Bodyline™ workshops:

Maria will lecture on Pilates during pregnancy designed for all three trimesters. This includes how to modify, keep clients safe, and innovate exercises for this clientele. Maria will teach on two different bodies with focus on the different stages of their pregnancies. 

3 CEU Credits Available

 Dr. Tarek Adra teaches the Kineti-method, a systematic approach that will help Pilates instructors access pain and apply specific protocols to get your clients out of pain and back to activity quickly. Maria will then teach you releases with a foam roller and corrective exercises that can start on the mat and can be progressed on to the reformer. This is designed to be within our scope of practice and a tool that we can use to make sure the pain our clients come in with can benefit from moving their bodies. 

 This workshop will enable you to design workouts that will help strengthen bone and improve posture for your clients who have osteoporosis. We will discuss what guidelines and contraindications you should adhere to. Modifications of traditional Pilates exercises will be taught as well as contemporary exercises that will encourage bone growth. We will also discuss tips for handling a client in a group session with this condition. 

 How to Train Seniors- 3 hours Maria will be teaching age-appropriate exercises on two clients.  One 93 and one 89-year-old client with Alzheimer’s disease.  Guidelines will be given for both populations.  Benefits of exercise will be shared as well as statistics about movement and seniors.  We will discuss how to introduce more functional exercises into a Pilates session, what exercises to consider and what exercises to avoid plus practical tips on how to make a Pilates environment more senior friendly. 

Major athletes all over the world are exploring Pilates as a part of their strength and conditioning exercises. As more MEN begin to embrace the Pilates for it particular take on strength training, flexibility, and physical therapy, Pilates instructors are going to have to know how to customize their training. Bodyline™ has created new exercises for MEN that are sport specific for athletes based on Joe’s original work.

Train Your Eye is a virtual workshop created by Maria Leone for Pilates instructors and students working to complete their hours for their Pilates certification.

In this 2 hour virtual workshop, Maria will focus on various start positions, positions within exercises and how to correct them.

Deconstructing Pilates and the Anatomy of Movement   Deconstructing Pilates and the Anatomy of Movement is a workshop that breaks down specific Pilates exercises piece by piece. This workshop will focus on only a few exercises to help break down the movement sequence, purpose, muscle activity, modifications for specific injuries, cueing, purpose of the exercise, modifications for all levels and precautions. 

*Required Materials: Pilates Anatomy By: Rael Isacowitz & Karen Clippinger* 

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  In Anatomy of the Trunk, you will study all major muscle groups pertaining to your skeleton. You will explore the mechanics of spinal extension, lateral flexion, rotation, stabilization, hip flexion, hip extension, hip adduction, hip abduction and their primary actions within the body. We will then apply this knowledge to the Pilates repertoire. 

*Required Materials: Pilates Anatomy By: Rael Isacowitz & Karen Clippinger* 

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In Anatomy of the Limbs, you will study all major muscle groups pertaining to upper extremity joint movements and their muscles, as well as their primary actions within the body. We will then apply this knowledge to the Pilates repertoire. Good teachers know the names of muscle groups but great teachers use their understanding of anatomy to create better programs for their clientele. 

*Required Materials: Pilates Anatomy By: Rael Isacowitz & Karen Clippinger* 

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This workshop will give you an   overview of how to handle multiple levels without sacrificing intensity or the fundamentals of Pilates. We will break down some of the  advanced original Pilates exercises into manageable bites.

I will also teach very simple  “Burn Exercises” that are more fitness based and will create heat in the  body regardless of level.

What is plyometrics? 

Is it functional movement? 

Can everybody jump? 

Is jumping in Pilates high intensity? 

Does it build bone strength? 

Density? 

Should you always land with your heels down? 

Is jumping only for fit bodies?

Pilates Teaching Lab is unique in that you bring an actual client whom you will work with during the first hour of this workshop. You will spend the next few hours receiving direct feedback on how to continue to improve your teaching methods.