Pilates Education Institute is proud to be a platinum sponsor for the PMA! Before the PMA, the Pilates world felt like a bit of a “wild west” landscape with people taking Pilates in vastly different directions. The PMA has brought consistency to our community and...

Getting and staying educated is a crucial element to becoming a master instructor. You always want to be learning! If you just completed your teacher training, you might find it hard to believe there is anything left to learn after all those hours of practice, study,...

For the past 2 decades, I’ve had the honor of working with many other dedicated Pilates professionals to ensure the legitimacy and success of our still nascent field of study and career opportunity. Reflecting on the recent gathering of our international community at...

Did you know that spinal asymmetry is not the only time to use cueing with the Sit Bones? Countless other conditions benefit from teaching by way of the pelvis, such as hip replacement, falls, prolonged cross-legged sitting or the likely unlevel walking surface of...

As Pilates teachers, we’ve all had that experience seeing a client make amazing progress in their quality of movement, but when we’ve asked how they feel, they’ve said something to the effect of “Honestly, I haven’t really noticed a difference.” As professional movers...

We recently celebrated our 6th anniversary. It has been an eventful journey of serving Pilates and Gyrotonic communities with the purpose of improving the overall experience while practicing the methods. There has been a continuous growth of knowledge and experience...

Thinking Outside the Box By Erika Nickless, Education Coordinator & Teacher Trainer, Natural Pilates When COVID-19 brought the world to a grinding halt in March of 2020, employers and employees had no idea what to do. Small businesses were hit especially hard. We...

When you first study Pilates, your focus is naturally on how to do the exercises correctly. You learn the movement and breath pattern, equipment setup, spring setting, and a few ways to make the exercises easier and harder, so you can modify them for each individual...

BASI is a world leader in Pilates Teacher Training and education, but it is more than a company. It even transcends a community… We are a family. We are a rainbow of people driven by love, acceptance, support, and inclusiveness. People yearn to be part of a community,...

After earning my bachelor’s degree in dance and movement education, I was interested in studying Pilates as the next step in my career. Unfortunately, my first Pilates teacher-training program turned me off to Pilates completely. My body didn’t fit inside the...