Anyone familiar with these exercises? A fellow instructor asked me about them recently and I haven't been able to find any information on them.

I don't know any specific Clara stretches (I don't think?). Anyone else?

I am still scratching my head too. Kathy Grant may know? Good to do some research and find out .

I have a feeling it was just a name one person put on something. He showed me the minuscule fragment of the movement he remembered being called that and it looked a lot like seated Graham work.... I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. Thanks for your feedback!

Dear all can it be the stretches on clara barrel??

Hi all, I'll be seeing my teacher--Pat Guyton this weekend and I'll ask her. Pat worked with Ron Fletcher for 14 years and Ron worked with both Joe and Clara. If anyone would know ... I think it's going to be Pat! Stay tuned! I agree with Zeynap, most likely things on the Clara step barrel, but there are some specific ex's on the Reformer that I've learned to with a "Clara's" reference. More to come.....

Oh Amy that would be so helpful, thanks!

Hi Everyone,

It's my understanding from Ron Fletcher that Clara was very curious and taken with the articulation of the spine. Many of the pieces on the Clara Barrel within the Fletcher Pilates® Spine Corrector Syllabus have a precise emphasis on moving "one bone at a time." In addition, and again, it's my understanding, Clara introduced Ron to a piece of "lateral articulation" that they dubbed "the rib roll." In it, you are seated in a "side sit" position, and the purpose is to articulate over the barrel along the lateral line of the body as if you could move through each transverse process of the lumbar spine as well as each rib. The other "Clara" piece (that is extremely difficult for anyone with a "developed posterior :) is "Clara's Semi-Circle. It is a different version than Joe's and calls for precise articulation with extended legs and the shoulders against the shoulder rests -

it makes more sense to see the piece. Other than that, I do know that many of the Fletcher Pilates® pieces on the ped-i-pull are influenced by the work that Ron did with Clara. I too would love to hear more from others on this subject - I think Clara deserves some press as well!