At BASI Pilates® we regard the Mat Work as the “crown jewel of Pilates”. It is the essence of the system. The Mat Program provides a thorough education in the Mat World and its infinite applications. In addition to being the foundation on which all else is based, it is also the perfect springboard to the Foudation and Comprehensive Apparatus Courses. BASI Pilates preserves the classical repertoire of Joseph Pilates’ philosophy while supplementing it with the study of Kinesiology, contemporary scientific knowledge, and the unique methodology of the BASI Block System™.