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.
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Pilates Source® Supplementary Apparatus Workshop
Presented by Sean P. Gallagher, PT and Elaine Ewing
Sunday, November 15, 2026
12:00-6:00 pm
$450 per person
This is an in-person workshop only. There are no virtual or recording options, as Romana wanted. This workshop is open to advanced students and teachers. This is open to any comprehensively trained teacher from any school or program. There is a no-cancellation, no refund policy on this workshop.
Workshop Description:
This continuing education workshop will focus on apparatus not commonly taught in training programs, but help provide within the system an ability to address functional deficiencies that can be found within the bodies in front of us:
- The Baby Chair
- The Magic Squares (Neck Stretcher, Toe Corrector, and Hand Tensometer)
- The Foot Corrector
Throughout the workshop, we will focus on how Joe Pilates originally used each of these apparatus with his students, and how it was continued to be used and passed down in the classical Pilates system.
We will also have the opportunity to use and learn more about the original and archival apparatus of each of these pieces of equipment, from the combined collection of Sean Gallagher and Elaine Ewing. This includes 2 original Baby Chairs, as well as the original chair Joe invented that this apparatus was developed from. Original Neck Stretchers and Toe Correctors, and the original Foot Corrector. Throughout the workshop, these original pieces will inform our practice, and provide deeper insight into how we practice today with classically produced equipment.
Double Workshop: Classical Endings & Case Studies
Presented by Sean P. Gallagher, PT and Elaine Ewing
Sunday, January 24, 2027
12:00-6:00 pm
$450 per person
This workshop is in-person only, at Rhinebeck Pilates in Rhinebeck, NY. There is no virtual option. There is a no cancellations policy on these workshops. No refunds or transfers will be given due to limited space in the workshops.
The following 2 workshops will take place on January 24 and cannot be taken separately:
Classical Endings Around the Studio
12:00-3:00 pm | 3 hours
This fun workshop will cover multiple endings with an emphasis on those with the Cadillac. From beginner to advanced, we’ll teach and practice the variety of Ending sequences that leave your students energized and inspired.
Joe’s original aluminum Cadillac from the 1960’s will be utilized along with Gratz Cadillacs.
Case Study
3:30-5:00pm | 2.5 hours
Are you curious about how to use the system when people present to you with issues? Do you want to learn how to address their issues in a safe, pilates way? Whether it be old injuries, new injuries, diseases, or just about anything else, this workshop should help you have a better way of understanding what you can address and what you cannot as a pilates teacher, as well how to start and progress a program with classical pilates.
If you take this workshop, you will be sent a form to fill out about your case study, providing the issues that you find most common amongst your students and would like to be able to address in your sessions with them. From the submitted we will choose a few case studies for the group to learn from in the time allotted.
Super Advanced Exercises Around the Studio
Presented by Sean P. Gallagher, PT and Elaine Ewing
Sunday, April 11, 2027
12:00-5:00 pm
$450 per person (includes hand-outs)
This workshop is in-person only, at Rhinebeck Pilates in Rhinebeck, NY. There is no virtual option. There is a no cancellations policy on these workshops. No refunds or transfers will be given due to limited space in the workshops.
Prerequisites:
Since this will be an interactive, physical workshop, you must take an advanced level, virtual group class live or do a virtual or in-person private session with Elaine at least once so we can determine your level of ability. For safety reasons if you do not have an advanced practice you will not be able to attend the super advanced workshop until you do. Everyone taking this workshop is expected to be strong and flexible enough to able to do the basics of each exercise and thus why a strong advanced practice is a prerequisite for taking this workshop.
In this workshop we will cover:
We will cover super advanced exercises on the Wunda Chair, Barrels, Guillotine, Cadillac, and Mat during this workshop. These are the more common super advanced exercises that Romana would give to anyone with a strong advanced workout, including the certified pilates teachers, dancers, ice skaters, gymnasts and other athletes as well as to some men.
We will take the time to gain a better understanding of how to look for the strength and flexibility needed to do these exercises and how and when to progress into them from your advanced series. We will teach hands-on, cues that have been passed down through decades of classical pilates and have been proven to be most effective for safety and success in the super advanced work.
The Archival Pilates Chairs
Presented by Sean P. Gallagher, PT and Elaine Ewing
Monday, September 27, 2027
10:00 am-4:00 pm
$450 per person
This workshop is in-person only, at Rhinebeck Pilates in Rhinebeck, NY. There is no virtual option. There is a no cancellations policy on these workshops. No refunds or transfers will be given due to limited space in the workshops.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will focus on archival exercises using the Electric Chair, Wunda Chair, and Baby Chair. Once learned, these exercises are easily incorporated into beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts for variety and as an extra challenge. In many cases, archival exercises also provide “new” and variable ways of teaching and practicing exercises that you already practice.
We will work primarily on classical equipment, while at the same time giving all attendees the opportunity to try the exercises on original equipment as well. This time to compare and contrast the subtle differences between what is old and what is new will enhance your understanding of the work as a whole.
Original apparatus used in the workshop will include archival/original Baby Chairs, Electric Chairs, and Wunda Chairs from both Joe Pilates’ and Carola Trier’s original studios, as well as a vintage Wunda Chair from BodyArt, an NYC Pilates studio that Romana Kryzanowska taught at in the 1970s.