Synergy Series Bundle 2026: Purchase All 3 Synergy Workshops and receive 20% off.

Saturday, February 28, 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm PST streaming online

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This Workshop is ONLY FOR:

• Pilates instructors with a minimum of 1 year of experience working 1:1 with clients.
• Must have taken an anatomy class and must review basics of vascular system
• STOTT PILATES Injuries and Special Populations (or similar) recommended 
  

Workshop Description

Pilates and the Fluid Body is a specialized training for movement professionals ready to expand their knowledge of the body’s internal healing systems. Moving beyond muscular and fascial approaches, this workshop explores the essential roles of the lymphatic, venous, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF/glymphatic) systems in:

1. Relieving pressure in the cranium, spinal canal, and pelvis
   
2. Resolving persistent tightness and headaches that do not respond to stretching or muscular interventions
   
3. Regulating the nervous system and improving sleep quality
   
4. Restoring homeostasis, energy, and resilience
   
   

When fluid flow becomes stagnant—due to stress, shallow breathing, whiplash, injury, inflammation, or poor posture—the body’s ability to recover, regulate, and perform is significantly compromised.

This workshop integrates clinical physiology with the Pilates method, blending assessment strategies, manual and movement interventions, and breathwork practices. Participants will learn how to observe, assess, and influence fluid dynamics to support optimal circulation and client recovery.

Whether you’re working with active movers, clients recovering from illness, or individuals struggling with fatigue, sleep disturbance, or dysregulation, this training will give you tools to:

• Reduce swelling, pressure, and pain
  
• Enhance movement quality
  
• Regulate the nervous system
•  Support resilience and recovery through a fluid-first lens

Synergy Series: Anatomy of a Research Article: Reading Research to Determine What Information Applies to Your Pilates Clients 

Friday, June 12, 2026, 2 pm - 5 pm PST streaming online

**This session will be recorded and available to all registrants for 7 days.**

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This Workshop is ONLY FOR:

• Movement professionals with Pilates training (mat and reformer preferred).
  
• Participants with access to a computer and ability to use search engines.
  
• English reading ability required.
  
• No prior research experience necessary.

Workshop Description:

In today’s environment of abundant online education, conflicting social media sound bites, and claims of “evidence-based best practice,” it can be challenging to discern what research is trustworthy and relevant to your clients. While there is evidence to support many approaches to exercise and movement re-education, understanding how to evaluate that evidence can feel overwhelming.

This workshop is designed to build your knowledge and critical reasoning skills so you can confidently interpret research. For example, a study on balance for active older adults that excludes people with low back pain, postural issues, or a history of ankle sprains may have limited application to your Pilates clients.

You’ll learn the foundations of searching, reading, and interpreting research articles. Using examples from the literature on Pilates, presenters will walk you through the main components of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. By the end, you’ll gain practical skills to read these article types and complete an introductory-level critical review.

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Synergy Series: Safe & Effective Exercise for HDS & EDS Hypermobility

Saturday, September 26, 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm PST streaming online

**This session will be recorded and available to all registrants for 7 days.**

**All sales final**

This Workshop is ONLY FOR:

• Movement professionals with Pilates training (mat and reformer preferred).
  
• Prior workshop on or foundational knowledge of EDS/HSD

Workshop Description:

This workshop is designed for Pilates instructors with experience in rehab Pilates and healthcare professionals who want to expand their skills in working safely and effectively with hypermobile clients.

Hypermobility presents unique challenges in movement, stability, and proprioception. It requires a nuanced, educated approach to avoid reinforcing compensatory patterns or overstretching tendencies.

Through practical exercises, discussion of current research, and real-time teaching practice, participants will gain tools to help hypermobile clients build stability, control, and resilience. This course emphasizes Pilates principles, evidence-informed progression strategies, and trauma-aware teaching methods that promote joint integrity and long-term movement health.

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The instructors at Melanie Byford-Young Education LLC (MBY Edu) are trained in a variety of exercise systems and movement specialties, and can develop workshops, education sessions and movement plans based on PILATES, Therapeutic Exercise, Somatics, Fascial Movement Exercise, or other program (“hereinafter Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, or other Programs”).

The Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise or other Programs of exercise may or may not be beneficial to you. It is advised that you first consult with your physician or health care provider about any injuries or existing medical conditions, past or present, before participating in any of our programs. The information and suggestions provided during an MBY Edu workshop, education session or movement session is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Movement Professionals, Movement Instructors and Health Care providers agree to use any included exercises, techniques and information within their scope of practice.

Movement Professionals, Movement Instructors and Health Care providers agree and consent to this session being recorded.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! THIS IS A RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS.

Participant understands that Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise or other Programs involve physical exertion, are strenuous, and that injuries may occur when participating in such activities. Participant accepts and assumes the risks associated with Pilates,Therapeutic Exercise or other Programs, including, but not limited to, equipment malfunction or failure, overexertion, inability to perform suggested exercises or maneuvers, physical or mental conditions that impede the ability to properly perform suggested exercises or maneuvers, failure to properly operate equipment, and failure to follow instructions. Participant hereby freely and expressly assumes all risk of property damage, injury, and death associated with Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, or other Programs.

Participant represents and warrants that he/she has no physical or mental condition that would prevent full participation in Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, or other Programs.

Participant agrees to discontinue any suggested Pilates or Therapeutic Exercises that are painful or may be related to worsening symptoms, and will immediately consult with a medical or health care provider.  

In consideration for participation, receiving instruction in a workshops or educational programs, private or semi-private or group lesson, and using the equipment, props  and facilities, Participant hereby agrees to release, hold harmless, and indemnify Melanie Byford-Young Education, its owners, partners, employees, independent contractors, directors, officers, agents, instructors, licensees and affiliates MBY Edu from any and all claims by or on behalf of Participant against MBY Edu arising directly or indirectly out of Participant’s participation in Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, or other Programs, use of any MBY Edu equipment or facilities. This release includes claims and liabilities arising from any cause whatsoever, including, but not limited to, negligence on the part of MBY Edu. This release is binding upon Participant, and Participant’s heirs, assigns, and legal representatives.

If signing on behalf of a minor Participant, Parent/Guardian accepts full responsibility for any medical expenses incurred due to the minor’s participation in Pilates, Therapeutic Exercise, or other Programs and agrees to release, hold harmless, and indemnify (including costs and attorney’s fees) MBY Edu or any claims brought by or on behalf of the minor.

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