I remember working with Ron Fletcher in his later years… watching him move a student in a piece on the spine corrector. I noted in my journal, “It is as if he sees the inside of her body and knows exactly how her foot is connected to the opposite hand.” Ron did not speak directly…

For Immediate Release The Fletcher Pilates Program of Study Achieves PSAP Approval Status TUCSON, Arizona, (Jan. 3, 2018) – After completing the vigorous Pilates School Approval Program (PSAP) application, Fletcher Pilates®, Inc. is now the only PSAP approved school in the state of Arizona, one of only four such programs in the nation. The Pilates School Approval…

Balanced Body® got a chance to sit down with Kyria Sabin to discuss Pilates On Tour®.

Balanced Body® got a chance to sit down with Kyria Sabin to discuss Pilates On Tour®.

Awareness is a primary Pilates movement principle. How would you define Awareness in your studio? As teachers, we tend to our clients’ bodies, aware of how they feel on any given day. One of the first things we often ask our clients is, “How do you feel today?” As they take their first step into…

Awareness is a primary Pilates movement principle. How would you define Awareness in your studio? As teachers, we tend to our clients’ bodies, aware of how they feel on any given day. One of the first things we often ask our clients is, “How do you feel today?” As they take their first step into…

Please join us in celebrating Ron – at age 90 – teaching his last class in May of 2011.

Ron Fletcher scared the crap out of me. I was standing before him in a freezing cold dance room in Philadelphia. He was stern; the people closest to him did everything he said to the letter and I was trying to hide in the back. I had no chance. I was attending a weekend seminar…

This past May, the PMA Pilates Certification Program achieved accreditation from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This was very exiting for all of us, and especially for those who have maintained their PMA certification for many years. NCCA accreditation gives the PMA credential a validation that positions it alongside other accredited certifications in…

Pilates history! Ron Fletcher speaking about BREATH on the Phil Donahue show, over 3 decades ago.