In April, Streamline hosted Movement Science Made Simple's Cara Reeser and Jeremy Laverdure for their latest weekend-long immersive workshop, called Go Big.  

We traced the Pilates exercises all the way back to their roots — and then followed some of them to their most challenging, demanding expressions.  We were reminded that every foundational movement is a seed — and over the course of the weekend, we watched those seeds grow into the most demanding, powerful expressions of the Pilates repertoire. We challenged our bodies, deepened our craft, and left with a whole new appreciation for just how far this method can take us.  Plus, we got to connect with teachers from around the state and country and welcome them into our community, which always leaves us full and satisfied... but also hungry for more.  

How can Pilates build strength and what are its limitations?

Thoughts on Classical Pilates and what makes it true or authentic compared to Contemporary Pilates, as well as an opinion on how athletic Pilates can be and if it constitutes strength-training.

Classical Pilates practitioners move with the agility, strength and grace of people decades younger.

Streamline Pilates instructors diligently add to their education so they have more to share with their clients.

Is our job as Pilates teachers to “fix” the client? Or is it to provide sound and empowering movement strategies to help the client navigate their lives with more autonomy?

Current pain science indicates resistance training, including Pilates, can be helpful for chronic non-specific low back pain, contrary to prior advice which recommended avoidance of load, lifting, and other taxes on the tissues.

Upcoming workshops address the use of the Pilates method to deepen our mind body connection to exercise and how to apply that to our daily life. Using Pilates for self-care is just one of the many ways the method can benefit our health and well-being.

Back from a weekend workshop in NYC, we went big, bigger and biggest, exploring how the nuts and bolts of the Pilates method lead to huge expressions of movement, strength, coordination and flexibility.