New Workshop with Jen Dahl—Just Released!

January 15, 2024

STOTT PILATES® Athletic Conditioning with the Twist Ball™ was launched at the UK Symposium in London in 2023, and has just been released to Licensed Training Centers … Read more

Rehab to Recovery | Master Trainers Bridge the Gap

December 12, 2023

In January of 2024, STOTT PILATES® Master Trainers Melanie Byford-Young and Jennifer Dahl will kick-off the first of five events in The Synergy Series—a selection of workshops … Read more

Spotlight on a Pilates Pro — Sue Brantley

November 8, 2023

PNWP, on a sylvan hill 700 feet above downtown, is unlike any other Portland studio. We’re 22 fully certified, instructors who specialize in personalized Pilates. People of … Read more

Train the Brain to Improve Balance

November 7, 2023

When you have good balance, you have a better ability to quickly adapt to changes in the body position and react to unexpected variations. In this video, … Read more

Spotlight on a Pilates Pro — Elle Sevi

November 1, 2023

PNWP, on a sylvan hill 700 feet above downtown, is unlike any other Portland studio. We’re 22 fully certified, instructors who specialize in personalized Pilates. People of … Read more

Find & Unwind Thoracic Asymmetries

October 30, 2023

Even if your client is not experiencing pain in the thoracic, frequently there is compression, restriction or asymmetry in the upper ribcage that can leads to persistent … Read more

Heal Well: Exercise Post Breast Cancer Surgery

October 1, 2023

Breast Cancer Awareness month is a reminder for each of us to make healthy living choices for prevention, get regular mammograms and breast examinations. Breast cancer—being a … Read more

News Flash! The Synergy Series 2024

September 27, 2023

We’re thrilled to announce The Synergy Series—a new collaboration between Pacific Northwest Pilates Education (PNWPE), Merrithew™ Licensed Training Center in Portland, Oregon  and Melanie Byford-Young Education (MBY … Read more

Kick-Start your Pilates Career | Exam Guidance is Here

August 23, 2023

Ready to get back on your Pilates career track? Join us for a one-hour session with a PNWP Instructor Trainer to kick-start your Pilates path, reset your … Read more

How to Assist | Shifts & Twists

August 18, 2023

Melanie has a few tricks up her Pilates sleeve to help you assist those clients with persistent shifts and twists of of the thoracic spine and pelvis.

PNWP Spotlight: Road to Becoming a Pilates Pro

July 28, 2023

PNWP Students clear certification hurdles and acquire deep experience to become certified STOTT PILATES® instructors. Here’s what it takes to become an excellent instructor:   Pacific NW … Read more

Improve Body Awareness? Steady your Sleeper.

July 26, 2023

Improve body awareness (proprioception) and help a client learn to control their foot and simultaneously flex their hip using the unstable foam roller in a side-lying (a.k.a. … Read more