Pilates Teachers and Styles

The history of Pilates is greatly influenced by the creation of Pilates lineages through the Pilates Elders. Learn more about how that dynamic created a living legacy.

Learn what the archival Pilates exercises are, how they fit into Pilates history, and how they are relevant today.

This interview with the director of Fletcher Pilates, Kyria Sabin, explores the Pilates of Ron Fletcher -- what his influences were and how he developed his own style.

Joseph Pilates is the founder of the Pilates method of exercise, and the inventor of the Pilates exercise machines.

The understandings we got from the Pilates Elders are treasures that enrich the Pilates community as a whole. If you have a special lesson or insight you can share from an experience with a Pilates Elder, please share it here.

Find inspiring quotes from Joseph Pilates Book, Return to Life Through Contrology.

Joseph Pilates' book, Return to Life Through Contrology is essential Pilates reading. In it, Joseph Pilates writes about the philosophy of the Pilates method and gives instructions for Pilates mat exercises, including pictures.

Joseph Pilates' original students are known as, the elders. here is a brief introduction to those teachers and how they fit into the Pilates legacy.

Rael Isacowitz is one of the master Pilates instructors of out time. In this interview he shares his passion for Pilates as an art, a science, and a body, mind, spirit practice.

Classical Pilates as a term defined.

Contemporary Pilates as a term defined.

Mari Winsor is one of the most recognizable names in Pilates. Find out how and why Winsor Pilates got so well-known.

Pilates gets combined with a lot of things. Use this article to help you decide if you are still doing Pilates.

Find out what standing Pilates is, how to learn standing Pilates exercises, and about standing Pilates teacher certification.

As the popularity of Pilates increases, so do the number of teachers adding their own insights and methods to the richness of Pilates. Here are brief profiles of some of most influential teachers and contemporary styles of Pilates.

Tips on teaching Pilates in the words of one of the great Pilates instructors, Pilates Elder, Romana Kryzanowska.

When Pilates equipment manufacturer, Peak Pilates, sold to SPIN Fitness, it surprised many in the Pilates Industry. Julie Lobdell talks about the sale and its effect on Peak Pilates, Pilates education, and Pilates in general.

When the Pilates name was released from trademarked status in 2000, the entire Pilates community was dramatically effected.