October 2009 Pilates Workshops
October 1-31
Pilates Teacher Training and Certification
Description: We certify teachers in the complete classical movement repertoire of Joseph H. Pilates. The student must gain mastery in advanced and super advanced levels and learn the language, cues and techniques needed to teach each exercise at Level IV-V.
Instructors: Richard Rossiter, Bonnie Grebe
Location: Pilates of Boulder: Lafayette, CO
Price: $2,950, plus registration fee of $50
Contact: Ph: 303-443-2439 or 303-652-4176, PilatesofBoulder.com rrossiter1@msn.com
October 1-3
6th Polestar International Conference
Brazil
October 2-4
Pilates on Tour
Chicago
October 3
The Missing Link: Adding Cardio to Pilates Mat and Equipment Classes
Instructor: Amanda Jessee, MA, PMA, CSCS
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: (913) 345-8787
October 3-4
Mat 1 and Movement Principles
Instructor: Allyson Gracie
Location: Gotham City Pilates, New York, NY
Contact: (212) 529-3190 or info@gothamcitypilates.com
October 3-11
Erika Bloom Pilates Plus Comprehensive Pilates Mat Certification
Instructor: Erika Bloom
Location: Erika Bloom Pilates Plus, New York, NY
Contact: (212) 288-3410 or info@erikabloom.com
October 4
Bender Ball Foundations Training
Description: Foundations, This course is the basis of all Bender Method Training Programs and teaches the principles behind the theory of the Bender Method using the Bender Ball. Total Body Conditioning, Become skilled at creating progressive Total Body Conditioning Programs using the Bender Ball, Elastic Tubing and/or Gliding Discs.
Instructor: Monique Hollowell, Fitness Presenter for Bender Training
Location: Village DC Ranch Health Club and Spa located in Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: Please register at bendertraining.com or call 775-324-7224
October 5-7
Tupler Technique Training for Treating Diastasis Recti for Medical and Fitness Professionals
Instructor: Julie Tupler, RN
Location: New York, NY
Contact: diastasisrehab.com/tupler-train.html
October 8-11
EQUESTRIAN PILATES(R) Certification Course
Instructor: Elizabeth Hanson
Location: YogaWorks, Westlake Village, CA
Contact: (805) 338-5765, elizabeth@equestrianpilates.com
October 9-March 21
The Core Pilates NYC Comprehensive Training Course
Instructor: Sarah Elliot
Location: Soulistic Studio & Spa, Chicago, IL
Contact: (312) 226-7685, naronson@soulisticstudiospa.com
October 10
Teaching the Post-Partum Client Who Has a Diastasis, with Frances Darnell
Description: Teachers review what a diastasis is and how to check for one. Go over classic Pilates exercises and determine which exercises are safe and which ones to avoid. Learn new specific ab exercises that help “knit” the abdominals back together.
Instructor: Frances Darnell
Location: Pilates Garage Studio, 291 8th Street at 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Price: $100
Contact: Please call or e-mail to reserve your spot! (718)768-1235 pilates.garage@gmail.com
October 10
Jump Board Workshop with Pilates Sports Center
Description: Intermediate/advanced exercises to challenge your capable clients or build a new class.
Instructors: Lisa Diffey
Location: Infinity Pilates, Palm Desert, CA
Price: $75
Contact: (760) 360-5199, Infinity-Pilates.com
October 10-11
Embody Pilates Teacher Training Program
Description: History and Lineage of Pilates, Principles of Pilates, Basic Anatomy, Fundamentals/Pre-Pilates
Instructors: Roberta Kirschenbaum, Dixie Shulman
Location: Rolates Pilates, New York, NY
Price: Pay as you go: Saturday workshops are $150 each; Sunday workshops are $200 each. Or save $300 by paying for the 60-hour workshop series upfront: $1800
Contact: (212) 247-9603, info@rolates.com
October 10-11
Pilates for Massage Therapists
Instructors: Shannon Anderson & Dana Gardner
Location: Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Houston, Texas
Contact: (713) 875-3127, info@pilatesformassagetherapists.com
October 10-12
Heathen Hill Retreat: Pilates & Yoga Over Columbus Day Weekend
Instructor: Jacki Roby & Katie Jehenson
Location: Heathen Hill Retreat, Franklin, NY
Contact: (917) 447-5887, linden@pravassa.com
October 10
Survival Guide to Beginner Mat with Erin King
Description: There are only 18 exercises in Beginner Mat, so how exactly do you teach a well rounded class in 55 minutes? We will teach you how to see the class as so much more and how to teach as if there wasn’t enough time!
Prerequisite: Open to Instructors with Beginner Mat teaching experience.
Instructor: Erin King
Location: 920 3rd Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY
Price: $105
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 11
Rolling for Length, Rolling for Strength & Ring Around the World
Instructor: Joy Karley
Location: Gotham City Pilates, New York, NY
Contact: (212) 529-3190 or info@gothamcitypilates.com
October 11-17
Pilates Sports Center “Master Trainer” Program
Seven-Day Intensive & Home Study
Description: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Become a Master Trainer for PSC and host your own professional certification program. Classic and Progressive repertoire on the mat and on all of the equipment. Variations and modifications to accommodate every client. Workshops available for Master Trainers to teach as well.
Instructors: Dr. Andromeda Trumbull, D.C. and Kelli Altounian
Location: Encino, CA
Price: $6,000
Contact: (818) 788-8112, PilatesSportsCenter.com
October 11
Reformer on the Mat with Erin King
Description: Create a new challenge for your more advanced 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 depth to your cueing. A perfect complement to Reformer on the Tower. Be prepared to move and sweat!
Prerequisite: Instructors and clients with Intermediate Reformer experience
Instructor: Erin King
Location: 920 3rd Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY
Price: $105
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 14-17
Club Industry
Chicago
October 17
Reformer on the Mat: Challenging Advanced Mat Clients
Instructor: Allison Gonzalez
Location: Purely Pilates Studio, San Carlos, CA
Contact: (650) 593-4366, jennpowell@gmail.com
October 17-18
Embody Pilates Teacher Training Program
Description: Beginning Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Ped-o-pul, Foot Corrector
Instructors: Roberta Kirschenbaum, Dixie Shulman
Location: Rolates Pilates, New York, NY
Price: Pay as you go: Saturday workshops are $150 each; Sunday workshops are $200 each. Or save $300 by paying for the 60-hour workshop series upfront: $1800
Contact: (212) 247-9603, info@rolates.com
October 17
Bridging the Gap Between Beginner and Intermediate Mat with Erin King
Description: This course will help you and your clientele find a fresh approach to the pilates exercises that are known by all. By exploring them more in-depth; a change in tempo, a focus on correct alignment, will deepen your client’s workout at the beginner and intermediate level.
Prerequisite:Instructors with Intermediate Mat teaching experience.
Instructor: Erin King
Location: 920 3rd Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY
Price: $105
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 17
The Enchanted Wunda Chair with Juan Estrada
Description: 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.
Prerequisite: Instructors and clients with intermediate Wunda Chair experience
Instructor: Juan Estrada
Location:New York, NY – 49 W. 23 rd Street
Price: $105
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 17-18
Sole to Spine
Instructor: Madeline Black
Location: Desert Palms Institute, Tucson, AZ
Contact: (520) 742-0305
October 18
Bender Training Classes on Foundations and Total Body Conditioning
Instructors:Laurie Denomme and Margie Caldwell Cooper
Location:YMCA Sarasota, FL
Contact: Please register at bendertraining.com or call 775-324-7224
October 18
Back to Basics with Erin King
Description: We will review the Beginner System in depth. We’ll talk about how to teach a new client, how and when to advance a beginner, and how to challenge a client at any level with the basics. Come ready to move, learn and understand why the Beginner System is the “heart and soul” of the method.
Prerequisite: Instructors and clients with beginner level apparatus training
Instructor: Juan Estrada
Location: 920 3rd Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY
Price: $105
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 19-23
Pilates: The Missing Pieces
Instructor: Alycea Ungaro and guest teachers
Location: Real Pilates, New York, NY
Contact: (212) 625-0777, alycea@realpilatesnyc.com
October 23-25
Trapeze Table (Cadillac)
Instructor: Joy Karley
Location: Gotham City Pilates, New York, NY
Contact: (212) 529-3190 or info@gothamcitypilates.com
October 24
Embody Pilates Teacher Training Program
Description: Beginning Chair, Barrels (Ladder, Half, Spine Corrector), Magic Circle, Standing Free Weights
Instructors: Roberta Kirschenbaum, Dixie Shulman
Location: Rolates Pilates, New York, NY
Price: Pay as you go: Saturday workshops are $150 each; Sunday workshops are $200 each. Or save $300 by paying for the 60-hour workshop series upfront: $1800
Contact: (212) 247-9603, info@rolates.com
October 25
Intro to Pilates with Juan Estrada
Description: Do I always start with The Hundred? This question always comes up at all Beginner and Intermediate Mat trainings. In this Workshop we will learn appropriate warm-up exercises for those instructors whose populations require organizing the body before placing them in full motion. Instructors with Beginner Mat training.
Instructor: Juan Estrada
Location: New York, NY – 49 W. 23 rd Street
Price: $90
Contact: Tim@powerpilates.com (212) 627-5852 ext. 24
PowerPilates.com
October 29-31
IADAMS
The Hague, The Netherlands
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