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BOB LIEKENS
Conference
Helsingborg Sweden 2027
Bob Liekens — a legacy we share, a joy we spread.
Founded in 2019 to honor Bob Liekens, our conference welcomes every Pilates tradition to share knowledge, preserve the legacy, and keep the method alive.
BL Conference 2027 – Helsingborg, Sweden
March 20-21, 2027
Join us for the Bob Liekens Conference 2027, set in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Experience two days of learning, inspiration, and connection in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant cities.
The conference will be held at Studiopilates in Helsingborg.
Tecnopilates – Technical Sponsor of the Event
We are proud to announce that Tecnopilates will be present as a technical sponsor during the event.
Under the direction of Paolo Piccolo, Tecnopilates will provide and showcase a full range of professional Pilates apparatus for participants to experience throughout the conference.
All equipment presented during the event will be available for purchase at an exclusive 20% discount.
If you are interested in Tecnopilates equipment or would like more information,
👉 visit Tecnopilates or meet Paolo and the team during the event. 
Schedule for the conference 2027 – Will be updated
Presenters 2026
Alexandra Edwards
California, USA
Certified in 1996 under Romana Kryzanowska, she has taught in New York, Los Angeles, and now Carmel, California, where she runs her own studio, Monterey Bay Contrology.
Bernd Wohlfarth
Hamburg, Germany
He discovered the Pilates method during an extended stay in Australia and has been active as a presenter and educator since 2001 — first for The Pilates Coach, then Power Pilates, and now The Pilates Standard.
Bonnie Grove
Virginia, USA
Bonnie Grove is an NCPT® Certified Pilates Teacher and a Teacher Trainer for The Pilates Standard (TPS).Formerly a Senior Teacher certified by Power Pilates, Bonnie has over a decade of experience teaching and mentoring instructors across the East Coast and internationally, including in Seoul, South Korea.
Evgenia Papadopoulou
Athen, Greece
With a background in classical ballet and modern dance, she discovered Pilates in 1990 and later trained under Romana Kryzanowska and Bob Liekens at the original Pilates Studio in New York, completing her certification in 1993.
Gina Papalia
New York, USA
Gina Papalia is a Second Generation Pilates Teacher, owner of Grasshopper Pilates in New York City (est. 2000), and a Teacher Trainer for The Pilates Standard (TPS). After earning a BFA in Fine Arts & Dance, she began her Pilates training in 1995 at SUNY Purchase, studying with Romana Kryzanowska and Bob Liekens.
Malene Pedersen
Helsingör, Denmark
Malene became a Classical Comprehensive Pilates Teacher in 2009 and a Physical Therapist in 2014. She combines her two professions to teach Pilates to a wide range of clients — from rehabilitation patients to professional athletes.
Nora Machione-Weiss
Rifton, USA
Nora Machione Weiss is the owner of Pilates of Kingston in New York and a dedicated advocate of the classical Pilates method. A former corporate segment producer in New York City, Nora discovered Pilates in 1990 as part of her knee injury rehabilitation.
Sandra Käfer
Mattersburg, Austria
With a background in ballet and fitness, she has been teaching classical Pilates since 2000 and educating instructors across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Sandra continues to inspire the Pilates community while running her studio in Mattersburg and balancing her passion for teaching with family life.
Pictures from last conference in Athens, Greece.
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Pilates is bigger than only Reformer.
The whole training is a system that las together. One training is not better over another, it only works together.
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You know the exercises. But do you know where they’re taking you?
Ideal Reformer Review / Progressions is about going deeper into the classical Reformer repertoire and understanding how one exercise naturally prepares you for the next.
Review key exercises. Refine your technique. Explore meaningful progressions that build strength, control and confidence.
Because progress isn’t about rushing toward the hardest exercise.
It’s about understanding the logic behind the movement, knowing when to progress and learning how to adapt that progression to different bodies and skill levels.
Join the workshop in person or online.
https://thepilatesstandard.com/events/333-ideal-reformer-review-progressions
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Pilates is a system. But every Pilates teacher has to start somewhere. What about the Mat repertoire? Lay the foundation and start with the apparatus that seems the most basic, but requires so much more.
Join one of our teacher educations: https://thepilatesstandard.com/matwork
A great teacher never stops learning.
Become exceptional in your Pilates teaching and continue learning with our workshops.
The Pilates Standard offers a lot of different deep dive topics in various locations and online to keep your development going: https://thepilatesstandard.com/upcoming-programs/
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What happens when you take the Reformer away?
The work is still there.
Reformer on the Mat explores how the classical Reformer repertoire can be translated to the Mat while keeping its purpose, challenge and Pilates principles intact.
Discover the connections between Reformer and Mat exercises and experience familiar movement in a completely different way.
No carriage. No springs. Just your body, the Mat and the principles behind the work.
It’s not about copying the Reformer on the floor. It’s about understanding what makes the exercises work.
Ready to see the Reformer from a new perspective? Join one of our workshops.
https://thepilatesstandard.com/events/123-reformer-on-the-mat
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The comprehensive teacher education does not only teaches you one side of the Pilates method, but the whole system. The Pilates Standard teaches you the full method and thus requires time and dedication. Become the trainer out anted to have when you started. Join one of our Pilates instructor educations.
https://thepilatesstandard.com/classical-pilates-comprehensive-teacher-trainer-program
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October is starting and we have exciting workshops for Pilates trainer. Find out more: www.thepilatesstandard.com
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NEW IMPULSES FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE
Join November 15 in Hamburg, Germany
https://thepilatesstandard.com/events/345-new-impulses-for-your-professional-future
Ideas and visions are one thing. Turning them into meaningful, sustainable action is another.
Using the Zurich Resource Model (ZRM®), explore the connection between motivation, emotion and goal-setting to define your professional goals, activate your inner resources and develop practical strategies for lasting change and business growth.
Part of Pilates Meets Psychology, this workshop bridges professional expertise with personal development, helping Pilates instructors become more resilient entrepreneurs and mindful communicators.
Because professional success grows where movement expertise meets psychological insight.
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