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Welcome to the home of For Pilates Sake, the YouTube Channel created by Matilda C. and Veronica M.

A classical Pilates eduction channel created to create community & share the perspective of Veronica & Matilda on the Pilates work.

07/31/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Short Box ... Twist

Veronica guides Pilates teachers through this short box exercise, explores the set-up, action and breath. Sharing common faults, cues to correct and a partnering option to assist your client in finding ease in their movement.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

07/24/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Short Box • Side Bend •part2

In part 2, Veronica shares a challenging version of the Side Bend that she enjoys practising to recruit a bit more oblique. She also gives you a verbal cue to help clients find a truer lateral flexion. Plus so much more....

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

🧠 What do you find is YOUR biggest challenge in either executing or teaching this one?

❓ Tell us in the comments your favourite CUE or TYPE of CUE when you teach a beginner this foundational movement skill!

🖐️ touch / tactile
👂👄 audible / verbal
👁️ visual / mirroring
🔬 discover / correct

⭐YOU being the Pilates Nerd that you are... probably use a combo of all the above!⭐

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

07/17/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Side Bend on short box with pole

Veronica takes Matilda through the Side Bend in part one of this breakdown series.
We hit the basics but you'll have to wait till next week, to learn how Veronica works to get just a little bit more out of the movement!

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

❓ Tell us in the comments your favourite way to start a client in this one!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

07/10/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Teaser
The breakdown compilation video!
Let's gather all four parts into a single video, which allows you to just hit PLAY, then you know ...play!

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

07/03/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Teaser on the Reformer
For this week the final video in this 4-part series goes live!
Matilda & Veronica discuss many of the challenges they see and a few ways to work through them.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

06/26/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Teaser • Part Three

In part three of this series we explore with Matilda & Veronica the first challenge in the proper ex*****on of this advanced exercise.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!
❓ Tell us in the comments your favourite way to start a client in this one!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

06/19/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Teaser part two!

In part two we ...
💠 •set up for success
🔎 •explore how breath can help your movement
🫆•survey the basic actions of the Teaser exercise

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

The Surrey Pilates Studio Inc.

06/12/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Teaser

We start this next exercise series for the Teaser on the Long Box with Veronica showing the Transition from Backstroke.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

❓ Tell us in the comments ... do you perform & teach the transitions???

06/05/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Backstroke - part 3
To finish off this exercise's series, we present the 2 challenges and important pieces to helping your client's succeed with this intermediate reformer exercise.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

🧠 What is your own challenge to find in this higher level reformer exercise?

05/29/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Backstroke part two

In part one we got ourselves set-up for success, now onto the next step...
Action and Breath! We will explore the 2 or 4 breath actions and the value of starting clients with one or the other!

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

🧠 What do you find you use the most in your Pilates practice???

❓ Tell us in the comments your favourite way to start a client in this one!

05/22/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Backstroke
In this week's YouTube addition we cover the initial set up of this higher level reformer exercise.
Lots of moving parts to it and nailing down the right positioning is the first piece.

A ton of great info for a beginner to advanced student or Pilates Teacher!

05/15/2025

📽️ YouTube Video Drop 📽️ Reformer II Breakdown - Modifying the Swan (part three)
This is the last video in this Exploring the Modified Swan on the Reformer...
Maybe not the last, as we may just have to return to other modifications and teaching tools for this advanced Pilates Exercise...as there are a lot of moving parts to it!

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