12/04/2026
Coming soon!
Your Song is Your Strength:
The Breathing Mechanism and Core Control
An online workshop with Cara Reeser and Jeremy Laverdure
(3 hours a day over 3 days)
Friday 15th - Sunday 17th May 2026
3pm to 6pm daily (UK time) (Total of 9 hours) via Zoom and open to all Pilates teachers 💫
A recording of all three sessions will be made available for 30 days to those who book, whether you are able to attend each session or not.
One current model of the body’s “core” includes the abdominal and low back muscles, the thoracic diaphragm, and the pelvic floor. Because these muscles are also intimately involved in breathing, breath
control and core control are inseparable. Understanding the implications of this model makes it easier to correctly and safely coach both Pilates exercises and functional movement.
In this Movement Science Made Simple course, we examine:
● How the abdominals, diaphragm, and pelvic floor work together as part of the breathing
mechanism, and as movers and stabilisers of the lumbar spine and pelvis.
● The physiology of breathing, emphasising the interplay between voluntary and involuntary
regulation.
● The role of intra-abdominal pressure in low back stability, and the necessity of both abdominal
“hollowing” and abdominal “bracing” movement strategies.
● Supportive and stabilising functions of the pelvic floor, including its role in intra-pelvic stability.
Beginning with breathing exercises from Pilates, yoga, and physical therapy, we will build a strong
foundation for our own movement. As the relationship between breath control and core control
becomes clear, course participants will learn how breathing strategies can facilitate or undermine
movement strategies.
To book or for more details contact us [email protected]
