September 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, formatted as below, to newsletter@pilatesstyle.com. Submissions must be received by the 15th of each month in order to be included in the following month’s newsletter.
9/1 Advanced Reformer Review with Vicki Hickerson (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Austin, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/1 Pimp Your Mat Class—Matwork Variation (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Hamburg, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/1–2 Pilates Mat Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, Austin, TX
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/2 Pilates und Schwangerschaft (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Hamburg, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/3–5 Power Pilates Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Guarulhos, Brazil
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/5–26 Wednesday Mat Class
Pilates Place, Santa Monica, CA
(310) 907-5460
pilates-place.com
9/6–9 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
The Pilates Barn, Austin, TX
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/7 Barrels of Fun with Carrie Macy (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Los Angeles
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7 Magic Circle Madness with Carrie Macy (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Los Angeles
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Annapolis, MD
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Atlanta, GA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Redmond, WA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Intermediate Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Boca Raton, FL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Intermediate Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Somerville, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Beverly Hills, CA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Dallas, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Irvine, CA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Monterrey, Mexico
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/7–9 Pilates Mat Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, Tampa, FL
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/7–9 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Chicago, IL
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/7–9 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Pilates of Greenville, Greenville, SC
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/7–9 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Vancouver, BC Canada
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/7–11/9 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Singapore
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/7–11/10 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Bevery Hills, CA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/7–11/30 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Mountain View, CA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/8 Pilates Mat Class, Followed by Refreshments and Specials on Attire, Lessons and Demos
Up Stretch Pilates at Bodytech Gym, Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 983-7818
upstretchpilates.com
9/8 Full Circle with Andrea Dow (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/8 “Well if the Cue Fits!” How to Layer Your Cueing Effectively for All Levels with Alison Laundrie (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/8 Pimp your Mat Class—Matwork Variation (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Frankfurt, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/8–9 Matwork Level 1 Module 2 with Malcolm Muirhead
London, England
info@pilates-institute.com
pilates-institute.com
9/8–9 Initiation 101 Pilates Mat Training
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
9/8–9 Pilates Functional Anatomy
Pilates Plus a Restoration Studio, Marlton, NJ
(856) 269-9254
9/8–9 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Scottsdale, AZ
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/8–11/14 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Denver, CO
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/8–11/17 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Raleigh, NC
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/8–12/7 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Washington, DC
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/9 Intermediate Mat Review with Sylvia Gamonet (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Nashville, TN
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9 Enhancing Pilates with Online Technology with Ethan Carter (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9 Pilates und Schwangerschaft (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Frankfurt, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9 The Enchanted Wunda Chair with Alison Laundrie (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Philadelphia, PA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9 Reformer on the mat with Alison Laundrie (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Philadelphia, PA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9 Basics of Anatomy with Bob Liekens (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Philadelphia, PA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/9–16 Women’s Pilates Week with Mari Winsor
Cal-a-Vie Spa, Vista, CA
(866) 772-4283
cal-a-vie.com
9/10–11 Assessments with Malcolm Muirhead
Düsseldorf, Germany
info@pilates-institute.com
pilates-institute.com
9/12–11/28 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Scottsdale, AZ
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/12–11/28 Concentration 101 Pilates Equipment Training
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
9/13–14 Pilates Floor 2 Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia, Brisbane, Australia
(02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
9/13–16 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Peak Pilates, Boulder, CO
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/13–16 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Studio on Main, Independence, MO
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/13–16 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Balance Pilates & Yoga, Bradenton, FL
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/14 Biomechanically Correct—The Core and the Trunk with Everett Aaberg (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Dallas, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14 Strategies for Semi-Private Sessions with Erin Horst (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Annapolis, MD
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–15 Chair & Barrel Level II
The Pines Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/14–15 Pilates Mat Level 2 Certification Course
SynergySystems® Fitness Studio, Encinitas, CA
(760) 632-5677
synergypilates.com
9/14–16 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Cary, NC
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Philadelphia, PA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, San Carlos, CA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Atlanta, GA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 System Training Level 1 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Nashville, TN
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 System Training Level 1 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Cincinnati, OH
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 System Training Level 3 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/14–16 Level 1 Weekend Teacher Training
Core Dynamics Pilates, Miami
(877) 988-5076
coredynamicspilates.com
9/14–16, STOTT Intensive Mat-Plus Course, Level 1 Begins
PilatesHouston, Houston, TX
(832) 741-0919
pilateshouston.com
9/14–16 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Toronto, ON Canada
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/14–16 Peak PilateSystem Level-III Certification (First Weekend)
Pilates of Greenville, Greenville, SC
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/14–11/16 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, West Chester, PA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/15 Pilates for Golf Workshop
YogaWorks, Westwood, CA
(310) 234-1200
yogaworks.com
9/15 “Reformer” Classes-Integrative and Systematic with Carrie Macy (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Santa Monica, CA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Add Magic Circle and Free Weights to your Pilates Mat with Carrie Campbell (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Somerville, NJ
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Fine Tune Your Beginner and Intermediate Mat Class with Carrie Campbell (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Somerville, NJ
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Pilates for “Buff” Bodies with Veronica Combs (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Dallas, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Creative Wunda Chair Choreography with Veronica Combs (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Dallas, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Pilates mit Theraband (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Wuppertal, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Tower of Power—Cadillac Workout (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Hamburg, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/15 Advanced Equipment Applications
Zoom Fitness and Pilates Studio, San Diego, CA
(858) 565-1900
zoomfit.com
9/15 STOTT Intensifying Essential Matwork
PilatesHouston, Houston, TX
(832) 741-0919
pilateshouston.com
9/15 Pilates Matwork Teaching Clinic “Fundamental Movement Skills”
East Coast Pilates, Avon, NJ
(732) 775-5006
eastcoastpilates.com
9/15–16 Siri Galliano’s Live Art Pilates Presents “The Work of Mr. Joseph Pilates”
Northwoods Resort Hotel, Big Bear Lake, CA
(310) 839-8637
liveartpilates.com
9/15–16 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Washington, DC
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/15–16 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Colts Neck, NJ
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/15–16 Pilates Floor 3 Instructor Training Course
Pilates Institute of Australasia, Brisbane, Australia
(02) 8920 2622
pilates.net
9/15–17 Level 2 Weekend Teacher Training
Core Dynamics Pilates, Chicago
(877) 988-5076
coredynamicspilates.com
9/15–11/17 Pilates Apparatus Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, San Diego, CA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/16 Pilates und Schwangerschaft (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Wuppertal, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/16 Back to Basics with Erin King (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Princeton, NJ
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/16 MVe Instructor Prep Workshop
Harbor Square Athletic Club, Edmonds, WA
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/17 Comprehensive Pilates Equipment Certification
Zoom Fitness and Pilates Studio, San Diego, CA
(858) 565-1900
zoomfit.com
9/17–20 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Progressive Bodyworks, Newburyport, MA
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/17–11/19 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, San Diego, CA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/18 Fall Harvest Cleanse with Juliet Harvey (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/18–11/20 Pilates Apparatus Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Chicago, IL
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/19 Reformer on the Mat with Bob Liekens (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/20–23 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
The Pilates Core, Inc., La Grange, IL
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/20–23 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
Infusion Yoga & Pilates, Bountiful, UT
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/21 Magic Circle Madness with Susan Moran-Perich (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/21–22 Pilates Mat Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, Vancouver, BC Canada
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/21–23 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Redmond, WA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/21–23 System Training Level 1 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Monterrey, Mexico
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/21–23 System Training Level 2 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Annapolis, MD
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/21–23, Anatomy, Massage and Pilates
6th International Meeting on Manual Therapy
EXPOMASSAGE 2007
corporapilates.com
expomasaje.com
9/21–23 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Wellington Central, New Zealand
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/22 Extreme Mat Make Over with Nora Gomez Dears (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Boston, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Pre-Natal and Post Partum Int. Mat Pilates with Nora Gomez Dears (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Boston, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Enhance Your Mat with the Physioball and Magic Circle with Erin King (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Spice Up Your Mat Class with Alicia Zabrocki (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Anatomy for Pilates with Doug Zabrocki (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Advanced Mat Exercise with Liv Berger (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/22 Assisted Stretching
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
9/22 Teaching Group Equipment
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
9/22–23 Teacher Training and Certification Program Level 3: Modules 9–12
The Pilates Centre, Joburg, South Africa
2711 784-3988
pilatescentre.co.za
9/22–23 Functional Posture and Spinal Mechanics for Pilates with Pat Guyton
Real Pilates, New York City
(212) 625-0777
realpilatesnyc.com
9/22–23 Basic Mat
Body Dynamics, West Yellowstone, MT
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/22–25 Peak PilateSystem Level-II Certification (First Weekend)
Progressive Bodyworks, Newburyport, MA
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/23 Osteoporosis & Pilates (Continuing Education)
Pilates People, San Diego, CA
(858) 847-0055
pilates-people.com
9/23 Anatomy of the Rotator Cuff
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
9/23 How to Progress Your Mat Class with Andrea Dow (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/23 Special Cases Mat with Andrea Dow (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chicago, IL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/25 Pilates for Seniors with Carrie Campbell (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/26–29 Alycea Ungaro’s Pilates Retreat
Amangani Resort, Jackson, Wyoming
(877) 734-7333
amanresorts.com
9/27 Pilates for Seniors and Special Cases with Shari Berkowitz (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Santa Barbara, CA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/27–30 Peak PilateSystem Level-II Certification (First Weekend)
Precision Pilates, Annapolis, MD
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/28 STOTT Advanced Matwork Course, Level 2
PilatesHouston, Houston, TX
(832) 741-0919
pilateshouston.com
9/28 Empowering Your Pregnancy with Susan Moran-Perich (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Coral Springs, FL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28 The Anatomy and Kinesthetics of the Knee with Lesly Levy (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Mount Kisco, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–29 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Fort Worth, TX
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/28–30 Pilates Mat Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, Chicago, IL
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/28–30 Pilates Mat Training 201
PhysicalMind Institute, Bellevue, WA
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/28–30 Pilates Mat Training 101
PhysicalMind Institute, Portland, OR
(800) 505-1990
themethodpilates.com
9/28–30 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–30 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Cary, NC
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–30 Comprehensive Program (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Boca Raton, FL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–30 System Training Level 2 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Atlanta, GA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–30 System Training Level 2 (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Dallas, TX
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/28–10/1 Peak PilateSystem Level-I Certification (First Weekend)
The Pines Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/29 STOTT Fitness Circle Workout
PilatesHouston, Houston, TX
(832) 741-0919
pilateshouston.com
9/29 “The Launching Pad” with Elin Benson (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Chappaqua, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 Real Men Do Pilates with Davidson Reid
Studio Lotus, Atlanta, GA
(404) 817-0900
studiolotus.com
9/29 A Pilates Pregnancy with Anne Brendle
Studio Lotus, Atlanta, GA
(404) 817-0900
studiolotus.com
9/29 The Art of Tactile Cueing with Kathy Van Patten (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Boston, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 Art of Verbal Cueing with Susan Moran-Perich (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Coral Springs, FL
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 Extreme Mat Make Over with Nora Gomez Dears (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Boston, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 Pre-Natal and Post Partum Int. Mat Workout with Nora Gomez Dears (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Boston, MA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 Real Men Do Pilates, with Davidson Reid (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Atlanta, GA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29 A Pilates Pregnancy with Anne Brendle (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Atlanta, GA
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29–30 Beginner Mat (Teacher Training)
Power Pilates, Hamburg, Germany
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/29–30 PilatesFit Level 1 Teacher Training and Mind Body Fitness Conference
Ft Lauderdale, FL
(888) 786-3111
YogaFit.com
9/29–30 Matwork Level 3 Module 1 with Malcolm Muirhead
London, England
info@pilates-institute.com
pilates-institute.com
9/29–30 Reformer Level 1 with Michael King
Geneva, Switzerland
info@pilates-institute.com
pilates-institute.com
9/30 MVe Instructor Prep Workshop
The Good Space, Houston, TX
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/30 MVe Instructor Prep Workshop
Balance Pilates & Yoga, Bradenton, FL
(800) 925-3674
peakpilates.com
9/30 Teacher Training and Certification Program Exams
The Pilates Centre, Joburg, South Africa
2711 784-3988
pilatescentre.co.za
9/30 The Healthy Spine with Nicola Weiner, MSPT
Movements Afoot Pilates Studio, New York, NY
(212) 904-1399
movementsafoot.com
9/30 Beginner Tower System with Jennifer Van Etten (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, New York, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
9/30 Bending Over Backwards and Twisting Around with Leah Chaback Katz (Continuing Education)
Power Pilates, Kingston, NY
(212) 627-5852
powerpilates.com
10/1–30 Pilates for Pink: Special Classes All Month for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Up Stretch Pilates at Bodytech Gym, Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 983-7818
upstretchpilates.com
10/6 Master Degree on Pilates for Sports Begins
University of Alcala–Madrid, Corpora Pilates (Spain)
uah.es
corporapilates.com
10/6 Master Degree on Pilates Advanced Rehabilitation Begins
University of Alcala–Madrid, Corpora Pilates (Spain)
uah.es
corporapilates.com
10/6 Pilates Matwork Teaching Clinic “The Magic Circle”
East Coast Pilates, Avon, NJ
(732) 775-5006
eastcoastpilates.com
10/6–7 Initiation 201 Standing Pilates
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
10/11–12 Understanding Pilates Mat (Teacher Training)
Great Falls, MT
(888) 576-0340
team-pilates.com
10/12–13 Bosates®: Balance on an Unstable Surface and Pilates
Great Falls, MT
(888) 576-0340
team-pilates.com
10/12–14 Ron Fletcher Seminar
University of Ottawa, Canada
(888) 732- 8884
fletcherwork.com
10/13–14 Pilates Mat with Modifications
Pilates Plus a Restoration Studio, Marlton, NJ
(856) 269-9254
10/20 Pilates Boot Camp: Challenging Yourself with Advanced Reformer (Workout) with Anne Brendle
Studio Lotus, Atlanta, GA
(404) 817-0900
studiolotus.com
10/20 Pilates Matwork Teaching Clinic “The Stability Ball”
East Coast Pilates, Avon, NJ
(732) 775-5006
eastcoastpilates.com
10/20–27 From the Core: Eco-adventures, Pilates, Gyrokinesis® and Yoga with Tannis Kobrinsky of Health Habitravels
Jungle Bay Spa and Resort, Dominica, Caribbean
(213) 482-3150
healthabitravels.com
10/27–28 Reform the Reformer
Personalized Pilates, Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 750-5799
PersonalizedPilates.com
11/17–23 Body Control Pilates with Lynne Robinson
Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand
chivasom.com
1/18–24 Pilates & Surfing Retreat with Alisa Wyatt in Sayulita, Mexico
$100 off for sign-up before 9/10
(917) 405-2131
alisawyatt.com
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Pilates en Mexico
In the beauty of Mexico’s Rio Laja Valley, Sagrada Wellness retreat center offers the perfect setting for refreshing your Pilates practice. On a recent visit, we found the spa to be a delightful blend of all things good and great: a gorgeous, spiritual and peaceful high-desert environment; delicious, mostly vegetarian food; and the perfect mix of hiking, yoga, Pilates, restorative yoga and down time.
Sagrada Style, the signature four-day retreat, blends Vinyasa flow yoga and Pilates mat exercises. Each day you’ll have a two-hour flow yoga class, a Pilates mat class and a restorative yoga class that will leave you feeling muy tranquilo. The retreat will be offered on the following dates:
September 12–16, 2007
December 28–January 1, 2008
February 14–18, 2008
March 19–23, 2008
For more information, visit sagradawellness.com/mexico-retreat/yoga-pilates.shtml
7th Annual PMA Conference
The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) will host its seventh annual International Educational Conference November 1–4, 2007, at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It promises to be an exciting conference in a great location. Don’t miss four days of informative sessions, cutting-edge workshops, mat classes, plenty of exhibits featuring the latest Pilates products and services, pre-conference sessions, delicious food functions and great opportunities for networking! Featured presenters include Mary Bowen, Lolita San Miguel and Irene Dowd.
Special discounted rates are available through September 15, so book now! Find more information at pilatesmethodalliance.org.
Works and Tradition of Joseph Pilates Celebrated in Big Bear
This September, some of the biggest names in Pilates—including Jay Grimes and Kathryn Ross Nash (Editor’s note: Not Kathy Grant, as we mistakenly published in last month’s newsletter)—will gather in Big Bear Lake, California, for a weekend Pilates intensive to celebrate and teach the work of Joseph Pilates. The intensive, presented by Siri Galliano’s Live Art Pilates, will cover the entire system: the Reformer, Cadillac, Barrels, Wunda Chair, High Chair, Pedipole, Magic Circle, Magic Square for the head, mat exercises and more.
When: September 15–16, 2007
Where: Northwood Resorts, Big Bear Lake, California
More info: liveartpilates.com/bigbear.htm
Post-Baby Body
In the September/October issue of Pilates Style, Pilates superstar (and supermom) Brooke Siler tells us about how she successfully got her hot body back after the births of each of her two children. It took work, but with the regimen she developed, she was back in shape before her babies could say, “Hot mama.”
For the full workout, check out the magazine. But here’s one extra exercise, for newsletter subscribers only, that will help trim the waistline, strengthen the obliques and tighten the outer hips. It also helps realign the body after toting that kid around on one hip all day.
Modified Side Bends with Light Weight
1. Lie on your side, propped up on your elbow, with your bottom leg bent at a right angle to body (90 degrees at hip and at knee). Keep your top leg straight and in line with your body and your top hand outstretched on your thigh, holding a light (2 lb.) hand weight. Turn your head to look down your leg.
2. Inhale and lift waist toward ceiling, bringing outstretched arm overhead alongside ear and turning head to look to floor. Hold breath and position for a count of 3. Exhale as you slowly lower back to starting position.
Advanced progression: Straighten both legs and place one foot on top of the other.
Tips: Initiate by pressing into your elbow and bottom knee. Imagine being pulled up to the ceiling by a rope around your hips. Resist gravity on the way back down. Keep neck long and bottom shoulder away from ear. Do three extra reps on the weaker side.
Pilates on the Bayou
Two years ago, when Erin Romney had evacuated to Mississippi as her beloved New Orleans became submerged in water, she never could have imagined she’d be in the position she’s in now. At that point, her two-month-old studio, Romney Pilates Center, was just getting off the ground. Today, it’s a vibrant and thriving business with nine Pilates instructors, three yoga instructors, four massage therapists and a meditation teacher. But more importantly, it’s a place of refuge for a city still recovering from disaster.
Since Hurricane Katrina and all its related struggles—the belabored reconstruction efforts, the spike in the city’s crime rates, the scarcity of housing and resources—people who are attempting to rebuild their lives in the city have a new set of priorities, Romney has observed. “There’s a need for people to have structure and relaxation,” she says. “They’re focusing on themselves a little more.”
Romney Pilates Center is the perfect place for them to do that. Having had the good fortune of being located in the Uptown district, where storm damage was minimal in comparison to the rest of the city, Romney was able to reopen her studio quickly after the storm. Even though she was in France, several of her instructors had moved back to New Orleans and started up business as soon as they were able. “We were near one of the first- to-open coffee shops,” Romney recalls, “and we were lucky to draw clients from that as they trickled back into the city.” Romney, too, missed her city and returned after two months teaching in Paris to begin to rebuild her business.
After a few months, the studio had so many clients that Romney decided it was time to relocate to a bigger space. The move gave her an opportunity to go green, which had always been a goal of hers. She built her new space with two goals: to make it ecologically sound and to make it beautiful. The space maximizes natural light, giving it a bright and modern feel, and Romney opted for renewable materials like bamboo and cork flooring whenever possible.
The future looks bright for Romney Pilates Center. In the works are an eco-friendly boutique and an elixir bar, and down the road Romney hopes to open studios elsewhere in New Orleans where Pilates doesn’t currently have a foothold. She has high hopes for the growth of her city, and she plans to do all she can to make it a healthy and vital place. “I stayed here through the bad,” Romney recalls, “and I’m going to stay here through the good. I’m committed.”
Editor’s note: See the November/December issue of ‘Pilates Style’ to read more about Erin Romney’s success story.
Scissoring the legs while maintaining the strength and stability of the shoulders, trunk and pelvis provides a wonderful stretch for the hip flexors and hip extensors and an intense stability challenge as the base of support has been reduced. This exercise works on flexion, extension and stabilization
Set-up: Lie on your back with your legs straight up at a 90-degree angle to the mat, arms by the sides. Curl up through the pelvis, and lift the legs up and over the head toward the ceiling, while bringing the hands to support the back of the hips. The thumbs and fingers can stay together, or the thumbs can wrap to the front of the pelvic crest, depending on what is most comfortable. From shoulders, elbows to wrists, the arms form 90-degree angles, supporting the weight of the trunk, pelvis and legs. There should not be any undue weight on the neck.
Begin the move: Engage the abdominals strongly. Inhaling, reach one leg back toward the body, the other forward toward the mat. Stabilize through the trunk and pelvis and move slowly to the point where the legs balance each other out in a “split.” Then start to rhythmically pulse the legs twice in place, and then switch, splitting the legs in opposite directions for another two pulses. Continue to switch, inhaling on one set of pulses and exhaling on the next set. Perform 3 to 6 sets.
Visualization: Imagine yourself doing the exercise on the small barrel. Use your core stabilization strength to recreate the same solid base of support through your shoulders, trunk and pelvis as your legs start to scissor. As you move through the repetitions, try to balance the opposing scissoring actions of the legs rhythmically—like a metronome, to avoid falling over one way or the other.
Tips:
- Make sure the body weight is balanced properly, without undue strain on the neck, shoulders, elbows or wrists.
- The shoulders, trunk and pelvis must stabilize; watch for elbows splaying out and the body weight collapsing down.
- The lower back must not overextend as the legs scissor; engage the abdominals to form a corset of support and protection around the abdomen and lower back.
- Look for smooth, balanced actions in the legs; the trunk and pelvis stabilize better and the muscles stretch more evenly.
- To ensure pelvic stability, keep the legs parallel and bend them slightly to accommodate hamstring tightness.
- Even with proper form and technique, lack of adequate core strength and stability can result in straining at the neck, shoulders and wrists, as well as the collapse of the body’s weight. If this happens, omit this advanced exercise for now and build more core strength with beginner to intermediate mat exercises that use a greater base of support.
Pepper Chicken with Hummus
Courtesy of Mediterranean Delights all-natural and certified-organic hummus, dips, and salads
We’re always looking for quick and healthy meals to make on busy fall evenings, and this one fits that bill. Packed with protein, fiber, and antioxidant-rich veggies, it’s the perfect post-Pilates dinner that everyone will love.
Ingredients
1/3 cup olive oil
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. dried oregano, crumbled
1 1/2 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts and/or thighs, cut into 2 1/2-inch strips
1 Italian frying pepper or Poblano pepper, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch strips
10 oz. Mediterranean Delights Traditional Hummus
Directions
- Preheat broiler. Line a large, shallow baking pan with foil.
- Stir together oil, salt, cumin, pepper, and oregano, then toss with chicken and vegetables. Arrange in baking pan without crowding and broil 4 to 6 inches from the heat, stirring once, until chicken is just cooked through and vegetables are lightly charred, about 8 minutes.
- Divide hummus among plates and top with chicken and vegetables.
Serve with toasted pita bread
Serves 4
Active time: 10 minutes
Start to finish: 20 minutes
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