Toronto / Waterloo Ontario Pilates Teacher Training and Certification
- with Stephen Filipowicz
Stephen has been teaching Pilates since 1999. He trained as a dancer in NYC with Erick Hawkins and performed in Canada with David Earle. He taught Dance and Choreography at the University of Waterloo. Stephen was first introduced to Pilates in the mid 70’s. Years later he sought Pilates out for its rehabilitative qualities as he recovered from a knee and back injury. He studied Pilates with Susan Greskevitch and Margot McKinnon in Toronto and Certified through the PhysicalMind Institute. His years of movement training and teaching have honed his skills both as a Teacher and a Teacher Trainer.
He and his wife Christine own KW Pilates Studio in Waterloo, ON where he teaches and presents workshops on Pilates related topics such as Walking, Posture, and Osteoporosis.
Mat Initiation 101 - Fundamentals
This course is the first step to becoming a certified Pilates Instructor. The PhysicalMind Institute approaches Pilates not just as a fitness regime, but also as a reeducation of the body through movement. Pilates is a preventative system that focuses on core strength, flexibility, and proper alignment. This 3-day course prepares students for both Mat and Reformer Training Programs. Students will learn, practice, and teach, the 28 Matwork Fundamentals and 35 Classic Mat Exercises. They will develop a deeper integration of the repertoire into their own body, resulting in a more effective ability to teach.
Students will gain a deepened understanding of:
- The internal core muscles that form a cylinder of support around the spine.
- Breathing: How it relates to internal abdominals and movement.
- Correct body mechanics and postural alignment: Neutral Spine and how this aids in efficiency, ease of movement, and injury prevention.
- Fundamentals: A movement language used to cue and help reorganize postural patterns.
- Increases in physical awareness.
Spring 2011
March 16, 17, 18 2012
Fri. 12:30am - 8:30pm
Sat. 11:30am - 7:30pm
Sun. 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fees:
Course: $600 (+ tax) (Register for both 101 and 201 together: $1100)
Materials: $65
Register for Mat Fundementals- Initiation 101
Location: KW Pilates, 22 King St. S. (near the corner of King St. and Erb. St.)Waterloo, ON N2J 1N8
Prerequisite: 20 hours of Mat Work.
Have you taken Initiation 101 or 201 before? If so, you can review our course for a $300 audit fee.
Mat Initiation 201
This course is the second course in becoming a Mat teacher. It is also a prerequisite for Concentration 101- Equipment Training. Standing Pilates® adapts many of the classical Pilates mat exercises to take them into the vertical plane. It provides the link between Pilates floor work and everyday functional movement. Aiding in neuromuscular re-patterning of movement habits, Standing Pilates®, moves toward better alignment and efficiency. Students learn how to maintain neutral spine while standing, sitting, walking, bending, or lifting; thus making it a truly functional approach to fitness.
Some of the many benefits of Standing Pilates® are:
- Proprioception enhancement: Balance is required, benefitting the aging population and those suffering from neurological diseases such a Parkinson’s.
- Deep core strengthening: The pelvic floor, transversus abdominus, multifidus and diaphragm form a cylinder of support for the spine, benefitting people with incontinence issues or postnatal mothers.
- Increase in bone density: Standing on one leg is equal to 4 times ones body weight, benefitting those with Osteoporosis.
- More “real estate”: Hips, legs and feet are areas of equal focus.
- More three-dimensionality: Includes the side body and internal spirals.
Spring 2011
May 4, 5, 6 2012
Fri. 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat. 11:00am - 7:00pm
Sun. 10:00am - 6pm
Fees:
Course: $600 (+ tax) (Register for both 101 and 201 together: $1100)
Materials: $125 (approximately)
Register for Standing Mat Pilates - Initiation 201
Location: KW Pilates, 22 King St. S. (near the corner of King St. and Erb. St.)Waterloo, ON N2J 1N8
Prerequisite: Mat Work Initiation 101.
Have you taken Initiation 101 or 201 before? If so, you can review our course for a $300 audit fee.
