Archive for June 2019

Marathon runner, Pilates studio owner and instructor, Fletcher Faculty member Nannette Crystal’s life path has taken many turns to lead her to where she now peacefully walks (and runs.) She fell in love with dance growing up in Louisiana. This first love led her to Tucson and the University of Arizona where she earned a…

The Fletcher Percussive Breathing™ technique is a significant differentiator of the Fletcher Pilates® approach from other Pilates lineages. Ron often recounted that Joseph Pilates encouraged his students to breathe, but never offered much further direction on the process. “Breeze!,” Pilates would command of his students. (That’s “breathe” with a thick German accent.) Followed by, “You…

Our first international Fletcher Pilates Conference was a resounding success! Attendees from throughout the U.S. and Brazil gathered in Niteroi, Brazil June 7-9. We united to celebrate and pay homage to Ron Fletcher’s Every Body is Beautiful, originally published in 1978 and re-released in 2018. (Get your copy here!) Throughout the weekend, Fletcher Pilates international presenters, Brazilian…