Pilates is often reduced to exercises, shapes, or muscle work. In this workshop, we return to its essence: how the body is meant to organise movement. This is a mat-based workshop for people who practise Pilates and feel curious about what they are actually doing when they move, without turning it into a training or a technical deep dive. The focus is not on performing better, but on understanding and sensing more clearly. WHAT WE WILL EXPLORE 1. What Pilates actually is We begin by looking at the original intention behind the work of Joseph Pilates. Not as a list of principles, but as a response to a problem he observed in society and how our lifestyle takes away from basic health. Why did he create this method? What was he trying to restore? This gives context, and changes how the work is being approached, felt and integrated. 2. Basic connection From there, we move into sensing how movement is organised in the body. The spine as the starting point The ribcage as a container for breath and movement The pelvis in relation to movement and support This is where clarity begins: through organisation rather than effort. We explore how movement changes when it is organised rather than forced: through breath, support, and strength. 3. Integrated mat practice We bring everything together in a mat-based class. Not demonstrative. Not about “getting it right.” The aim is to recognise in movement what you have already sensed: organisation, support, balance. 4. Integration We close the workshop by connecting the work back to daily movement. What does this change in how you sit, walk, train, or rest? What might you stop trying to fix, and start redistributing instead? You don’t leave with more exercises, but with a different reference point in your body. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Duration: 2.5 hours Format: Mat-based (accessible to all) Group size: Limited Price: €222 incl. VAT Flashcards are included This workshop is for those interested in understanding movement, rather than pushing for performance.