The Aligned Atelier
Pilates Intensives & Master Teacher Workshops
A dedicated space for deeper study in Pilates. Refine your practice, strengthen your understanding, and learn the work as it was meant to be taught: with rigor, nuance, and respect for the lineage.
Overview:
Aligned Accelerated Training - Starts Jan 2026 on MV, April 2026 in Pioneer Valley
A Day with Clare Dunphy Hemani: Depth & Discovery, A Master Class in Classical Pilates - June 13th 2026
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A Day with Clare Dunphy Hemani: Depth & Discovery: A Master Class in Classical Pilates
Saturday June 13th, 2026
We are beyond excited to welcome Clare Dunphy Hemani, one of the most respected classical Pilates teachers and a true master, for a full-day workshop that promises to deepen your practice in ways you've likely never experienced before.
Clare brings unparalleled clarity, precision, and insight rooted in decades of study, embodiment, and teaching. Her work honors classical principles with integrity while making the method alive, accessible, and profoundly insightful for today's students and teachers alike. She is one of the foremost teachers in the country today, and created the Peak Pilates teacher training curriculum, the most rigorous Classical Pilates training currently.
This is a rare opportunity to work with a teacher whose depth of understanding transforms not just technique, but how you experience the practice for life.
Open to All (Intermediate Reformer) - Saturday June 13th, 9:30am-12:30pm
$280 regular price
$230 Aligned Pilates members
Message for teacher’s rate
This session is perfect for committed practitioners ready to move beyond surface-level movement into real depth and discovery. Clare will guide you to see your reformer practice in a whole new way, addressing questions like:
What is footwork really for, why it matters, and how it sets you up for every exercise that follows
How the order of movement creates alignment, resilience, and expression in your body
The power of transitions—an essential but often overlooked element that makes everything flow with ease and purpose
How to feel exactly what you're aiming for in your body
How to access the purpose of each exercise, not just technically, but individually for you
We'll explore musicality—how movement truly flows, how to tune in, and how to embody the rhythm of the work so you feel it from the inside out.
Clare will also guide us to:
Quiet the mind and reduce internal chatter during sessions
Move away from commentary toward conversation with your body
Find deeper awareness and presence in every moment of your practice
This morning experience will give you tools that add profound value to every Pilates session you take, now and forever
Classes will include movement and theory, you will not be moving non-stop for 3 hours
Workshops and master classes are non-refundable, non-transferrable
Teacher-Focused Intensive (Tower and Mat), Saturday June 13th, 1:30pm-5:30pm
$280 regular price
$230 Aligned Pilates members
Message for teacher’s rate
This session is designed for teachers, aspiring teachers, and experienced practitioners who want to refine their eye and sharpen their skill in working with others.
Clare will dive into:
Why and how we use the rollback bar with intelligence and purpose
Why and how we use the push-through bar with clarity and depth
Four mini-series that work beautifully on the tower
We'll work through real case scenarios, grounded in teaching experience and personal inquiry:
If someone comes in with a sensitive low back… what do you confidently offer next?
If someone presents as a shoulder person… how do you organize support, challenge, and progression?
Bring your toughest, most curious teaching questions. Clare welcomes curveballs and will show you how she thinks through movement, structure, and opportunity in real time.
This session is designed to make you a more confident, intuitive, and effective teacher, able to meet a variety of bodies and needs with clarity and care.
This workshop with Clare is a rare opportunity to meet the method at its deepest level—whether you're passionate about your own practice or committed to teaching others with clarity and excellence.
Aligned Accelerated Teacher Training
The Aligned Accelerated Teaching Intensive is a focused, in-person program for students who want to begin teaching Pilates but are not yet able to commit to a full comprehensive certification. This training gives you the essential tools to start teaching confidently, work with real bodies, and earn at the teacher rate, while preparing you to get far more out of a future classical comprehensive program. It is a practical, affordable on-ramp designed to bridge practice to professional teaching, not replace full certification.
Required sessions, Martha’s Vineyard studio, 12-5pm:
Jan 17th
Jan 31
Feb 7
Feb 21
Make-up sessions/ optional refresher sessions:
April 18
May 30
Non-refundable, non-transferrable