Michael johnson

at Studio 41 Pilates

September 3 - 5 2026

Michael Johnson has been a dedicated Pilates practitioner since 1983 — captivated from his very first sessions with Romana Kryzanowska — and has remained deeply committed to the study and evolution of the method ever since.⁠
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Teaching since 1995, Michael brings a mobility-focused approach rooted in the history of Classical Pilates, while integrating modern functional solutions that cross-pollinate across movement disciplines. His classes, privates, seminars, and workshops are designed to help practitioners better understand how the body moves, adapts, and performs.⁠
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In 2023, he launched Matfit-Lab — Assess • Mobilize • Heal — a workshop series created for movement and Pilates enthusiasts interested in exploring motor control known as Joseph Pilates method called “Contrology”.⁠
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This workshop is open to all Pilates instructors (both classical and contemporary) and Pilates practitioners who want to learn and apply mobility principles to their Pilates practice.⁠

By the end of the 3-Day workshop…

You will learn how to mobilise the entire skeleton and develop the technical understanding to load and optimise each body part through the use of the Contrology equipment.

You will also gain an understanding of safety versus threat within the nervous system, and how to mitigate stress responses by integrating the eye chart into the practice environment.

The goal is that with every year of practising Contrology, you continue to pass your 10-point fitness test - at any age.

A full schedule is below.

Coffee and refreshments will be provided to the participants.

The workshop will take place between 12.00 and 18.30 on Thursday and Friday, and between 10.00-16.30 on Saturday.

Pricing:

Early Bird (until 3rd July)

€850 / 6400 DKK (incl VAT)

Regular Rate (from 4th July until 19th August)

€950 / 7150 DKK (incl VAT)

Final Registration (from 20th August until 3rd September)

€1050 / 7900 DKK (incl VAT)

How to Book:

To book your place, please email us at info@studio41pilates.com. We will provide you with the payment instructions. Please note that the payment must be received in full (all bank charges or fees are covered by the participant).

The number of attendees is limited.

We run no refund or cancellation policy this time. In case of cancellation of the workshops by Studio 41 Pilates, the refund will be issued in full.

Day 1 - Thursday, 3 September:

  • Meet and greet

    • Contrology - define motor control and locomotion.

    • Joint space: safety versus threat.

    • Eyes: find your blind spot.

    • Eye Chart - Joe's instructions and ways to use it.

    • Joseph Pilates 10-point fitness test at any age: importance of assessment for functional outcome.

    • Contrology: elite body control. How to mobilize and optimize your athlete!

  • Beginning of mobility section of the workshop:

    1.Feet and hands: tensegrity importance for fascia connection.

    2. Elbows and knees: joint glides and rotations.

    3. Isometrics: importance and its many uses for healing.

Day 2 - Friday, 4 September:

  • Warm up!

    • Shoulder Blades: scapula and its connections to

    the humerus.

    • Shoulder joints: use of appararus to maximise the joint space.

  • Hip Joint: functions and mobilisation techniques

    to optimize this workspace using the classical appararus.

Day 3 - Saturday, 5 September:

  • • Spine: what is a good posture?

    • Open posture vs Athletic posture.

    • Rotating core vs braced core.

    • Moving body independent of the limbs (spine mobility in Joe's 10 Point Fitness Test).

    • Lumber spine and hips (earlobes of the pelvis ):

    • Assess functional range and mobilize this workspace. Take a look at these joint actions and their importance in gait!

    • Explore ways and options to optimise and load the joint space with Contrology equipment (Push through Bar, Spine Corrector, Reformer Short Box, etc.).

  • Thoracic spine: assessment of functional range and ways to optimise through apparatus (Short Box, Barrels, Push through Bar, etc.)

    • Cervical spine: assessment of functional range and exploring ways of challenging and loading this workspace (neck exercises, Reformer positions, etc.).