Pilates Advantage

INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION & CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Looking for a rewarding career?  Become a Certified Instructor
•  Already an experienced Pilates Instructor or Rehab Professional?  Sharpen Your Skills & Expand Your Repertoire

FLEXIBLE: TAKE ONE MODULE AT AT TIME, OR THE FULL PROGRAM - OR -
Schedule Private Courses for Your Organization - By Appointment

February through November 2009

Contact: info@pilatesadvantagehawaii.com

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM & CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
PILATES INSTRUCTORS & REHAB PROFESSIONALS

Dedicated to maintaining a high standard among its instructors as well as for the industry as a whole, Pilates Advantage, LLC hosts masters of Pilates, Gyrotonic®, and  other movement-related disciplines from the mainland.  Each educator is a well-respected lecturer and educator in their respective field – pilates or Gyrotonic®.  Local offerings include continuing education courses for pilates instructors and rehab professionals, as well as certification courses for those wishing to become instructors.  Pilates Advantage, LLC manager, Jaydene Sniffen, is a Certified Gyrotonic® Pre-Trainer, authorized to provide the Gyrotonic® pre-training which is a pre-requisite for taking the Gyrotonic® Level 1 Foundation course, the first step toward becoming a Certified Gyrotonic® Instructor.  She is also a Balanced Body University faculty member providing certification courses for the pilates matwork as well as for all apparatus (reformer, trapeze table, chair, barrels).

Balanced Body University Pilates Education:
An Investment in Your Future Success and Professional Fulfillment

Why choose Balanced Body University for your Pilates Education?

Pilates repertoire is rich, and vast in the numbers of exercises, the many possible modifications for each exercise, the different pieces of equipment and props that may be utilized.  BBU makes the transition from class to client instruction as easy as possible with clearly written, well-illustrated manuals; multiple exercise glossaries; and even sample session programs for common client issues.  

Similar to the approach of academic universities, BBU goes far beyond merely teaching pilates principles and exercises.  BBU develops pilates instructors who can problem solve according to different client needs and interests.  Success in any career comes from providing excellent service and results according to the varied needs of the different clients served.  BBU's approach prepares pilates instructors to be successful - in a fulfilling and enjoyable career where their knowledge and skills will be appreciated by both the workplace and clientele.

BBU graduates are part of a supportive, forward-thinking, cutting-edge community.   Just as Balanced Body, Inc. the premier pilates equipment manufacturer, has done for thirty years, BBU embraces process improvement.  BBU is flexible in incorporating creative solutions and advances in research and technology.  With extensive knowledge and experience, BBU faculty collaborate with management to maintain a program of the highest caliber.  The bridge program provides previously certified instructors an opportunity to join the BBU community.  Once a part of the BBU family, instructors continue to improve their skills and keep up-to-date with BBU newsletters, informational DVD's, and notices of upcoming educational opportunities scheduled around the world.

Suggested additional reading:  Thomas Meyers, Anatomy Trains: the Myofascial Meridians, Diane Lee; The Pelvic Girdle; Diane Lee, The Thorax, An Integrated Approach.

For Progam Details: Click this link to Balanced Body University

2008 PILATES EDUCATION SCHEDULE

GYROTONIC® EDUCATION SCHEDULE

GYROTONIC® LEVEL 1 PRE-TRAINING
with Certified Pre-Trainer Jaydene Sniffen
May 4-9, 2009 & Sept 20-25, 2009

GYROTONIC® LEVEL 1 UPDATE & PRIVATE SESSIONS
with Master Trainer Tamara Yoneda
January 23-25, 2009

GYROTONIC® LEVEL 2 PREP COURSE
with Master Trainer from Mainland - TBA

GYROTONIC® ARCHWAY
with Master Trainer from the Mainland - TBA

For information on courses in the works, email info@pilatesadvantagehawaii.com

For GYROTONIC® information, contact:  www.gyrotonic.com

PAST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

PAST MASTER INSTRUCTORS HAVE INCLUDED:

• Elizabeth Larkam, Pilates Method Alliance Gold-Certified Instructor; Director, Pilates & Beyond, Western Athletic Clubs; Guild Certified Feldenkrais Instructor, Gyrotonic®, Gyrokinesis®, Franklin Method, and Om Yoga Instructor; Fitness Editor, Pilates Style magazine; co-founder and former co-owner, Polestar Education; for 15 years, Pilates Dancemedicine Specialist at St. Francis Memorial Hospital
• Jean-Claude West, M.A., Kinesiologist; co-inventor of Functional Footprints and Bioasymmetry Correction Discs
• Lisa Marie Goodwin, Gyrotonic® Authorized Master Trainer; White-Crane Movement Arts
• Sebastian Plettenberg, Gyrotonic® Authorized Master Trainer, Gyrotonic® Manhattan
• Debra Rose, Gyrotonic® Authorized Master Trainer; Director, San Francisco Gyrotonic®

PAST COURSES HAVE INCLUDED:

• Functional Anatomy – Pelvis and Spine: techniques to restore function and alignment
• Bioasymmetry Correction Discs: an assessment and treatment tool designed to restore normal spinal mechanics and functional movement patterns
• Pilates Mat with small props - Core Control and Myofascial Meridians
  (suggested reading:  Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers)
• Pilates Mat influenced by Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement
  (suggested reading:  The Use of the Eyes in Movement By Jack Heggie)
• Stand Your Ground:  Use of the Functional Footprints with Pilates Chair, Reformer and Trapeze Table
• Addressing Gait in the Pilates Studio
• Encouraging Functional Thoracic Movement in Pilates Studio Sessions
  (Suggested Reading: The Thorax An Integrated Approach by Diane Lee 2nd edition 2003)
• Sequencing Reformer Exercises for a one-hour client conditioning session (thinking outside the frame, going beyond planes of movement addressed by typical reformer repertoire)
• Gyrotonic® Foundation Level 1
• Gyrokinesis® Beginning Level 1
• Gyrotonic® Level 2 preparation classes
• Addressing Knee Rehabilitation with Gyrotonic® principles
• Addressing Scoliosis with Gyrotonic® principles

For further information on courses being planned, contact:  info@pilatesadvantagehawaii.com