April Calendar of Events
Your guide to this month’s hottest Pilates happenings.
Note: All information was correct as of publication. Please call or visit the web sites for more information. If you have a listing you’d like included in a future newsletter, please send all relevant information to newsletter@pilatesstyle.com.
3/29–4/1 Pilates Reformer 1 Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia, Sydney, Australia
Tel: (02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
4/1–30 Special: $50 initial private sessions and $10 Intro Mat Classes
re:AB Pilates, New York, NY
212-420-9111; 212-620-3800
reabnyc.com
4/7 Farm Sanctuary’s Benefit for Compassion
Jivamukti Yoga School, New York, NY
607-583-2225
farmsanctuary.org
4/11–15 Body-Mind-Spirit Conference
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA
408-284-5300; 1-888-499-1600
bodymindexpo.com
4/11 Unburden Your Shoulders—Assessment and Troubleshooting the Shoulder Girdle, with Cathleen Murakami
Body-Mind-Spirit Pre-Conference 2007
San Jose, CA
bodymindexpo.com
4/11 Group Reformer Workout, with Cathleen Murakami
Body-Mind-Spirit Pre-Conference 2007
San Jose, CA
bodymindexpo.com
4/12 Yo!lates Mat Challenge, with Cathleen Murakami
Body-Mind-Spirit Pre-Conference 2007
San Jose, CA
bodymindexpo.com
4/12 Centering the Pelvis, with Cathleen Murakami
Body-Mind-Spirit Pre-Conference 2007
San Jose, CA
bodymindexpo.com
4/13–15 International Fitness Festival
Olympiyski Sports Centre, Moscow
fitness-convention.ru/eng.htm
4/13–15 Human Anatomy for Pilates Instructors
Wellspring Studio
Pittsburgh, PA
412-363-6900
wellspring-studio.com
4/14–17 Pilates Floor 1 Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia
Sydney, Australia
Tel: (02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
4/18 Pilates on the Ball Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia
Sydney, Australia
Tel: (02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
4/19 Injuries and Special Populations (John Garey teaching) begins
John Garey Pilates
Long Beach, CA
562-253-3468
johngareypilates.com
4/20 Intensive Reformer begins
YMCA, Mission Viejo, CA
562-253-3468
johngareypilates.com
4/21 Orthopedic Workshop for Instructors: Hand and Wrist Rehab
Zoom Fitness and Pilates Studio
San Diego, CA
858-565-1900
ZoomFit.com
4/21 Pilates for Pregnancy Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia
Sydney, Australia
Tel: (02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
4/27–29 Level 1 Pilates Mat teacher training
Zoom Fitness and Pilates Studio, San Diego, CA
858-565-1900
www.ZoomFit.com
4/27–29 Level 2 Weekend Teacher Training
Core Dynamics Pilates, Chicago
877-988-5076
coredynamicspilates.com
4/28 Trap Table Workshop
SynergySystems® Fitness Studio, Encinitas, CA
760-632-5677, info@synergypilates.com
synergypilates.com
4/28 Introduction to the Alexander Technique for Pilates Teachers with Judith Grodowitz
Bodies in Balance, Madison, NJ
973-360-1000
bodiesinbalancenj.com
4/28–29 Pilates Fit
The Alaska-Club East, Anchorage, AL
888-786-3111 x. 222
yogafit.com
4/28–29 Pilates on Tour-Boston
Waltham, MA
877-PILATES
bbu.pilates.com
4/28–29 Pilates Floor 2 Instructor Training course
Pilates Institute of Australasia
Sydney, Australia
Tel: (02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
4/28–5/5 Pilates Week, with Conni Ramsey
Rancho La Puerta, Baja California, Mexico
800-443-7565
rancholapuerta.com
5/5–12
Pilates and Gyrotonics, with Diane Daniel
Rancho La Puerta, Baja California, Mexico
800-443-7565
rancholapuerta.com
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Evening Enthusiast Classes |
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At all our 2007 Conferences we’re offering special classes designed with the enthusiast in mind. These classes, appropriate for all skill levels, will feature big names in the Pilates industry like Mari Winsor and Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt, offering their expertise and experience to all comers. You don’t have to register for the full conference; these classes are a la carte. Click here to find out more. |
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Conference Updates
Florida
Class schedules are up online and class signup is well underway for our Florida Conference, June 22nd, 23rd and 24th at the Westin Diplomat, Hollywood.
Don’t miss out, our early bird rates expire April 21st, 2007.
Here are just some of the great classes we have planned for Florida:
• Business trends in the Pilates Industry by Bob Murphy
• Reformer Work for Golfers by Kathy Corey
• Poolates by Rebecca Pfeiffer
• Polestar® Career Analysis for the Pilates Teacher by Brent Anderson
• Sunrise Meridian Yoga/ Pilates Mat Class by Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt
Click here to register for the conference now!
New York
We know you’re anxiously awaiting the New York Conference class schedule, but while you’re waiting, here’s a glimpse of what’s in store:
Ron Fletcher Towelwork® Workshop
Gratz Pilates presents: Peter Fiasca’s The Cadillac Workshop
Balanced Body® presents: Tom McCook’s Pilates For Athletes Workshop
Click here to have the schedule e-mailed
to you as soon as it’s ready!
Watch this space for more conference updates coming soon.
Best Business Advice, Part 2
Lisa Johnson
In the March/April issue, reporter and studio owner Lisa Johnson interviewed some of the greats about the business of Pilates and asked them to share the best advice they’d ever received. The article gives you the whole story, but Lisa saved some great advice just for e-newsletter subscribers.
Grow slowly. Zoey Trap, owner of Inner Space in Avon, CT, admits to being the first to think big. “I’m a Tigger. I jump,” she says. “We all get so excited and passionate about sharing our knowledge and our love that we sometimes jump in blindly and move very quickly. Luckily we learn through failure.” Her advice to people new to the biz: “Step back and put a good plan in place that addresses how you are going to grow. We don’t just plant down a big studio in a day.”
 Hit every level. Brent Anderson, president of Polestar Pilates, urges new pros to “make sure you have a product available to all levels of Pilateros.” He’s put that advice into practice at his Miami facility. “We have a pretty large variety of classes at all different levels for people—some who are a little older and have more special needs,” he says. It’s important to make people feel welcome too. “People can come in for a free class and then we put them through an introductory package where we can have a private screening where we can take into consideration their finances and their time. We can then place them in the appropriate class,” he notes.
 Focus on what you want. Just like the cult-hit film The Secret says, our success lies in our intentions. Kelly Kane, founder of the Kane School of Core Integration in New York City, has seen that in action. “Whatever I put my focus on is what actualizes,” she says. “For many years I put my focus on the content of my business, the content of my teacher training, the tone of how I present it in the world. I was a good listener and could really see my clients.” That’s the core of her business (so to speak), but financial success came only after she placed her intention on it: “I just started to put my focus on making money,” she says.
It’s all in a word. “Communications skills are super, super critical,” says Ken Endelman, founder and president of Balanced Body, the world’s largest Pilates equipment manufacturing company. That means at all levels of business. “When I talk to my salespeople, it’s the same thing as a Pilates instructor,” he says. “You have to communicate not only the exercises and how to cue people, but you have to be able to communicate comfort. The really, really good instructors communicate allegiance to the studio.”
 The client rules! “It’s a service-oriented business, and even though you have a specialized talent, you are, from the client’s perspective, giving them a service,” says Mari Winsor, Pilates video superstar and founder of Winsor Pilates in Los Angeles. It’s the age-old “the client is always right” advice, and it pays off, according to Mari. “Look at the big picture. Don’t argue with clients,” she advises. That goes for the difficult ones, too. If you have a disagreement over whether a client has paid for a lesson, for instance, just let it go. “The more you remove yourself from that paranoia of getting the money in, the more your business thrives.”
 Go with the flow. It might not be popular business advice, but Pilates elder Mary Bowen, founder of Your Own Gym, Northampton, MA, and Sherwood
Studio, Killingworth, CT, advises new studio owners to lighten up on the goals. “It’s a unique position, but my advice is to never make a deadline,” she says. “Go into it with your own heart and leave it open-ended.” Most important, she adds, you should run your business “from the spirit of the thing, and not just from numbers.
Cinco de Pilates
By Amanda Altman
To the average Joe, May 5th may not mean much more than an excuse to drink margaritas, but to the followers of Joe Pilates—instructors and enthusiasts alike—it’s an international day of celebration of our favorite workout method. The ever-growing event, founded in 2004 by the Pilates Method Alliance, started out with just a handful of activities. This year, there will be upwards of 300 events worldwide. The day of commemoration and celebration is a wonderful way to promote health and wellness with fun and a sense of community. This year’s national event, Camp Pilates 2007, takes place in Coconut Grove, FL, and features classes from top instructors along with fitness activities like kayaking and sailing. For more information, visit pilatesday.com.
Pilates Around Town
Here’s a surefire sign you’ve made it into the mainstream: You’re in an ad on the New York City subway. On her commute from Brooklyn, one of our intrepid reporters recently observed a Jet Blue subway ad suggesting ways to make use of their planes’ extra legroom. The evidence that we’ve arrived? This advice from the airline’s marketing team: “Touch your toes. Do a set of lunges to strengthen your thighs for the hills of San Francisco. Pilates anyone?”
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Even the most seasoned Pilates instructor can get tripped up on footwork. Read these expert tips on how to choose the best foot positions for each client: 'Get a Leg Up'
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