About Power Pilates
What is Power Pilates?
Power Pilates is an industry leader offering classical Pilates instruction and certification programs. Maintaining studios and training centers worldwide, Power Pilates is committed to keeping the integrity of the classical method of Joseph Pilates alive.
The demand for excellent, classically trained Pilates instructors led to the inception of Power Pilates certification programs in 1997. Today, Power Pilates encompasses an international network of training centers, all of which meet its high standards of Pilates education and commitment to excellence.
To date, they have certified over 2,000 instructors in more than 20 locations. Recognized as the best Pilates certification program in the country and offering the most extensive Pilates continuing education courses in the industry, Power Pilates has been aptly hailed, “The Harvard of Pilates education.”
Where is Power Pilates?
Power Pilates operates a total of 11 studios: six studios in New York City; three in southern California; and two in Chicago. Power Pilates also has a network of almost 20 Affiliate Training Centers and more than 40 Participating Training Centers in the U.S. In addition, Power Pilates currently boasts more than half a dozen Affiliate Training Centers internationally, including locations in Brazil, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico and Spain. Please check back for more locations as the Power Pilates community continues to grow.
Who is Power Pilates?
The Power Pilates senior level team is made up of Founder/President Dr. Howard Sichel; Co-Owner/Vice President Susan Moran; Co-Directors Bob Liekens and Phoebe Higgins; and Senior Instructors Dana Eisenstein, Alison Laundrie and Juliet Harvey. Combined, they have over 100 years experience in Pilates training. Susan, Bob and Phoebe were all trained by Romana Kryzanowska during the 1980s. The collective knowledge and experience of our staff makes Power Pilates an international leader within the Pilates industry. To view all members of the Power Pilates team »
Why Power Pilates?
The Power Pilates instructor is classically trained, having developed a deep understanding of Pilates and, more important, having learned how to teach it. Our instructors know what to look for in a client’s body to determine when to progress. They allow the Pilates system to reveal a client’s weaknesses through movement, rather than the instructor forcing movements they think are needed before the client’s body is ready.
Power Pilates classically trained instructors have the ability to teach in a flowing style, transform clients’ bodies through their use of appropriate cueing at the appropriate time, and rid them of compensatory weaknesses that contribute to chronic injuries. Clients who work out under the instruction of a Power Pilates instructor get the very most out of Pilates.
