PNWP Spotlight: Road to Becoming a Pilates Pro

Pacific NW Pilates is, first and foremost, a Pilates studio. It’s also a school. Each year, PNWP Education accepts 15-20 students into its intensive training program (220 hours class time) to become STOTT PILATES® instructors. The entry point is a 20-hour functional anatomy course followed by a 40-hour mat course. Students go deeper with level-one … 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 explains why it’s important to know to stay current about hip replacement surgeries and understand precautions and contraindications.    

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 you want to learn the foundations of healthy and dysfunctional movement patterns. We will move, sing and groove throughout the course—I believe learning anatomy can be fun, and … Read more