This workshop dives deep into understanding the importance of strengthening the back and glutes. Through a fusion of classical Pilates principles and contemporary exercises, we’ll unlock your body's potential for increased stability and overall strength. We'll explore a variety of movements, including variations of footwork, lunges, squats, and back extensions, and discuss cueing strategies to help your clients successfully feel these connections. This workshop will primarily utilize the reformer, but other apparatus will be used as well.
In today's world of Instagram clickbait, the fundamentals are often overlooked for complex choreography or the coolest new exercise. The Pilates fundamentals are the cornerstone of a truly effective and transformative practice. In this workshop, we'll explore how applying the fundamentals can refocus and rejuvenate your teaching and practice. Through a combination of discussion, demonstration, and movement, we’ll integrate these essential skills, and you’ll gain a renewed appreciation for the Pilates Method. This workshop will primarily utilize the mat work, but some apparatus will be used as well.
This workshop is designed to improve your execution of planks and push-ups. Expect a fusion of classical Pilates and creative exercises that will challenge your body in new and exciting ways. From foundational plank variations to advanced push-up combinations, you'll leave this workshop with a variety of new ways to challenge yourself and your clients. This workshop will primarily utilize the reformer, but other apparatus will be used as well.
In this workshop, we’ll look at limiting beliefs about flexibility, how to expand your stretching repertoire, and how to help your clients become more flexible. Always stretching the same ways and in the same positions will keep you flexible but may not increase your range of motion. From spine to shoulders, hips to ankles, you'll experience a newfound sense of freedom and ease in movement. This workshop will primarily utilize the mat work and reformer, but other apparatus will be used as well.
