Learn how to work with pre- and postnatal clients.

Learn the rules for a healthy shoulder, the fix for “winging,” how to stabilize a hypermobile shoulder and much more in Ellie’s notes from Master Class: The Shoulder.

Kyphosis is hyper-curvature of the thoracic spine. Forward head is a natural consequence of kyphosis since the eyes must look straight ahead. Learn how to work with clients suffering from this common postural malalignment.

If the knee can only flex and extend (with some minor rotation, of course) and is trapped between the hip and the ankle, what can we as Pilates teachers do to prevent injury? Ellie’s deep dive will show you how.

Workshop: The Hip and Lumbar Spine. Notes from Ellie’s popular Master Class.

When first attempting some of the upper body exercises that put weight on your hands, you may feel a load on the wrist. How do you protect the wrist and claim your rightful place as a Titan of Planking?! Read on, reader.

In Neutral Spine, there are four muscle groups that support the spine: Transversus Abdominis, Multifidus, Pelvic Floor, and Diaphragm. Here, we shed some light on the age-old question: What is the core?

Neutral Spine is one of the most subtle, yet powerful principles in the Pilates lexicon. So what is it, really? And is Neutral Spine the same as Neutral Pelvis? Ellie unpacks these vexing questions and more.

Exploring the causes of pain in the longest nerve in the human body and finding out what we can do about it.

Guest contributor Melissa Stendahl, PT, DPT, addresses prenatal and postpartum back pain, urinary leaking, and other common issues.

Strategies to safely and effectively stretch, release, and strengthen abdominal muscles afflicted with diastasis recti.

Hyperextension of the knees happens because some people have loose ligaments and tendons around the knee joint. Often these people have looseness globally. They also may have pelvic misalignment like anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt or hyperextension of the the hip joint (or sway back). So how can you help someone correct something that is basically a structural, genetic issue? Mind control.

Let's talk about Postural Bow Legs, which are defined by Kendall as a combination of hyperextension of the knees, medial rotation of the femurs and pronation of the ankle. Since the femur is turned in, when the knee flexes and extends it does so at an oblique angle. When that knee is then hyperextended, the knees "bow" away from each other.

Postural knock knees, according to Kendall's Muscle Testing and Function are a combination of external rotation of the hip, hyperextension of the knee, and supination of the ankle.

I have over 25 years experience teaching Pilates and over 20 years experience teaching instructors. I have written ten Pilates books including Pilates for Dummies and I invented the Pilates Springboard

Practice, practice, practice!

Neck misalignment can cause not only neck pain, but also headaches and upper back tightness. The most common misalignment I see is "forward head posture."

When I teach my clients how to squat, I focus on flexing at the hip joint and maintaining a neutral spine. This is how a human should bend, especially when picking up something heavy. Proper body mechanics should be taught in elementary school so people grow up knowing how to protect their precious spine.

Want stronger orgasms? The pelvic floor is a veritable field of dreams. If you build it, you will come.

Suffering from knee pain? This little trick could be a lifesaver.