We’re Hiring: Experienced Pilates Instructor
Pacific Northwest Pilates (PNWP) is Portland’s premier Pilates studio and licensed STOTT PILATES® education center for top-level fitness training. We have immediate openings for qualified Pilates Instructors. Requirements/qualifications:+Mat … Read more
Therapeutic Pilates | The Clavicle
Give it up for the clavicle, the beautiful S-shaped bone that mirrors the ribcage and allows for a large range of motion upper thoracic motion. Melanie Byford-Young … Read more
Focus on Fascia
PNWP Owner Melanie Byford-Young brings the Merrithew™Fascial Movement Foundation Course, Level 1 to Pacific NW Pilates. Designed especially for fitness, medical and therapy professionals, the course is … Read more
Therapeutic Pilates | Hypermobility & Shoulder Stability
In this episode, learn how to safely stabilize the shoulder and keep hyperextension of the shoulder and elbow from occurring. Create a series that progresses a client … Read more
NEW Therapeutic Pilates Virtual Workshop Series Provides a Path for Movement Professionals
Working alongside complex injured clients is a delicate balance between art and science. For any individual, there can be thousands of issues that result in pain, many … Read more
Therapeutic Pilates | Hip Replacements
In the last five years non-traditional approaches to hip replacements are becoming mainstream and tailored more to each client’s condition. Master STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer, Melanie Byford-Young … Read more
Prenatal Pilates: An Instructor Do-and-Don’t List
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and IDEA Health & Fitness—the world’s largest association for health and fitness professionals—encourage regular exercise during pregnancy to: improve … Read more
Couples Sweat Together While They Stay Together
Like never before, couples at PNWP are doing Pilates together. Online and in the studio, PNWP instructors are teaching more semi-private classes and seeing more couples during … Read more
New Year fitness resolution? Think bigger. Step smaller.
“Getting fit” is always one of my top New Year’s resolutions. Each year I decide what it will take to reach my goal—exercise four days a … Read more
Melanie puts the FUN in Functional Anatomy!
I get to teach Fundamental Anatomy again! I love applied anatomy, biomechanics, arthrokinematics, brain science, fascial science and everything that helps clients move better. Join me if … Read more
PNWP Thank You & Appreciation Week: September 28th – October 3rd
Dear Friends of PNWP, For the last six months, Pacific Northwest Pilates has met the impacts of a global pandemic, seismic economic shifts and social upheavals and … Read more
Announcement: New Payment Process for Clients
Like so many businesses today, Pacific Northwest Pilates has had to make considerable changes to meet the needs and demands of a virtual world. We’re requesting your … Read more