Pilates for the Nervous System

This workshop bridges neuroscience and Pilates movement to provide a deeper understanding of the nervous system and how we can integrate this knowledge into Pilates sessions for the benefit of clients across rehab, common conditions, and for every day health and wellness benefits. In this workshop participants will be provided…

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Pre-Pilates Techniques with Deborah Lessen

The one and only Deborah Lessen presents a closer look at the essential Pre-Pilates repertoire.  This course offers the unique opportunity to work with Deborah to deepen your understanding of the essential pre-Pilates work and to explore her approach to Pilates teaching in the lineage of Carola Trier, exploring how…

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Application of Strength in the Pilates Studio

Strength training and Pilates share some similarities however they are primarily underpinned by a different set of principles. These principles can be strategically inter-meshed to achieve specific, well reasoned strength outcomes for each client. Benjamin provides the science, reasoning, strategies and repertoire applications to have Pilates, fitness and movement teachers…

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On the Long Box

This workshop aims to add ‘tools’ to your Pilates repertoire toolbox, utilising the Long Box for repertoire selections that can be performed both with and without the Reformer apparatus. You will explore a selection of repertoire drawn from across contemporary selections, classical influences, and some developed variations and modifications applicable…

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Pregnancy and Postnatal Pilates

Learn guidelines, repertoire, applications and programming strategies for pre and post natal clients in this comprehensive specialty workshop. This workshop provides an in-depth understanding of pregnancy, the changes that occur in various systems of the body, and exercise guidelines and programming considerations for all trimesters and post party. You will…

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Pilates for Multi Dimension Posture

Pilates Assessment and Correction of Rotational Pelvic Posture This workshop provides strategies, repertoire, strategic applications and programming to address rotational pelvic posture. We focus on pelvic rotation that will also offer strategy and application for other rotational postural presentations. This workshop is based around restoring balance, activating and stabilising, and…

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Pilates for Hypermobility

As instructors, we need to be aware of the different shapes, strengths and sensitivities that are at play when teaching a class. Building our knowledge base enables us to magnify these various different pressure points and curtail the risk of injury. In the studio, we are often confronted with hyper-mobile…

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Pilates Management of the Sacroiliac Joints

Movement training has been shown to be highly effective in the ongoing management of the sacroiliac joint when understood and applied effectively. This workshop offers a brief review of the structure and function of the SIJ, common symptoms and presentations, then focuses on integrating the posterior oblique sling and gluteal…

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Visceral Mobilisation: Use Pilates to release and stimulate the liver, stomach and colon

“A Squash and a Squeeze!” This highly stimulating workshop explores how we can encourage mobilisation and release of the visceral organs through common movement practice. Liz and Kerry combine to take you through easy-to-understand surface anatomy of the selected organs, the essential connections and movements they have, requirements for healthy…

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Pilates for LumboPelvic Rhythm

The more we learn about the body, the more we come to understand the natural interplay between physical form and function. The relationship between our pelvis, lumbar spine and hip complex is crucial when it comes to good posture and mobility. This workshop is designed to take a deeper look…

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Muscular Slings in the Pilates Studio

This workshop takes a first level look at the slings from Vleeming and Lee and provides repertoire selections to apply in your Pilates programs that utilise the muscular relationships. Understanding how the muscular slings offer assessment and information as well as a pathway towards function, is a useful tool for…

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Hands to Arms to Shoulders with Sally Anderson

This workshop provides progressive upper limb Pilates sequences to alleviate the pain and muscular dysfunctions in wrists, arms and shoulders that will have a flow-on effect from the neck and upper torso posture through the whole body. These sequences will strengthen, retrain poor movement patterns and focus on fine-tuning the…

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Working with Reach Posture Arcs

Pilates repertoire and programming using the Posture Arc. This course offers understanding and application using the Reach Posture Arc for repair and rebalancing of the postural stresses and dysfunctions being faced daily in the modern world, and ultimately restore optimal health and function. Sitting alongside (and drawing information from) the…

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