Drexel Pilates offers the DPTD graduates and the local Pilates community opportunities to advance their knowledge and practice through weekly small group training, instructor support groups, and specialty workshops.

Graduate Small Group Training:
Training program graduates are encouraged to join our graduate small group training, a weekly class specifically for fellow instructors and movement professionals. Continuing Education Small Groups allow graduates to deepen their understanding of the Pilates Method by reconnecting with program material and applying concepts to real world experiences.

Contact Pilates@drexel.edu to join the email list for scheduling.

Continuing Education

Training program graduates are encouraged to join a DPTP Leadership Team member for a weekly class with fellow instructors and movement professionals. Continuing Ed Small Groups follow along with the training program, reviewing and embodying the material, and deepening core theory concepts. We are currently holding continuing education small groups in-person at the Drexel Pilates Studio and virtual via Zoom.

If you are interested in joining a virtual small group email pilates@drexel.edu.

Workshop Series 25/26

To enroll in Drexel Pilates workshops, register here. 

Sunday, 12/14/25 at Drexel Pilates
10am-2pm 

Pilates Arm Chair Exercises with Karen H Carlson

Classical and evolved forms presented with detailed
analyses and commentary. Mobilization, stabilization,
and coordination for scapulo-humeral synergy of the 
pectoral girdle and upper appendages. Traditional 
saggital plane anterior/posterior muscle recruitment 
sequences for sound efficient function. Highlighting 
the value of the Pilates Arm Chair for teaching seated
isolated shoulder girdle - arm function with a supported 
stable vertical spine. Evolved forms add coronal and 
transverse plane exercises and correctives. Volunteer
physical participation encouraged.

$175
Register Here

(This is part 2 of a workshop series in collaboration with Springhaus Pilates.)

Sunday, 1/11/26 at Drexel Pilates 
9am-12pm
Align with Your Why  

Join Jennifer Morley for a workshop that helps Pilates instructors cultivate presence as a core element of their teaching. In an industry often focused on performance and presentation, this experience invites you to turn inward—exploring presence within yourself, recognizing what gets in the way, and developing strategies to bring more awareness and authenticity to your sessions. Through reflective sharing, you’ll revisit your personal inspiration, refresh your “why,” and reconnect with what you love most about being a Pilates instructor. The workshop culminates in a co-created Pilates practice rooted in connection, mindful movement, and the transformative power of presence. 

$65

Saturday, 3/14/26 at Drexel Pilates 
9am-12pm
Pilates and Balance 

Join Senior Pilates Instructor and Doctor of Physical Therapy, Ali Lodise for a 3-hour workshop about balance and Pilates. What do we mean when we say "balance?" The three main systems that contribute to balance are the visual system, vestibular system and proprioceptive system. In this workshop, participants will learn about these systems and how to address balance in Pilates sessions. The workshop will begin with a group mat Pilates class followed by an interactive lecture and small group circuits on the Pilates equipment. Reach out to Ali at akl87@drexel.edu to discuss questions or concerns. 

$65

Sunday, 5/17/26 at Drexel Pilates 
9am-12pm
Setting up for success: Powerful planks and push-ups 

A two topic workshop- 
part I: Understanding shoulder function and integration and how it relates to planks and push ups. 
part II: Building classes and sessions that support executing the desired activity with success. 

What does success mean? For Patricia Dominguez it is finding deep integration of the full body that supports all actions. By understanding the function of the body, we can draw from any number of tools we have in our toolbox of exercises to create a lesson plan that brings our clients to a deeper level of integration. We will use planks and push-ups as our focus activity. (Patricia has been using the term scaffolding, for building a systematic way of lesson planning, hoping that it will in effect build the deeper network of integration in the clients to be used for all activities.) Participants are encouraged to participate in movements, accommodations can be addressed for those needed. A great workshop for those who want to continue the exciting conversation of the shoulder girdle that Karen Carlson started this past fall. Patricia is a Drexel alumni under Jennifer Morely and has been studying with Karen Carlson since 2017. 

$65 

Saturday, 9/12/26 at Drexel Pilates 
9am-1pm 
Pre and Postnatal Pilates 

Join Senior Instructor and Pre and Postnatal Pilates Specialist, Jessica, in a four hour workshop covering movement best practices during the four trimesters of pregnancy. In this workshop, expect to cover the anatomy and physiology of the changing body and how that affects our pre and postnatal clients mentally and physically. Attendees will learn myofascial release techniques, Pilates mat and equipment exercises to support clients during pregnancy, and program guidelines to help rehab/rebuild clients during the postpartum period.   

$80 

To enroll in Drexel Pilates workshops, register here. 

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