Elevate and Align: The Art of Integrating the Tower into Your Pilates Practice
with Beth Kaplanek
This advanced workshop helps certified Pilates instructors deepen their understanding of the Tower as a tool for precise programming, intelligent movement design, and whole-body integration.
Workshop Details:
6 Hours of In-Person learning-
Pilates One
2900 SW 28th Terrace
Coconut Grove, FL 33133 -
6 NPCP Credits
- Date: April 25-26, 2026
Time: 1PM—4PM each day
Workshop Overview:
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Through hands-on exploration, participants will learn how to apply spring dynamics, create fluid progressions, and adapt Tower exercises for diverse clients and common movement challenges.
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Clear frameworks for structuring Tower sessions that maintain flow and progression
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Improved ability to select appropriate spring resistance for different movement goals
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Greater confidence teaching complex Tower exercises safely and effectively
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Expanded ideas for progressions and regressions within the Tower repertoire
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Practical applications for building full-body integration through spring-based resistance
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Teaching strategies that help clients experience stronger alignment, control, and movement awareness
You will learn to:
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Focused exploration of Tower programming for both private sessions and group classes
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Practical strategies for sequencing exercises and managing spring resistance
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Instruction on modifying and layering exercises to support a range of client abilities
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Application of Tower work for common movement challenges including low back, hip, knee, and shoulder concerns
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Opportunities for hands-on practice and teaching application
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Development of clear cueing and observation skills specific to Tower exercises
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Integration of classical repertoire with contemporary programming approaches
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Tools for creating structured, progressive Tower sessions
About Beth A. Kaplanek, RN, BSN, NCPT
Beth A. Kaplanek, RN, BSN, NCPT, is a Practitioner of Pilates for Rehabilitation. She serves as a Polestar Educator, imparting the Pilates curriculum to aspiring Pilates practitioners and physical therapists. Additionally, she maintains a full practice, providing personalized instruction and group classes to clients.
Following her first hip replacement in 2001, Kaplanek discovered Pilates as an effective low-impact exercise for strength and flexibility training. Inspired by the favorable prognosis from her physician, she embarked on a research journey to explore how the Pilates Method® could be adapted and successfully utilized by individuals with hip or knee conditions and replacements. Her extensive 24-year experience has afforded her the opportunity to witness and demonstrate the positive impact of the Method on both pre-habilitation and post-operative rehabilitation stages.
Kaplanek’s expertise lies in working with individuals with a history of chronic pathologies, fusions, and total joint replacements who aspire to regain full function and engage in sporting activities. In collaboration with Drs. Brett Levine and William Jaffe, she authored a research paper published in the Bulletin of the NYU for Joint Diseases and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, examining Pilates’s role as a post-operative rehabilitation strategy for knee and hip arthroplasties.
Furthermore, Kaplanek authored a comprehensive book titled “Pilates for Hip and Knee Syndromes and Arthroplasties,” which is now available in four languages: English, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese.
Throughout her career, Kaplanek actively engages in teaching, sharing, and demonstrating her techniques and work in various courses and workshops across the nation.
