Victoria Pilates Teacher Training and Certification
- with Meghan Aris
Physicalmind Canada are currently offering Initiation 201 – Advanced Mat Work certification training
Meghan is certified in pilates mat, pilates apparatus and several disciplines of yoga. She has been teaching full time at the Space Vancouver since 2006 and is now a certifying teacher with PhysicalMind Canada. Meghan comes from a background in Creative Writing and has worked closely with Marta Hernandez on further developments of PhysicalMind course material. At a young age she began her journey into body movement through dance. After being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Meghan shifted her practice to more rehabilitative yoga. This eventually led her to the path of Pilates and principles of proper body alignment. Through these disciplines she has helped heal her body and now hopes to give out that knowledge which has shifted her life.
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, 17 of 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.
Course Dates
May 28th, 29th, 30th 2010 (8 hour days, exact times to be determined)
Location: The Yoga Shala - 1322 Broad Street
Fees:
Course: $500 (+ tax)
Materials: $100 (approximately)
Register for Mat Fundementals- Initiation 101
Prerequisite: 20 hours of Mat Work.
Have you taken Initiation 101 or 201 before? If so, you can review our course for a $250 audit fee.
Initiation 201 – Standing Mat Pilates Course (21 hours)
Initiation 201- Standing Pilates®, 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.
Course Dates
June 11th, 12th, 13th 2010 (8 hour days, exact times to be determined)
Location: The Yoga Shala - 1322 Broad Street
Fees:
Course: $500 (plus tax)Materials: $120 (approx)
Register for Standing Mat Pilates - Initiation 201
Course Requirements: You must have completed Initiation 101 and have studied the required materials before beginning the course
Please note: These courses can be used as BCPRA continuing education credits.
If you have taken Initiation 101 or Initiation 201 before and you wish to review this course there is a an Audit fee available for $250.
