STRENGTH Collective

PLTS+


For Pilates instructors and the people who teach beside them.

An instructor guides a client's leg through a stretch

Latest event

Austin, TX

Held Nov 7 to 8, 2026 1809 Pearl St


Two days of workshops, movement and connection, then a virtual follow-up a month later.

Dates and cities for the next events come soon.

The PLTS+ Collective poster: a Pilates side-lying leg lift with ankle weights

Four workshops in Austin

The Pilates Career Center

Holly Swanson

The business side your certification skipped: auditions, negotiating your pay and the numbers to track, worked through in a workbook, then a Q and A.

Mat Pilates Fusion

Madeleine Conti

Pilates beyond the mat in three parts: kettlebell foundations, bridging and core, then standing work inspired by Animal Flow.

How to reduce neck and shoulder pain in Pilates

Dr. Morgan Rodriguez

How thoracic mobility, shoulder mechanics and neck muscle balance cause the pain, and the cues, regressions and progressions that help in class.

Beyond the Inhale/Exhale: breath mechanics and posture

Holly Swanson

Around the workshops: a Pilates mat class, a networking lunch and a happy hour with a vendor village. A virtual follow-up with Holly Swanson on business and anatomy was planned for a month later.

Who taught

  • Holly Swanson smiling in a white shirt

    Holly Swanson

    Core Chicago Pilates

    Teaching Pilates since 2002, she has run Core Chicago Pilates through a recession and a pandemic, co-founded The LAB, a 500-hour teacher training, and Operating Well, which turns her studios' systems into tools for other owners.

  • Dr. Morgan Rodriguez smiling with her arms crossed

    Dr. Morgan Rodriguez

    PT, DPT, FAAOMPT

    A fellowship-trained orthopedic physical therapist and founder of OPAL Movement Therapy. She teaches workshops and webinars that turn movement science into practical strategies instructors can use right away.

  • Madeleine Conti smiling toward the camera during a mat class

    Madeleine Conti

  • WMN+

    Women's health education for the pros who train women.

  • MN+

    Men's health education for the pros who train men.

  • Yoga Summit

    Yoga education for teachers and studio owners.