The Amazing Movement Podcast

Carol Gives You a Studio Tour!

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Carol Beringer's Amazing Movement Podcast | Season 2, Ep. 2: Pilates & More Studio Tour (4 min)

Welcome to Carol's sanctuary! Take an exclusive tour of Pilates & More in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where Carol has been transforming lives since 2002. Discover what a classical Pilates studio actually looks like and learn about the five essential pieces of equipment that make Pilates so effective.

Carol walks you through each piece - from the Universal Reformer that balances both sides of your body, to the Tower system with springs and pulleys for proprioceptive feedback, to the versatile Cadillac for therapeutic work. Plus, see why it's called "Pilates & More" - the sanctuary space includes massage therapy, neurokinesis work, Thai stretching, and acupuncture.

This behind-the-scenes look demystifies Pilates equipment and shows why working with apparatus creates such different results than mat work alone. Perfect for anyone curious about what happens in a classical Pilates studio!

CHAPTERS: 00:05 - Welcome to Pilates & More Studio 00:35 - The Universal Reformer: Balancing Both Sides 01:15 - The Tower System & Proprioception 01:45 - The Chairs: Vertical Reformer Work 02:10 - Ladder Barrels: Beginner to Advanced 02:40 - The Cadillac: Therapeutic & Gymnastic Work 03:38 - The Sanctuary: Massage, Neurokinesis & Acupuncture

ABOUT CAROL BERINGER: With 25+ years of experience, Carol combines expertise in brain-based functional movement, Pilates, and yoga to help clients achieve improved posture, pain relief, and lifelong wellness. Her compassionate approach has transformed lives of individuals aged 6 to 96.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Classical Pilates studios have five essential pieces of equipment
  • 6,000 possible movements exist within these five pieces
  • The Reformer "reforms" your body by making both sides work equally
  • Pilates & More is a true wellness community, not just a studio

SERVICES OFFERED:

  • Private Sessions
  • Group Classes
  • Workshops & Retreats
  • Zoom Sessions

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00:05 - Carol Beringer (Host)
Hi, carol Berenger, Welcome back to the Amazing Movement podcast. As many of you know, I have a Pilates studio in Wayne, pennsylvania, since 2002. And I don't know how many of you are familiar with what a classical Pilates studio looks like. So this is our reception area where people come in and you take off your shoes before you cross the threshold into the studio area and here is where we have our small group classes and we have five pieces of equipment in Pilates. So you'll see this piece here that's longer than your body and that's where mat work occurs. And then this is the tower system where we have springs and pulleys to close your movement chain so that you have some feedback as to your movement through space, which is called proprioception. It's also longer than your body. These pieces of equipment you'll see there's a split in the middle convert over into a reformer, which many people have heard about reformer classes, and the piece here, the carriage itself, is the size of your torso and enters a headrest, shoulder blocks, foot bar and it moves back and forth and it's called a reformer because it makes both sides of your body work equally. Where over here you have to find your place in space, work equally. Where over. Here you have to find your place in space. So it's called the Universal Reformer formally form-er formally, because it will reform both sides of your body so that you're in balance. And then behind our video I referred to Melissa, are what's called the chairs, and so most of our life we spend upright. And so this is a vertical replication of the reformer. All the movements that we can do on any piece of equipment can be replicated on another. So if you're a beginner to advanced movements in Pilates, inside these walls, on what are basically five pieces of equipment, there are 6,000 movements To our side, here are called the ladder barrels, so in the front it's a barrel, in the back is a ladder and on this piece it doesn't have who knows that it's a stable piece. But there are very limited movements that you can do as a beginner but as you. So to see a beginner or advanced there's not a lot in between here, but depends on how creative your instructor is and and that they teach you how to use each piece. 

02:40
Then we have a another room where we have standalone equipment, and this one's called the Cadillac. So you'll see it's higher, it's called a therapeutic height so that people that can't get down lower or, you know, need just to boost up. And it's also nice for the teachers because then they don't have to bend over as much as they do on the lower piece of the equipment, because then they don't have to bend over as much as they do on the lower piece of the equipment and it has a cage around it where you can actually do a lot of gymnastic type of equipment, like parallel bars you can hang upside down, you can do chin-ups, so it's a very versatile piece. But it's also therapeutic. Over here we have stand-alone refibers where the other ones converted in the other room A chair on the back that's red, it's called the Wanda chair and, as you can see, it's leather on all sides. It can be flipped over to actually be used as a serviceable chair that makes you sit in proper posture. 

03:38
This is just a larger version of what's out there, and my studio is called Pilates and More, because the and more is not only that, it's a community of people that are moving well together. The add more in here we call the sanctuary and we have an amazing massage therapist who is also educated in what's called neurokinesis, like how does your brain connect with your body to move and are all your parts firing. So she does massage here, and on this side there's a mat for shiatsu I'm sorry, thai massage or stretching, so we call this a sanctuary. Massage are stretching, so we call this a sanctuary. And we also have acupuncture within these walls and we're heading over to see we have two rooms, because when you come in for acupuncture, the therapy is applied and then you rest in with the needles for 20 to 30 minutes, I believe, and then, while that's going on, another client can be served in a second room. So that's our story here at Pilates, and More and an education on what the classical Pilates studio looks like.