This workshop was first called “In Pursuit of Pilates Perfection”. It’s since been renamed “Pilates Made Simple”, but the content should encapsulate both ideas.
The aim of the workshop is to share the theories that a growing interest in strength & conditioning has exposed me to, and how they have influenced my Pilates teaching – and changed my life. (If you’ve seen any of my www.paleolates.com blog posts you may have already read references to this). I believe that it should be helpful to anyone teaching Pilates, either mat or studio, at any level, or to any particular population.
Meeting Kelly Starrett, taking his ‘Movement & Mobility’ seminar (and subsequently watching hours of his video blogs), helped me understand that I’d been over-complicating Pilates, and changed my teaching dramatically. Through him, and others in the strength & conditioning world, I learned that there are a set of simple principles and ‘rules’, fundamental to any human position or movement (that I now think Joseph Pilates understood), regardless of age or ability. Applying these ‘rules’ to Pilates allows me to see problems more clearly, and therefore to teach with more clarity, not to mention improving my own practice.
I’ve also gained a whole new set of tools to work on mobility, beyond what Pilates seemed to accomplish, and thereby changed my own body, also making Pilates repertoire feel easier. I hope to be able to pass on the sense of liberation, and satisfaction that it’s given me, with a mixture of theory and practical application that addresses both Pilates mat and equipment repertoire.
The workshop is 6 hours long, with approximately 4 hours spent on theory and relating theory to Pilates repertoire; and 2 hours for exploring the use of various mobility tools to facilitate the application of the theory to movement. There will be some notes provided – intended as a starting point/reminder for participants own thoughts and observations, and certificates of attendance will be issued.
Outcomes
After the workshop you will:
Be reminded of why good movement & positioning always matters
Know a set of simple rules of movement and positioning, applicable to any activity
Be able to immediately apply those rules to teaching Pilates
Be able to impart those rules to your clients, to accelerate their progress
Have an additional paradigm for recognising movement faults and limitations
Have an array of mobilising tools to address movement limitations
Testimonials:
“A flexible and incredibly easy approach…”
“Fresh ideas – dynamic presentation. A retake on basics that is challenging in a positive way.”
“A brilliant way to improve your practice, and make it easier.”
“A very interesting workshop that has given me various ideas on teaching from cueing to exercise and equipment choice.”
“Rethink how you teach.”
The cost of the workshop is £90.
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