Join us for our Spring Open House Meet & Greet! 

Come meet our my new collaborating instructor, Anne ‘Athena’ McGinley. Anne will be teaching steel mace classes, breathing classes, and yoga classes at Pilates Artistry starting in June.

Enjoy a complimentary beverage, light snacks and sign up for a free class!

Blossom Leilani Crawford,  Bridge Pilates, Brooklyn, NY

3 CECs (continuing education credits) from the Pilates Method Alliance

$200

(Pilates teachers only)

In this Wunda Chair workshop, Blossom will lead an exploration of the traditional exercises of the Wunda Chair.

This is not a workshop of dazzling new choreography or tricks, but, rather, a look at the classical movements of the Wunda Chair stripped of flourishes to highlight its simple yet challenging  movements. She will share some simple variations to the traditional Wunda Chair exercises that will assist in flexion, extension and rotation of the spine without adding dozens of new exercises.

Blossom will gently (and not so gently) remind instructors of exercises that are completely accessible, but sometimes left off the to-do list.

 

Blossom Leilani Crawford,  Bridge Pilates, Brooklyn, NY

5 CECs (continuing education credits) from the Pilates Method Alliance

$350

Kathy loved cats and loved the way they moved. They inspired her to make up many different exercises based on their movements. You'll learn all of Kathy's "cats" and how Kathy used them within the traditional Pilates framework.

You'll discover that the principles, imagery and skills of the cats can transfer to other Pilates exercises both on and off the equipment. Kathy Grant’s cats are a wonderful way to warm up a group of students, asses a new clients spinal movement patterns and stretch without tension.

Join us for a special mat class with Blossom Leilani Crawford!

Sign up early! Space is limited! $45

Blossom Leilani Crawford,  Bridge Pilates, Brooklyn, NY

3 CECs (continuing education credits) from the Pilates Method Alliance

$200

(Pilates teachers only)

During this workshop, we will dive into traditional Pilates and some not so traditional vocabulary on the Spine Corrector, Ladder Barrel and Baby Barrel.

We will look at how their shapes round out the linear exercises in Pilates and give us access to the body in ways that other pieces of equipment cannot.

In equipment sessions, the barrels can be a short addendum to a workout, but, after this workshop, you will see how an entire workout can be done on a barrel and even be improved as a result. We will explore the barrels’ unique shapes and demonstrate how it can be utilized to challenge and align the spine for a variety of students.

Join us for this very special Master Reformer Class with Blossom! FULL

Our first workshop was such a success, we decided to do it again! Space is limited, so sign up early!

Come join us for this rare opportunity to get to learn from two great teachers: Erin Lauer Johnson and Carmen Kingsley. Erin has been teaching Pilates for 10 years and has been taking circus for 2 years (Handstands, Trapeze, Straps, and Lyra). Carmen has been training in circus arts for over 10 years and has recently started teaching Pilates. Both of these teachers have vast experience dealing with their own injuries and helping others rehabilitate and strengthen their bodies to avoid future injuries.

With the growing popularity of circus as a recreational physical activity, there are rising rates of injuries. The Pilates Method is uniquely suited to address the needs of the circus performer. Pilates new out of a physical fitness regimen as well as rehabilitation. Pilates incorporates flexibility training, core strengthening, and stability training. We will teach you essential skills to carry with you into all of your workouts, training, and performances.

Come join us for this rare opportunity to get to learn from two great teachers: Erin Lauer Johnson and Carmen Kingsley. Erin has been teaching Pilates for 10 years and has been taking circus for 2 years (Handstands, Trapeze, Straps, and Lyra). Carmen has been training in circus arts for over 10 years and has recently started teaching Pilates. Both of these teachers have vast experience dealing with their own injuries and helping others rehabilitate and strengthen their bodies to avoid future injuries.

With the growing popularity of circus as a recreational physical activity, there are rising rates of injuries. The Pilates Method is uniquely suited to address the needs of the circus performer. Pilates new out of a physical fitness regimen as well as rehabilitation. Pilates incorporates flexibility training, core strengthening, and stability training. We will teach you essential skills to carry with you into all of your workouts, training, and performances.

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Anula Maiberg, of Sixth Street Pilates, NYC

• What Does A Pilates Body Look Like?
• Progress Not Perfection: Things I Learned from Wearing A Crop Top
• How My 30-Day Pilates Challenge Became Just Showing Up!

OPEN TO CLIENTS & TEACHERS!

What's wrong with that question? Why is it ok to politely decline to answer? Pilates is a practice, a lifestyle and a method of movement. We are not healers, doctors or therapists. We teach Pilates and that is more than enough.

Do we "owe" our students a "burn"? Does "not feeling" it mean a movement has no value? Is it within our scope of practice to tailor a session to our student's individual nervous systems?

Can we help our students find a better more useful vocabulary for sensation, pain, muscle activation and harm. 

Anula Maiberg, of Sixth Street Pilates, NYC

• What Does A Pilates Body Look Like?
• Progress Not Perfection: Things I Learned from Wearing A Crop Top
• How My 30-Day Pilates Challenge Became Just Showing Up!

EVENT FULL

OPEN TO CLIENTS & TEACHERS!

What's wrong with that question? Why is it ok to politely decline to answer? Pilates is a practice, a lifestyle and a method of movement. We are not healers, doctors or therapists. We teach Pilates and that is more than enough.

Do we "owe" our students a "burn"? Does "not feeling" it mean a movement has no value? Is it within our scope of practice to tailor a session to our student's individual nervous systems?

Can we help our students find a better more useful vocabulary for sensation, pain, muscle activation and harm. 

We welcome you to come experience a very special mat class with Anula Maiberg. Anula is well-known for her creative mat workouts. She allows you to move in the way that works best for your body while trying challenging movements. 

• What Does A Pilates Body Look Like?
• Progress Not Perfection: Things I Learned from Wearing A Crop Top
• How My 30-Day Pilates Challenge Became Just Showing Up!

Erin Johnson, Owner, Pilates Artistry

*Prerequisite for comprehensive training

This shortened course will explore the fundamental concepts of anatomy that a Pilates, yoga, or movement instructor needs to know as the basis of their knowledge of the body. We will learn the basics of the musculoskeletal system, an overview of the fascial system and an introduction to the peripheral nervous and vestibular systems. We will highlight the connections between the upper body and lower body. This class will explore what the core truly means and how it relates to the spine and to movement. We will consider the relationship between the diaphragm, the psoas, multifidus, the abdominals, and the pelvic floor. Students will gain an rough understanding of the myofascial slings (anterior oblique, posterior oblique and posterior longitudinal) and how they affect functional movement.

We will begin at the micro level of human anatomy as delve into the structure of bones, muscles, and fascia, and will wind up at the macro level “putting it all together.” We learn to think about and discuss the body as an organism and not a machine. The course aims to provide the building blocks for a deep understanding of the human body.

Course Objectives

•    Develop an anatomical vocabulary

•    Create a rudimentary understanding of the musculoskeletal system

•    Understand the myofascial “lines” and “slings” (Vleeming and Myers)

•    Learn the importance of stability and tensegrity

•    Create a framework for future learning with a holistic model

•    Discover the body as a complex organism from the spine outward