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Singers at Joseph Pilates Studio – by Jonathan Grubb

Issue #487-488 Wednesday, May 6 and 13, 2026 Singers at Joseph Pilates Studio - by Jonathan Grubb The Pilates Method of exercise is widely known to have been historically synonymous with the dance world. However, it is less well known that many professional singers also went to Joe’s studio. Whilst dancers often initially went to Joe to seek help with injuries, the singers generally attended Joe’s two or three times each week for strength and conditioning work....

Singers at Joseph Pilates Studio – by Jonathan Grubb Issue #487-488 Wednesday, May 6 and 13, 2026 Singers at Joseph Pilates Studio – by Jonathan Grubb The Pilates Method of exercise is widely known to have been historically synonymous with the …

Teaching Pilates in the Big Reformer Room – by Matthew Ryan Carney

Issue #486 Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Teaching Pilates in the Big Reformer Room by Matthew Ryan Carney As large-group reformer classes continue to grow in popularity, Pilates instructors need a better framework for how to teach them well. The format has already reached popular culture and is living large in the modern fitness landscape. For the Pilates community, we need to define what good Pilates looks like in a big reformer studio....

Teaching Pilates in the Big Reformer Room – by Matthew Ryan Carney Issue #486 Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Teaching Pilates in the Big Reformer Room by Matthew Ryan Carney As large-group reformer classes continue to grow in popularity, Pilates instructors need a bett…

Large-Group Reformer – The End of Pilates as We Know It — or a New Beginning? – by Matthew Ryan Carney

Issue #485 Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Large-Group Reformer The End of Pilates as We Know It — or a New Beginning? by Matthew Ryan Carney Due to my side hustle as a reformer repairman, and teaching part-time at multiple studios, I have been fortunate to meet many Pilates professionals here in my new city of Sydney, Australia. When I tell studio owners that I teach large-group reformer classes around the city, up to 30 people, they often cringe — wrinkle the nose, furrow the brow — and proceed to tell me exactly how they feel about it....

Large-Group Reformer – The End of Pilates as We Know It — or a New Beginning? – by Matthew Ryan Carney Issue #485 Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Large-Group Reformer The End of Pilates as We Know It — or a New Beginning? by Matthew Ryan Carney Due to my side hustle as a reformer repairman, and teaching p…

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 4 – FULL GLORY

Issue #484 Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 4 FULL GLORY by Brett Miller As you know, I think that bending backward is a great contributor to keeping the spine young, which in turn keeps YOU young and healthy. This is the third in a series of articles where I'll break down the Backbend on the Reformer as I teach it....

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 4 – FULL GLORY Issue #484 Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 4 FULL GLORY by Brett Miller As you know, I think that bending backward is a great contributor to keeping the spine young, which in…

The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone – Part 2 – by Clare Dunphy Hemani

Issue #483 Wednesday, March 17, 2026 The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You've Gone Part 2 by Clare Dunphy Hemani In Part 1, we explored how teaching can flatten into autopilot when we stop deepening our own practice—how we can only truly teach what we've genuinely embodied, not just memorized. We looked at why burnout often stems from losing our sense of discovery rather than from overwork itself, and how self-assessment reveals not failures but the exact territory where our next breakthrough lives....

The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone – Part 2 – by Clare Dunphy Hemani Issue #483 Wednesday, March 17, 2026 The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone Part 2 by Clare Dunphy Hemani In Part 1, we explored how teaching can flatten into autopilot when we stop dee…

The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone – Part 1 – by Clare Dunphy Hemani

Issue #482 Wednesday, March 10, 2026 The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You've Gone Part 1 by Clare Dunphy Hemani Have you noticed it creeping in? When you suddenly realize that you are teaching on autopilot, your cues sound lifeless, and you're going through the motions? Perhaps you hear yourself using the same cues repeatedly and the corrections you used last week or last month....

The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone – Part 1 – by Clare Dunphy Hemani Issue #482 Wednesday, March 10, 2026 The Depth You Teach Is the Depth You’ve Gone Part 1 by Clare Dunphy Hemani Have you noticed it creeping in? When you suddenly realize that you are teachin…

WHOLE -Backbend on the Reformer – Part 3 – The Real Back Bend – by Brett Miller

Issue #481 Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 3 A More Advanced Preparation by Brett Miller As you know, I think that bending backward is a great contributor to keeping the spine young, which in turn keeps YOU young and healthy. This is the third in a series of articles where I'll break down the Backbend on the Reformer as I teach it....

WHOLE -Backbend on the Reformer – Part 3 – The Real Back Bend – by Brett Miller Issue #481 Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 3 A More Advanced Preparation by Brett Miller As you know, I think that bending backward is a great contributor to keeping the …

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 2 – A More Advanced Preparation – by Brett Miller

Issue #480 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 2 A More Advanced Preparation by Brett Miller As I let you know in Part 1, I think that bending backward is a great contributor to keeping the spine young, which in turn keeps YOU young and healthy. This is the second in a series of articles where I'll break down the Backbend on the Reformer as I teach it....

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 2 – A More Advanced Preparation – by Brett Miller Issue #480 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 2 A More Advanced Preparation by Brett Miller As I let you know in Part 1, I think that bending backward is a great contributor…

The Space Between the Exercises: Rethinking Transitions in Pilates by Tabatha Russell

Issue #478 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 The Space Between the Exercises: Rethinking Transitions in Pilates by Tabatha Russell In Pilates, much attention is given to what we teach, the exercises, the order, the apparatus, the cues. Far less attention is given to how we move between those exercises. And yet, it is often in the transitions, the quiet, uncelebrated moments between the work, that the integrity of the method is either reinforced or slowly unraveled....

The Space Between the Exercises: Rethinking Transitions in Pilates by Tabatha Russell Issue #478 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 The Space Between the Exercises: Rethinking Transitions in Pilates by Tabatha Russell In Pilates, much attention is given to what we teach, the exercises, th…

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 1 – The Prep – by Brett Miller

Issue #478 Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 1 The Prep by Brett Miller Anyone who knows me knows that I have a love affair with backbends. I truly believe they are among the most vital movements you can practice. I find that Joseph Pilates was very wise to say, “You are only as old as your spine.” To me, bending backward is the secret to keeping that spine young, resilient, and vibrant....

Backbend on the Reformer – Part 1 – The Prep – by Brett Miller Issue #478 Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Backbend on the Reformer Part 1 The Prep by Brett Miller Anyone who knows me knows that I have a love affair with backbends. I truly believe they are among th…

Taking a Look at the Boomerang – by Tricia Whitlock

Issue #476 - Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Taking a Look at the Boomerang by Tricia Whitlock One of the reasons I enjoy writing for Pilates Intel is because it gives me a reason to look ever closer at the Pilates method - its logic, its depth, and the way each exercise reveals something new when examined with attention. Each article becomes an invitation to look more deeply into the Pilates system, sharpening my own understanding while hopefully offering something valuable to this community of readers....

Taking a Look at the Boomerang – by Tricia Whitlock Issue #476 – Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Taking a Look at the Boomerang by Tricia Whitlock One of the reasons I enjoy writing for Pilates Intel is because it gives me a reason to lo…