The mat sequence of Joseph Pilates

Spring 2025 Program

The classical exercises of Contrology infused with modern exercise science and best practices

75 hours - Full sequence with in-depth coverage of anatomy and alignment, breath physiology, and teaching methodology

This is not your average weekend training.

We’ll spend time together learning about who Joseph Pilates was, what he offered, and why, more than 50 years after his death, we can’t get enough of it. We’ll cover the basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises of the mat series to offer a comprehensive overview of not only how to establish them into your own body and practice but also how to make them accessible to all bodies.

Accessibility requires a developed understanding of how bodies move and compensate, of how they adjust and evolve. This means that on top of the modality itself we will also study anatomy and physiology, the most up-to-date exercise science, and discuss real bodies and how to cater to their needs.

This will be invaluable to ANYONE who teaches movement.

It’s not enough to just practice each exercise a few times and call it good. This is an opportunity to learn, integrate, learn more, integrate more - a continual spiral that will lead you towards a rich understanding of not only the classical mat repertoire, but the full (as much as we can uncover) history of the man.

This is about making Pilates a lifelong journey, and an intimate relationship with your practice ensures that should you choose to teach you can speak from a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Joe at 57 years old

What you learn -

  • The history and evolution of Pilates

  • The Pilates principles and their practical applications

  • Applied anatomy and physiology

  • Purposeful progression

  • Accessibility for varying bodies and ability levels

  • Body awareness

  • Posture mechanics

  • The 34 classical exercises

  • Select evolved pieces to supplement the classical repertoire

  • Appropriate prop use

  • Injury prevention and recovery tactics

  • Modern peer-reviewed exercise science and its application

Joe in his early 80s

2025 Program schedule is as follows:

Initiatory practice: March 26th (Wednesday), 6-7am MST (ZOOM)

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March 29th and 30th | April 26th and 27th | May 17th and 18th

Saturday, 1030am-530pm (working lunch)

Sunday, 930am-1130am & 130pm-430pm

(Weekend intensives will be held at Blossom Studio in Cheyenne, WY)

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Every Tuesday between March 29th - May 18th, 6-8pm MST (ZOOM)

Every Wednesday between March 29th - May 18th, 6-7am MST (ZOOM)

*While live attendance is HIGHLY encouraged Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Zoom sessions will be recorded and sent out to ensure access.

Early bird price (through March 7th): $839 - then it will be $949

It is the conscious control of all muscular movements of the body. It is the correct utilization and application of the leverage principles afforded by the bones comprising the skeletal framework of the body, a complete knowledge of the mechanism of the body, and a full understanding of the principles of equilibrium and gravity as applied to the movements of the body in motion, at rest, and in sleep.

— Joseph Pilates