| Conference Dates |
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 to
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Register online |
Conference Location
and Hotel Information |
The Westin Westminster
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020
Room Rate:
$129.00
per night.
Room Rate expires on
6/27/2010
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Daily
Schedule |
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010
| Registration: |
7:30 am - 9:30 am |
| Mat/Reformer Classes: |
8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Morning Session: |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Lunch Break: |
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Afternoon Session: |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Reception: |
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
| Registration: |
7:30 am - 9:30 am |
| Mat/Reformer Classes: |
8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Morning Session: |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Lunch Break: |
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Afternoon Session: |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2010
| Registration: |
7:30 am - 9:30 am |
| Mat/Reformer Classes: |
8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| Morning Session: |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Lunch Break: |
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Afternoon Session: |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Equipment Pickup |
5:00 pm |
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| Fees |
Main Conference:
- 1 day Registration
$365.00
- 2 day Registration
$559.00
- 3 day Registration
$659.00
Early Registration Ended: 6/23/2010
Conference Registration Includes:
- Breakfast and lunch (main conference only)
- Free Pilates on Tour mat (main conference only)
- Best discount on equipment used at conferences
- Highest ratio of equipment to participants
- Best locations, best teachers, best-run Pilates conference!
Come learn, share and grow with us!
Group discounts are available. BBU students get a $25 discount on Pilates on Tour. This code must be used when you register. Please contact BBU at 877-745-2837 or info@pilatesontour.com for more details.
Note: If you have a promo code, you must use it when you register. No discounts will be given retroactively for promo codes.
Classes fill up quickly so sign up today!
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Cancellation
Policy |
Cancellation of your registration will incur the following fees:
$25.00 if written notice of cancellation is received prior to the early registration deadline
$50.00 for one day registrations and $100.00 for two or three day registrations if written notice of cancellation is received during the regular registration period.
If the cancellation request is made within 72 hours of an event, no refund will be given, however we will give you a 50% credit towards another Pilates on Tour Event.
To cancel your registration please contact us at: Balanced Body University, 8220 Ferguson Ave, Sacramento, CA 95828 or (877) PILATES or via e-mail at info@PilatesOnTour.com. |
Program
Changes |
Pilates on Tour makes every effort to hold events at the dates, times and locations, and with the instructors and classes specified on our web site and brochures. We do reserve the right to cancel and/or change event dates, times and locations although this happens very rarely. In the very unlikely event that circumstances dictate that we do postpone or cancel an event, you will be refunded your registration fee in full or offered a transfer to another Pilates on Tour event of your choice.
Balanced Body University is not responsible for workshops, or portions of workshops that attendee misses due to illness, emergency, or other event beyond the control of BBU. BBU is not responsible for losses incurred by any attendee for airline fares or other travel arrangements in the event that the workshop must be cancelled or postponed. Travel insurance is strongly recommended. |
| Demo Equipment |
Balanced Body Equipment
Looking for a Ladder Barrel, perhaps an Allegro?
| All of the Balanced Body equipment used during the event will be available for purchase after the event. The equipment is new equipment that is used at the show. It is offered at a price that's hard to beat. |
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The equipment is available on a first come first serve basis. You will need to pick up your purchase on Sunday evening immediately after the conference. Contact Tony Tran for more information.
Equipment Pickup instructions
On Line Equipment Reservation |
Pre-Conference |
1) Anatomy in Three Dimensions - An Introduction to Anatomy in Clay®
Instructors: Dallas Everleth/Naomi Leiserson
Wednesday & Thursday
July 28 to 29, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $465 (early), $525 (regular)
2) CoreAlign 1 Instructor Training
Instructor: Portia Page
Wednesday & Thursday
July 28 to 29, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $495 (early), $545 (regular)
3) The Business of Pilates
Instructor: Katy Thompson, RN
Thursday,
July 29, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $245 (early), $285 (regular)
4) Pilates EXO Chair
Instructor: Valentin
Thursday,
July 29, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $265 (early), $285 (regular)
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| Conference Reception |
Friday July 30, 2010
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Immediately following the afternoon session.
All attendees are welcome. |
Friday
9:30 am - 12:30 pm 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Chair Workout (Drop In)
Valentin
-Morning Mat Class (Drop In)
Madeline Black
-Morning Reformer Class (Drop In)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
-Morning Pilates Arc Class (Drop In)
Nora St John, MS
Main Classes:
- Scoliosis for Pilates Instructors
Madeline Black
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 6 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.6 cec
*Only 8 spots left.*
- The Essential Role of the Shoulder Girdle and Thorax in Taking the Weight off the Shoulders
Marie-Jose Blom
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 6 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.6 cec
- Pilates Plus Psyche: Learn to understand yourself and your clients better
Mary Bowen
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 6 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.6 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- Integrating the Head and Neck in the Pilates Studio Environment
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 6 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.6 cec
- Lolita Shares: Reformer Exercises & Sequencing
Lolita San Miguel
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 6 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.6 cec
*Only 4 spots left.*
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Saturday morning
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Pilates Arc Class (Drop In)
Jillian Hessel
-Morning Mat & Toys Class (Drop In)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
-Morning Mat Class (Drop In)
Julian Littleford
-Morning Reformer Class (Drop In)
Lolita San Miguel
Main Classes:
- The Psoas as a Core Muscle
Madeline Black
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 3 spots left.*
- From the Soul of the Foot to the Core of the Body, Part 1
Marie-Jose Blom
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
- Lifelong Pilates, Part 1
Mary Bowen
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
- Pilates for Everyone: Progressions and Variations on the Reformer
Julian Littleford
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Class Full*
- Lolita Shares: The Feet, the Foundation of Pilates
Lolita San Miguel
PMA: PMA Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
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Saturday afternoon
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Main Classes:
- From the Soul of the Foot to the Core of the Body, Part 2
Marie-Jose Blom
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- Lifelong Pilates, Part 2
Mary Bowen
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
- Pilates Arc Workshop
Jillian Hessel
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 4 spots left.*
- The Core has Legs - Reformer Sequences that Connect the Sole of the Foot to the Pelvic Floor, Spine and Eyes
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 1 spots left.*
- Pilates for Men: Building Strength, Flexibility and Power
Julian Littleford
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 3 spots left.*
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Sunday
Morning
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Mat Class (Drop In)
Amy Alpers
-Morning Mat Class (Drop In)
Pat Guyton
-Morning Reformer Class (Drop In)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
-Morning Chair Workout (Drop In)
Julian Littleford
Main Classes:
- Timing is Everything
Amy Alpers
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 5 spots left.*
- Pilates Mat Work: Doing the Work and Feeling the Work
Pat Guyton
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
- How to Teach a Group Beginning Workout on the Universal Reformer
Jillian Hessel
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- Pilates for the Low Back
Nora St John, MS
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Class Full*
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Sunday
Afternoon
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Main Classes:
- Seeing the Truth in Movement: Understanding Uniform Development
Amy Alpers
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 3 spots left.*
- How to Teach a Group Intermediate Workout on the Universal Reformer
Jillian Hessel
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
- Anatomy of Breathing: Movement Sequences on the Pilates Barrels
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
*Only 8 spots left.*
- The Pilates Arm Chair and Ped-O-Pul
Julian Littleford
PMA: Prov#100038, ID#1191, 3 cec
ACE: CEP31427, 0.3 cec
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Wednesday/Thursday All Day, 7/28/2010-7/29/2010
Anatomy in Three Dimensions - An Introduction to Anatomy in Clay® Learning System
*Class Full*
Dallas Everleth/Ky Carnell-Russell
This intensive, experiential workshop reviews the essentials of musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology as you build the major muscles used in movement on a specially designed skeleton called a Maniken® model. Understanding the body from the inside out allows you to see movement from a whole new perspective. Practical exercises to understand the function of each muscle and its use in Pilates are included to help you integrate the material. This is a great class for new and experienced instructors who want to improve their understanding of Anatomy and the body in motion.
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Wednesday/Thursday All Day, 7/28/2010-7/29/2010
CoreAlign 1 Instructor Training
*Only 6 spots left.*
Portia Page
Learn to teach level one exercises on the latest innovation in functional training, the CoreAlign™. A significant addition to a Pilates studio or personal training practice the CoreAlign method stimulates the core stability muscles to fire in perfect timing while performing challenging exercises, very deep stretches and core controlled aerobic training. The method is used for musculoskeletal rehabilitation, performance enhancement and general conditioning for overall wellness. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the system from its creator, Jonathan Hoffman. To see videos of the CoreAlign in action check out the website at www.pilates.com/corealign.
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Thursday All Day, 7/29/2010
Pilates EXO Chair Workshop
*Only 6 spots left.*
Valentin
The Pilates EXO Chair combines the strength and power of traditional Pilates Chair work with the flexibility of resistance tubing to create a whole new workout. This workshop is designed for instructors who are already familiar with the Chair and want to learn how to use the resistance tubing to increase the variety of exercises for their classes and clients. Exercise sequences for different levels are included along with a DVD and a BBU EXO Chair manual.
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Friday All Day, 7/30/2010
Scoliosis for Pilates Instructors
*Only 8 spots left.*
Madeline Black
Madeline Black brings her extraordinary depth of knowledge and experience to the topic of working with scoliosis. You will come away from this workshop with a clear understanding of spinal anatomy and mechanics in relationship to scoliosis, ways to analyze and understand your client’s issues and strategies for creating effective exercise programs for scoliosis using specific exercises. Madeline will utilize the mat, rollers, balls, the Spine Corrector and Wunda Chair to identify movement patterns and develop corrective exercises.
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Friday All Day, 7/30/2010
The Essential Role of the Shoulder Girdle and Thorax in Taking the Weight off the Shoulders
Marie-Jose Blom
The focus of this workshop is to demystify the biomechanics of the shoulder girdle and its dependency on the stability of the thorax. A stable and controlled thorax unifies the connections of the lower core with the shoulder girdle into the body as a whole. Objectives: To introduce the knowledge of sound biomechanics and new cueing vocabulary into the Pilates Repertoire with renewed comprehension and skill of shoulder girdle movement.
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Friday All Day, 7/30/2010
Pilates Plus Psyche: Learn to understand yourself and your clients better
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Mary Bowen
Joseph Pilates addressed the whole body in each exercise. I have added the whole psyche, conscious and unconscious, to the whole body. Hence Pilates Plus Psyche. Pilates Plus Psyche can help you to diagnose, deepen and challenge yourself and your client to deeper levels of work.
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Friday All Day, 7/30/2010
Integrating the Head and Neck in the Pilates Studio Environment
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
The design of safe, effective Pilates studio programs that integrate the head and neck into full body movement requires an understanding of the reflexes, the vestibular system and the visual system. Clarify and refresh your appreciation of the effect that each of these systems has on movement by experiencing selected mat, reformer, chair, trapeze table and barrel vocabulary selected to highlight the contribution made by each system to harmonious movement. Reflexes that are not integrated interfere with motor control. Balance is achieved by integrating numerous brain maps that include signals from the vestibular system with vision, touch and pressure receptors on the soles of the feet. Vision directs movement, shapes posture, and plays a critical role in balance. Develop awareness of the role that sight plays in your Pilates practice. Learn to cue the gaze in order to decrease neck strain as well as improve spine mobility, abdominal strength, trunk control and balance. View DVDs of client studio sessions that demonstrate how movement sequences for mat, reformer and studio apparatus facilitate integration of the head and neck despite demanding work environments or injury to the cervical discs or spinal cord.
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Friday All Day, 7/30/2010
Lolita Shares: Reformer Exercises & Sequencing
*Only 4 spots left.*
Lolita San Miguel
Deepen your understanding of the Reformer exercises with Pilates elder and Master Instructor Lolita San Miguel who learned the Reformer work directly from Mr. Pilates. Review the exercises while gaining insight into the history of the method and the unique personality of Joseph Pilates and his revolutionary fitness techniques. This is a rare opportunity to study with one of Joe’s original students. Don’t miss it!
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Saturday Morning, 7/31/2010
The Psoas as a Core Muscle
*Only 3 spots left.*
Madeline Black
The psoas plays a role in core activation and alignment of the spine, pelvis and legs. Madeline will teach you how to find the psoas, release and recruit it and understand how it affects spinal alignment. Balancing the psoas can improve breathing, release spinal tension including the neck and hip joints and allow for better core engagement. Madeline will also demonstrate how other muscles and bones are moved synergistically with the psoas.
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Saturday Morning, 7/31/2010
From the Soul of the Foot to the Core of the Body, Part 1
Marie-Jose Blom
This two part workshop introduces the relationship of the proper placement of the foot and ankle to the performance of the entire body. The morning session includes an introduction to the functional anatomy of the foot and ankle, embodying the information by locating the structures on your own body and developing an understanding of the movement of the bones through seeing, feeling and moving. The afternoon session includes dynamic alignment and strength exercises for the foot and ankle, integration of optimal placement of the feet in Reformer and Trapeze Table exercises and understanding the effects of foot placement on the rest of the body.
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Saturday Morning, 7/31/2010
Lifelong Pilates, Part 1
Mary Bowen
In this course Mary teaches and demonstrates the importance of release in Pilates work. There is effort and there is release. One is as important as the other in Pilates work. Effort is known and experienced more than release. Mary introduces numerous new release exercises and attitudes, especially for the spine.
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Saturday Morning, 7/31/2010
Pilates for Everyone: Progressions and Variations on the Reformer
*Class Full*
Julian Littleford
Learn new moves and challenging variations on the Reformer exercises from Master instructor Julian Littleford in this hands on workshop. Be prepared to work and learn as you experience Reformer work in a whole new way.
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Saturday Morning, 7/31/2010
Lolita Shares: The Feet, the Foundation of Pilates
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Lolita San Miguel
Learn how to improve the function of the entire body by correcting and balancing the use of the feet through Pilates and related exercises. Lolita’s decades of teaching Pilates and dance have given her a unique perspective on the power and importance of the feet.
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Saturday Afternoon, 7/31/2010
From the Soul of the Foot to the Core of the Body, Part 2
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Marie-Jose Blom
This is part 2 of a 2 part class. Please see Saturday morning for the course description.
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Saturday Afternoon, 7/31/2010
Lifelong Pilates, Part 2
Mary Bowen
The afternoon session will be a continuation of Part 1 from the morning session. Mary will speak about and offer exercises to describe:
_ More Spine/Less Mind
_ More Experience/Less Performance
_ More Partnership/Less Control
_ More Yawning – Nature’s best teacher and example of a complete breath and the treasure it brings to us.
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Saturday Afternoon, 7/31/2010
Pilates Arc Workshop
*Only 4 spots left.*
Jillian Hessel
Discover a whole new world of Step Barrel exercises for group classes and private sessions using the new light weight, portable Pilates Arc. The Step Barrel provides wonderful core challenges, spinal mobility exercises and therapeutic moves for scoliosis and other imbalances. Learn a complete Mat program using the Arc as well as experiencing new moves that combine the Arc and the Reformer. Many of the exercises and principles can be used on any Step Barrell.
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Saturday Afternoon, 7/31/2010
The Core has Legs - Reformer Sequences that Connect the Sole of the Foot to the Pelvic Floor, Spine and Eyes
*Only 1 spots left.*
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
Clarify movement relationships between the lower extremity, pelvis and spine. Identify the myofascial meridians that connect the feet and legs with the pelvic floor, deep abdominals, diaphragm and tongue! Learn to teach reformer movement sequences that activate these anatomical structures to create functional strength, stability and balance for any activity. These movement sequences can be taught as components of a Pilates studio program or as a reformer class.
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Saturday Afternoon, 7/31/2010
Pilates for Men: Building Strength, Flexibility and Power
*Only 3 spots left.*
Julian Littleford
Joseph Pilates originally developed his method with men in mind. Reclaim the original intention of the work with Julian Littleford using the Pilates Arm Chair*, Reformer and other apparatus to develop upper body strength, improve flexibility and increase physical power through balanced muscle development and coordination. Julian will present traditional and contemporary Pilates exercises and variations for clients at all levels of ability.
*Arm Chair repertoire not provided as part of London curriculum.
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Sunday Morning, 8/1/2010
Timing is Everything
*Only 5 spots left.*
Amy Alpers
Uniform development inherently arises from the ideal, innately “true” timing of muscles firing to create healthy movement. In this workshop we will utilize the Pilates exercises and equipment to strengthen our depth of understanding of the precise timing required and to develop our visual assessment skills of these patterns and progressions. Mastery of these will help us determine how to accurately support our clients to achieve their most powerfully healthy movement choice.
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Sunday Morning, 8/1/2010
Pilates Mat Work: Doing the Work and Feeling the Work
Pat Guyton
This workshop will demonstrate the Stretch Out ®Strap to facilitate greater awareness within the Mat series. You will learn how to feel the movement within the body and direct your students toward immediate results and enhanced performance. The SOS can become a new tool for all levels of teaching.
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Sunday Morning, 8/1/2010
How to Teach a Group Beginning Workout on the Universal Reformer
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Jillian Hessel
Today, many Pilates students are looking to save money by entering a group apparatus class. This class will cover hot to teach a beginning level Universal Reformer Group class (4-6 students). It is also a great way to review your instructor skills in teaching private clients with special cues, insights and modification from the teacher’s teacher, Jillian Hessel.
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Sunday Morning, 8/1/2010
Pilates for the Low Back
*Class Full*
Nora St John, MS
Many Pilates clients are referred to Pilates because of low back pain yet most of us are not licensed rehabilitation professionals. By understanding common alignment patterns and movement dysfunctions you can work effectively with many clients with low back pain while staying within your scope of practice. Information on common conditions such as disc injuries, arthritis, muscle spasms and spondylolisthesis, along with exercise principles for each condition will be covered.
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Sunday Afternoon, 8/1/2010
Seeing the Truth in Movement: Understanding Uniform Development
*Only 3 spots left.*
Amy Alpers
A body that is truly connected to its core can move from that connection safely, efficiently, effectively, and powerfully. This workshop will develop essential visual and imagery skills a teacher can use to facilitate the client’s understanding of how to connect to this power as well as untangle the many confusions and complications associated with pelvic and spinal positioning.
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Sunday Afternoon, 8/1/2010
How to Teach a Group Intermediate Workout on the Universal Reformer
Jillian Hessel
Today, many Pilates students are looking to save money by entering a group apparatus class. This class will cover hot to teach an intermediate level Universal Reformer Group class (4-6 students). It is also a great way to review your instructor skills in teaching private clients with special cues, insights and modification from the teacher’s teacher, Jillian Hessel.
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Sunday Afternoon, 8/1/2010
Anatomy of Breathing: Movement Sequences on the Pilates Barrels
*Only 8 spots left.*
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
Refresh your understanding of the Pilates movement vocabulary for the Arc, Half Barrel and Ladder Barrel while clarifying your experiential understanding of the anatomy of breathing. The book by Blandine Calais entitled The Anatomy of Breathing serves as the text for this workshop. The first hour of the workshop we focus on applications for the Pilates Arc on the mat, and with the reformer, trapeze table and chair. The second hour we address the Half Barrel or Spine Corrector, appreciating the unique contributions that it makes to the original Pilates repertoire. The Ladder Barrel is the focus of the third hour. Each barrel exercise provides an opportunity to understand and experience the structure and function of breathing. Verbal and tactile cues encourage the proximal initiation of movement that is harmonious with inhalation and exhalation.
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Sunday Afternoon, 8/1/2010
The Pilates Arm Chair and Ped-O-Pul
Julian Littleford
Join master teacher Julian Littleford for an in depth experience on the rarely used but very powerful Arm Chair and Ped O Pul. Both of these original pieces of Pilates equipment are excellent for developing upper body strength, improving posture and enhancing athletic performance. Julian will take you through the complete repertoire on each piece so you can begin incorporating them into your practice.
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Instructor Bios
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Valentin |
Pilates Body by Valentin - Balanced Body University
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Valentin started dancing at age four and has been moving with passion and creativity ever since. Her performing career includes dancing professionally, being a cheerleader, winning aerobic competitions and, most recently, being a key member of Pilates Performance with Elizabeth Larkam. She has also managed Group Exercise at ClubSport Pleasanton, authored articles, presented at IDEA and Body Mind Spirit and produced the Body Revival Fitness Convention.
Studying Pilates for the past seven years with Elizabeth Larkam, Valentin has been inspired by her ability to blend her previous dance experience, love of movement, creativity, and fitness background into the world of Pilates.
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Amy Alpers |
Pilates Center of Boulder
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Amy Taylor Alpers went to The Juilliard School for dance, danced with the Garden State Ballet, and received her BA and MA in Dance from New York University. In addition, Amy taught ballet at various schools in New York City for 10 years. She began studying Pilates with Romana Kryzanowska at the original Pilates Studio in New York City and received her Pilates teaching certificate from there in July of 1989.
Along with her sister, Rachel Taylor Segel, she established The Pilates Center in Boulder, CO in 1990. One year later they founded The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program. Nearly 400 graduates of this program are now teaching Pilates around the world. Amy has taught workshops all around the United States, as well as in Canada, Paris, London, and Israel. With her sister, Amy also co-authored The Everything Pilates Book, published in 2002. She was a Board Member of the Pilates Method Alliance from 2001-2004, and served on the committee to develop the PMA National Pilates Certification Exam.
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Madeline Black |
Studio M
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Madeline Black has distinguished herself as an international leader in Pilates Instruction and movement education. To date she has presented her work at distinguished forums such as: Pilates On Tour (POT), the Pilates Method Alliance, the Body Mind Expo Conference, and Pilates Style. She has also given workshops in Italy, Germany, Japan, Ireland, Spain and through out the US.
Madeline draws inspiration from a vast knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics, quantum physics, and energy work, which has lead to an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to Pilates, yoga, and Gyrotonic. What sets Madeline's teaching apart is her emphasis on clear instruction. From her lecture demos, to her hands-on work, to her educational and supplemental materials, participants leave her workshops immediately able to integrate her ideas and concepts into sessions with their own clients. Her accessibility, articulateness, commitment to Pilates, and decades of experience, makes her a beloved and sought-after instructor.
Madeline has studied Pilates under many of the modern masters of our time, including Eve Gentry, Romana Kryzanowska, Naja Cori, Jean Claude West and Anna Schmitz. Additionally, she worked and mentored with Marika Molnar at Eastside Sports Medicine Center in New York, studied anatomy and neuromuscular re-education with Irene Dowd, Gyrotonic with Juliu Horvath, orthopedic massage with Tom Hendrickson, Integrative Manual Therapy with Sharon Weilselfish, and Lauren Berry technique with Lynda Caesara. She is also exploring the field of energy work.
A resident of Sonoma, California, Madeline's home studio is
Studio M.
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Marie-Jose Blom |
Long Beach Dance Conditioning
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Marie-José has been combining Pilates technique and dance medicine for over 20 years. Alan Herdman, a leading Pilates master in London, England, has been her primary teacher. Marie-José pioneered and founded her comprehensive Teacher Training course in 1991 at LBDC. Her courses have enjoyed national and international acclaim for their content and presentation. Marie-José is currently on faculty at Southern California’s Loyola Marymount University.
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Mary Bowen |
Life Long Pilates with Mary Bowen
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As an Actress/Comedienne/Musical Comedy Performer with a "bad back," Mary began studying the Pilates method in 1959. It became a life root. Her back improved after only two lessons with Joe. Since walking into Joe and Clara's studio 51 years ago, she has taken weekly lessons for herself with various Pilates Master teachers, becoming one herself. Mary is now a Mentor with Balanced Body University's PASSING THE TORCH MENTORING PROGRAM. She has been teaching Pilates in MA & CT since 1975. Also a Jungian psychoanalyst since 1970 Mary introduced PILATES PLUS PSYCHE to the Pilates community 10 years ago, teaching a combination of mind and body, conscious and unconscious in Pilates sessions. Her practice spans three states, NYC, CT & MA. plus frequent offerings around the U.S. and abroad.
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Dallas Everleth /Ky Carnell-Russell |
Center Strength
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Dallas has been teaching Pilates since 1999 and currently owns Center Strength Pilates Studio, a Pilates and rehabilitation center in Berkeley, CA. Dallas has a particular interest in the movement science behind Pilates and has studied with Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence and Nora St John. Dallas is a Balanced Body University faculty member and has been teaching Anatomy in Clay nationally for the last 3 years. She studied Anatomy in Clay with founder Jon Zahourek in 2003 and continues to develop anatomy workshops of special interest to movement educators.
Ky Carnell-Russell is a lifelong dancer and movement educator. She is certified through Nora St. John and Naomi Leiserson at Turing Point Studios. Ky taught Pilates based rehabilitation as a Dance Medicine Specialist at St. Francis Hospital’s Center for Sports Medicine in San Francisco, CA for multiple years, where she worked with a variety of clients to help them regain functional movement experiences and recover from injuries.
Ky currently teaches Pilates instructor training courses and CEC’s as a BBU faculty member at Agile Monkey Pilates Studio in Santa Cruz, CA and also teaches Pilates at a local chiropractic and wellness clinic. Ky teaches Anatomy in Clay and is in the process of obtaining her Master’s degree in Kinesiology from San Jose State University.
Ky also formerly co-owned and directed a pilates and yoga studio and was a professional ballet dancer and circus performer. Ky holds a BS degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Ky delights in sharing the joy of pilates and movement with her students and thoughtfully blends lightheartedness and humor with the serious business of creating healthy, functional, happy bodies.
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Pat Guyton |
Pat Guyton is a PMA Certified Pilates Teacher™, former dancer, gymnastic coach, and physical medicine assistant in Colorado. Pat has studied with four of the First Generation Pilates Teachers, owns Pat Guyton Pilates, Inc. and Pilates Conservatory™, a comprehensive Pilates teacher training program. She is a Franklin Method ® Level I Educator. She has served on the PMA Board of Directors and is a PMA CEC Provider.
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Jillian Hessel |
Jillian Hessel Pilates
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Jillian Hessel the “teacher’s teacher” studied Pilates in New York with Kathy Grant while apprenticing with Carola Trier. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and continued teaching at Ron Fletcher’s studio. Shince 1988 she has taught at her own studio. Her book, “Pilates Basics” and numerous Pilates videos have been released by Gaiam and she has her own line of DVD’s for Pilates teachers. Jillian can be found on the web at www.jillianhessel.com.
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Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed |
Pilates & Beyond - Balanced Body University
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Elizabeth Larkam is director of Pilates & Beyond at Western Athletic Clubs. Prior to this position Elizabeth worked 15 years as a Pilates Dancemedicine Specialist at the Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, in San Francisco. While director of the Saint Francis program she developed Pilates protocols for orthopedic and spine diagnoses. Her current studio focus includes developing programs for clients with hip replacement or knee replacement as well as improving gait patterns for clients with lower extremity injuries or prosthetics.
Elizabeth is a Pilates Method Alliance Gold-Certified instructor with 21 years experience in clinical, dance, fitness and academic environments. Educated in the original Pilates techniques by the Pilates elders, Elizabeth is a Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Gyrotonic (tm) and Gyrokinesis (tm) instructor, Franklin Method teacher and OM Yoga instructor. She is the Fitness Editor for PilatesStyle and mind body spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise.
Elizabeth developed the Pilates Allegro program, Pilates Mat with Roller, Ring & Rotator Discs, Reebok Core Pilates, and Kinesis Flow for TechnoGym. Co-founder and former co-owner of Polestar Education, Elizabeth now teaches Pilates education courses throughout the world as a Balanced Body University Master teacher. She presents at conferences including Pilates Method Alliance, Body Mind Spirit, Pilates On Tour, Inner IDEA, IHRSA, Club Industry East, Sport Clinic Medici in Florence, Pilates Day Barcelona, Body Control UK, Cova Teacher’s Convention Italy and Mindful Movement Capetown South Africa.
Elizabeth created PilatesPerformance, a unique dance form that takes Pilates far beyond fitness, rehabilitation, and sports-specific conditioning to explore expressive possibilities of body-mind-spirit.
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Julian Littleford |
J.L. Body Conditioning - Balanced Body University
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British born Julian Littleford moved to San Diego in 1990 after spending 8 years in New York City as a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company where he worked with Mikhail Baryshnikov and the late Rudolf Nureyev. He is featured in “Who’s Who in America” and has performed with Martha Clarke’s “Garden of Earthly Delights” and the Toronto Dance Theater in Canada. Julian originally studied the Pilates method with Alan Herdman in London, England and was one of Mr. Herdman’s original teachers in the late 1970’s. In New York City he studied with and worked for Deborah Lessen at Greene Street Studio. He is a founding member of the Physical Mind Institute and is gold certified and a corporate member with the Pilates Method Alliance. He has operated his own studio in California since 1990. He directs the Pilates teacher training at “Pilates de Mexico” in Mexico City and “Forma Centro Profesional de Pilates” in Puebla, Mexico. He continues as a regular presenter for Balanced Body’s “Pilates on Tour”, the Pilates Method Alliance and Dance Teacher conferences. He was the athletic trainer for Cirque du Soleil’s” Dralion” touring production in Southern California, and the director of Pilates for the San Diego “ Padres” baseball team. In 2006 he released his first DVD, “Pilates for Dancers” and continues to guest teach and teacher train throughout the US, Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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Portia Page |
Balanced Body University
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Portia has been in the fitness industry for over 18 years as a teacher, competitor, program director, instructor trainer, international presenter and video co-star, fitness director and creator. She is a Gold Certified Pilates Teacher through Pilates Method Alliance, a faculty member of Balanced Body University and a Stott Pilates Certified Instructor. She holds current certifications with ACE, AFAA and PMA and has a BS in Cognitive Science from University of California at San Diego.
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Lolita San Miguel |
Pilates y Mas
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Ms. San Miguel is one of Puerto Rico’s leading cultural figures with a distinguished career in dance as a ballerina, educator, choreographer and artistic director. Born in New York City of Puerto Rican parents, Ms. San Miguel performed with Robert Joffrey and Benjamin Harkarvy and for ten years was a soloist with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Leaving the stage in 1968, Ms. San Miguel taught at leading dance companies in New York. In 1977 she moved to Puerto Rico and founded Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico’s finest classical ballet company. Ms. San Miguel has used the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning since 1958, and was trained and certified by both Carola Trier and Joseph Pilates. She is one of four “Distinguished Elders” of the Pilates Method Alliance and member of the Advisory Board of Pilates Style magazine.
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Nora St John, MS |
Balanced Body University
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Nora St. John has been teaching Pilates since 1989. She works with clients of all kinds from injured office workers to Olympic athletes. Her training in Pilates began with 10 years at St. Francis Memorial Hospital's Dancemedicine division where she worked primarily with clients with sports related orthopedic injuries. She continues her training with Pilates master teachers Eve Gentry, Michele Larsson, Carola Trier, Alan Herdman and Romana Kryzanowska. Nora was a professional modern dancer for 10 years before she began teaching Pilates. She also holds a Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a certified massage therapist and is on the faculty of San Jose State University. Nora co-founded Body Mind Spirit and is the Education Program Director for Balanced Body University, the largest provider of Pilates instructor training in the world.
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