STOTT PILATES® Matwork for Breast Cancer Patients, Workshop
August 8: 1:15-3pm
August 9: 1:15-3pm
Many more women will survive breast cancer today than ever before. These women will be encouraged to seek out fitness programs to assist in their recovery and give them the strength and endurance they will need to resume an active lifestyle. This workshop will discuss various types of treatments including surgeries and reconstruction and the exercise requirements for each. Programs will include Matwork based exercises focusing on ROM for the entire shoulder girdle, establishing mobility, restoring posture, ensuring proper biomechanics and developing core and peripheral strength to address muscular imbalances created from the surgeries. Exercises will incorporate hand-held toning balls and a towel or small foam cushion to work on low load strength and endurance.
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STOTT PILATES® Post Natal Conditioning, Workshop
August 8: 3:30-5:30pm
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
Most women will be able to return to exercise 4-6 weeks after a regular birth or when they get clearance from their physician. Many of the exercises they may have been performing during the second and third trimester of pregnancy will be suitable now, but other exercises can be added to focus on reactivating and stabilizing the pelvic floor, transverses abdominis and obliques as well as developing lumbo-pelvic stability. This gentle but effective workout, will incorporate 2 lb Toning balls to get moms back on the right track. |
Balanced Body® Presents:
Reformer on the Mat with a Mini Ball and Gliding Discs™, Workout
August 7: 12:45-2pm & 2:30-3:45pm
This unique class offers Reformer repertoire for mat classes using the Pilates mini ball and Gliding™ discs. You will walk away with never seen before exercises that are challenging and effective. Every exercise presented includes its purpose, what muscles are being used and who it is appropriate for. If you are looking for something completely new, this class is for you! |
Enthusiast Mat Class
August 7: 6:30-8pm
Build a Better Butt, with a Thera-Band® and a Mini Ball
Experience a great mat class that will leave you feeling parts of your butt you never knew you had!!! This is a creative fun class that everyone can do and completely enjoy!!! Don't miss it! |
Aloha Stretch Class, Mat Class
August 9: 7:15-8:30am
Learn a Pilates-based stretching routine for a whole body workout. Movements and breathing exercises will help loosen tight muscles and relieve chronic pain to relax and rejuvenate the body. Good for beginner and intermediate students, as well as those with prior injuries and persistent back pain. Excellent for preparing the body for a day’s worth of activities. |
Men's Lower Back Care Class, Workshop
August 9: 10:30-12noon & 1-2:45pm
Learn low impact stretches and exercises to relieve lower back, neck, and shoulder tension. Class includes basic stretches, and Pilates-based abdominal and back strengthening exercises. Special attention is paid to warming up lower back and hamstring muscles, practicing good alignment, and breathing. |
TRI-STAR Sponsors: POLESTAR®
Beyond Core Control – Pilates Exercises and the Muscular Sling, Workshop
August 8: 1:15-3pm
Pilates exercise has long been known to work from the ‘inside - out’. We first recruit muscles of core stabilization to form a stable base from which to work. We then move our trunk and limbs with larger muscle groups to create our everyday functional movements. When our ‘stabilizers’ and ‘mobilizers’ are working efficiently the result is optimally coordinated and efficient movement. As instructors and practitioners of Pilates exercise, creating awareness of these muscle groups and their proper facilitation is one of our main objectives. We will focus on the muscles that we call the mobilizers of the body and will investigate their crucial role in movement as well as in providing more stability and protection for the inner, stabilizing muscles and joints. We will look at the body from a ‘muscular slings’ perspective using the concepts of Andry Vleeming and relate them, in a systematic way, to Pilates exercises. Vleeming proposed five muscular slings of the body, one inner sling and four outer slings. Find out more, attend the class. |
TRI-STAR Sponsors: POLESTAR®
Baby Arcs, Mat Class
August 8: 7:15-8:30am
The baby arc is an underutilized piece of Pilates equipment that can bring new challenges to the basic repertoire. This mat class we will use the baby arcs to add challenges to balance and symmetry and incorporate excellent stretching and spine mobilization opportunities!
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TRI-STAR Sponsors: POLESTAR® Movement Analysis for the Pilates Teacher, Workshop
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
This two-hour mini workshop, designed for the intermediate to advanced Pilates teacher, will focus on basic movement analysis scales designed by Polestar Education. These tools are derived directly from the Pilates Principles and allow Pilates Teachers advanced qualitative and quantitative measures of functional and performance movement. This mini-workshop is an extract from the Polestar Critical Reasoning Series. Participants will have exposure to the theory of movement analysis using principles of movement and will participate in a lab to experience one example of movement analysis using Polestar’s Movement Analysis Tools. |
Adaptive Pilates – From Basic to Advanced CORE Band Matwork, Workshop
August 8: 1:15-3:15pm & 3:30-5:30pm
This program transfers movement patterns and sequences in the Mat Class from their basic forms to more advanced movement patterns. Traditional pieces are combined with innovative exercises and adapted for all levels of fitness. The break-down and modifications of each sequence is presented in order to fully understand the movement and teach every level of the exercise. |
Pilates Reformer Work for Golf, Workshop
August 9: 1-3pm & 3:30-5:30pm
Golf Performance and Pilates will be presented by Master Teacher Kathy Corey. The course will address the biomechanics of the golf swing, the golf stance and the neuromuscular aspects of the swing. The muscle firing sequence, the phases of the swing and common physical faults will be presented along with a program of corrective exercises created to address the asymmetry and multidirectional stresses of the golf game.
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Pilates on Fifth
CARDIOLATES®, Workout
August 7: 12:45-2pm & 2:30-3:45pm
Use rebounding to bring Pilates principles vertical! Rebounding provides excellent cardiovascular and physiological benefits and CARDIOLATES® -- which integrates proper alignment into rebounding – reinforces optimal upright posture naturally. CARDIOLATES® is the perfect way to introduce cardiovascular exercise to a Pilates studio setting. Throughout the class, benefits to the neuromuscular, lymphatic and cardiorespiratory system will be discussed. |
Pilates on Fifth
Progressive Pilates, Mat Class
August 8: 7:15-8:30am
Do you have clients that have been attending your classes for years? Spice things up for them by learning new exercises and new variations on “old” Pilates favorites! Some variations are simple additions to provide, for example, an additional muscular emphasis in an exercise and some are exciting challenges to help build strength safely. |
Pilates on Fifth
Band/Light Weight Workout
Workshop
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
This workshop shows you more ways to use an exercise band or light weights in a Pilates mat class to increase the challenge - or the stability of exercises. The workshop briefly reviews the anatomy of the joint being worked (e.g. shoulders, hips, spine) and details why the light resistance of the band (or the weights) is important for targeting the inner, smaller muscles of the joints. The workshop provides a full body workout yet offers more exercises for the lower and upper body than typical Pilates mat classes. The band is the perfect travel companion, so take this workshop so you can offer ways for your clients to stay in shape on business trips, family vacations, etc.
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OPTP: BodyBolster, Workout
August 7: 12:45-2pm & 2:30-3:45pm
In this interactive 1 ¼ hour class, participants will learn the benefits of incorporating the BodyBolster to address specific problems ranging from limited torso movement due to pain and tension, to stiff joints, to poor co-ordination. The BodyBolster’s function in Pilates is to assist in the client’s progression of their individual program whether they are acute or functional. The BodyBolster is a self inflating, malleable device which encourages exploratory movements by altering the weight-bearing surface. The class will focus on targeted solutions and techniques that will improve quality, comfort and performance. Come ready to move!
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Franklin Method, featuring Morten Dithmer
August 7: 12:45-2pm & 2:30-3:45pm
Relax your Neck – Liberate your Shoulders
Movement sessions
Experience the power of imagery, touch and simple movement exercises to lengthen and balance shoulder and neck musculature. Learn how to melt away tension and associated mental anxiety. Release holding patterns in the upper body by activating the pelvic floor foundation and becoming aware of organic causes of tightness and muscular rigidity. Exercise with small rolling balls to experience smooth joint action, increased circulation and balanced posture. |
Realignment with Pilates, Lecture/Workshop
August 9: 1-2:45pm & 3-4:45pm
Helen will use specific exercises on the reformer and mat to emphasize ways the client can change her structure and realign her body using Pilates exercises. |
Peak Pilates® Creative Mat Class Design with the Thera-Band®, Mat Class
August 8: 7:15-8:30am
August 9: 7:15-8:30am
Do you have faithful mat clients that show up for every class? Once in a while give them a little spice. Learn to use the Thera-Band® within the classical repertoire and voila! Maintain flow while you bring these bands in and out of you workout. You will leave this workshop with the confidence to utilize the bands to your desire. |
MVe™ Flex and Flow, Workout
August 7: 12:30-1:45pm & 2:15-3:30pm
Move from the inside out with this mind-body MVe™ Fitness Chair workout from Peak Pilates®. Experience a balance between flow and breath along with precision and strength, as you move seamlessly and mindfully in and out of postures and positions. Deepen your understanding of yoga and Pilates movements to improve balance, activate your critical connections and gain a sense of inner control that will be unforgettable. Take your flexibility to new depths using the MVe™ Fitness Chair to provide support and resistance as your body moves through a fluid work out.
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Peak Pilates® Midas Touch, Workshop
August 8: 3:30-5:30pm
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
We all love good touch, touch that enables the body to learn and adjust without interfering with the rhythm of the movement. Cultivating your touch is both an art and a science. Knowing when, how and the effect of your touch are all vital in our effectiveness as teachers. In this workshop we will cover 6 different kinds of touch and spend time practicing hand holds for the more challenging exercises. You will have an opportunity to get valuable feedback from your partners and practice honing this important skill.
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Spinning the Classics, Mat Class
August 8: 7:15-8:30am
August 9: 7:30-8:45am
Classic Pilates mat, including variations on familiar and favorite classics to add variety and new challenges to your workout. Class will cover beginning-intermediate and some advanced exercises and will focus on technique, cueing and Pilates principles. |
Gratz Pilates Sponsors: Classical Pilates Technique - Electric Chair / Wunda Chair, Workshop
August 8: 10:15-12:15pm
Participants will practice a wide range of Wunda Chair & Electric Chair (High Chair) exercises that range from basic, intermediate, to advanced levels, as well as the different uses for each chair. We will consider how principles of placement, range of motion, balance, shape, articulation, flow, and dynamics relate Mr. Pilates’ Chair workouts. Teaching skills will be addressed so you can help your clients improve safety, strength, and overall technique. We will also discuss how exercises on the Wunda Chair can enable clients to understand, and improve, exercises on other pieces of equipment.
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Gratz Pilates Sponsors: Classical Pilates Technique - ½ Cadillac / Reformer, Workshop
August 9: 10:30-12:15pm & 3:30-5:30pm
This combination of the ½ Cadillac & Reformer apparatus is an ideal hybrid for achieving a fully vigorous and varied Pilates workout; it also saves lots of space for your in-home or studio exercise routine. We will review how Reformer workouts flow seamlessly with a wide range of ½ Cadillac exercises, in addition to identifying parallels between basic, intermediate and advanced levels of each apparatus. Be prepared to enjoy yourself and be invigorated with new sensations and ideas! |
The Fletcher Percussive Breath™, 3 hour pre-conference Workshop
August 7: 9-12noon
Fletcher Percussive Breathing™ is a specific technique that stems from over 50 years of careful teaching and observation. Ron defines Percussive Breathing as "breath with a sound and a rhythm." His emphasis on breath initiating movement was in direct response to his studies with Joseph and Clara Pilates. While Joe emphasized the importance of breathing, he did not fully develop a structured breathing technique, nor one in which the changes in breath patterns could be observed. All Fletcher Work® employs Percussive Breathing to fully activate the muscles of inspiration and expiration within each movement pattern. |
Fletcher Towelwork®, Workshop
August 8: 10-12noon
August 9: 1-3PM
The Fletcher Towelwork® is a technique - developed and refined, over the past 4 decades, by Pilates Master, Ron Fletcher. It not only assists in shoulder girdle stabilization, but also increases range of motion, develops awareness and use of the upper back and arms and improves standing posture. This workshop will include basic Fletcher Towelwork® technique as well as more complex movement patterns.
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TRIADBALL™ Meridian Workout, Mat Class
August 9: 7:30-8:45am
Ki is the basic life energy that encompasses all phenomena in nature. It is the dynamic interplay of living forces in nature as well as in human beings. This workout will focus on extending and expanding, which will liberate the energy within you. |
Gratz Pilates Sponsors:
Wunda Chair Flow and Links, Workshop / Workout
August 7: 12:30-1:45pm & 2:15-3:30pm
Experience the flow and links of the Wunda Chair. This workout/workshop will teach you how you can get more out of your chair through easy and challenging “chair combinations”. Link your favorite exercises together and create a flowing chair experience. |
Gratz Pilates Sponsors:
Defying Gravity on the Wunda Chair Workout!
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August 8: 7:15-8:30am
This Super Chair Workout will have you flying for the rest of your day. Michael and Ton will lead you through a series of exercises ranging from basic to advance that will definitely wake you up. Space is limited and you don’t want to miss this challenge.
Pre-requisite: Participants need to have Wunda Chair experience at an intermediate level.
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| Pilates workout with the TRIADBALL™, Enthusiast Mat Class
August 8: 6:30-8pm
This is your chance to workout with the creators of the revolutionary TRIADBALL™. Whether you have worked with Michael and Ton before, followed their workout on DVD or have worked with the TRIADBALL™ at your local studio or gym, this workout is a once in a lifetime Pilates experience. This dynamic duo has presented the TRIADBALL™ and Pilates workout throughout the USA and Europe. This exciting innovative multi-level workout is ideal for beginners and anyone who wants to bring a fresh challenge to their workout. The TRIADBALL™ can be customized to support, challenge and guide you throughout the workout. The original purple Pilates ball will roll you along.
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STOTT PILATES® Essential Pilates on the Edge, Workout
August 7: 12:30-1:45pm & 2:15-3:30pm
Bring a new level of excitement to your workout and teach your classes on the edge! This versatile tool will help you ramp up the intensity level by changing the angle of your routine. Applying the Five Basic Principles of STOTT PILATES®, you’ll explore how to modify the essential level exercises to develop a total body workout. Discover how the Pilates Edge can be used in supine, prone and standing variations to take advantage of the foam triangle’s increasing height. |
STOTT PILATES® Pilates with Props Level 1, Mat Class
August 8: 7:15-8:30am
August 9: 7:15-8:30am
This innovative and upbeat mat workout features some small props or ‘toys’ including the Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Toning Balls You’ll learn how to create a workout that’s sure to inspire you and your clients alike. Focusing on strength and agility, this routine will leave you feeling strong and streamlined and will serve to improve your game – even if your game is life! |
STOTT PILATES® Pilates with Props Level 2, Workshop
August 8: 10-12noon
August 9: 10:30-12noon
This workshop will build on the exercises learned in Level 2 to create an awesome series of exercises that demonstrate how we can mix up a standard matwork routine by adding the Flex-Band, Fitness Circle and Toning Balls. By using these ‘props’ in new and innovative ways, this workout will challenge and stimulate both you and your clients. You’ll discover how to incorporate a few or more of these exercises into your matwork classes and see immediate results. |
Action with Awareness: Learning with The Feldenkrais Method
3-hour Pre-Conference Workshop
August 7: 9-12noon
A 3-hour introduction to the Feldenkrais Method’s unique strategies for change and improvement. Learn how functional patterns of movement can be improved both in oneself and your clients. Includes 2 group lessons and a demonstration of working hands-on with an individual.
In this pre-conference workshop, participants will be introduced to many of the core principles of the Feldenkrais Method. We’ll focus on how to accurately distinguish appropriate patterns of muscular effort in ourselves and others: ones that produce smooth, efficient, coordinated action, as opposed to the “over efforting” that often interrupts our organization and becomes embedded in patterns of pain and stiffness. Participants will also experience how the proper sequencing and timing of joint use and heightened awareness of the skeleton in movement can help clients reduce superfluous muscular effort and improve their flexibility, strength, balance and a more optimal use of the core musculature of the trunk and pelvis.
The first group lesson will examine the coordination of the dynamic relationship between the lower back and abdomen and how they can be organized for more powerful transmission of your intention through the arms and legs. We will use a variety of positions to explore the crucial issues of distribution of muscular effort along the spine, the coordination of the breath and the changing relationship of the head and pelvis. Participants will learn how attending to these elements help expand the possibilities for flexibility and spinal length throughout an entire movement.
The second lesson will investigate more closely examine diagonal patterns of function between the shoulders and pelvis. We will use the initial position of standing on four points of support (hands and feet) to perform a series of variations that take us through sitting, standing, squatting and more ballistic movements of the arms and legs. This lesson addresses balance, weight bearing, skeletal alignment, and emphasizes a real-time awareness of the changing demands on the proximal musculature of the spine during changes of position.
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Peak Pilates® You’re Only As Old As Your Spine is Flexible, Workshop
August 8: 10-12noon
August 9: 10:30-12noon
Hyperextension of the spine was once a taboo movement but now it’s more important than ever. The Pilates Spine Corrector helps achieve healthy spinal extension. Become familiar with the history and importance of this often neglected piece of Pilates apparatus designed to align and correct the spine. Learn how to incorporate the spine corrector barrel exercises into programming for your client’s individual needs. |
Peak Pilates® Shapes in Space – Lateral Flexion, Workshop
August 8: 1:15-3pm
August 9: 1:15-3pm
When looking at the Classical system one sees a pattern of working initially in certain planes, for instance the saggital plane with forward flexion and extension as taught in the introductory work. As an individual's core gets stronger, other planes are explored to challenge strength, flexibility, and coordination. Watch the progression of lateral flexion exercises on all the equipment, utilizing the entire system, from basic to advanced levels. Learn how, when, and why to incorporate them safely into a client's program. Leave with some great teaching tools and a new understanding of Pilates' work. |
August 7: Taught by: Jennifer McCasland Daly @ 12:45-2pm & Kathy Van Patten @ 2:30-3:45pm
This is a class for those with no GYROTONIC or GYROKINESIS experience. We will incorporate the fluid movements unique to GYROTONIC and GYROKINESIS methodologies to mobilize the joints, while simultaneously stretching and strengthening the body. While GYROTONIC involves equipment, GYROKINESIS is practiced on stools and mats. Come enjoy the work that gave birth to the GYROTONIC equipment.
August 9: Billy Macagnone @ 10:45-12:15pm
This is a class for those with no GYROTONIC or GYROKINESIS experience. We will incorporate the fluid movements unique to GYROTONIC and GYROKINESIS methodologies to mobilize the joints, while simultaneously stretching and strengthening the body. While GYROTONIC involves equipment, GYROKINESIS is practiced on stools and mats. Come enjoy the work that gave birth to the GYROTONIC equipment.
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Balanced Body® Presents
Push, Pull and Squeeze: Pilates Mat Workout with Small Apparatus, Workout
August 8: 7:30-8:45am
August 9: 7:30-8:45am
Ellie Herman takes Pilates to the next level with a challenging, inspiring and creative mat class using a variety of “toys”. Be prepared to work hard in this masterful Mat class.
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Pilates in the 21st Century, Workout/Mat Class
August 8: 7:30-8:45am
August 9: 7:30-8:45am
A combined teaching force of over 40+ years of teaching the Pilates method, these two NYC based teachers want to share their knowledge about: Maintaining the Integrity of the Pure, Classical Methodology of Joseph H. Pilates"; Integrating intention and mindfulness into the classical idiom to deepen and enhance knowledge of the exercises, thus assisting in continued interest in the Pilates Method for both teachers and participants. Don’t miss this rare opportunity of the Phoebe and Peter, joining forces to `work you out!”.
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The BASI FLOW SEQUENCE™ Power Mat, Workout
August 7: 2:15-3:30pm
Power Mat Work is closely aligned with the classic Mat Work and at the same time contemporary in its rendition; offering a unique view of the traditional work. It incorporates the original movements of the Pilates Mat Work, yet places them in a sequence that flows from one to the next in a seamless fashion. The choreography of some of the movements has been modified slightly to meet current scientific standards yet the essence of each individual movement has been maintained. The BASI Flow Sequence™ will prove invigorating and challenging. It is geared for the well conditioned with a high level of fitness, experience and knowledge of Pilates. |
THE AVALON SYSTEM™, Workshop
August 8: 3:30-5:30pm
Evolutionary Pilates Equipment for the 21st Century introduces a new line of Pilates equipment conceived by Rael Isacowitz and designed by Rael in concert with Balanced Body Inc. With a focus on the Avalon Arm Chair and Avalon Step Barrel, this equipment is truly revolutionary. Solidly grounded in the classic work and principles of Joseph Pilates, these designs greatly expand the range of exercises on the equipment and explore uncharted territory. New dimensions in the work on the apparatus and Pilates in general will reveal themselves. If you a professional that strives to always be on the cutting edge, you cannot afford to miss this opportunity! |
Reaching Higher Ground, Workshop
August 9: 10:30-12noon
A Path to Successful Practice of the Advanced Repertoire is strongly recommended for accomplished professionals. As more people do Pilates over an extended period of time, so more enthusiasts are reaching the advanced level repertoire. It serves as a milestone – and an important one at that. It is exciting and it is inspiring, and as long as a good and solid foundation has been built over time, it is a well-deserved reward. Teachers need to be equipped to teach this challenging repertoire – well and safely! This workshop will offer hands-on guidance in developing systematic and effective instruction.
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The Pelvic Floor, 3 hour Pre-Con Workshop
August 7: 9-12noon
The muscles of the pelvic floor have gained notoriety in the past few years in the Pilates community because they are part of the “core stabilizers” or “inner unit”. It can be daunting to try and get our clients to understand what we mean when we say, “engage your pelvic floor” and even more daunting to be able to understand if they are doing it. In this workshop/lecture we will look at the anatomy of the pelvic floor and perineum muscles in detail. We will explore how to teach your clients to engage their pelvic floors and present real tools to asses whether or not they are engaging their pelvic floor and which part. We will also present exercises that highlight the pelvic floor and discuss why these muscles are so important for low back health. |
The Psoas, Lecture
August 8: 3:30-5:30pm
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
Understanding the psoas’ structure and function can help you understand how to facilitate your clients so that they experience a life free of low back and hip pain. In this lecture you will learn real tools to help your clients achieve balance in their hips and low backs through balancing their psoas.
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Balanced Body® Presents: Standing Your Ground: Optimizing Leg Alignments with Functional Footprints, Workshop
August 8: 1:30-3:15pm
August 9: 10:45-12:15pm
Create ease and balance when standing, walking, running and dancing in this intensive workshop. Understand the structure and function of the lower limb through the Franklin Method™ and Anatomy in Clay™ and apply your new understanding using the Functional Footprints in standing exercises on the mat, Chair and Reformer. Refining how you train the lower leg is of benefit in working with dancers, yogis and Pilates practitioners as well as improving the comfort and function of clients with ankle, knee and hip injuries.
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Eve Gentry History and Pilates Approach, Lecture
August 8: 1:30-3:15pm & 3:30-5:30pm
This class will include background information and personal stories about Eve Gentry and her experiences as a movement educator. Michele Larsson, Eve's apprentice and associate, will provide a historical timeline to include Ms. Gentry's experiences with Joe and Clara Pilates. Information will focus on Eve's evolution as a 1st generation Pilates teacher continuing through the end of her life and the development of the "Gentry Technique". |
Gentry Problem Solving, Workshop
August 8: 10:15-12:15pm
August 9: 10:45-12:15
This workshop will focus on learning Eve Gentry's unique approach to Pilates techniques. Participants will learn how to safely evaluate a client's movement and what factors to consider when designing a Pilates program. Gentry techniques and per-Pialtes exercises will be covered including how to apply them using Eve and Michele's unique
approach.
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The Story of Joe, Lecture
August 9: 3:15-4:45pm
This Lecture explores the life, work and art of Joseph Pilates through meticulously researched information and countless interviews conducted since 2001 with people who knew him. Filmmaker Barbara Ligeti illuminates who Joseph was, where he came from, how and why he created the system of exercise he called Contrology and today called Pilates in his honor. Ligeti takes a look at the future of the work as well.
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Applications for persons with Multiple Sclerosis, Lecture/Workshop
August 8: 10:15-12:15pm
August 9: 10:45-12:15pm
An introduction to working with persons having relapsing/remitting MS on the Pilates-based apparatus. Emphasis is placed on specific, goal-oriented exercises to help coordinate multi-joint movements and improve efficiency for functional activities. Teaching experience and kinesthetic anatomy recommended.
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Balanced Body® Presents: Pilates for Athletes, Workshop
August 8: 3:30-5:30pm
August 9: 3:30-5:30pm
Tom McCook works with Olympic athletes and weekend warriors and shares his insights in this enlightening workshop. Tom integrates his experience with Pilates, the Franklin Method, body work and advanced stretching techniques to help you understand the specific needs of athletes.
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Yamuna® Body Rolling Foot Fitness
August 7: 12:30-1:45 & 2:15-3:30pm
Correcting alignment and function of the feet are key to preventing and treating common foot problems as well as ankle, knee and hip problems. In this workshop we will explore correcting our own feet. We will explore alignment / function patterns of others and how to work hands-on to make the necessary corrections for optimal foot function.
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MINDBODY™ Online presents Business Trends in the Pilates Industry, Lecture
August 8: 10-12noon
August 9: 1:15-3:00pm
Learn how to uncover and understand trends in your business so you can increase your studios' income and revenue. Discover some of the most efficient ways to organize and systematize your business while learning all about the benefits of supporting other revenue streams such as teacher trainings, workshops, retail, retreats, and corporate programs for expanding your business. |
MINDBODY™ Online presents Increasing Your Bottom Line with Bob Murphy, Lecture
August 8: 1:15-3pm
August 9: 10:30-12noon
Creating a metrics report - What are the gross sales numbers – increasing/decreasing? What are student visits, increasing from the prior year? Average appointment/class attendance, is there any weakness? Are new students maintaining the level that they were coming in as compared to the prior year? Bob shares critical elements to improving your profitability and enjoying your business more.
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Evening Enthusiast Mat Class
August 8: 6:30-8pm
Enjoy the rare privilege of a Mat Class with Elder Lolita San Miguel. Still impressive at 72, Lolita is living proof of the benefits of the Pilates Method. Follow her through Stretch, the Hundred, Side Lie, Roll, Teaser, Swim, Bridge and Swan and experience the movement and language that Joseph Pilates used when he personally taught Lolita. |
Balanced Body® Presents
Lolita Shares: Reformer Exercises and Sequencing, Workshop
August 8: 10:15-12:15pm
August 9: 1:30-3:15pm
Certified to teach the Pilates Method by both Joseph and Clara Pilates, this is a great opportunity to work with Lolita San Miguel, one of the Pilates Elders and a wonderful teacher. Refine your understanding of the classical beginning and intermediate level Reformer work as Ms. San Miguel learned it from Mr. Pilates and enjoy insights and amusing anecdotes about her time with Joe.
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Gratz Pilates Sponsors: Early Morning Workout, Mat Class
August 9: 7:30-8:45am
This Classical Pilates Mat Class will gently get the body moving and prepare it for the day. It will be on an Intermediate Level so be ready to `wake up’. |
Gratz Pilates Sponsors: One Stop Pilates: Advanced Reformer and Cadillac Work, Workshop
August 9: 1:30-3:15pm
This class will utilize the Cadillac/ ½ Reformer. It is a space saving piece of equipment to fit the personalized needs of your advanced client. Focus will be for the `normal and healthy’ advanced student.
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Gratz Pilates Sponsors:
“Wundaful & Electric: Pilates Chairs Within The System”, Workshop
August 8: 1-2:45pm & 3:30-5:30pm
This workshop offers a different perspective on your understanding of the chair exercises. By drawing parallels within the system you can determine to whom these powerhouse-heavy exercises are best given and how to weave them into your client sessions wihtout missing a beat. |
Breath as a Source in Pilates, Lecture
August 8: 7:15-8:45am
This workshop will analyze the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the "breath as source" in Pilates training. Joseph Pilates said, "Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercise, one must first learn how to breathe properly - this all important function requires individual instruction, not only by precept, but by example." With practice, we can use the breath to improve functional movement and create more efficient biomechanics. In addition, mental and emotional blocks related to certain movements can be released through better connection to how we breathe. By tapping into a deeper awareness of the breath, we help clients improve both steadiness and rhythm, as well as dynamic flow. Finally, we will learn how a focus on the "breath as source" can alter not only physical performance, but an overall feeling of comfort and joy in the class, in sessions, and in conscious daily living.
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Power Pilates® : Advanced Magic Circle Mat Class
August 7: 7:15-8:30am
Attend Power Pilates®, classical style, advanced level, Mat class with Magic Circle. Experience the smooth transitions and crisp, controlled movements. If you’re ready for the challenge, you’ll love the class.
Pre-requisite: Open to anyone with Pilates experience and no physical limitations.
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Power Pilates® : Reformer on the Mat: Challenging Your Mat Clients!, Workshop
August 8: 10-12noon
Create a new challenge for your more advanced clientele and classes! This workshop will review the Reformer order, exercise details and their application to the Mat. No springs, no straps, just you and gravity. The breakdown of the various elements of the exercises helps achieve greater clarity and will add to depth to your cueing, a perfect complement to Reformer on the Tower. Be prepared to move and sweat!
Pre-requisite: Instructors and clients with Intermediate Reformer experience. |
Power Pilates® : Magic Circle Mat Class
August 9: 12:30-1:45pm
Come one, come all — Join us for a Power Pilates open level Magic Circle Mat lass. Come ready to move, squeeze the Magic Circle and have fun. You’ll feel this one. |
Power Pilates® : Five Creative Wunda Chair Programs, Workshop
August 9: 1:15-3pm
Joseph Pilates created this unique piece of equipment as his version of the “Home-Reformer.” This underused piece of equipment tends to be misunderstood and therefore left out. There are many Wunda Chair exercises that can be incorporated into a client’s session. Learn how to go deeper into these exercises by understanding the underlying principles and utilizing this vocabulary sequentially. This knowledge will enable you to challenge your clientele with a different and exciting workout.
Pre-requisite: Instructors and clients with intermediate Wunda Chair experience.
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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP, Featuring Mari Winsor
How to Start Up Your Own Pilates Business, Lecture
August 7: 9-12noon
This 3 hour lecture will touch upon the various points for building a SUCCESSFUL Pilates business. Points of discussion: preparation, staffing, customer control and a great question and answer session! Mari will also include in this lecture how to make a workout video. We all know, she definitely knows how to do that well… |
Intermediate to Advanced Mat, Workshop
August 8: 1:15-3pm & 3:30-5:30pm
The objective of this class is to know how the dynamic sequencing and flow will contribute to an aerobic workout. It is also important to concentrate on the transitions; no movement should be wasted. It is also essential to combine breath with movement, balance control and flexibility to understand the connectivity of breathing. |
Evening Enthusiast Mat Class… With Mari Winsor
August 7: 6:30-8pm
Come on down for your mat workout, with Mari Winsor, Nationally acclaimed, Pilates Workout DVD star and successful owner of 3 Pilates Studios in Los Angeles, California. Your body will feel energized and relaxed at the same time with this continuous flow of elegant movement. You may find you will get a better night's sleep as well.
See what all her clients rave about. She will give you a workout that you probably haven’t ever experienced before… Enjoy the new challenge… |
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