The Synergy Series Continues this April 2024: Pacific Northwest Pilates Education and Melanie Byford-Young unite from April 5 - 7, 2024 with a focused theme: "Pilates for an Active Aging Population." Led by top experts in the field, this year's event offers tailored workshops and sessions designed … Read more about Insights on Fall Prevention: Meet Deborah Jones
Slips, trips, and falls are a pressing concern today. We understand that falls are devastating, being the leading cause of injuries and even death among seniors. Whether falling forward, backward, or to the side, each direction poses a unique risk of injury. Despite these risks, it's crucial to … Read more about Preventing Falls with Pilates: Strategies for Balance and Reflexes
April 6 - 7, 2024, Pacific Northwest Pilates Education's IQ of Movement conference will focus workshops designed to support "Pilates for Active Aging." With the U.S. aging population increasing, effective Pilates teaching for this demographic is crucial. STOTT PILATES® workshops by PNWPE will … Read more about Mastering Pilates for Active Aging: IQ of Movement Conference Workshops
The Synergy Series joins MBY Education & PNWPE in collaboration with expert voices in the fields of Pilates, physical therapy and research. The Synergy Series 2024, a collaboration between PNWPE, a Merrithew™ Licensed Training Center in Portland, Oregon, and MBY Education, a virtual platform for … Read more about Synergy Series: Enhancing Movement Therapy with PNWPE & MBY Education
Restrictions in the upper rib cage can be the source of pain, discomfort and other chronic issues. Clients have a hard time perceiving this region of the body and it can be difficult to unwind. Here, Melanie suggests if you see sticky upper ribs, think slinky side lying motions to help unwind and … Read more about See Sticky? Think Slinky.
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 all ages (15-93, currently) and abilities thrive here. We don't shy away from injuries—clients who are de-conditioned or need … Read more about Spotlight on a Pilates Pro — Sue Brantley
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, Melanie explains how an instructor can begin to help a client improve the proprioceptive system with slow and fast tracking—linking the … Read more about Train the Brain to Improve Balance
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 shoulder imbalance or neck discomfort. Here's, Melanie and Lisa show an exercise on the split pedal stability chair to assist … Read more about Find & Unwind Thoracic Asymmetries