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Pilates
Workshops on Martha's Vineyard
Stefan
Knight is a Pilates Method Alliance
Training Member providing workshops and lectures
both here at the Vineyard Pilates Center and at your studio
for teachers, trainees and enthousiast.
Photo
by Nicole Friedler Photography
TOPICS
Demystifying Pilates: 1-3 days
Rather than learning new exercises and watering down the Pilates
Method we will look at the exercises that we know and learn
to use them. How does Pilates relate to our current population.
Why do we do Pilates? This workshop will break down the individual
exercises to reveal the wholeness of the Method.
Anatomy
and Biomechanics: 2 day
This is a rehab workshop designed to empower you as a teacher.
Anatomy and biomechanics is often disenfranchised from most
Pilates Teacher training programs. Lets take a look at how
the Pilates Method honors these principles and reveal the
powerful rehabilitative nature of the work. We will cover
spinal mechanics, all major joints and breathe.
Exploring
flow: Finding the fliud matrix in Pilates 1-2 day
LOW, the forgotten principle. "Internal shower, circulation,
pump, roll, squeeze, and breathe. Mr. Pilates spoke (in Return
to Life) of countless fluid qualities. Was he serious...YES.
All of our cells, nerves, glands, organs and muscles are fluid
filled pumps. We are hydrostatic beings who pressurize ourselves
based on our world view. This system must be spoken to for
natural movement to occur. Here lies the key to healing that
Mr. Pilates knew all along. We will look at how the exercises
relate to the person and how the person relates to the exercise.
Further, we will look at how each exercise relates to the
next, how each "rep" relates the next and the relavence of
transitions.
Pelvis,
pelvis, pelvis: 1-2 days
As everyone tries to figure out what neutral pelvis is lets
do Pilates. How about "spinal decompression?" Instead of trying
to project our flimsy thoughts of the "IDEAL" on everyone
who walks through the door lets discuss what the spine needs
from the pelvis to allow power and decompression to take place.
Its natural not neutral.
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