Pilates Level 5
Friday February 26, 2010  10:00am - 5:00pm

For Pilates teachers and advanced students. Challenge your own Pilates practice and learn how to breakdown the Level 5 exercises in order to teach and perform them safely and effectively. You will learn preparation exercises, client safety and increasingly difficult variations of the traditional Pilates repertoire.

The Mobile Spine
Saturday February 27, 2010 10:00am -5:00pm

Learn about common spine problems and how to adapt and structure a Pilates lesson around these issues. Participants will develop knowledge on the importance of spinal mobility and stability and how these two situations influence the Pilates exercises chosen for a client.

Scoliosis
Sunday February 28, 2010 10:00am -5:00pm

Scoliosis is a spine curving condition that affects one in ten people in the United States. This workshop will assist you to understand how Pilates can benefit your clients with Scoliosis. Expand your knowledge and abilities during this hands-on workshop designed to provide you with skill enhancing tools specific to Pilates & Scoliosis.

Visit the schedule page and click on the workshop tab) or email sydney@pilatestonic.com.

Cost:
$250 for one workshop
$450 for two workshops
$600 for all three

PMA CEC's available for each workshop.

• This course offers a review of the Core Structure and moves beyond into explanation and study of important Global Mobilizers.
  
• Experience anatomy in a dynamic way by building musculature in clay! Students study and build muscles simultaneously from the inside out learning to recognize and appreciate interactive relationships. This facilitates the development of understanding of musculature in a three dimensional perspective. NO experience in clay or sculpture is necessary.
  
• Come to refresh your anatomy knowledge and to bring it to life in three dimensions.
  
• This course is ideal for anatomy or science teachers and lecturers, massage or sports therapists, artists, movement practitioners (such as yoga, Pilates or fitness professionals and personal trainers), beauty or holistic therapists, health professionals or anyone fascinated with the human body.

• The Building of all Pelvic/Lumbar and Hip Core musculature using clay and a specially made Maniken® skeleton model
  
• The building of key Global Mobilizers including the quadrideps, hamstrings, deltoids and latisimus dorsi
  
• Gain in depth knowledge of the biomechanics of the Core structures and Global Mobilizers and how they relate to each other and the body as a whole

• Anatomy for Fitness Professionals and/or Anatomy in Clay Building the Core recommended but not required.
  

• Minimum students to hold class is 4. Maximum allowed is 6.
  
• All fees paid minus a $200 administration fee will be refunded for any cancellations made 30 days prior to first date of this course. There will be absolutely no refund of any kind for any cancellations made within 30 days prior to the first date of the course. Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to the first day of the course will not receive a refund of any kind, but can transfer once to the next available course. Otherwise, the full fees will be forfeited. No refund will be issued after the commencement of the course for any reason. No exceptions.
  
• Each class must have a minimum number of 4 students register and pay to be held. If the minimum is not met, the class will be canceled with 30 days notice. If a class is canceled- all students will be refunded in full. Please keep this in mind when making travel arrangements.
  
• Please review all prerequisites, policies and requirements for completion on this course description page as well as all information on the registration form before commiting to this training.