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Grazie Cary
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“There are certain recipes you shouldn’t mess with.” 🙂 Love the candor and honesty of these interviews with Cary!
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I loved this interview. Very real and nothing sugar coated.
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I really enjoyed this series. Thank you, Cary and pilatesology.
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Carey, I always enjoy listening to and watching you as a teacher. I learn so much! And Thank you for sharing such a real and honest account of the history of Pilates during that transition. I appreciate your wealth of wisdom!
I have a couple of questions-
I’m really interested in understanding what distinguishes Pilates from all its variations, from PT. I see a difference when I see teachers from other schools who claim Classical such as BASI and STOTT. Can you speak to that? What makes Pilates work, tick if you will? is it the actual sequence of the exercises. How they are performed biomechanically? That the movements are performed from a stabilized core? That they are performed from the body whole, fully integrated? I have been teaching it for about 20 years with an original certification from what I would now consider a Contemporary Style and then a second training with the Romana School in CA via one of its certified teachers. That really shifted my understanding but it was very bare bones and as you described in and out. I would have benefited from video labs for sure! And I get so much from Pilatesology that way. But can see I would better understand the work if I had an apprentice/mentor style training experience. And I get pulled by wanting to go more PT style with people with issues- its safer, its closer to what I know. And will they stay long enough to get the fullest recovery/repair that Pilates offers……
Did everyone who come into the studio get given the same basic Reformer Series? What was it? And then modifications if they had an issue- shoulder, neck, hip, etc? And what might some of those modifications have been? I have my own thoughts but again because I did not have the great opportunity to train in direct proximity nor have an ongoing mentor I have been drawing on what I know, have learned through working with bodies and my prior studies in the sciences- engineering and anatomy & physiology.
Also, Could you describe the typical workout Romana had you doing for your knee recovery? Is that all you did for the 6 or so months that then resulted in recovery?
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Warmly,
Jenn-
Hi Jenn,
What great questions for Cary! I’ll do a follow up interview to go more in depth with these and I’ve been wanting to have Cary teach a workshop on teaching beginners and different issues so I’ll add that to her list for our next shoot.
In answer to your question about the basic Reformer series–Romana used a basic, stripped-down order of exercises to start newbies. It’s most likely what you learned in your RP training: Footwork, Hundred, Leg Circles or Short Spine (if client is ready), Stomach Massage, Short Box, Elephant, Knee Stretches, Running, Pelvic Lift. This leaves time for you to take your client to the mat for a few minutes to give them some homework 😉 and then elsewhere in the studio for exercises that their body needs. Here’s a workshop that I did about the basic order: https://pilatesology.com/classes/teaching-basic-reformer-workshop/Here’s Cary teaching a “beginner” session to a dancer who has practiced pilates but only on the mat.
https://pilatesology.com/classes/basic-reformer-with-jumpboard/
She adds some things to the list above because her student had some experience. I’ve watched her teach a senior with a bum knee and she followed the above order for the Reformer, took her to the Cadillac for some mat and finished with Pumping on the Electric Chair.You can see lots of great stuff on teaching beginners in our Teaching Beginners section: https://pilatesology.com/observe-learn/teaching-beginners/ (find it in the Observe & Learn Menu), here’s some particular videos that you might find helpful:
https://pilatesology.com/classes/michael%E2%80%99s-first-lesson/
https://pilatesology.com/classes/case-study-first-time-reformer-mat/
https://pilatesology.com/classes/case-study-extreme-inflexibility-part-2/
https://pilatesology.com/classes/teaching-the-basic-reformer/
https://pilatesology.com/classes/first-time-reformer-with-mejo-with-turkish-translation/
https://pilatesology.com/classes/addressing-individual-needs-with-anthony/There’s so many more! Check out our Teaching Seniors & Case Studies category too :).
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It was so interesting to hear more background about the work and how it was taught.
I feel lucky to have taken Cary’s classes and experienced her deep knowledge and love of Pilates!
Cary, thank you for caring so much!
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