| Conference Dates |
Friday, September 3, 2010 to
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Register online |
Conference Location
and Hotel Information |
The Hilton London Metropole
Hilton London Metropole Hotel
225 Edgware Road
London W21JU, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-207-402-4141
Email: reservations.londonmet@hilton.com
Room Rate:
125 per night (GBP).
Room Rate expires on
7/1/2010
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On Line Booking for Hotel Room new!
Please use group discount code GPILA when reserving your hotel room to receive the rate of 125 GBP single occupancy and 145 GBP double occupancy.
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Daily
Schedule |
FRIDAY, September 3, 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 |
SATURDAY, September 4, 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, September 5, 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 (All prices are in USD):
- 1 day Registration
$395.00
- 2 day Registration
$595.00
- 3 day Registration
$695.00
Early Registration Ended: 7/1/2010
Conference Registration Includes:
- Continental 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. A promo 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 |
We have three of our most requested pre-conference events offered in London.
1) Anatomy in Three Dimensions - An Introduction to Anatomy in Clay®
Instructor: Nora St. John
Wednesday & Thursday
September 1-2, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $550
2) CoreAlign 1 Instructor Training
Instructors: Portia Page & Nancy Myers
Wednesday & Thursday
September 1-2, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $550
3) SmartSpine™ Teacher Training
Instructor: Jennifer Gianni
Wednesday & Thursday
September 1-2, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration: $550
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Friday
9:30 am - 12:30 pm 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Valentin
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Julian Littleford
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Nora St John, MS
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Main Classes:
- Pilates for Low Back Pain and Dysfunction
Sherri Betz PT
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 6.0 cec
*Only 1 spots left.*
- Pilates Plus Psyche: Learn to understand yourself and your clients better
Mary Bowen
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 6.0 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- Body Reading: An Introduction to Visual Assessment
James Earls
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 6.0 cec
- Turn with Ease: Mat and Reformer Sequences for Rotation
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 6.0 cec
- Pilates for Athletes: Creating Pilates Programs for Strength & Grace
Julian Littleford
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 6.0 cec
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Saturday morning
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Valentin
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Sherri Betz PT
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Lotte Paarup
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Main Classes:
- From Classical to Contemporary: The Reformer
Valentin
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Community-Based Mat Programs for Osteoporosis
Sherri Betz PT
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- Pilates and Scoliosis
Alan Herdman
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Pilates Post-rehabilitation Programs for Hip and Knee Replacement
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 2 spots left.*
- The Intelligent Use of Elastic Bands
Lotte Paarup
PMA: Not applicable
*Less then 20 spots left.*
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Saturday afternoon
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Main Classes:
- Mat on the Step Barrel
Valentin
PMA: Not applicable
- Reformer for Osteoporosis
Sherri Betz PT
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Postural Assessment and Correct Muscle Recruitment for Pilates Exercises
Alan Herdman
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Pilates for Men: Building Strength, Flexibility and Power
Julian Littleford
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 8 spots left.*
- Understanding Rotational Patterns in the Pilates Studio
Nora St John, MS
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 6 spots left.*
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Sunday
Morning
9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Mat/Reformer Classes:
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Valentin
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Lotte Paarup
8:00 am - 9:00 am
-Morning Workout Pilates Classes - Drop In (TBD)
Suzanne Scott
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Main Classes:
- Teaching the Pre-natal Client on the Mat
Carolyne Anthony
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Lifelong Pilates, Part 1
Mary Bowen
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 9 spots left.*
- Upping the Upper Body
Julian Littleford
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 8 spots left.*
- The Anatomical Basis of Centre
Suzanne Scott
PMA: Not applicable
- APPI Pilates Method for ACL Rehabilitation
Glenn Withers
PMA: Not applicable
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Sunday
Afternoon
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Main Classes:
- Teaching the Pre-natal Client on the Reformer
Carolyne Anthony
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Lifelong Pilates, Part 2
Mary Bowen
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
- Mat for Motor Control, Stability and Balance
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Only 9 spots left.*
- Breathing as the Engine for Movement and Life
Lotte Paarup
PMA: ID#100038/1213, 3.0 cec
*Less then 20 spots left.*
- The Shoulder Girdle
Suzanne Scott
PMA: Not applicable
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Wednesday/Thursday All Day, 9/1/2010-9/2/2010
SmartSpine™ Instructor Training
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Jennifer Gianni
We know we need a well aligned spine to exercise, but how can we experience what optimal alignment really feels like? Enter the SmartSpine system created by master trainer Marie-Jose Blom to ease the biomechanical challenges of the spine during core exercises. The SmartSpine System consists of several pieces designed to help the body find it's most productive positioning. By supporting the skeletal and joint system in alignment, the neural system is retrained to recruit the deep muscles while releasing the overactive muscles. This virtual coach is the next best thing to having a teacher's guiding eye and touch at your constant disposal.
For the body, "feeling is knowing". SmartSpine creates the feeling for movement potential, reintroducing the natural rhythm of movement ease and fluidity. Taking the SmartSpine home is taking the tactile experience home, and reliving it in the body without instructional support. Components can be warmed in the microwave to help release muscles, and the optional organic Lavender scent calms the mind and increases focus. The SmartSpine will improve and guide movement through Pilates, Yoga, Feldenkrais and other mind body practices.
Those wishing to purchase the SmartSpine system may do so for a reduced rate at the conference.
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Wednesday/Thursday All Day, 9/1/2010-9/2/2010
CoreAlign 1 Instructor Training
Portia Page/Nancy Myers
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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Wednesday/Thursday All Day, 9/1/2010-9/2/2010
Anatomy in Three Dimensions - An Introduction to Anatomy in Clay® Learning System
*Class Full*
Nora St John, MS
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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Friday All Day, 9/3/2010
Pilates for Low Back Pain and Dysfunction
*Only 1 spots left.*
Sherri Betz
Discover the most common sources of low back pain and dysfunction. We review disc herniations, sciatica, stenosis, spondylolysthesis, face syndromes, sprains, sacro iliitis and degenerative disc disease. Learn to identify the “red flags” for these common low back pathologies and when to refer to a physician. Practice differentiating between nerve and muscle stretching. Review the contra-indications and precautions for each category and the best exercise choices based on evidence-based research for each type of client with low back dysfunction.
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Friday All Day, 9/3/2010
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, 9/3/2010
Body Reading: An Introduction to Visual Assessment
James Earls
Visual Assessment of standing posture and movement serves all types of therapists. This workshop presents an introduction to building these skills with James Earls, Kinesis UK, a bodyworker and certified teacher of the Tom Myers' Anatomy Trains approach.
Bodyworkers can use accurate bodyreading to detect strain patterns that lead to pain patterns, often finding the 'key' at some distance from the obvious site of pain or injury. Pilates teachers can also use these skills to see where movement is not happening. BodyReading is both an art and a skill. This introductory workshop will demonstrate how you can build your abilities step-by-step beginning with reading the skeleton's relative position to seeing the soft tissue restraints involved in creating the position (using Anatomy Trains as a map), to formulating strategies for unwinding the problem. Often said to be 'unteachable', not only are these skills learnable, they are fun (you will never be bored at an airport again!) and immediately applicable to your manual or movement practice.
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Friday All Day, 9/3/2010
Turn with Ease: Mat and Reformer Sequences for Rotation
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
The design of the Reformer encourages movement in the sagittal plane and the Mat and Reformer repertoire created by Joseph Pilates emphasizes spine flexion and extension. There are few opportunities in the conventional vocabulary to explore differentiated rotation of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and pelvis. Learn to think and move 'outside the box' of the reformer and traditional mat exercises with safe, effective, functional movement sequences that facilitate the spine rotation necessary for powerful, efficient motor control. Whether your client's day requires backing the car into a parking place, lifting an infant up from the crib, serving a tennis ball or defending a soccer goal, this vocabulary is beneficial. Learn Mat exercises with and without props as well as 2 one-hour Reformer movement sequences. The first for the de-conditioned client with limited spine rotation does not require any additional props. The second sequence for the experienced client who is ready for increased movement complexity uses the ring, roller and rotator discs.
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Friday All Day, 9/3/2010
Pilates for Athletes: Creating Pilates Programs for Strength & Grace
Julian Littleford
Training athletes requires an understanding of the demands of their sport as well as an understanding of their mindset. Julian’s experience includes working with elite dancers, professional baseball players, circus performers and many others. Learn exercises and techniques for successfully training clients for superior physical performance including new and traditional exercises on the Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrels.
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Saturday Morning, 9/4/2010
From Classical to Contemporary: The Reformer
Valentin
Take classical Pilates Reformer exercises and develop each movement from its traditional form to contemporary choreography to vary your teaching and your student’s abilities. Review the original exercises and expand your repertoire to include changes in rhythm, repetitions, intensity and sequencing. Great for those who teach both private and group classes on the Reformer.
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Saturday Morning, 9/4/2010
Community-Based Mat Programs for Osteoporosis
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Sherri Betz
Just what are the best exercises for building bone? Learn to teach two types of Pilates mat classes for the client with low bone density at risk for fracture! Traditional Exercise, Modified Pilates and Fletcher Towelworkâ exercises will be included. The exercise selections will be based upon the latest research on exercise and bone response throughout the lifespan.
We will focus on two mat class types in this workshop:
• Modified Pilates Mat Class for intermediate to advanced level students
• Senior Class for Community Recreation or Assisted Living Centers (participants will use standard chairs for assistance with balance)
Use this opportunity to get out there in your community and teach this important population. Build your studio practice and network with other health professionals in a fun and inspiring way!
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Saturday Morning, 9/4/2010
Pilates and Scoliosis
Alan Herdman
Taking into consideration that the majority of Pilates teachers are not medically trained, this workshop will show you how to recognize types of scoliosis and ways of strengthening and supporting it using Pilates exercise and equipment.
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Saturday Morning, 9/4/2010
Pilates Post-rehabilitation Programs for Hip and Knee Replacement
*Only 2 spots left.*
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
After hip or knee replacement surgery a client is usually referred to a physiotherapist. Following release from physical therapy the client may be referred to a qualified Pilates instructor in order to continue to progress in activities of daily living and gait. During the first part of this workshop you will learn a Reformer exercise sequence appropriate for post rehabilitation of hip replacement. During the second part of the workshop a Reformer program for knee replacement will be taught.
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Saturday Morning, 9/4/2010
The Intelligent Use of Elastic Bands
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Lotte Paarup
Learn how to use elastic bands effectively and intelligently in this practical workshop. Add bands into Pilates Mat and Reformer based exercises to create inspiring and efficient movement patterns for your clients.
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Saturday Afternoon, 9/4/2010
Mat on the Step Barrel
Valentin
Discover a whole new world of Step Barrel exercises for group classes and private sessions using the light weight, portable Pilates Arc. This workshop takes traditional and contemporary mat exercises and places them on the Pilates Arc to enhance spinal mobility, improve proprioception and deepen your core work. Many of the exercises and principles can be used on any Step Barrel. Includes a DVD and BBU Pilates Arc manual.
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Saturday Afternoon, 9/4/2010
Reformer for Osteoporosis
Sherri Betz
Learn and practice the best exercises on the reformer for the client with low bone density at risk for fracture! We will review general contra-indications and precautions as well as the latest developments in research on the effects of exercise on bone. Use the client’s Bone Mineral Density report to target the areas of lowest bone mass. Find out what you need to know to give a challenging and appropriate workout for the beginner or most experienced student of Pilates!
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Saturday Afternoon, 9/4/2010
Postural Assessment and Correct Muscle Recruitment for Pilates Exercises
Alan Herdman
This workshop will help the teacher to look at individual postures and body types and find ways of preparing the client for a safe and correct performance of the exercises.
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Saturday Afternoon, 9/4/2010
Pilates for Men: Building Strength, Flexibility and Power
*Only 8 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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Saturday Afternoon, 9/4/2010
Understanding Rotational Patterns in the Pilates Studio
*Only 6 spots left.*
Nora St John, MS
Assess common rotational patterns in the legs, pelvis and torso effectively in this practical workshop using Functional Footprints and visual assessments. Then take your clarity onto the equipment for a series of exercises designed to easily redirect global postural patterns to optimize alignment and correct movement imbalances.
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Sunday Morning, 9/5/2010
Teaching the Pre-natal Client on the Mat
Carolyne Anthony
Pilates Mat with appropriate modifications can be a great way to stay in shape during pregnancy and to prepare your body for birth and for taking care of a child. Pre-natal Pilates Specialist, Carolyne Anthony will review the guidelines for working with pregnant clients and teach you Mat workouts for different stages of pregnancy in this hands on workshop.
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Sunday Morning, 9/5/2010
Lifelong Pilates, Part 1
*Only 9 spots left.*
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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Sunday Morning, 9/5/2010
Upping the Upper Body
*Only 8 spots left.*
Julian Littleford
A strong, balanced core is essential for developing strength and power in the upper body. Deepen your ability to teach and perform the more advanced upper body work by focusing on the core and its connections to the shoulders and the arms. Exercises on the Mat, Cadillac, Chair, Reformer and Arm Chair* will be included.
*Arm Chair repertoire not provided as part of London curriculum.
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Sunday Morning, 9/5/2010
The Anatomical Basis of Centre
Suzanne Scott
This workshop will offer a presentation on the anatomy of centre and provide an opportunity for participants to explore the anatomical concepts practically through a sequence of matwork exercises. The second part of the workshop will be devoted to analysis of these exercises with suggestions on how these might be valuable for clients for whom centre work may be valuable in addressing muscular imbalances and issues of lumbopelvic stabilisation.
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Sunday Morning, 9/5/2010
APPI Pilates Method for ACL Rehabilitation
Glenn Withers
This session will focus on analyzing the needs of a client post ACL injury. We will investigate the needs for surgery or conservative management, review the different types of surgical methods, their influence on a Pilates program, and the key stages to ensure a successful outcome. You will then be taken through the post operative program developed by APPI for the application of Pilates to a successful Rehabilitation program post ACL injury. The session will be a mix of theory and practical application, with a large part of the practical application being on the Pilates Reformer. We will also look at functional retraining on the Split pedal chair, the bosu and the jump board connection for reformer work. A case study will finish the session whereby you will see the progress of a patient over the course of the ACL program.
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Sunday Afternoon, 9/5/2010
Teaching the Pre-natal Client on the Reformer
Carolyne Anthony
The Reformer with appropriate modifications can be a great way to stay in shape during pregnancy and to prepare your body for birth and for taking care of a child. Pre-Natal Pilates specialist Carolyne Anthony will review the guidelines for working with pregnant clients and teach you Reformer workouts for different stages of pregnancy in this hands on workshop.
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Sunday Afternoon, 9/5/2010
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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Sunday Afternoon, 9/5/2010
Mat for Motor Control, Stability and Balance
*Only 9 spots left.*
Elizabeth Larkam, MS Ed
Standing balance and locomotion are complex activities that challenge motor control in all planes of motion. Familiarity with conventional mat exercises may not address asymmetries in lateral translation, lateral flexion and rotation of the spine that can impede fluid movement. Learn safe, effective mat sequences that are functionally relevant to standing balance, walking and other forms of locomotion. Each exercise in the sequence integrates breathing with local core control and the global sling systems while connecting the eyes and feet with the pelvis and spine. These mat sequences that require non-habitual movement responses are designed to illuminate kinesthetic blind spots and re-awaken the delight of discovering new motor skill. Modification for clients with hip replacement, knee replacement and those who are not comfortable in supine are included. The first sequences presented do not use any equipment. Subsequent sequences use small apparatus to add degrees of freedom and challenge stability.
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Sunday Afternoon, 9/5/2010
Breathing as the Engine for Movement and Life
*Less then 20 spots left.*
Lotte Paarup
This workshop will give you excellent tools for optimizing breathing in Pilates and for rehabilitation. We will explore how we as humans are designed to breath, optimum and non optimum breathing patterns and how they effect our movement and out life. You will learn to use the diaphragm as a coach for the pelvic floor and abdominal engagement and will come away with a variety of tools for your students and yourself.
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Sunday Afternoon, 9/5/2010
The Shoulder Girdle
Suzanne Scott
A review of the anatomy of the shoulder complex accompanied by a practical session, with the aim of enhancing cueing and handling of clients to facilitate alignment statically and dynamically. The emphasis of the practical portion will be on mat exercises.
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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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Carolyne Anthony |
The Center for Women's Fitness
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Carolyne Anthony has been in the Dance, Fitness and Pilates world for over 30 years. She trained as a professional dancer in London, England in the late 1970’s. She obtained her teaching diploma in1982 and went on to dance professionally in Europe, Asia and Africa. She remains a member of the Royal Academy of Dancing and an Associate of The Imperial Society of Teacher of Dance. Carolyne was introduced to Pilates in 1983, at the prompting of her Jazz instructor. She found Alan Herdman and continued to learn from him until she left for the USA.
In the 80’s as a newcomer to the USA her focus turned to fitness as the aerobics boom began to hit. Carolyne certified with AFAA and the AEA as a group fitness instructor and went on to study the PACE ( people with arthritis can exercise) program. She put all this knowledge to good use as an instructor with the New England Health and Racquet Clubs.
While living in Connecticut Carolyne also joined the faculty of the Hartford Conservatory of Music and Dance, teaching ballet, jazz and pedagogy to the diploma students. She danced with the New England Dance Theater and helped found and became the Artistic Director of the Enfield Civic ballet Company. It was during this time that she became pregnant with her first child.
Carolyne was dismayed to learn that no matter how many certifications or diplomas she had acquired, nothing had given her any information on how to exercise during her pregnancy. Being too scared to do what she was doing, Carolyne opted to stop moving during the pregnancy. Finding herself with a unrecognizable body after the birth of her daughter, she busied herself with designing an exercise program that was both safe and beneficial for pregnant women. Her goal was to prepare the body for the birth, not just to be fit. Through the course of her next two pregnancies, Carolyne refined her skills and knowledge and today you have the highly successful Pre and post natal Pilates Specialist™ programs.
These programs and many of The Center’s workshops have been included in international conferences such as Body Mind Spirit and Pilates on Tour.
Carolyne works from a holistic point of view, seeing the body as an amazing instrument that needs the correct attention in order to work properly. Her efforts to make this possible for her clients has led her to study for her Masters in Natural Health, become certified as a Birth Doula and to learn other healing modalities . Currently Carolyne is a level two Reiki practitioner, Level 1 Myofascial release practitioner (John Barnes approach) and an Esoteric Healer. She is certified by Polestar, BasiPilates, the PMA and PhysicalMInd. Carolyne is on the faculty for Balanced Body University and is part of BasiPilates Advanced Education Course™.
Today TheCenter for women’s Fitness has 12 host studios around the world, 10 faculty members and more than 500 certified teachers teaching the method. The Center continues to expand.
View Carolyne's Bio (pdf)
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Sherri Betz PT |
TheraPilates Physical Therapy Clinic
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SHERRI BETZ, PT is a 1991 graduate of the Louisiana State University Medical Centers School of Physical Therapy. Sherri actually began her career as a national gymnastics competitor and as a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer for Nautilus Fitness Centers in the 1980's. Inspired by the work of a physical therapist in one of the clubs where she trained, Sherri began to pursue a degree in Physical Therapy.
Her love of movement education has been integrated into her physical therapy practice at a rehabilitative level and at a fitness level. Utilization of Pilates-based methods and Gyrotonic® with a specialty in the treatment of the pelvic girdle and manual therapy of the spine are integral in her practice as a Physical Therapist.
As Director of Pilates-Based Programs for Western Athletic Clubs at Courtside Club in Los Gatos, CA, she continues to conduct classes, seminars and instructor training programs. Sherri has developed programs for the San Jose Sharks Professional Hockey Team, nationally ranked pairs and singles figure skaters, and Elite-level gymnasts in their rehabilitation and in development of their Pilates-based training programs.
As a member of the American Physical Therapy Association's Women's Health Section, and Director of Physical Therapy and Exercise Programs for Heart to Hearts, Inc.: Empowering Women Through Education in Lawrenceville, NJ, she has developed Women's and Corporate Wellness Programs for ergonomics, exercise, osteoporosis, nutrition, use of herbs, menopause education, hormone replacement therapy, cancer prevention, and stress reduction.
Sherri has been a Principal Educator and Examiner for Polestar Education since 1999 and is certified in Gyrotonic®, GyrokinesisTM and as a Gyrotonic Pre-trainer. She has developed an advanced program in Osteoporosis Management for Polestar Education. Extensive research on the treatment and prevention of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis led to the development of The Osteoporosis Exercise Book: Building Better Bones, The Pilates for Osteoporosis Exercise Video and new videos, Prenatal Pilates and Dealing with Acute Low Back Pain.
Sherri is currently working on the 2nd edition of The Osteoporosis Exercise Book with integration of Pilates and Physical Therapy principles and exercise modifications for those at risk for fracture. Sherri was elected to the Board of Directors for the Pilates Method Alliance in 2003, became PMA Pilates Gold Certified in 2005 and served on the PMA Pilates Certification Exam National Panel to improve the quality of Pilates Instruction.
Sherri's mottos and life goals are:
- To inspire and assist people in movement without pain
- To change faulty habitual patterns of movement and create new healthy patterns of movement
- Exercise should be fun!
- Aging gracefully!
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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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James Earls |
James has been practicing bodywork for 15 years and has trained In a variety of approaches. He is founder and director of Ultimate Massage Solutions and has trained with Tom Myers, originator of the Anatomy Trains theory, and is a registered teacher of his approach. He has traveled widely to learn from some of the top educators in the field and he now teaches a range of courses for schools in Ireland, the UK and Europe. He has worked at the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii and been invited to work with Premiership football teams, teaching their sports medicine teams and working on "problem" players.
He now specializes in myofascial release and structural integration, to rid the body of restrictions and restore the body's natural postural balance.
Pratica bodywork da 15 anni ed ha fatto corsi di formazione seguendo una moltitudine di approcci differenti.
E’ fondatore e direttore di Ultimate Massage Solutions e ha collaborato intensamente con Tom Myers, l’autore della teoria dei Meridiani Miofasciali; tra l’altro è uno dei pochi insegnanti riconosciuti per questo metodo in Europa. Ha viaggiato molto così da apprendere quanto più possibile dai migliori educatori del settore ed adesso insegna una vasta serie di corsi per le scuole dell’Irlanda, del Regno Unito, e dell’Europa più in generale. Ha lavorato durante i campionati mondiali di Triathlon, che hanno avuto sede alle Hawaii ed è stato invitato a lavorare con le squadre di calcio della prima divisione inglese, insegnando medicina sportiva. E’ specializzato nel release delle Fasce Miofasciali ed integrazione strutturale, allo scopo liberare il corpo dalle restrizioni e ristabilirne il naturale equilibrio posturale.
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Jennifer Gianni |
Fusion Pilates
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Jennifer has over 20yrs of experience in the mind/body field. She began her formal Pilates training in Los Angeles at Performing Arts Physical Therapy under the direction of Melinda Bryan (certified and ordained by 1st generation Pilates Master Romana Kryzanowska). Jennifer's training during these years included workshops, testing and continuing education seminars with Romana Kryzanowska as well as other Classical Pilates greats like Siri Darma, Jillian Hessel and Jay Grimes. Jennifer taught with Jay Grimes at PAPT for 2 years and took over his clientele when he left which was a very high honor for such a young teacher.
Jennifer was very grateful for excellent training and the roots in Classical Pilates but knew there was more to discover. She completed two more Comprehensive Professional Pilates Certifications. The first was with PhysicalMind Institute where she had the honor of studying with renowned movement therapist Marika Molnar.
Next Jennifer went study with Marie José Blom at Long Beach Dance Conditioning. This experience would prove to be a life changing experience and Marie José continues to mentor and inspire Jennifer’s work to this day. Jennifer has been involved with the SmartSpine since the beginning and has created many of the SmartSpine Pre and Post natal techniques which are featured on her Fusion Pilates pre and post natal dvd's.
Jennifer has been holding teacher-training courses in her own Fusion Pilates Pre & Post Natal Specialist program across the US and in Japan since 2003. She is the owner and director of Fusion Pilates DVD’s, which specialize in DVD programs for women’s fitness. Jennifer released two new DVD’s created for the Pilates Professional in 2009. These programs include Pre & Post Natal modifications for the Reformer, the Wunda Chair and the Cadillac.
Jennifer began conducting Balanced Body University Comprehensive Professional Pilates Program in 2007 with courses offered in Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Alan Herdman |
Alan Herdman Pilates
Allan Herdman studied at the London School of Contemporary Dance and was working as a teacher and dancer when, in the late 1960s, he was invited to New York to learn about the Joseph Pilates Method. There he worked intensively with Carola Trier and Bob Fitzgerald, two instructors who had been trained by Pilates himself. Although well-regarded amongst New York's dance fraternity, Pilates was unknown in the UK at that time and Alan returned in 1970 to set up Britain's first-ever Pilates studio. Among his first clients were actors, dancers and singers, but word soon spread as doctors and physiotherapists began recommending Pilates to patients struggling with chronic injuries.
Alan now lectures on Pilates around the world, and he has written several successful books, including The Pilates Directory (2004), The Gaia Busy Person's Guide to Pilates (2003) and Pilates: Creating the Body You Want (1999). He runs a training course for Pilates instructors and, as well as running his own studios, he and his assistants teach in dance schools and designated Pilates studios internationally. Pilates teaching staff at both Champneys Health Resorts and Shrubland Hall Health Clinic are personally trained by Alan Herdman.
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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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Lotte Paarup |
Den Intelligente Krop Pilates
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Physiotherapist (PT), Pilates instructor, Fitness and Health Professional
Den Intelligente Krop Pilates Studio
Lotte Paarup is a Danish Physiotherapist and Pilates instructor, BBU Faculty Member. Lotte is very experienced in the field of exercise - she has done almost everything from Jane Fonda aerobics to Functional Fitness concepts – and today mainly rehabilitation. Lotte is a in specialist in Pilates, respiratory training, rehabilitation, feet, back, posture and functional training. She combines her knowledge from the Therapy and the Functional Fitness fields into her own interpretation of Pilates – with Breathing as the key role in everything she does.
Lotte has been running courses and workshops through a lot of years in Denmark and Internationally. She is a keen writer in magazines, has been the author of 8 books and published 25 DVD´s. Also she has been producing exercise programs for Danish television. In her studio she loves to help people reach their personal goals of exercise whether it is getting a healthier life body or recovering after an injury.
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Portia Page /Nancy Myers |
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.
Nancy Myers is the Co-owner and CEO of EHS Pilates, Inc. in San Francisco, CA. She is a Certified Senior Pilates Trainer with special focus on Gait Therapy. Nancy is also a faculty member of EHS Pilates Institute, Balanced Body University, MBT Trainer/Educator, and Director of EHS Pilates Institute's International Teacher Training Program and Retreats.
Specialties:
• Postural alignment
• Essential Posture and Gait patterning
• Common foot problems with corrective protocols
• Pilates-based rehabilitation
• Author of "Fabulous Feet"
History of Pilates Experience:
Nancy was introduced to Pilates at St. Francis Dance Medicine Center by Elizabeth Larkam in 1989 after injuring both knees from years of teaching dance and running.
In 2000, she certified with Ellie Herman Studios in San Francisco. Nancy has extensive knowledge in anatomy and kinesiology. She has dedicated her Pilates career to an emphasis on posture and gait analysis and how it applies to the Pilates work. Nancy has experience teaching all types of fitness populations including dancers, professional athletes, pre and post natal, senior citizens, and clients with injuries and special issues.
Nancy is also a certified personal trainer and group exercise director. She has a BS in International Business and is currently working on her masters in Holistic Nutrition. Nancy's current projects include co-authoring "Walk-ilates" and authoring of "Fabulous Feet", both due out in 2010.
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Suzanne Scott |
After studying modern languages and art history, Suzanne Scott trained in dance and choreography at the Laban Centre in London. She formed her own dance theatre company, and worked with film maker Nicola Baldwin on a number of dance-film collaborations. Moving to Somerset to start a family she continued to write about dance, contributing reviews and dance features to newspapers and magazines. Deciding to return to movement teaching, she studied Pilates with Alan Herdman in London and Moira Stott in Toronto, and opened her own studio in Somerset in 1996, where she teaches a matwork and equipment teacher training programme certified by The Pilates Foundation UK. Her particular interests are Pilates in interdisciplinary practice and elite sport and she is currently studying anatomical science and biomechanics at Bristol University.
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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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Glenn Withers |
Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute
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Glenn Withers is the Founding Director of the Australian Phsyiotherapy and Pilates Institute - Europe's largest teaching Institute solely for rehabilitation based therapists. Glenn is the co-creator of the renowned APPI Method - A 5 stage program that analyses the Pilates movement with relevant research based evidence, pathology and function to ensure that every movement selected has sound clinical reasoning behind it. The APPI program is now taught in 8 different countries and has a member base of 5000. Glenn is also the residing director of Pilates Art Physiotherapy clinics and The London Sports Medicine Centre. Glenn chairs the Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists and is a technical expert to the government's sector skills council for exercise and health. Glenn has lectured worldwide on his unique approach to the Pilates method, from NHS hospitals, to the military and professional football clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and other elite sporting teams such as the British Bobsleigh team. Now based in London, Glenn is delighted to be traveling the world teaching the unique APPI Pilates Method.
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