great in the end- so fun!
Here are two of my students, Barbara and Claire, after their reformer class the other day! Lot of variations for classes. Pilates Teacher Training Starts in January! Elaine Ewing on the Radio: These gorgeous pictures of strong students really reflect the dedication each of these women have put into becoming certified pilates teachers. The biggest benefit of working for Club Pilates was the opportunity to relocate to a different studio..
I had a great day filming with Pilatesology as the student of Junghee Won in her videos. Stay tuned for some great tutorials by Junghee teaching me on the Guillotine! We had a lot of fun that day, can you tell?! Check out the photo of Junghee and I on […]. The next round of teacher training at Rhinebeck Pilates begins in January ! Check out our Teacher Training page for info about the program! We had a really fantastic workshop with Simona Cipriani on the Swedish Bars!
These bars make a fun and challenging addition to any studio and, even though they are not classically pilates equipment, the exercises on them compliment pilates exercises perfectly. The bars also provide a place to practice some […]. We have tons of great book reviews on pilates and other similar topics, check it out! These stretches are the best to stretch the whole body in all directions, similar to the stretches on the Ladder Barrel but even better! We have a fun collection of vintage articles about Joseph Pilates at the studio, available for everyone to read and look through for all the great pictures!
Check them out near the desk area next time you come in to the studio. A list of what we have is: This past teacher training weekend was an extra special one when Jennifer DeLuca brought most of her staff from Body Tonic with her to Rhinebeck to hang out and practice pilates with us! This was extra fun for me because I used to be a teacher at Body Tonic myself! As you can see from the photos below, the apprentice teachers have really come a long way since they started the certification process in January!
These gorgeous pictures of strong students really reflect the dedication each of these women have put into becoming certified pilates teachers. They are currently learning […]. We had a great time discussing a little bit of the history of the Guillotine and practicing exercises I […]. Its really an honor to work […]. Check out this article that Elaine Ewing, along with other pilates teachers and studio owners, was interviewed for. This was fun and the best part was recognizing and knowing […].
Enja is coming back in September with more advanced pilates workshops — mat, reformer and chairs and barrels! Join us for one, two or all three. These are just a few ways that we like to end our pilates classes in the studio! Here are two of my students, Barbara and Claire, after their reformer class the other day! These hanging exercises on the Cadillac are known as some of […]. We had another fantastic weekend of teacher training with Jennifer DeLuca! Our apprentices have moved along to learning the intermediate system on the mat, reformer, cadillac, barrels, and chairs.
You have likely been seeing more of them in the studio doing […]. This was hard- and fun! Thanks, Junghee and Pilatesology! Click here to watch the video. It was exciting to be featured on the Gratz Pilates blog when they re-capped our recent workshop with Junghee Won! Click here to check it out. How cool is this new sign I had made for the studio door?!
It was made by the same artist who made the restroom sign, and a couple other signs hanging around the studio. It includes wood, metal, and the color blue- all elements of Rhinebeck Pilates! Joseph Pilates was an amazing genius known for creating his method and his apparatus. He also had an incredible way with words in his advertising about his method. Check out this awesome quote: This fun, great feeling, advanced exercise is my favorite way to end a workout! We were lucky last month to acquire a new apprentice to the program- Margaret!
Margaret is very active around the studio and you will have likely already seen her observing sessions and taking classes. Well, you are almost right. However we now have some new members to the Rhinebeck Pilates Equipment Family to introduce! We have a spring special on private sessions with the newest teacher to join Rhinebeck Pilates, Charmaine Louise Shelton! New Reformer Class on Wednesdays at 9am! Join Charmaine for a new class on the schedule — Reformer class on Wednesdays at 9 am!
Sign-up online or contact the studio […]. We Have a New Teacher! Charmaine recently moved to the area from NYC, and we are so lucky to have her. Her warm personality and teaching skills are a perfect fit for Rhinebeck Pilates! Join Charmaine for a new class […]. We need all the votes we can get to win again this year!
Help us keep our winning streak going strong and win for the fifth time! It takes just […]. We have 8 teachers registered for our teacher training program- a few of them we all already know from around the studio, others are from the Hudson Valley Area, and one is even travelling from Florida! All of the teachers-in-training, otherwise known as the apprentices, are taking part […]. When we say we are a fully equipped pilates studio- we really mean it! Super excited about the new equipment at Rhinebeck Pilates- The Guillotine! Check out this new Joseph Pilates video on Pilatesology!
I was lucky enough to be there, too! We were visiting The Pillow to talk about and view the archives […].