The focus of this workshop will be on the Tower Class format and progressions, so that all of your classes are safe, effective, and fun! Together we will learn/play with creative ways to organize your progressions while maintaining the flow of the workout. We will cover all levels; Introductions to Advanced progressions. Come with questions and be prepared to move.

Nobody's perfect, right? Right! This class will cover the beginner/intermediate mat exercises with safe and effective strategies and modifications for clients with special needs. We will review specific modifications for low back pain, knee injuries, shoulder pain, neck issues, osteoporosis and pregnancy. Come ready to work out and leave with new tools for your Power Pilates toolkit!

Watch, listen, learn and enjoy a session from a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer. Observe her/him in action, bringing years of experience and knowledge into the studio.

Come one, come all - Join us for a Power Pilates Open Mat class. Come ready to move, have fun and be inspired. Experience the "Power Pilates flow."

This workshop will help instructors work more effectively with a growing client base, male clients. Common patterns of muscular imbalance and weakness among men will be addressed, as well as specific ways to improve them. You will also learn techniques that will assist men in integrating key concepts of strength, stability, stretch and stamina into a well-balanced and challenging workout.

Learn and review Magic Circle and free-weight exercises that pair well with the Pilates Mat work that you are already teaching. Come prepared to move!

In this workshop you will learn or review the exercises you rarely see or get to teach. Be prepared for some fun and dynamic material to come your way today!

This workshop will take you through the classical technique and proper teaching tools for an Advanced Level Mat class. Refine your knowledge of the exercises, develop new and more efficient cues, and learn how to take your client to the next level with efficient flow and transitions from one exercise to the next. Kick it up a notch and give your advanced client a more well rounded and challenging workout on the mat.

Learn how to integrate these useful props into your mat class or create a Pilates on the Ball class. See how the use of various ball props can literally help place the beginner/intermediate student's center of gravity in their core, while challenging the advanced student with additional resources.

During this workshop we will delve into the primary powerhouse. We will discuss the anatomy and kinesiology of the pelvis and the lower back, common conditions related to these bones and the muscles attached to them and how Pilates can help re-align and therefore rid our students of compensatory issues.

Watch, listen, learn and enjoy a session from a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer. Observe her/him in action, bringing years of experience and knowledge into the studio.

Come one, come all - Join us for a Power Pilates Open Mat class. Come ready to move, have fun and be inspired. Experience the "Power Pilates flow."

This workshop is ideal for instructors and strong intermediate level clientele who want to review the exercises, transitions and variations of the intermediate reformer. We will focus on optimal technique, as well as the progressions to the advanced level.

This workshop will be taught in two parts. First, we will take a look at the classical exercises and we will practice touch which is "hands on"; how energy is transferred when touching someone, and why present time consciousness is key. Second, we will explore spotting which is "eyes on," where and how to place yourself in the room and in relation to the client when utilizing touch. Then, we will put it all together and discover how oppositional touch, coupled with appropriate placement in the room, will deepen your skills as a teacher.

Teaching a client who has Osteoporosis presents so many challenges. What can they do? What shouldn't they do? Which exercises are supportive and which exercises should be avoided? In this workshop you will learn how to create and develop a simple workout that makes sense and can evolve as the client builds strength and skills. We will discuss what osteoporosis is and what movements are contraindicated so you can safely teach and advance your clients. The exercises taught in this workshop can easily be adopted for special case clients who need a modified workout or for healthy elderly clients.

This workshop will look at how to integrate specific Pilates exercise - using the Reformer, Spine Corrector, Wunda Chair, and some small apparatus - to benefit athletes. We will address preventing common injuries (and what those injuries are), important muscle groups, and Pilates benefits for specific athletes and sports.

Join Pilates Elder Mary Bowen for an inside look at the real Joseph Pilates - how he taught, what he saw, and what he didn't see. The years of patient repetition from Joe, Clara and later Hannah created Contrology. His method and knowledge of the body came from how he experienced things in his own body. In this workshop we will discuss the beginning of the journey, and the responsibility of every Plates instructor and practitioner who has comes after him. We will reflect on Pilates and how it has evolved for the better, asking you, to look deeper into the past and most of all, to look AHEAD!