Centering: The Core as a 360-Degree Powerhouse

Movement begins in the body’s deepest truth.

In Pilates, “centering” is the foundation. The origin of every movement. Joseph Pilates called the core the “powerhouse,” and he was right—it’s where strength lives, balance begins, and resilience is born.

But in the Well & Often Method, we expand this idea.

The core isn’t just your abs. It’s a 360-degree system—front, back, sides, top and base. It’s your diaphragm, your pelvic floor, your transverse abdominis, your multifidus muscles, and your obliques, all working together in harmony. This is the deep architecture of support. And it matters more than aesthetics ever will.

The exhale that re-centers you

When we use the audible “sshhh” breath in class, it’s not just a cue—it’s a re-