The Pilates Source® continuing education workshops are for Pilates studio teachers and serious pilates students. Our workshops, seminars, and conferences are extremely beneficial to all pilates instructors from all schools of Pilates who want to gain a deeper knowledge of Joe’s Contrology® and the history of the system. Workshops take place in various locations. Please see individual workshops for specific locations, dates, times, and rates.
Pilates Historics™ Webinar
The History Joe’s Boxes
Saturday, June 21, 2025
6-7:30 pm EST
$30 per person
Taught by Sean P. Gallagher, PT & Elaine Ewing
- A recording is available for 7 days
Webinar Description:
Joseph Pilates used a variety of different boxes around the studio and within his method for specific purposes and exercises. Through photos, film, and written descriptions, he archived how he used these boxes both on and off of the apparatus.
How did the design of Joe’s boxes change over the course of his documentation, and how did they remain the same? Which boxes are lost to time, and which ones are still in use today? Using primary source documentation, this webinar will provide an in-depth insight into the boxes that Joe used, and how he used them over the course of four decades.
We will also take a look at some types of boxes that can be found in pilates studios that were not likely used by Joe (yes, even classical studios!).
As an added bonus, Sean will conduct a live show-and-tell with 2 different original boxes from Joseph Pilates’ original studio from his collection of archival and original pilates apparatus.
The Pilates Source®:
Workshops, Private Sessions, and Mat Classes
at Authentic Pilates Fairfax (Virginia)
Sean P. Gallagher, PT and Elaine Ewing
Archival Mat Variations Class with Elaine
Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:00 – 9:45 am
$35 per person
Open to advanced students and teachers. Class max: 12 people
Description: Joe’s variations of the original 34 mat exercises as he documented and taught them.
Return to Life Mat Class with Sean
Saturday, September 13, 2025
11:00 -11:45 am
$35 per person
Open to advanced students and teachers. Class max: 12 people
Description: The original Return to Life mat workout as Joe designed it, complete from The Hundred through The Push Ups.
Private Sessions with Sean and Elaine
10:00 am,12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00pm
Private with Sean: $140
Private with Elaine $130
Observation: $20
Privates are 50 minutes
Archival Reformer Workshop with Elaine
Sunday, September 14, 2025
10:00 am -12:30 pm
$130 per person
Open to advanced students and teachers. Class max: 16 people
Description: Joseph Pilates archived specific orders, transitions, and exercises on the Universal Reformer through film and photos. In this workshop we will learn some of these original exercises and transitions and experience how they differ from the execution of classical pilates exercises today.
You will learn Joe’s original intentions for these exercises and experience the profound changes they can make to your practice once you learn and understand them in person, with hands-on teaching and practice. With direct feedback and assistance, you’ll be able to put this work into practice for yourself and your students.
Examples of exercises we will cover are Swan on Long Box, Corkscrew, Horseback, Tendon Stretch, etc.
Return to Life Foundations Workshop with Sean
Sunday, September 14, 2025
1:00 -3:30 pm
$130 per person
Open to advanced students and teachers. Class max: 16 people
Description: In this workshop, you will learn the how’s and why’s of breathing JoE’s Wã™ to help improve your personal practice as well as teaching your clients. Learn the reasoning, the anatomy, the biomechanics, the patterns and lots more to ensure the art you teach follows Joe’s actual principles of doing it the way he says to do it.
Learn the importance of breathing slowly, normally, and quickly when teaching and doing Joe’s mat exercises. Discover and learn the patterns of movement and breathing coordination specifically taught by Joe.
Two Workshops with The Pilates Source®
Presented by Sean P. Gallagher and Elaine Ewing
Monday, April 20, 2026
10:00 am-4:00 pm
$400 per person
Location: Rhinebeck Pilates
- Workshops are not available separately.
- These workshops are in-person only. There is no virtual option.
Workshop #1
How to Address Individual Needs with Joes’ Contrology®
10:00 am-12:30pm
Have you ever felt unsure of your understanding of what to do or teach when a student comes in with a specific problem or injury? How do you approach the workout with a new student who was told to try pilates to help their particular problems? How do you adapt the workout for a current student who has experienced a new injury and wants to continue their pilates practice?
If you have questions about what exercises are good. or bad, to do in a pilates session when a student has an injury, join us for this interactive workshop where we will look at common issues and how the student’s individual needs can be met by using the Cadillac or Wall Unit.
Workshop attendees will be asked to submit a case study that may be selected for the workshop.
Workshop #2
How to Address Problems When Teaching Certain Exercises
1:30-4:00 pm
Do your clients struggle with learning or executing particular exercises? Do you wonder how you could approach the exercises in a new way that would help your students successfully accomplish them?
As teachers, we have the ability to teach with our verbal cues, tactile cues, visual demonstration, and more. In this participatory workshop, we will discuss common exercises that teachers may feel challenged to teach effectively on the Cadillac (or Wall Unit) and the mat. We will practice a variety of ways of teaching to best impart an understanding of pilates that will have lasting effects on your students and the quality of their workouts.