The Fletcher Perspective
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Becoming a Licensed Pilates School: 10 Years Later
Like many ventures based on belief and passion, when we initiated the Fletcher Pilates Program of Study, we dove in head-first. Our vision was crystal clear, but we had yet to identify the steps and processes involved in creating a true vocational school. Our unified vision was to create a school based on the Fletcher…
DOES PILATES BREATH INSPIRE DANCE?
Following on the exciting and intriguing postsfrom Christine Bergeron (“How effective is Pilates as an additional training program for dancers?”), and Jennifer Deckert (“Breath: A Back-To-School Basic”), the focus here is also on PILATES and BREATH,specifically touching upon HOW THEY INFLUENCE BALLET. The basis for any assumption made is a quasi-experimental study, that investigated the effects of Fletcher Pilates® in the…
Every Body is Beautiful Goes Digital
Way ahead of its time, Ron Fletcher’s book on his life’s work remains a classic 40 years later. In 1972, Ron Fletcher opened the first Pilates studio on the west coast, in Los Angeles. He had studied directly under Joe and Clara Pilates since 1948, and with Clara’s permission, Ron set out to spread the…
2018-01-15 Blog: Fascial-Health-Fletcher-Pilates
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…
PSAP Approval
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…
Staff Spotlight: Martha Ramirez
Martha Ramirez has been teaching at Body Works Pilates for 17 years. She even surprised herself a little when she did the math, “I remember Deb Mendoza telling me that she’d been working with Kyria for 10 years, and I thought ‘wow! That’s a long time! Who knows where I’ll be in ten years.’” That…
Refine your Spine
If you’re not integrating the Spine Corrector into your workouts, your missing out on nurturing one of the most foundational aspects of Pilates: your spinal articulation. Kyria Sabin, the program director of Fletcher Pilates, shares some of the most valuable work for helping the spine become stronger, more flexible and more articulate, as taught by…
Shifting Into High Gear
WHEN THE TEENAGERS IN EL GRUPO, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN TUCSON THAT INTRODUCES YOUNG PEOPLE TO CYCLING, ENROLLED IN CLASSES AT FLETCHER PILATES, they got a lot more than increased strength and flexibility to help them power through grueling training rides and competitions. El Grupo was founded more than 10 years ago by Daniela Diamente…
Kyria’s Corner
As we approach the Summer Solstice, the new season beckons us as members of a changed world. The last few months have been frightening for some, tragic for others, confusing for many and challenging for most. Despite all the challenges, I’m choosing to consider this time as an opportunity to pause and examine our beliefs,…
론 플레처 필라테스의 대모 ‘키리아 사빈’-“필라테스는 남녀노소 누구나 쉽게 접할 수 있는 전신운동
필라테스, 해외 유명 여자 배우들이 즐겨하는 운동법으로 알려진 필라테스는 이제 국내에서도 익숙하게 들릴만큼 보편적인 운동으로 자리 잡았다. 인체의 라인과 균형을 잡아주는 운동으로 요가와 함께 여성들에게 사랑받고 있는 필라테스. 지난 4일 론 플레처 필라테스의 대모라고 불리는 ‘키리아 사빈’이 동국대 경주캠퍼스를 방문해 4박 5일간 학생들을 위해 특강을 하고 ‘길 레이팅’을 이용한 필라테스 시범을 보이는 시간을 가졌다. 이는…