Pilates Retreats in the Catskills Summer & Fall 2025
Stay at a beautiful lakeside Catskills property for the weekend and learn from Master trainer Ellie Herman, inventor of the Pilates Springboard.
Retreats are Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
Details & Retreat Schedule below.
June 20-22 & June : Springboard Certification: Learn the complete Springboard repertoire and how to put it together to teach a killer Pilates Springboard class!
September 19-21: Ellie Herman Method Certification: Learn how to teach a functional and kick ass, pilates-based barre class using bands, rollers, sliders, yoga block, and barre. Learn how Ellie cues people to realign and heal injuries.
October 10-12: Rehabilitation Protocols: Learn postural assessment and exercises for spine, hip, knee, shoulder, neck, pre/post natal. Daily Pilates workouts too!
Ellie’s property is private wooded 41 acres with a lake, a 1940’s farmhouse, a newly renovated Pilates Barn and a cabin.
2 hours 10 minutes from NYC and 2 hours 40 minutes from Philly. The property is located in Yulan, NY.
If you’d like to chat over the phone, please text 610-787-0037 and Ellie will get back to schedule a phone call.
Retreat Schedule:
Arrive anytime on Friday.
6pm Friday evening Class. Roll-out and workout after your drive!
7:30pm Friday evening group homemade dinner. Dietary preferences will be taken into consideration!
Saturday 8-10am Pilates Training
Saturday 10-1pm Optional Trip to Local Farmers Market & Beautiful hike along the Delaware. Easy and more challenging options available.
Saturday 2-4pm Pilates Training
Sunday 9-1pm : Pilates Training
Depart anytime on Sunday.
Price: $975 for private room, $875 each for double room, includes 2 night stay in Farmhouse or Pilates Loft or Cabin, plus 9 hours of Pilates Training (1 hour props & Mat on Friday eve and 8 hours training on Sat & Sun), plus Friday night homemade dinner/bbq with the group.
*Early Bird Discount: $50 off if you sign up 8 weeks prior to the retreat!
The farmhouse is set up as an airbnb with a full kitchen so you can bring your own food for breakfasts and lunches. Basic staples will be provided for breakfast like coffee, tea and cream etc.
If you’d like to arrive on Thursday or stay over Sunday to have an extra day in the mountains, cost is $150 for single room, $100 each for double room
If you want to bring a friend or partner who doesn’t want to do Pilates, they can pay $200 for room and board to share a room with you.
Pilates Training Only with no accommodations: $550.
Extra Private & Semi-private sessions with Ellie: $130/hour. Ellie can teach Pilates Springboard, Mat, Pilates Arc, Ellie Herman Method with Props.
Other activities on the property: Stand up Paddlingboarding, Kayaking, Swimming in the lake. Hiking on the property and nearby mountains.
Activities in the area:
-Horseback riding can easily be arranged - we have a relationship with a horse farm. Please email us if you’d like to go horseback riding!
-Great mountain hikes nearby.
-Many cute river towns to explore in the area including Narrowsburg, Barryville, and Calicoon.
Limited space. There are 4 bedrooms in the Farmhouse, 2 bedrooms in the Cabin and 2 queen beds in the Pilates Loft (perfect for friends).
See details and photos of the property by clicking the link below.
