A Pilates Journey Back to Your Source
A 6-week live and self-paced program, beginning January 18, 2026, to deepen your Pilates practice, reconnect to your breath and spine, and strengthen from the inside out.
Come home to your body. Strengthen your Pilates practice. Move from your own inner authority.
If you’ve ever sensed that Pilates could offer more, more strength, more alignment, more intelligence, this program was created for you.
Return to the Core helps you rediscover the foundations of Pilates while weaving in breath, alignment, intention, and the deeper awareness that transforms movement into something meaningful and sustainable, not just to your movement practice, but to your overall well-being.
This is not another fitness challenge.
This is a recalibration, a return to what feels true inside your body.
This program is a deeper, more embodied expansion of what we began together in Rise Well, designed to help you strengthen your Pilates practice, reconnect to your breath, organize through your spine, and carry more intention into the way you move through your life.
PROGRAM DETAILS
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Return to the Core is a Pilates-rooted embodiment journey, beginning January 18, 2026, running for 6 weeks, designed to help you:
deepen your understanding of your body
strengthen your Pilates practice with confidence and clarity
support your nervous system through intentional breath
integrate movement into daily life
strengthen from a place of presence instead of performance
Yes, your practice will become stronger.
Yes, you will feel more connected, and yes you will embody your intentions throughout the day.And what you learn here will support every other movement modality you enjoy, and your life beyond the mat.
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You will be the perfect fit for this program if you
want a more grounded, aligned Pilates practice
wish you understood form and breath more clearly
feel confused in fast, aesthetic-focused classes
want to build strength without gripping or forcing
prefer presence and intention over intensity
want to feel confident in any Pilates class
crave a movement practice that supports your daily life
If you suspect that the heart of the method has been lost when you take classes in big chain studios, this is your invitation to find it again.
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Throughout these 6 weeks, you will
activate your deep core from the inside out
strengthen your spine with breath-led support
breathe with intention to regulate your nervous system
understand foundational Pilates cues and principles
cultivate inner strength through clarity rather than strain
bring your practice into life through posture, breath, and awareness
feel more grounded, steady and connected, not just in your Pilates practice, but also in your everyday life
Yes, your practice will become stronger. This is movement as a returning, not a striving.
Instead of forcing shapes or chasing intensity, you come back to your breath, your spine, and your inner support system.
You build strength from presence, not pressure.
Program Structure
A Hybrid of Live Support and Self-Paced Lessons - we move through the three pillars of an intentional movement practice. Each pillar receives two weeks of focus.
Beginning January 18, 2026,
Running for 6 Weeks
SPECIAL LIMITED TIME BONUS BELOW - FIRST FIVE REGISTRATIONS ONLY
A 30-minute guided breathwork + gentle movement session to help you reconnect to your body, soften your nervous system, and return to your inner well of clarity and calm.
You set the intention — I guide the experience.
Weeks 1 and 2 focus on embodiment, the pillar that is often the most unfamiliar yet the most foundational in Pilates. Here, you’ll learn the why behind the work as you reconnect to your breath, anchor your nervous system, and start feeling the subtle internal cues that make movement intelligent and effective. By slowing down and understanding the foundations with clarity, you build the kind of awareness that strengthens every other part of your practice and your life.
Weeks 1 & 2: Embodiment
In Weeks 3 and 4, we move into empowerment, where strength is built from the inside out and supported by the energy of community. You will develop deep core stability, strengthen through healthy spinal alignment, and learn to use your breath as a source of power and clarity. Practicing together helps you stay consistent, accountable, and connected, while beginning to build the confidence and inner authority that shape how you move both on and off the mat.
Weeks 3 & 4: Empowerment
In Weeks 5 and 6, we expand the work by taking your Pilates foundation into the rhythms of your everyday life. You’ll explore how breath, spinal alignment, and inner support move with you outside the studio, on walks, in nature, or in any activity where your body leads the way. This pillar helps you connect your practice to something larger than the exercises themselves, creating a sense of flow, clarity, and integration that lives well beyond the mat.
Weeks 5 & 6: Expansion
Breath to Body: Inner Well Session with Kelsey, One-to-One
A 30-minute guided breathwork, visualization, and somatic movement session designed to bring you back into your body, your center, and your inner home.
VALUE: $111
Bonus
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This isn’t coaching.
It isn’t “fixing.”
It isn’t therapy.It’s a moment of presence —
a space to breathe, release, and remember. -
a grounding breath practice
guided visualization tied to your intention
gentle somatic movement
one core takeaway to integrate into your daily life
a recording of the guided portion to revisit anytime
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sovereignty, self-trust, and the innate intelligence of your body.
an intimate doorway into Return to the Core — and into deeper work with me.
What Is Included
Weekly live 75-90 minute class that is part movement class, lesson and discussion with Q&A
Weekly self-paced lessons: Integration and Expansion
Video teachings
Breathwork audio practices
Weekly journal prompts
Weekly suggested movement rituals
Replay library for all classes and lessons (to watch again or for anyone who cannot make a live class)
Digital reflection journal
Balanced Movement Practice glossary
Music playlists curated for each pillar
Limited Time Bonus - Breath to Body, First Five Registrations - One-to-One with Kelsey.
Why I Created this Program
A Personal Note From Kelsey
I found Pilates during one of the hardest seasons of my life.
My body was carrying more than it knew how to hold, and I was disconnected in a way I could not talk or think my way out of. Pilates gave me something I didn’t expect: the tools to strengthen myself from the inside out.
It helped me find presence when my mind was spiraling.
It helped me use my breath to reconnect with my body and my felt experience.
It helped me move stagnant energy in a safe and effective way.
It helped me understand how important my spine and center were to my overall well-being, not just my posture.
Learning how to organize through my spine and come back to my core and to my breath became a lifeline. A way to feel steadier, calmer, and more capable in my daily life.
Pilates was the initiator of my healing long before I understood that’s what was actually happening.
And over the years, as I kept practicing, studying, and teaching, I realized something important: the Pilates that helped me reconnect to myself is not the Pilates most people are experiencing today.
In so many modern, aesthetic-focused classes, the very things that make Pilates transformative: the breath, the spine, the inner awareness, the connection to center, are barely addressed. People are being asked to perform movements without being taught the foundations that make those movements meaningful, sustainable, or safe.
Return to the Core brings these pieces back.
This program re-centers the principles that changed my life: breath, spinal alignment, deep core awareness, and intentional movement. Not just to help you strengthen your Pilates practice, but to help you strengthen your life.
When you understand your breath, you regulate your nervous system.
When you understand your spine, you understand your center.
When you understand your center, you move through your day with more confidence, clarity, and steadiness.
That is why I created this program. Because the missing pieces are not actually missing, they just haven’t been taught. And once you learn them, you carry them with you everywhere.
About Me
I’m Kelsey Wiedenhoefer, creator of KW Well. With over 15 years of experience in the fitness and wellness space, I guide movement through breath-led Pilates, somatic awareness, and grounded presence. My work blends physical intelligence with energetic clarity, helping you return to your body as a place of truth, stability and strength.
Your Invitation
If you have been craving deeper connection, a steadier core, a strong yet supple spine, and a movement practice that feels intentional and supportive, this program was created for you.
