Real Men- DO-do Pilates! An Interview with Bernie Nelson- An Up and Coming Force in the Pilates World. By Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com I met Bernie about 2 years ago at a Pilates Business Discussion group at the 2009 PMA convention. Bernie is a big guy, with a big voice and a big personality. He has [...]

EMPOWER your Pilates… by Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com The Pilates method of exercise has got to be one of the best systems out there. What I’ve enjoyed most through my many years of learning and teaching is it’s versatility . It is precise structure and evolving creativity. Those who preach that it is either-or , I [...]

Pilates -The Path to a Profession by Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com I feel that teaching the Pilates method whether contemporary or classical is a worthy and noble profession. I have been in many social settings, where, when asked what I did for work, felt I had to explain a whole lot, rather than just say-Pilates teacher. [...]

  The “Real” Benefits of Pilates by Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com   Pilates, as we’ve all seen numerous times, has a laundry list of benefits. They range from the physical to the emotional and mental and at times the spiritual. Pilates teachers will espouse the toned muscles -especially fantastic abs or six-pack you will get by [...]

Becoming a Pilates Teacher by Laurette Ryan , Balancepoint Pilates www.balancepointpilates.com  My personal journey into the Pilates world starts in the dance studio many years ago. I was lucky to have a teacher who knew the Pilates exercises and used them as part of a proper warm-up. Even as a teen, I recognized the benefit [...]

Pilates is a workout and a philosophy.  The history surrounding  the work of Joseph Pilates is rich and inspiring. The Pilates workout has basic principles which should guide each teacher and student through the work.  The first principle is Whole Body Movement. Though many think of Pilates as an AB or core body workout, it [...]

The Pilates Nun: Rebecca Leone by Laurette Ryan www.balancepointpilates.com Okay Pilates enthusiasts, have you met the Pilates Nun? Do you have one of her delightful pens? Or had the good fortune to attend one of her workshops? Yes?- you lucky dog! No?- well you must put her, on your list to do! The Pilates Nun [...]

Reflections on a Pilates Master Ron Fletcher by Laurette Ryan Sadly we mourn the loss of a real and true Pilates Master today. Ron Fletcher born May 29th 1921, died December 6, 2011. The phrase Master and Master Teacher get thrown around so frequently and recklessly these days, it used to make me crazy, but [...]

by Laurette Ryan Just back from the PMA 2011 conference in Palm Springs. I got to connect with so many awesome teachers and benefactors of our Pilates world. It’s in those moments I know I am so lucky to have found and discovered my calling as a teacher of Joe Pilate’s work. I am also [...]

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