We are thrilled to welcome Pilates Master Teacher, Ellie Herman, to Body Control Pilates Central! Ellie has been teaching Pilates for over three decades and it is wonderful to have her sharing her vast knowledge and expertise with our subscribers.

In her first masterclass filmed for the channel, Ellie introduces us to 'Slowburn Reformer', a favourite with Ellie’s clients for the past decade. Slowburn Reformer consists of original Reformer exercises and variations of classics, combined to form a comprehensive dynamic repertoire that challenges the body to organise itself through light springs and slow, steady, controlled flowing sequences. Ellie demonstrates how the light spring has a way of finding the weaknesses in people’s bodies, whilst the slowness ensures safety. With no way to cheat or compensate, this work is incredibly rehabilitative and can help to heal chronic knee, hip, shoulder and spine injuries.

Slowburn Reformer is safe for everyone except those with balance issues.
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With thanks to Stacey Keating
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Added October 2025
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A published authority on the Pilates Method, Master Teacher Ellie Herman is an innovator in the field of Contemporary Pilates and the inventor of the Pilates Springboard.

Ellie has taught Pilates since 1991 and has published ten books, including professional Pilates training manuals that are used in teacher training programmes all over the world. She leads her own comprehensive teacher training program annually in her studio and travels to teach at conferences and private studios worldwide.

Formerly based in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years, and then Brooklyn for another 15, Ellie now resides in Narberth, a suburb in mainline Philadelphia where she owns a Pilates studio.

Ellie offers many online courses including her new Masters Program Online which is perfect for teachers craving more anatomy and rehabilitation knowledge and those wanting to build their private clientele and class repertoire where they can address injuries both acute and chronic. This programme meets one weekend per month through Zoom and includes a Pilates retreat in the Catskills, USA.
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Filming by Joey Barlow, Instagram @joeybarlowfilms
Photography by Charlie Kelly (www.charliekelly.co.uk)
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