Take a look at the sessions on offer and the complete programme. Once you have booked your ticket a link will be sent to you where you can select your sessions.
We have some sessions for ALL.
Choose your sessions from the many options available.
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Schedules
“THE TEACHER IN YOU”
SESSION ONE – BOTH DAYS
Join us at the first session of each day, as we investigate what it means to you, and others, to be a Pilates teacher. Be inspired to think more about how YOU can be your unique best, using the power of the group. You are not a clone, and have your own experience, style and creative input, and so does your fellow teachers. We can use our experiences, ambition and group energy in the framework of the Pilates Principles, to help your personal and professional development. Hosted by Cameron & Joakim
BEING A UNIQUE TEACHER / KNOW YOURSELF
One of our core aims at The Pilates Gathering is to celebrate you as Joe Pilates would say “a movement for health teacher”, and help you to develop how you want to, and can deliver this.
Pilates / Contrology is the framework, the principles and guide, but you can fill and expand the framework with your unique style, creativity, experience and intent. You as an individual with your uniqueness bring your ingredients, ambition and vision to every session. It is personal! Ready to recognise and share it?
In this session we will be exploring what it means to be a Pilates Teacher to you and others. You and your fellow participants, all different.No clones here………let’s share, recognise, celebrate, and think of ways forward for your Pilates journey using the power of the group.
It is interactive. You may have to share your favourite and least favourite moves. You may want to share your vision, certainly discuss with others. Allow and appreciate other perceptions and ways. Maybe even learn something, or at least get you wondering!
Cameron and Joakim will facilitate the session. Muscles and brains, working and discovering.
GATHERING SESSIONS
CAMERON ANGUS – SESSIONS
CAMERON ANGUS – REFORMER SESSION
REFORMED SHOULDERS
Come along and explore why the Reformer and the “spring magic”, is so good for your clients shoulders and integrated movement health. Spend time focussing on great shoulder moves and awareness, especially as part of the integrated whole body function. Once again the Reformers special ability will shine through and give you new ideas and insight to use in your practice or if you are new to pilates on the reformer, a deeper understanding of what is on offer!
THE PILATES REHABER – LECTURE
A FRAMEWORK FOR THE PILATES TEACHER. WHAT IS THE PILATES TEACHERS ROLE WITH REHABILITATION? WITH SO MANY CLIENTS APPEARING WITH INCOMPLETE REHAB, THE PILATES TEACHER CAN HAVE A POWERFUL POSITIVE EFFECT. THIS LECTURE SETS OUT GUIDELINES AND A FRAMEWORK, TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR ROLE AND HOW TO FIT INTO A REHAB JOURNEY.
THIS FRAMEWORK GIVES YOU, THE MOVEMENT TEACHER, A TOOL TO USE IN DECIDING A WAY FORWARD FOR ALL OCCASIONS. CAMERON HAS TAUGHT THIS TOPIC FOR MANY YEARS TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER MOVEMENT TEACHING GROUPS. HIS EXPERIENCE RUNNING REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES AND CENTRES, PLUS DEVISING POLICY, ALLOWS A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HELPING TEACHERS APPRECIATE THEIR ROLE AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A REHAB.
INTERACTIVE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING. BUT DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU LOTS OF CONFIDENCE AND IDEAS TO CARRY FORWARD.
Michael King – Sessions
Reformer with Michael King
Join Michael King for an inspiring Group Reformer class that blends his decades of experience with a deep passion for technique, quality, and the Pilates method. In this session, Michael will guide you through a Reformer class designed not just to move bodies, but to teach—demonstrating how to lead a group with clarity, connection, and purpose. The focus will be on intelligent movement selection, effective communication, and helping each participant understand and benefit from their time on the Reformer. Whether you’re a teacher looking to refine your skills or a mover wanting to experience the method at its best, this is your opportunity to learn directly from a master.
Group Chair Class with Michael King
Experience the power of group programming in this dynamic Chair class led by Michael King. Drawing on his extensive background in both Pilates and group exercise, Michael will guide you through a thoughtfully structured session that showcases how to effectively teach Chair work in a group setting. With a focus on flow, clarity, and purposeful movement, this class explores how to adapt and deliver the Pilates method using the Chair while maintaining the energy and connection of a group environment. Whether you’re a teacher or a passionate mover, come and discover how the Chair can truly shine in a group format
SPINEFITTER = THE WORKOUT
Use the Spinefitter in all of its multi uses. Michal will take you through the many ways to use this simple but effective tool for adding so much to your clients movement class experience. Lots of teaching points and excellent ways t enhancing your teaching skills.
MICHAEL KING – OCTOCORE
You will have used bands. Now upgrade the experience and versatility od lelasticated resistance to enhance ether movement experience. Michael takes you through the ability two enhance the moves and repertoire with this enhanced resistance band experience that is the OCTOCORE
OCTOCORE THE CLASS
Julie Driver – Sessions
Session 1: Return to Life Through Contrology – What’s your nemesis?
This workshop takes a deep dive into Joseph Pilates’ 1945 publication, Return to Life Through Contrology, focusing on breaking down the more complex exercises within the sequence. By dissecting these advanced movement, we will uncover the connections between exercises, allowing teachers to approach them with greater confidence and clarity.
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Session 2: Unlocking Your Reformer Potential: Mastering Footwork for Enhanced Performance
In this workshop we will explore the crucial links between footwork and the rest of the Reformer repertoire. By improving your “Feet to Seat” connection before starting your Reformer work, you can deepen and refine the rest of your Pilates practice. We will begin with manual foot exercise, then incorporate tools like the Toe Gizmo and Foot Corrector to develop a greate range of movement in the feet – helping to release restrictions that can impact mobility throughout the entire body.
Session 3: The Wunda Chair: Beyond the footwork
This workshop will take you on a progressive journey through the Wunda Chair repertoire – from fundamental movements to more advanced exercises. You will gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively cue, modify and progress exercises to meet the need of difference client while maximizing the full potential of this powerful piece of equipment.
LaBriece Ochsner – Sessions
Session 1: Basic Reformer Exercises As Your Best Reformer Exercises
This workshop will get you thinking AND feeling more! Together with LaBriece, you will look at basic reformer exercises and explore taking them to another level of complexity and challenge by investigating how the springs and physics of the reformer affect the body. Similarly, you will deepen your understanding of how we can support different sized bodies on the reformer. This will allow each of us to have the most positive experience and effective training on the reformer as possible, so that we can walk
away with a feeling of success.
Equipment: Reformers
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Session 2: Body Connections On The Pilates Chair
In this hands-on and interactive movement workshop we will look at the Pilates Chair from a new and refreshing perspective. Many are either in love with the Chair, or dread the Chair. Let’s see why!
How we can deepen our understanding of the Chair, its spring settings, its functionality and widen our perspective on its purpose as well as what exercises can be done with it. How we can help different-sized bodies feel a sense of success on the Chair? Let’s go from down to up and up to down like never before. Get your wallflower of a Chair apparatus back onto center stage! Soon you will see the Pilates Chair with new eyes. You will not want to miss this fun and dynamic workshop with LaBriece.
Equipment: Pilates Chairs
Session 3: Pilates Matwork And The Unchoreographed Self
Let’s shake up our approach to the Matwork and reinspire ourselves to fall back in love with the fundamentals of the Method. You may be new to teaching Mat Pilates or you may have been teaching for many years. In this illuminating workshop LaBriece will lead you through the steps that will reawaken your teaching. You will practice with each other tactile cuing techniques, verbal cueing, and how to handle multi-level groups. Let’s experience the Matwork with progressions and how to integrate resting moments using Movement Principles exercises without disrupting the flow of your class. Be ready to move, laugh and learn with LaBriece!
Equipment: Mats
JOAKIM VALSINGER – SESSIONS
Session 1- Chairborne Commando
Strength. Precision. Intention.
Chairborne Commando explores the Pilates Chair as a tool for strength, stamina, and sharp control. The spring-loaded resistance and unique leverage of the pedal are often paired with a grounded connection to the floor — demanding a thoughtful inner dialogue and refined coordination.
We’ll also revisit the Commando Clock — an archival Matwork exercise created by Joseph Pilates during WWII, complete with its iconic body-as-clock-face graphic. More than a novelty, it’s a reminder that every degree of effort counts
Session 2: Reformer Reels & Loaded Springs
Rhythm. Resistance. Highland flair.
Ride the carriage with the spirit of the Highlands. This session blends spring-loaded control with flowing sequences inspired by the rhythm and coordination of a Ceilidh.
Expect full-body movement that challenges your endurance, sharpens your technique, and honours tradition — all set to a pulse of music and momentum.
A celebration of strength, rhythm, and a touch of Scottish soul — from an Aussie who’s definitely no ballerina.
Session 3: Matlands
Honouring tradition. Exploring progression
Exploring where the historic order of Matwork can take you on your Pilates journey.
Step out into the Matlands — a movement landscape shaped by the original order of Joseph Pilates’ Matwork, yet open to exploration.
Using the historic sequence as our map, we’ll uncover a personal journey through strength, control, rhythm, and breath.
This class invites Pilates Teachers of all backgrounds to revisit the Mat with a fresh perspective — a journey across its terrain, where every body belongs and every step reveals something new.
Caterina Romano- Sessions
Session1: Social MediYay
Making the biggest impact with organic (not paid-for) social media.
Not every Pilates teacher needs a paid ad strategy — sometimes, showing up consistently and authentically is the most powerful move you can make.
In this session, we’ll explore how to use free, organic tools to build trust, express your brand, and attract the right clients without paying for reach.
You’ll learn:
- How to choose the right platform for you — Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or beyond
- Tips for making content that feels real, not rehearsed
- When and how to post for maximum engagement
- Simple design and editing tools to elevate your visual style (no graphic designer needed)
- Ways to stay visible without being glued to your phone
This isn’t about being an influencer — it’s about being influence-full. Let’s ditch the dread and bring the yay back to social media.
Session 2: The Business of Being Social
Making your message move in a digital world.
Social media isn’t just for showing off your teaser — it’s a vital part of running a modern Pilates business. This lecture offers a clear, practical overview of how to use digital tools to grow your audience and communicate your value.
We’ll cover:
- Advertising basics on Facebook, Instagram, and Google
- Setting up and using Linktree to streamline your bio
- Editing tools like Pixlr for on-brand visuals
- Using iStock (or similar) to elevate your look without expensive shoots
- Tips on timing, content types, and low-budget consistency
Designed for Pilates professionals who want more visibility but less stress, this session demystifies digital marketing and empowers you to be seen — on your own terms.
Lecture
STEVE WRIGLEY – SESSION
THE HIP – A TEACHERS GUIDE TO HIP ISSUES AND HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO A POSITIVE OUTCOME
Join Steves talk, as he goes through major issues that you find with your clients and how you as a movement teacher can contribute to improving things. Both as part of the rehab process or with simple does and don’ts for the hip, that help you to make excellent movement choices. Importantly save will dive into the why’s of th decision making. From post op hip replacement to impingement. Lots of fabulous information and a chance to ask those burning questions.
THE PILATES GATHERING CEILIDH
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