Join LL for a 50 min Reformer workout and 30 min Pilatini® hangout where the live attendees chatted in a Pilates loving community, asking questions and sharing discoveries.

The Wunda Chair was one of the first pieces of home gym equipment. And, in times like these many of us are stuck at home or with a bit of extra time on our hands to move. So, Pilatinis®, let’s get a Wunda chair workout in together!

Working out while traveling is one of the hardest things for people to do. Even for me and I teach Pilates. Why? Well, aside from the obvious: you are on vacation or out of your routine. It is often not easy to get a workout in. Think about it, when you traveled last you probably had time to get a workout in but your hotel didn’t have a gym or it did but you didn’t know what to do. There are classes out in the community but which ones to take? Well, thank goodness Pilates is something you can do ANYWHERE and the props are super easy to travel with. Even in a carry-on!

My first Pilates experience was in 2005 I went to a studio and I thought it was super weird. Do you remember what you thought when you saw a Pilates studio? Anyways, while the equipment was strange looking one thing I couldn’t deny was how much the Mat exercises made me feel strong, connected and muscles I didn’t even know I had. I was hooked! But, I worked full time and Pilates classes weren’t always at times I could go to. So, I would try to do some exercises at home on my own. There wasn’t Youtube and other online options to help me back then. Here are some of the best Pilates exercises for beginners to do at home.

We invite you to join a 90 minute round-robin teaching event and round-table discussion focused on pivotal physical and social change during our event, The Collective Movement Evolution.

Dust off your Spine Corrects or Arc’s and join me for a 50 min workout that will take you all over your barrel. Not only will we explore all the good stuff the Spine Corrector provides, I’ve also designed a workout that will help you feel some of the most challenging Pilates exercises and fundamentals in a whole new way! If you have a set of 1 or 2lb weights bring those too. If you don’t water bottles or canned food will work too!

Don’t worry we won’t do a 100 hundreds… but what if we did enough thinking and loving of the 100s for a week that maybe we didn’t go “ugh the 100” most of the time? What if we did it enough that we could see the beauty in the 100?

This week, whether you are on the Mat or the Reformer, all ya need is you, your breath and a tiny bit of love for the 100.

See ya in class,

xx-LL

I know that for many of us (depending on where you live in the world) this past weekend has signified “fall” and so while we may not be heading to the beach for some beach volleyball this week we are going to enjoy squeezing, rolling, holding and more with a ball. Whether you’re hitting the mat, reformer or both we’ll let the ball teach us where we let go of our midline, lean back too far in our flexion and how we can gather more strength.

If you don’t have a ball for most of the exercises a thick pillow, yoga block or magic circle (maybe have all on hand).

See you in class,

xx-LL

Whether you’ve never done mat Pilates or you’ve been learning to teach it, this virtual workshop will cover all the basics you need to know to hit your Pilates mat-work with confidence.

Back when Joseph Pilates created his method and wrote his book “Return to Life” he hoped that everyone everywhere would be doing his work. So, that means you can do it on your own, wherever you are! The only question we have to answer is, “How?”

It may take 21 days to make a habit but let’s start off with a simple 7 day Pilates challenge that will have you feeling more connected, stronger, taller and more energized. Pilates Mat work was created first. And, meant to be done everyday. Yep, everyday! The beautiful thing about the Mat is you don’t need more than yourself and an area to lay down. It also doesn’t require a full hour long workout to get the benefits of Pilates! Think Pilates is too good to be true? Try this 7 day challenge and see how you feel.

Hi, Aloha, this is Arlene Salomon and this is my studio Bodywork & Pilates in Maui, Hawaii. I’m about to teach a Teaser Workshop and I’m so excited because we’re going to be using most of the apparatus in the studio to help us to find our center, our two-way stretch and our posterior muscle chain.

I’ll also be covering exercises you can do that lead up to the Teaser.

Thanks for joining!

Arlene

This workshop is more than “beginner exercises.” In fact, we won’t spend a lot time on the levels or order. So it doesn’t matter where you are in your Pilates or teaching practice. Or, even your Pilates background. Bring yourself, your notebook and your Barrels questions!

Aloha, we are on our Pilates retreat here in Maui and we are having the best time!

My “Reformer on the Mat” workshop is not just how to do the reformer exercises on the mat, but it’s also why you should do them. How you can feel things differently, how it will change your reformer practice and how it will spice up your mat.

I hope you join me,

xx-LL

Most of us have a Short Box (aka Long Box,) but aside from doing a few exercises on this box when we do our Reformer it just takes up space and hangs out against the wall. Well in this month’s workout, we are going to pull that box out of the corner and use it for a full workout. Yep, and entire 50 min workout on our Long/Short box! You ready?