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Fletcher Towelwork Online Course

TOWELWORK + FUNDAMENTALS

The Fletcher Pilates Towelwork Course is designed for movement and fitness professionals as an in-depth resource to understand the unique Fletcher approach to the Pilates method.

Through this virtual course, you will learn unique Fletcher Pilates concepts and practical teaching applications for the following signature Fletcher Pilates techniques:

Fletcher Percussive Breath™

Fletcher Fundamentals™

Fletcher Towelwork®


WHAT IS TOWELWORK?

Fletcher Towelwork, a technique developed by Pilates master-teacher Ron Fletcher over the span of forty years, is a technique unique to Fletcher Pilates. It was initially designed to stabilize, balance and strengthen the shoulder girdle. Simple Towelwork exercises are suitable for beginners and can even be used as an effective home workout. Today, Fletcher Towelwork has expanded into a comprehensive movement program that can be performed either alone or combined with other Pilates mat and apparatus exercises making it useful for a wide range of skill levels. The Fletcher Towelwork program includes easy stabilizing and range of motion exercises as well as intricate movement patterns that challenge all levels of students and teachers.

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What people are saying...

Sherri

The Fletcher Towelwork

"I can’t even begin to express the benefits of the Fletcher Towelwork! Shoulder patients that have previously been difficult to progress, re-educate, and re-align have received amazing and rapid results. Ron Fletcher’s towel seems to have a magic quality that inhibits the upper trapezius, seats the humeral head in the back in the socket, and “connects” the scapula to the back. It increases scapular awareness and improves postural alignment instantly. Fletcher Towelwork should be a part of every serious Pilates studio and practice."

Leona

The Fletcher Experience

“I have obtained a lot out of the course. I have found Fletcher fundamentals (ABCs) to be the best at establishing such a solid foundation for cueing posture and alignment and establishing correct movement (beginners to advanced). – I feel I have a deeper understanding of the work now.”

Stephanie

The effects of Fletcher Pilates

"My life has changed completely since I started as a Fletcher Pilates student. I very rarely have inflammation, my overall stiffness has disappeared and I’m doing things with my body that I never thought I could. Without hesitation I can say that this work has helped me be more focused, improved my posture, strengthen my center and breathe more deeply. I feel empowered and – best of all – I can now get out of bed without aches and pains. I can’t imagine my life without it!"

Susie

The level of Fletcher Pilates education

"I had been teaching Pilates for about 5 years, with a sense of stagnation. When I discovered the Fletcher Program, I was quickly drawn to the very deep sense of specificity and became motivated to experience it more fully through the Comprehensive Program. I have completed two certification programs 8-year Pilates career, and I can declare without hesitation that the Fletcher program is more complete, more demanding, and more gratifying in lessons learned and challenges met. The experience offered me the inspiration I was craving and the direction I need to advance my teaching and self-practice."

What to expect...

Discover the Fletcher Towelwork Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Fletcher Towelwork® Course Introduction

  • 2

    Fletcher Fundamentals: Part 1

    • Fletcher Fundamentals Movement List PDF

    • 1) Standing & Centering Cues

    • Review of Standing & Centering Cues

    • Fletcher Percussive Breathing™ Technique

    • 2) Fletcher Percussive Breath

    • Review of Fletcher Percussive Breath

    • 3) Mechanics of the Breath

    • Review of Mechanics of the Breath

    • 4) Quadrant Breathing

    • Review of Quadrant Breathing

    • 5) Breath Volume & Control

    • Review of Breath Volume & Control

    • 6) Spinal Mechanics - Flexion

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Flexion

    • 7) Spinal Mechanics -Lateral Flexion

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Lateral Flexion

    • 8) Spinal Mechanics - Rotation

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Rotation

    • 9) Spinal Mechanics - Extension

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Extension

    • 10) Spinal Mechanics - Hinging

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Hinging

    • 11) Spinal Mechanics - Spiral

    • Review of Spinal Mechanics - Spiral

    • 12) Intersegmental Motion of the Spine - Supine

    • Review of Intersegmental Motion of the Spine - Supine

    • 13) Intersegmental Motion of the Spine - Kneeling

    • Review of Intersegmental Motion of the Spine - Kneeling

    • 14) Integration of Upper & Lower Hemispheres - Ron's Imprinting

    • Review of Integration of Upper & Lower Hemispheres - Ron's Imprinting

    • 15) Integration of Right & Left Hemispheres

    • Review of Integration of Right & Left Hemispheres

    • 16) Integration of Right & Left Hemispheres - Kneeling

    • Review of Integration of Right & Left Hemispheres - Kneeling
  • 3

    Fletcher Fundamentals: Part 2

    • 1) Introduction to Articulation Fundamentals

    • 2) Organization of the Head and Neck

    • Review of Organization of the Head and Neck

    • 3) Length of the Neck & Throat

    • Review of Length of the Neck & Throat

    • 4) Neck Rotation & Circumvolution

    • Review of Neck Rotation & Circumvolution

    • 5) Nose Circles

    • Review of Nose Circles

    • 6) Use of Focus

    • Review of Use of Focus

    • 7) Scapular Mobilization

    • Review of Scapular Mobilization

    • 8) Upward & Downward Scapular Rotation

    • Review of Upward & Downward Scapular Rotation

    • 9) Sternum to Scapular Relationship

    • Review of Sternum to Scapular Relationship

    • 10) Arm Articulation

    • Review of Arm Articulation

    • 11) Wrist & Hand Articulation

    • Review of Wrist & Hand Articulation

    • 12) Leg Articulation

    • Review of Leg Articulation

    • 13) Leg Articulation - Supine

    • Review of Leg Articulation - Supine

    • 14) Foot Articulation

    • Review of Foot Articulation

    • Fletcher Fundamentals Class with Deborah

    • Ron Fletcher Workshop - Part 1 (1978): Standing Series
  • 4

    Fletcher Fundamentals: Discussions

    • Fletcher Standing & Centering Cues for Postural Assessment

    • Introduction to the Pilates Movement Principles

    • Pilates Movement Principles Presentation

    • Pilates History Presentation

    • Letters from Clara with Ron Fletcher
  • 5

    Fletcher Towelwork®

    • Introduction to Fletcher Towelwork

    • Ron Fletcher on the Fletcher Towelwork

    • Fletcher Towelwork Movement List PDF

    • Fletcher Towelwork Workshop

    • Ron Fletcher Workshop - Part 2 (1978): Towelwork Series

    • Fletcher Towelwork Class #1

    • Fletcher Towelwork Class #2

    • Fletcher Towelwork Class #3

    • Fletcher Fusion Class
  • 6

    Towelwork: Encyclopedia

    • T1a Taut Towel Pulls; a. “Seating” the humerus

    • T1b Taut Towel Pulls; b. Sternum level

    • T1c Taut Towel Pulls; c. Hip level

    • T1d Taut Towel Pulls; d. Overhead

    • T1e Taut Towel Pulls; e. Posterior

    • T2 Anterior Range of Motion; a. Sternum level, b. Overhead

    • T3 Pull to “W”; a. Sternum level, b. Overhead, c. Posterior

    • T4a Posterior Range of Motion; a. Above shoulder girdle

    • T4b Posterior Range of Motion; a. Below shoulder girdle

    • T4c Posterior Range of Motion; c. Full ROM

    • T4c Posterior Range of Motion; c. Full ROM

    • T5a Overhead to “U”; a. Simple, b. With plié

    • T6 Lateral Hip Stretch; a. Simple, b. With pulses

    • T7a Foot work; a. Stationary Towel

    • T7b Foot work; b. Moving Towel

    • T8 aThoracic Rotation; a. Sternum level

    • T8b Thoracic Rotation; b. Overhead

    • T9a Lateral Lunge Series; a. Towel sternum level

    • T9b Lateral Lunge Series; b. Towel to overhead on lunge

    • T9c Lateral Lunge Series; c. Towel sternum level with thoracic rotation

    • T9d Lateral Lunge Series; d. Towel to overhead with thoracic rotation

    • T10a Lateral Flexion in 2nd Position; a. Small controlled side bend

    • T10b Lateral Flexion in 2nd Position; b. Full side bend T 10-B take 2.Consolidated.01_YouTube_1080p

    • T11a Lunge into Side Bend; a. Return to first

    • T11b Lunge into Side Bend; b. Return to balance in passé

    • T12a Taut Towel in Vertical: “Windmill”; a. Vertical to horizontal

    • T12b Taut Towel in Vertical: “Windmill”; b. Vertical to vertical
  • 7

    Fletcher Towelwork® Course Quiz

    • Fletcher Towelwork® Course Quiz
  • 8

    Course Completion Survey

    • Course Completion Survey

"(Pilates) is about learning more about your body, getting in better touch with all its parts and setting up a communication system with it, trusting and loving it as your best friend and then using it correctly all the time"

-Ron Fletcher

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Are you ready to take your Pilates knowledge to the next level? Add the Fletcher Towelwork to your Pilates experience and benefit both you and your clients!

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Classical and Contemporary Pilates education evolved from the source

Fletcher Pilates is a leader in Comprehensive Pilates Education

Legacy Pilates education evolved from the source

The international Pilates revolution owes much of its momentum to Ron Fletcher. A 20-year student and protégé of Joseph and Clara Pilates, Fletcher’s organic, movement-based approach to the Pilates method has inspired generations of Pilates teachers and practitioners. As Fletcher Pilates continues to grow in popularity, so too grows the demand around the globe for Fletcher Pilates Teachers. Our school provides one of the most comprehensive and definitive international Pilates educational program of its kind and is the only program endorsed by Ron Fletcher, a first generation Pilates Master, professional dancer, and choreographer.

"Movement should be approached like life - with enthusiasm, joy and gratitude - for movement is life, and life is movement, and we get out of it what we put into it."

-Ron Fletcher


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