pilatesstyle - Pilates Method Alliance
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pilatesstyle - Pilates Method Alliance
November 4 – 7, 2015 in Denver, Colorado Where Pilates Professionals Come Together Att PMA end the Co and R nference 16 P eceive MA C ECs* *with full conference registration Visionary Sponsor & Equipment Sponsor Media Sponsor pilatesstyle ® live life to the core 1 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance Table of Contents: Conference Schedule Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6 Saturday, November 7 Presenters Registration & Hotel We’re delighted to bring you the PMA’s 15th Annual Meeting schedule, packed with the most exciting learning opportunities in the Pilates field. This conference is where the global Pilates community reconvenes every year to share, study and to create new networks, projects and initiatives that drive the profession forward. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. Our fabulous hotel this year, the Denver Hyatt Regency Hotel, is right across the street from the Convention Center. The Hyatt Regency Hotel was the recipient of TripAdvisor’s 2014 Certificate of Excellence. It features welcoming accommodations, personal service and an extensive array of amenities. Its convenient downtown Denver location makes it easy for guests to access the 16th Street Mall, as well as an incredible selection of arts, entertainment and sporting events nearby. Come join us! PMA Executive Director, Elizabeth Anderson PMA Board President, Shawn Healey 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 2 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7 Registration Open 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open 7:30 am – 1:00 pm Breakfast & PMA Plaza 7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast & PMA Plaza 7:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast & PMA Plaza 7:30 am – 9:30 am Mat Classes 7:30 am – 8:30 am Mat Classes 7:30 am – 8:30 am PMA Plaza Final Shopping! 7:30 am – 9:30 am Opening General Assembly 9:00 am – 10:30 am Workshops 8:45 am – 10:45 am Mat Classes 8:00 am – 9:00 am Workshops 11:00 am – 1:00 pm General Session 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Workshops 9:30 – 11:30 am Lunch on your own 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch served 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch served 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch on your own Pre-Conference Workshops 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm PMA Plaza 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PMA Plaza 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm Post Conference Workshops 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mat Classes 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Workshops 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm PMA Plaza Open 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Workshops 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm Mat Classes 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm First Time Orientation 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PMA Plaza (Cash bar) 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PMA Plaza (Cash bar) 4:30 pm – 6:15 pm PMA Opening Reception Sip & Shop Hosted by Weekend at Bernie’s 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PMA Function 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Evening Free Pre-Conference Workshops 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 3 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration for Pre-Conference Workshop Attendees only Wednesday, November 4, 2015 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open / Schedule Changes Pre-Conference Workshops Additional fee of $175 per workshop 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshops – Morning Sessions Kevin Lucas, BCSIcm, LMT Pre-Conference Workshop 1 Relief Through Rolling They key to true health and living a vibrant and dynamic life, is understanding how your body works and knowing what tools to use when something is not working well. In this highly effective and informative workshop we will explore the fascial system, and how a simple foam roller used in a pain-free way can reduce both acute and chronic pain, as well as improve structural deviations and compensations. Using the innovative Relief Through Rolling Method we will look at how to address issues for the hips, shoulders, spine, and legs, enabling you to help your clients enhance and improve their Pilates practice. Valerie C. Grant, PMA®-CPT, GCFP, ACE, AFAA, RYT, NKT Level 1 Pre-Conference Workshop 2 Feldenkrais: The Neuroplasticity Connection The Feldenkrais Method provides a way to tap into the brain’s innate ability to change neural pathways in order to make movements, and in fact life, more comfortable and efficient. This workshop will give you the ability to sense subtle changes in your own organization via verbally directed awareness cues. In these progressive movement lessons, Valerie will use a combination of enjoyable micro movements and guided attention in successive approximations toward a final goal. The process will teach you to reduce unnecessary muscular effort improving the organization of your whole system. Focusing on sensory learning culminates in movements that are more flexible, and free from pain. The lessons are simple and accessible to everyone from the most accomplished athlete to those suffering from severe physical and mental handicaps. The results can be extraordinary! Join us and replace old habits with new awareness that will enhance your physical experience. 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 4 Nora St. John, PMA®-CPT Pre-Conference Workshop 3 Orbit System by Balanced Body Super fun and super circular, the Orbit rolls into your classes or personal training sessions to enhance flexibility, stability, strength, balance and coordination through multi-planar movement. This 4-hour course includes exercises in all positions to create a full body workout for any class or client. The Orbit can be used alone or in combination with Pilates mat or apparatus exercises to add rotational movements and enhance spinal mobility. Using Balanced Body Movement Principles and the Balanced Body Track system, you will come out of the workshop with a clear vision of how to take your clients into Orbit to enhance their movement skills. Lolita San Miguel, PMA®-CPT Pre-Conference Workshop 4 The Ultimate Observation Don’t miss this unique opportunity to observe first generation teacher Lolita San Miguel working one-to-one with a “client” (volunteer delegate). Supplied with a full suite of Pilates equipment, Lolita will begin by giving a short explanation of how she works with her clients, taking into consideration their unique needs and challenges. Lolita will choose a participant to work with and conduct a lesson as if it was a private session. Delegates can observe how Lolita works, how she approaches her client, what choices she makes in exercise repertoire as well as verbal and tactile cueing. Delegates will observe the session silently, and when the session is concluded, can ask questions, and discuss Lolita’s choices and strategies with her. What better way to understand Lolita San Miguel and her work as an expression of Joseph Pilates’ legacy, than to observe her working in this context. Take notes, ask questions, discuss and absorb. This is a truly an exceptional event. (Lolita will work with a second volunteer delegate, time permitting.) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pre-Conference WorkshopsAfternoon Sessions Roman Torgovitsky, PhD Pre-Conference Workshop 5 Deep Tissue Self-Bodywork: Improve Performance and Prevent Injury Massage therapy improves mobility and aids tissue recovery, thus refining and enhancing Pilates training. However, massage therapy can be expensive or inaccessible to many clients on a regular basis. soma system® is the first comprehensive method of self-bodywork modeled after professional methods of massage therapy that offers instructors the rare opportunity to provide a unique blend of Pilates training and deep tissue self-bodywork, thereby maximizing results and minimizing injury. James D’Silva Pre-Conference Workshop 6 Garuda Dhara Seated Workshop Garuda encompasses the principles of Pilates, the pranayama and asana practice of yoga, and the athleticism of dance. It is unique in its versatility, flexibility and precision of movement. We innovate, and yet hold onto the principles of older movement traditions. Holistic, organic and dynamic – Garuda is the hybrid that is revolutionizing our approach to exercise. Dhara, or Garuda Chair, is a seated workout that simplifies the more advanced repertoire of Garuda Seated and Standing Matwork. Whether you are recovering from an injury and are involved in rehabilitation work or you are just looking for a calming yet energizing holistic workout, Garuda Dhara challenges you on a physical level with abundant repertoire. Intention, attention and inquiry are brought into every breath and movement, compelling the body and brain to work with a sense of awareness. Emphasis is placed on energy work, and certain aspects of ayurvedic massage and marmara point work are brought in to this meditative practice, making Dhara a nurturing process. Yamuna Zake Pre-Conference Workshop 7 Anatomy of the Thigh & Deep Lateral Rotators Using Virtual Experiential Anatomy As instructors of a movement-based practice you know that the best way to learn anatomy is experientially - you work your muscles and feel all the connections associated with them. This workshop focuses on the anatomy of the thigh and leg, which comprises one section of Yamuna’s Virtual Experiential Anatomy program. On a large screen you’ll experience the skeletal structure coming alive. You’ll see the virtual body get into position, and you’ll watch as a muscle gets worked from origin to insertion. With these images and Yamuna as your guide, you’ll replicate this in your own body. This experiential approach can then be used for troubleshooting with clients, and for teaching classrooms of students to understand their own anatomy. Jon Zahourek Pre-Conference Workshop 8 Anatomy in Clay® Insights: Neuromuscular Patterns of the Arms & Legs Jon Zahourek introduced his unique learning system to Pilates in 1998. Immediately, leading professionals lined up for his intensive hands-on workshops, offered now at Zahourek’s Anatomy in Clay® Centers in Denver. Using multiple colors of clay, you’ll form individual muscles and nerves in three dimensions onto Zahourek’s Maniken® models. You’ll build exciting, colorful groupings of flexors and extensors in the shared pattern common to both arms and legs, with powerful insights into musculoskeletal function and pain. Build a more sophisticated understanding of muscle location, attachments, actions, and recruitment while you develop memorable 3D insights that benefit both your practice and your client. Mary Bowen, PMA®-CPT Pre-Conference Workshop 9 The Ultimate Observation Don’t miss this unique opportunity to observe first generation teacher Mary Bowen working one-to-one with a “client” (volunteer delegate). Supplied with a full suite of Pilates equipment, Mary will begin by giving a short explanation of how she works with the whole person, “Pilates plus Psyche”. Mary approaches each client in a unique manner, according to their needs and challenges. Always supportive, she teaches to the person’s hardest spot, where transformation is needed. Mary will invite a brave delegate to volunteer to share where they feel stuck. While the focus will be on the one volunteer “client”, Mary will be teaching the whole group at the same time. Delegates can observe how Mary works, how she approaches the client, what choices she during the session. Delegates will observe the session silently, and when the session is concluded, can ask questions, and discuss Mary’s choices and strategies with her. What better way to understand Mary Bowen, and her work as an expression of Joseph Pilates’ legacy, than to observe her working in this context. Take notes, ask questions, discuss and absorb. This is a truly exceptional event. (Mary will work with a second volunteer delegate, time permitting.) 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 5 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PMA Pilates Certification Exam 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm PMA Plaza Open 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm First Time Attendee Orientation 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Sip & Shop! / PMA Plaza Opening Reception Sponsored by Weekend at Bernie’s Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open / Schedule Changes 7:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast in Plaza / PMA Plaza Open 7:30 am - 8:30 am MAT CLASSES - 1 1. Connie Borho, PMA®-CPT 2. Amy de Sá, PMA®-CPT 3. Clare Dunphy Hemani, PMA®-CPT 4. Patricia Guyton, PMA®-CPT 5. Jared Kaplan, PMA®-CPT 6. Bernie Nelson, PMA®-CPT 7:30 am – 8:30 am Circuit Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session features Alice Denovaro, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Karen Sanzo, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Rebekah Rotstein, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 20 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 9:00 am - 10:30 am Opening General Assembly In the spring of 2015, Pilates entered the Florida school system when the sixth largest school district in the United States established Pilates Day as an annual event in their district’s calendar. Join us to hear from the two key players that made it happen. Pilates teacher Cathy Whitt, Wellness Specialist for Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, and Christopher Gates, Technology Specialist at Broward Virtual School will share their experience of launching Pilates into the world of US public schools. We are also delighted to present Jean Baruch, RN, BSN, Executive Director and Founder of Beads of Courage, Inc. Through their “Carry a Bead” program, they have been working diligently to transform the treatment experience for children coping with chronic, life threatening illness through arts-in-medicine programs. You’ll find a kit in your delegate bag. It’s one way to connect to the “spirit” in the “mind body spirit” practice of Pilates. Join us and be inspired by connection and possibility! 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 6 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS - 1 1. Amy Taylor Alpers, PMA®-CPT Your “Second Heart” – and Possibly the Missing Link! The Pilates method is first and foremost about circulation – the “internal shower” of oxygen-rich blood required to “return to life” as Mr. Pilates intended. We are all familiar with how our heart plays an essential role in that job. However, do you know you have a “second heart” too? Often, this second heart is not used as well as it needs to be and becomes the missing link in our vital health. This second heart is the powerful contraction of your calves and feet! In this workshop we will explore how our modern life-style – especially the chair – leads to a reduction in the ability of the second heart to help with circulation. Add to that the prevalence of hyperextension of the knees, which essentially cuts the leg off at the middle, and now our calves are nearly off the circulation map entirely. We will discover the many ways in which Pilates is specifically designed to keep the calves and feet - this key part of our ultimate health mechanism strong, flexible and connected. 2. Ruth Alpert, PMA®-CPT Delineating the Eve Gentry Approach to Pilates Eve Gentry had a unique approach and philosophy on being a teacher of the Pilates method. This workshop will give an overview of the essential components and hallmarks of the Gentry approach via lecture, demonstration, and visuals. Participants will also experience the Gentry Fundamentals as applied to the Pilates Mat work. We suggest that if you register for Ruth’s workshop, you should also consider registering for Marion Kessel’s workshop, Revisiting the Power of Pilates: Eve Gentry’s Legacy, on Friday, November 6 @ 2:30pm as it complements this session. 3. Jennifer Gianni, PMA®-CPT Diastasis Rectus Abdominis: How to Retain or Regain Fascial Tensioning More than half of adult women have pelvic floor dysfunctions such as loss of bladder control, bowel pain, pubic symphysis pain and prolapse. Most dysfunctions include a diastasis rectus abdominis which is the telltale sign of fascial loosening in the core corset. Put your foundational Pilates skills and biomechanics knowledge to work to learn simple and effective strategies to prevent and heal diastasis and dysfunctions that go along with the unraveling of this connective tissue. Learn sequences for healing and advancing the DRA client. Strategies on how to best work in conjunction with doctors and physical therapist will also be discussed. 4. Colleen Glenn-Wilson, PMA®-CPT Side Kick Series - Seriously The Side Kick Series progresses powerhouse control in side lying positions. The series also tones, stretches and strengthens the legs, hips and trunk while improving structural alignment and functional control. Learn the basic series and exercise progression to the more challenging sequences along with important rhythm and tempo variances. Investigate the biomechanics of the shoulder complex and hip flexion and extension patterns with corresponding spinal mechanics. This is not just a workshop on the Side Kick Series; it is an investigation of the Pilates system through the Side Kick Series. 5. Stephanie Jennings Marketing Strategies that Work – Business Session Spreading the word about your business can be done on any budget. This session will review the most effective and affordable guerrilla and online marketing techniques that help you promote your business, generate new clients and keep them coming back again and again. 6. Elizabeth Larkam, PMA®-CPT Balance, Coordination and Fall Prevention: Integrating Vision, Vestibular Function and Proprioception in Pilates Movement coordination and standing balance is guided by the person’s neuro-myo-fascial-skeletal-vestibular system to integrate information with the visual system and proprioception. Learn about the function and dysfunction of the vestibular system and its contribution to dynamic body stability. Learn about the vestibular ocular reflex and the importance of the vestibulospinal reflex that helps to maintain and regain postural stability in movement. Experience Pilates mat exercises that emphasize vision training. Reframe Pilates mat exercises to understand and improve vestibular function. Vary Pilates Mat exercises to challenge the vestibular system. Identify and correct kinesthetic blind spots in order to improve proprioception. Each exercise will be taught and cued for clients who have difficulty with upright balance and coordination. 7. Lise Stolze, PMA®-CPT, MPT, DSc, Schroth Scoliosis Physical Therapist Scoliosis Specific Exercise: Pilates Applications In 2014 the Scoliosis Research Society recognized Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises (PSSE) in conjunction with bracing as a viable conservative approach for patients with scoliosis at risk for progression. The common principles of PSSE involve auto correction, elongation, and chest wall expansion with integration of the “corrected” posture into daily life activities. This presentation will examine conservative treatment principles for “at risk” adolescents and adults with scoliosis and clarify movement precautions and scope of practice as part of a comprehensive approach that includes the physician, orthotist, physical therapist specializing in PSSE, and the Pilates instructor. 8. Circuit Workshop & Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session is part workshop and part workout, featuring Alan Herdman, PMA®CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Kyria Sabin Waugaman, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Yuuko Igarashi, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 30 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 9. Pilates 4 Youth – Think Tank Panel Discussion Chair, Deborah Mendoza, PMA®-CPT In the spring of 2015, something extraordinary occurred. The sixth largest school district in the United States established Pilates Day as an annual event in their district’s calendar. Florida’s Broward County Public Schools celebrated on May 1 with LIVE distance learning Pilates classes streamed into 22 elementary schools where 636 children participated during the day. (continued on page 8) 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 7 This was a new concept. How can we extend and perpetuate this, and what can we come up with next? Do you want to know how you can do this in your community? Or something different, but also impactful? This Think Tank session is a platform for delegates that want to contribute to the future direction of this initiative. How can the PMA support what matters to you? Let’s brainstorm together to co-create our next steps. 10. Installing the Pilates Therapy Model Panel Discussion Chair, Trent McEntire, PMA®-CPT Panelists: Brent Anderson, PMA®-CPT; Louise Johns, PMA®-CPT; Dawn-Marie Ickes, PMA®-CPT This group presentation with audience discussion will focus on how, while staying within your scope of practice as a Pilates teacher, you can help your community appreciate the therapeutic role of Pilates in a client’s recovery. How do we define and communicate what Pilates therapy is, and what the opportunity is for the client? Our panelists will offer a range of practical tools you can begin using right away to position your business in a therapeutic context. You can develop a distinctive niche that will continually attract and retain a loyal clientele. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PMA Plaza Open 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm MAT CLASSES - 2 1. James D’Silva 2. Joy George, PMA®-CPT 3. Whitney Grafa Shea, PMA®-CPT 4. Monica Hoekstra, PMA®-CPT 5. Patricia Medros, PMA®-CPT 6. Cathleen Murakami, PMA®-CPT 7. Jonathan Oldham, PMA®-CPT 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Circuit Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session features Kevin Bowen, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, M Valentin, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Pamela Turner, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 20 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 3:45 pm - 5:45pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS - 2 1. Mary Bowen, PMA®-CPT Pilates’ Primary Problem: Pilates Teachers Need Help! Consider Yourself! You may be fine in your work. Perhaps you could use a few more clients, but each person you work with is improving under your guided teaching. You love your work. You care for your clients. What could be missing? The Problem: In 40 years of teaching, I have seen with each teacher that there is one thing always lacking. Not enough time for you and your own body.m (continued on page 9) 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 8 The Solution: A two-pronged approach: Your Body: Finding Ways to Get to YOUR body; do you need to find NEW FUN ways?; can you try CREATIVE ways?; is it just IMPOSSIBLE to find the time? Your Psyche: Is there resistance to getting to yourself?; what is preventing you?; your whole life? your family?; is it human collective history, especially for women?; is it your own typology from birth?; not understanding the parts of you that lie and influence you from your unconscious?; not knowing how to work with the “Unconscious?” 2. Kathleen McDonough, PMA®-CPT, MA, PT Modern Running Form: What Current Biomechanics Research and the Pilates Method Have in Common In this workshop, we will cover the most current research regarding best running practices and how that relates to how you teach Pilates to your clients who run. We will review factors that contribute to running injuries, and the science that examines those injuries, and then outline best running practices. We will then go over how those practices relate to Pilates exercises. 3. Hayley Healey, PMA®-CPT Client Brain Color; the Art of Client Success through Psychological Understanding – Business Session Journey down a fun, engaging and diverse path into the depths of how your clients think, feel, behave and learn. By becoming familiar with different brain strengths, positive and negative behavior traits, and tendencies when faced with stressful, and/or conflicting situations, we will determine your clients’ ‘brain color schematic.’ In this workshop, you will learn a cohesive communication approach along with action tools to better guide and direct your existing and future clients’ connection, consistency, and long-term committed success. By understanding your own ‘brain color’ as well as your clients, you will be able to create clients for life! 4. Deborah Lessen, PMA®-CPT Teaching Technique: A Rubric For Teaching Movement The teacher’s skill in engaging the client in their own process has a direct relationship with the client’s perceived benefits from Pilates exercise. What is your rubric for successful teaching? How do you lead your clients toward self-sufficiency? The goal of this workshop is to stimulate and challenge teachers to mature in their work. How do you grow within your own scope of practice? 5. Andrea Maida, PMA®-CPT On the Order of the Pilates Mat Exercises Joseph Pilates tells us “Study carefully. There IS a reason!” We will explore Joe’s original 34 mat exercises and examine the reasons behind his brilliantly prescribed order of the exercises. Find the skills necessary in each exercise to prepare you for the exercises to come. Each exercise builds upon the previous ones to prepare you for success. We’ll take a look at several examples of exercise progressions throughout the entire series. Come prepared to work out - get the exercises into your body and experience the shapes of the exercises in a cohesive way to better serve your clients. 6. Allan Menezes, PMA®-CPT, MSc. All about the Core All About the Core will provide delegates with a more effective way to utilize the core muscles by ‘priming’ them prior to engaging them for your Pilates routines. We will review - what prevents the core from working effectively; why ‘navel to spine’ is ineffective; why the plank can be bad for your back; why your lateral core is so much more important than your six-pack; and how your breathing affects the core. You’ll be surprised by what you will learn in this workshop! 7. Jennifer Stacey, PMA®-CPT, MS Pilates from the Wings: The Power of the “Serape” and Scapular Muscles Through the Alignment of the Arm and Hand Discover the secret to moving from your wings (serape) and center. Effectively use the two “centers” to enhance performance, prevent and address injuries, back and neck problems. To recruit the trunk center you have to recruit the wings. To recruit the wings you need a properly aligned arm. Learn to align your arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand and fingers to connect to the armpit, wings and center while performing Pilates. Learn proper hand placement on the Pilates mat, pedal, handles and straps to promote efficient movement, enhance performance, and place less stress upon the back, neck, shoulders and wrists. 8. Megyn Taback, PMA®-CPT Getting Pilates into Schools – Creating an Irresistible Curriculum Proposal This workshop is designed to teach you how to get yourself and your Pilates curriculum into a public school. The workshop will review how to create a compelling curriculum proposal, including essential factors such as understanding the concerns of the school principal. Make it as easy as possible for them to say “Yes!”. We will explore curriculum content, such as teaching materials, sample lesson/unit planners, games, assessments, and activities for children. Come and learn how to get involved in bringing Pilates to kids through your local school system! 9. Circuit Workshop & Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session is part workshop and part workout, featuring Brent Anderson, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Christine RomaniRuby, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Nicky Chronopoulos, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 30 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 9 10. Teacher Training Summit – Think Tank Panel Discussion Chair, Jo Ann Graser, PMA®-CPT With Summit Development Committee Members: Ray Infante, PMA Certification Manager; Amanda Jessee, PMA®-CPT; Marissa Lins, PMA®-CPT, Carrie Macy, PMA®-CPT; Deborah Mendoza, PMA®-CPT; Shelly Power, PMA®-CPT Ever wonder what goes on at the Teacher Training Summits the PMA has been holding since 2009? In collaboration with participating Pilates schools, we investigate how to organize and describe the essential components of comprehensive Pilates teacher training. In other words, we work on creating consensus on educational standards. This is industry building! If you have a Pilates school or are thinking about starting one then this is the session you won’t want to miss. We will discuss curriculum development, licensure, accreditation, what the Registry of Schools is all about and the PMA’s move toward a school approval process. Plan to join your Summit Development Committee members, and be prepared to listen, question and debate! 5:30 pm - 6:30 p.m. PMA Plaza Open / Cash Bar 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Evening Function (TBC) Friday, November 6, 2015 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open / Schedule Changes 7:00 am - 8:45 am Breakfast in Plaza / PMA Plaza Open 7:30 am - 8:30 am MAT CLASSES - 3 1. Joy George, PMA®-CPT 2. Monika Hoekstra, PMA®-CPT 3. Cathleen Murakami, PMA®-CPT 4. Jonathan Oldham, PMA®-CPT 5. Peter Roel, PMA®-CPT 6. Rebekah Rotstein, PMA®-CPT Certification Commission 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 10 7:30 am – 8:30 am Circuit Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session features Kevin Bowen, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, M Valentin, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Pamela Turner, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 20 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 8:45 am - 10:45 am WORKSHOP SESSIONS - 3 1. Shari Berkowitz, PMA®-CPT Rotated and Twisted Pelvises: It’s Simpler Than You Think! Whether it’s from scoliosis or just life, everyone has rotations of the pelvis. These rotations lead to compensatory imbalances. Strong here, weak there. . .it’s no joke. However, it is far easier to manage and rebalance than most think. The world has told you it is complicated. I am here to tell you that its not. I will teach you what you need to do and why. You will truly understand why pelvises rotate, learn a complete protocol of how to address these rotations in Pilates, and develop homework to give your clients so they can continue the process between sessions. 2. Montse Cosin, PMA®-CPT, PhD Pilates for Cyclists In the last few years, the number of people practicing cycling has grown considerably, both outdoor - recreational, cyclotourism, mountain bike, road - and indoor, mainly spinning. It is a fun sport, which remarkably improves our cardiorespiratory fitness, and has very few injuries. However, the repetitive nature of the cycle stroke gesture and the incorrect body alignment can cause discomfort at muscular and or joint levels. In this workshop, we will review how to use Pilates to improve muscular power and correct body alignment. We will highlight specific Pilates exercises that will strengthen and stretch muscles as well as prevent neck, spine, knee, lower back and arm injuries. 3. Juan Estrada, PMA®-CPT Real Men Do Pilates Pilates was invented by a man, and made for men! The misconception is that Pilates is for dancers and a workout for women. This workshop (useful for all teachers!) focuses on working with male clients who suffer from imbalances/tightness in the shoulder and hip area, and how to achieve strength when male clients are hyper-mobile. 4. Dawn-Marie Ickes, PMA®-CPT, MPT Pelvic Floor Precision in Cueing This workshop will explore the various ways to cue and identify proper recruitment of the pelvic floor for optimal execution of Pilates exercises. Techniques for pelvic floor recruitment, differentiation and timing will be reviewed as they relate to traditional Pilates exercises on the mat, trapeze table and reformer. 5. Joy Karley, PMA®-CPT, MA Mastering the Multilevel In an ideal world, all classes would be perfectly matched with students of the same level. In the real world, most of us face multi-level classes on a daily basis. Sometimes one size does not fit all. This session will teach strategies for dealing with multi-level classes, as well as mat and reformer sequences that work well in a multi-level group. You will walk away with material you can use on Monday! 6. Lesley Logan, PMA®-CPT Never a Dull Moment: Client scheduling techniques to keep your schedule consistent – Business Session “The holidays are very slow.” “Summer is slow for me.” Do those phrases sound familiar? What if they didn’t have to? What if you could actually keep your schedule and/or your studio’s schedule full and consistent? This workshop will go over how to train your client to be consistent, train your clients on how to schedule their life around Pilates. We’ll touch base on client conversion, your schedule and keeping things rockin’ in your studio! Imagine not being able to tell where in the calendar year you are in based on how busy the studio is? 7. Cara Reeser, PMA®-CPT Pilates Protocols for Stronger Neck and Freer Shoulders A strong and supple spine must include our necks! Adequate neck strength and alignment helps to facilitate freedom and ease for our shoulders. In this course we will learn about exercises, images and cues to help our clients build neck strength and control in all rages of motion. We will look to see how popular cueing and over correction of our shoulder complex often thwarts our ability to use our necks well, resulting in restricted range of motion for the rest of our spine. Basic anatomy of the neck and shoulder complex will be reviewed. Smart and effective Pilates movement protocols will be explored. 8. Circuit Workshop & Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session is part workshop and part workout, featuring Brent Anderson, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Christine RomaniRuby, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Nicky Chronopoulos, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 30 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 9. Heroes in Motion – Think Tank Panel Discussion Chair, Trent McEntire, PMA®-CPT In 2012, the PMA established the Heroes in Motion® initiative, in order to bring attention to the power of Pilates as a therapeutic modality for those with severe movement impediments. Since that time projects around the world have been undertaken by Pilates teachers who see a special opportunity to contribute to the health and function of clients facing extraordinary challenges. This Think Tank session is a platform for delegates that want to contribute to the future direction of this initiative. How can the PMA support what matters to you? Let’s brainstorm together to co-create our next steps. 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 11 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Growth Opportunities for the Pilates Profession General Assembly Chair, Shawn Healey, PMA®-CPT Panelists: Jo Ann Graser, PMA®-CPT; Trent McEntire, PMA®-CPT; Emily Mokwunye, PMA®-CPT Pilates is our life work, our inspiration, our pride and joy. And yet, we face serious challenges. What’s happening to us, as Pilates teachers and business owners, on a daily basis? Where is the pain point? Let’s take a look. Statistics tell us that Pilates participation in the health club environment is on the wane. What does that mean in context? And what does this indicate regarding where the future opportunities lie for the comprehensively trained career Pilates teacher? With the aging of the Baby Boomers, doctors dropping their insurance contracts, and the need to deliver quality of care to our clients – how do we position ourselves to have viable and sustainable careers over the long term? We believe it’s not only possible, but that the answers are right in front of us. Let’s be the ones to drive this conversation! Join us for a provocative and practical discussion, with audience Q & A. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm PMA Plaza Open 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS - 4 1. Kathy Corey, PMA®-CPT Focus on Breathing Medical research shows that as we age our lung capacity decreases. We use less surface area of the lungs and they begin to shut down. The small muscles that connect the ribs become weak and they lose the ability to work optimally. We then begin to breathe using only the upper portion of our lungs. This shallow breathing diminishes oxygen delivery and CO2 elimination to and from all our organs. In contrast, deep core breathing increases oxygenation and provides the proper energy supply to all our cells. It removes toxins and brings oxygen to all of our organs including our most important organ, the brain, which receives one third of the blood flow in the body. 2. Benjamin Degenhardt, PMA®-CPT The Universal Reformer To “reform” means to improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; to change, refine, and restructure. When Joseph Pilates created his work, he was on the humble mission to reform the world, one body at a time. His Universal Reformer was designed as a corrective tool that teaches the quality of movement required to master the practice of his work. Exploring the history and purpose of the apparatus as well as the traditional exercises, this workshop is designed to highlight the dialogue our bodies enter with the apparatus the second we place our toes on the foot bar. 3. Kim Gibilisco, PMA®-CPT, MFA, MA Hip Me With Your Best Shot To date, there are no bona fide guidelines for the pre and postrehabilitation of hip arthroscopies. However, both physical therapists and Pilates teachers frequently encounter pre and post hip arthroscopy patients/clients. Successful outcomes incorporate identifying adequate ranges of motion with optimal alignment and efficient neuromuscular recruitment strategies in a pain-free environment. Utilizing Pilates mat and/or equipment exercises, participants of this workshop will 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 12 understand the rationale and breakdown of the Pilates fundamentals for a unique application and integration into the training process. Lecture, review of evidence for surgical and non-surgical care, instruction/demonstration are designed to enhance the participants’ understanding of the various challenges encountered when treating this population and offer viable solutions to an ever growing population. 4. Marion Kessel, PMA®-CPT & Michele Larsson, PMA®-CPT (Film) Revisiting the Power of Pilates: Eve Gentry’s Legacy This workshop will revisit the vibrant and vital ways in which Eve Gentry strengthened Joseph Pilates’ core principles. Following a screening of the 2007 documentary ‘Eve Gentry: The Power of Pilates’, Marion Kessel and Michele Larsson will provide initial recollections and reflections regarding key aspects of Eve’s work. Comments by, among others, PMA Certified Pilates Teachers, Ruth Alpert, Kevin Bowen, and Debora Kolwey, will serve as a bridge to Q&A with the audience. We suggest that if you register for Marion’s workshop, you should also consider registering for Ruth Alpert’s workshop, Delineating the Eve Gentry Approach to Pilates, on Thursday, Nov. 5 @ 11am as it complements this session. 5. Cassie Piasecki, PMA®-CPT Insider’s Guide to Social Media for Pilates Studios and Instructors – Business Session Using social media is the best way to attract new clients and strengthen the bond with your existing ones. Whether you are a studio owner or an instructor, this workshop will give you information, tools, and ideas to set up and strategically manage your social media accounts. You will leave with a fresh perspective on how to use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to build your business. 6. Lolita San Miguel, PMA®-CPT History of the Pilates Method I was present when a client said to Joe with compassion and curiosity, “What a shame you had to spend four years in an internment camp,” referring to the Isle of Man, to which he replied with surprise, “Oh, no! Those were great years. I had the time and the patients available to me to develop my method.” In this portion of my workshop, I will share many anecdotes, and the essence of Joe, Clara and the Elders as I have lived them. No, I don’t start Mat with The Hundred! Why don’t I start a class with The Hundred? I was taught to start with The Hundred by raising the legs two inches from the floor in the supine position followed by the shoulders, neck, head, arms and breathing pattern of five - a very challenging move for anyone, which can lead to “pooching abs,” arching spine, raising shoulders, and neck tension. Seeing this often convinced me of the need for Pre-Pilates exercises before The Hundred. We will also do my PostPilates standing work to give closure to the class, reaffirming the perfect Pilates Posture. Don’t be concerned though – we will include The Hundred and many other moves from our Pilates mat treasure chest. 7. Hadar Schwartz, PMA®-CPT, BPT Diaphragm Function as a Key for Rehabilitation with Pilates Did you know that your clients’ diaphragm function can become a key to healthy and efficient movement? Are you worried about intra-abdominal pressure during Pilates classes? Intra-abdominal pressure is a natural result of coordinated diaphragmatic breathing and can contribute to spine stability, increased strength and elongation. Sometimes the traditional Pilates breathing and abdominal activation prevent our clients from taking full advantage of this physiological pattern. This workshop will provide an in-depth view of the diaphragm, abdominals and pelvic floor coordination based on anatomy and biomechanics. Participants will receive an updated review on the role of breathing in rehabilitation, and analyze a fascinating case study where the rehabilitation process was mostly based on modified breathing patterns. 8. Nora St John, PMA®-CPT, MS Optimizing Spinal Mobility in the Pilates Studio The Pilates studio is a wonderful place to understand and optimize spinal mobility in clients of all kinds from the very stiff to the hypermobile. Following a review of spinal anatomy and a delineation of common mobility imbalances, key exercises on each of the pieces of Pilates studio equipment will be explored to help students see, feel and properly train spinal mobility. 9. Circuit Workshop & Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session is part workshop and part workout, featuring Alan Herdman, PMA®CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Kyria Sabin Waugaman, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Yuuko Igarashi, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 30 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 10. Research Forum Sherri Betz, PT, GCS, PMA®-CPT Join Sherri Betz, Chair of the PMA’s Research Committee, as she introduces a range of research topics, papers and researchers. This is a fantastic chance to keep abreast of the research that’s being done into the efficacy of Pilates. Find out how you can get involved! 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm MAT CLASSES - 4 1. Connie Borho, PMA®-CPT 2. Patricia Guyton, PMA®-CPT 3. Lindsey Hanahan, PMA®-CPT 4. Stephanie Herman, PMA®-CPT 5. Jared Kaplan, PMA®-CPT 6. Jennifer Kries, PMA®-CPT 7. Peter Roel, PMA®-CPT 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Circuit Workout! Back by popular demand! Join us for a mega-circuit-extravaganza! This session features Alice Denovaro, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 Allegro® Reformers, Karen Sanzo, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group on 20 EXO® Chairs, and Rebekah Rotstein, PMA®-CPT, teaching a group of 20 on the Pilates Arc®. Sixty delegates will be split into three groups of 20; each group will spend approximately 20 minutes in each station, before rotating to the next. Grateful thanks to Balanced Body® for making this possible! 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm PMA Plaza Open / Cash Bar ATTENDEES ON OWN FOR EVENING ACTIVITIES 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 13 Saturday, November 7, 2015 7:30 am – 1:00 pm Registration Desk Open / Schedule Changes 7:30 am - 9:30 am Breakfast in Plaza 7:30 am - 9:30 am PMA Plaza Open / Final Shopping Hours! 8:00 am – 9:00 am MAT CLASSES - 5 1. Amy de Sá, PMA®-CPT 2. Whitney Gray Shea, PMA®-CPT 3. Lindsey Hanahan, PMA®-CPT 4. Patricia Medros, PMA®-CPT 5. Clare Dunphy Hemani, PMA®-CPT 6. Stephanie Herman, PMA®-CPT 7. James D’Silva 9:30 am - 11:30 am WORKSHOP SESSIONS - 5 1. Brett Howard, PMA®-CPT Mastering Control in Pilates Joseph Pilates referred to his method as the Art of Control. “Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit” Joseph Pilates (1945). In this workshop, tools are given to foster ways of attaining greater consistent control in Pilates. Participants learn various approaches to scaffolding and deconstructing the Pilates exercises, as well as how to recognize the skills involved in the exercises, and how to strengthen those skills. 2. Valerie Grant, PMA®-CPT, GCFP, ACE, AFAA, RYT, NKT Level 1 HEY! I’ve fallen and I CAN get up Learn how neuroplasticity and the Feldenkrais Method can enable our Pilates clients to move more smoothly getting down on the floor and up again. These very specific movements can enable an entire population who once thought mat classes were out of their realm to not only move efficiently between the floor and standing, but easily, and without pain or any external assistance. 3. Desiree Sanchez, PMA®-CPT Leveling: How & Why Do you have clients who come to you believing they are at a different skill level than you observe them to be? Are you consistently challenging your clients enough? Too much? With the broad range of options available in Pilates, it is easy to find ourselves a bit muddled over the right level of work to teach some of our clients. How can we build in the skills we are seeking without losing our clients to boredom or compromising our own standards? How can we provide challenge at each level? How can we effectively progress all of our clients (even those with ‘complex history’) to the highest levels of movement possible? Join us for this clarifying look at leveling - how and why. Regardless of your Pilates lineage or training background, this workshop will provide clear, easy to follow movement-skill based guidelines and give you tangible ways to assess proficiency and increase the efficacy of your teaching. 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 14 4. Risa Sheppard, PMA®-CPT The Art of Pilates and the Early Years of Ron Fletcher This workshop takes a look back at the life and work of Ron Fletcher as I knew him in the early years of the Beverly Hills Body Contrology studio. We will discuss the history, lineage and legacy of the method I learned over 35 years ago and take a comparative look at the changes in pedagogy and practice over time (past, present and future). We will give considerable focus to Pilates as an art form, and rediscover the passion for the work that Ron inspired in me so many years ago. 5. Karyn Staples, PMA®-CPT, PT, PhD, OCS Staying Aligned - Hip Congruency This interactive workshop is designed for the participant to get a deeper perspective on the hip joint anatomy and biomechanics. We will explore how hip congruency applies to different positions in the Pilates environment (mat and reformer exercises). 6. Andromeda Stevens, PMA®-CPT, DC, Certified Schroth Practitioner Getting Started as a New Pilates Instructor / Business Course Learn the basics of what to do once you graduate from a Pilates training program to launch your new career and create revenue! We answer all the questions and alert you to all of the pitfalls. You will learn how to write a resume and biography, get insured properly, deal with tax issues, licensing, and memberships. Discover avenues for you to take your career - Employee? Rent space at a studio? Home studio? Open your own? Worksheets of every kind will be included in a take home workbook. GENERAL CONFERENCE CONCLUDES 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm POST CON WORKSHOP Irene Dowd & Steven Fetherhuff, PMA®-CPT Expanding Horizons with Spine Extension A balance of joint motion and muscle activity has a beneficial effect on our musculoskeletal system and particularly on our spine/trunk. Spinal flexion is prevalent in daily life and in many Pilates protocols; therefore, we will focus on spine extension, as it is challenging to many and often forgotten by some of us, especially when using an electronic device, driving a car, cooking, working with a client, performing core exercises, and all manner of other daily activities. In this workshop, we will explore the opportunities that the Pilates system offers us to enhance spinal extension and other spinal motions that expand our movement potential in daily life. We will also introduce additional protocols that can be practiced while sitting, standing or lying on a mat/floor that can prepare us for more challenging and versatile spine/trunk usage. We will practice changing our relationship with gravity and equipment in order to maximize a comprehensive and balanced exertion of all the muscles of our trunk. Mindfulness regarding fitness levels, age and spinal conditions will guide our suggestions regarding the creation of personalized programs and the progression of those programs over time. 7. Jolita Trahan, PMA®-CPT Do You See What I See? Dysfunction along the Lateral Line, as described in the Anatomy Trains approach, can influence movement patterns in both the sagittal and frontal planes. Applying the principles she has acquired during her studies of Body Reading with Tom Myers, Jolita will guide participants through an evaluation procedure to determine possible muscle dysfunctions along this specific myofascial line and provide them with a Pilates movement program to address eccentric loading and concentric recoil. 8. What is Your Path to Success? Panel Discussion Chair: Darya Bronston, PMA®-CPT Panelists: Kristi Cooper, PMA®-CPT, Rael Isacowitz, PMA®-CPT, Deborah Lessen, PMA®-CPT, Trent McEntire, PMA®-CPT, Lolita San Miguel, PMA®-CPT There is a very real difference between what we are told success is, and how people actually experience feeling successful in their lives. How do we consciously craft our own individual definition of success, and how do we manage this in community when we meet other people’s definitions of success? The panel and audience will discuss finding the meaning in success as well as some of the approaches they have used to define and create success in their own personal and business lives. The panel is particularly interested in how we can contribute successful personal practices to the Pilates community, as well as some of the ways the practice of Pilates has added to the triumphs experienced in their own lives. 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 15 2015 PRESENTERS Amy Taylor Alpers, PMA®-CPT has been a leading educator in Pilates teacher training for over 20 years. She co-owns The Pilates Center, which was established in Boulder, Colorado (1990). Amy helped to develop The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program in 1991. She has taught workshops all over the world, co-authored The Everything Pilates Book, served on the PMA board, helped write the PMA Pilates Certification Exam, and designed The CenterLine - a line of classical Pilates equipment, with Balanced Body. Her original training was under the direct tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska from whom she received her teaching certificate in 1989. Email: [email protected] Ruth Alpert, PMA®-CPT, brings to her teaching extensive training in alternative movement modalities in addition to her many years experience as a dancer. Ruth’s interest in healing movement began in 1976, with the work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Lulu Sweigard, and Susan Klein. She has been a certified practitioner of The Trager® Approach since 1987. Ruth was trained in Pilates by Michele Larsson in 1992 and was an Associate of Core Dynamics from 1998-2009. She was certified in GYROTONIC® in 2002, and became a teacher of The Alexander Technique in 2007. Ruth has conducted workshops throughout the US since 1978. Email: [email protected] Brent Anderson, PMA®-CPT, PhD, PT, OCS, President and CEO Polestar Pilates Education and Polestar Pilates Center, is a licensed Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Certified Specialist. Brent is a leading authority in performing arts medicine, Pilates for rehabilitation, and pain management through movement and spine health. He lectures widely at national and international symposia and consults with physical therapy companies, universities, and other educational bodies throughout the world. In addition, he owns and operates one of the most comprehensive Pilates conditioning and physical therapy centers, that has become a model for many other Pilates studios worldwide. Brent is the founder of Polestar Pilates Education, which currently operates in more than 40 countries and 12 languages. Brent was involved in the development of the PMA Pilates Certification Program, the exam, and served on the Certification Commission. Email: [email protected] Shari Berkowitz, PMA®-CPT, is a biomechanics scientist and Pilates “teacher of teachers”. Shari works to move theories forward into practical application. Through her company, The Vertical Workshop, Shari researches the human body, writes The Pilates Teacher Blog, creates Pilates continuing education products/tools and teaches workshops and sessions. While Shari’s exercise vocabulary is classical Pilates, her tools, workshops and sessions are for everyone of every style of Pilates and modality of exercise. Shari’s teaching crosses all boundaries; well beyond her original training with Romana Kryzanowska and teacher training for Power Pilates. Her combined work in science and movement gives her a rich base from which to teach. Email: [email protected] Connie Borho, PMA®-CPT, ACE, AFAA, NASM, Peak Pilates Level-IV Teacher Trainer, has over 25 years of experience in the fitness industry, holding certificates from Peak Pilates, PhysicalMind, and Yoga Alliance RYT-500. Known as a “teacher’s teacher”, Connie is a well-respected, dynamic, knowledgeable presenter for international fitness conferences. She is passionate about providing the highest quality of training for 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 16 teachers in the mind/body field and teaching the benefits and nuances of mind/body fitness. Connie is Owner of Balance Pilates & Yoga Center, located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Email: [email protected] Mary Bowen, PMA®-CPT, at 85, is the eldest Pilates Elder still teaching. She is an outstanding mentor, as she supports each Pilates teacher’s creativity and self-development in any stage of their Pilates career. Mary has lived Pilates for 56 years. At 29 for six and a half years she studied with Joe and Clara themselves. Lessons for herself didn’t end after Joe’s passing. Consecutively for 7 years each she studied with Bob Seed, Romana Kryzanowska, Kathy Grant, Bruce King, Jean Claude West and Christine Wright. Mary’s Pilates evolved with each teacher, from an early career in theatre and from 45 years since 1970 as a Jungian psychoanalyst. For 20 years the analyst and the Pilates teacher were parallel, until 1995, when without intention, they combined forces in teaching Pilates. By 2000 this combination had become Mary’s unique signature offering at the PMA – Pilates Plus Psyche. Mary mentors in New York City, Killingworth, CT and Northampton, MA. She accepts students at all levels, offers workshops throughout the U.S., and presents at conferences here and abroad. Mary is a founding member of PMA, presenting each year at the Annual Meeting, now fifteen times. E-mail: [email protected] Kevin Bowen, PMA®-CPT, has been a progressive leader in the health/ fitness and Pilates profession for over 25 years. He was the co-founder, past president and former executive director of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), the former director of education for Peak Pilates and the former coordinator of education and business development for Lolita’s Legacy. Kevin is now the owner and Director of Core Dynamics Pilates. He developed ‘The Prime Male’ an information forum on health, fitness and lifestyle for men over 40. He has been featured in numerous local, national and international television segments, and has written and contributed to many articles on the Pilates method and holistic health. Email: [email protected] Montse Cosin, PMA®-CPT, PhD, has been teaching Pilates since 1991 and holds mat and equipment certificates from STOTT PILATES, Peak Pilates, Integrated Balance Pilates and Julian Littleford Body Conditioning. She has taught Pilates specific courses, kinesiology and dance seminars to professional and amateur dancers and Pilates instructors in United States, Europe and Latin America. She presented in the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 PMA conferences, and was part of the PMA exam Spanish translation review team in 2013. She has also presented in several international Pilates conferences. Montse is the master instructor trainer and international curriculum coordinator for Integrated Balance, LLC. Montse is an ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) associated classical ballet teacher with more than 30 years of international experience. She is also a GYROTONIC® teacher and yoga and GYROKINESIS® practitioner. She lives in Miami, where she has her private studio. She is also part of the Miami City Ballet staff, and gives classes at Miami Beach GYROTONIC®. She has a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University Autonoma of Madrid, Spain; she has a Ph.D. Cum Laude in Molecular Mechanisms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Email: [email protected] James D’Silva enjoyed a career as a professional dancer, performing, choreographing and teaching all over Europe and the USA. Throughout his career, James has used Pilates, yoga, GYROTONIC®, and functional training as an integral part of his training routine, fusing the different methods into a unique, holistic and integrated style of movement and exercise – Garuda. His philosophy is focused on breath, rhythm and flow - finding the sacred principle of relaxation within movement, thus allowing everyone to find mindfulness and joy in exercise and expression. The resulting exercise regime is unique: strengthening and toning muscles, developing coordination, increasing flexibility and improving structural fitness. Email: [email protected] Nicky Chronopoulos, PMA®-CPT, is a graduate of The Chicago School of Massage Therapy and a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Instructor. She began her body work study during her professional dance career. After an ankle injury she began studying alternative forms of movement based methodologies. Having twice completed the McEntire® Pilates Comprehensive Professional Track, Nicky was invited by Trent to become an Educator in the fall of 2009, a position which she held for five years. She continued to learn and hone the craft of teaching Pilates through an ongoing mentorship with Deborah Lessen. Nicky recently created her own oneBody Pilates Teacher Training, and her first group of trainees will sit for the PMA certification exam in the summer of 2015. Email: [email protected] Amy de Sá, PMA®-CPT, has been a dedicated teacher of Pilates since 1995. She holds a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Psychology from Hope College. She is a graduate of the BASI Pilates CTTC and is a member of the BASI Pilates Faculty. Previously, she also earned a comprehensive teacher training certificate from Romana Kryzanowska, The Pilates Studio, Inc. Amy has taught the BASI Pilates Teacher Training courses and has presented workshops in the U.S., Japan, China, Australia, Brazil and South Korea and has been a presenter at the South American Pilates Conference. Amy is the owner of Pilates Denver Studio in Colorado. Email: [email protected] Kathy Corey, PMA®-CPT, is a master teacher who began her career with the Pilates method in 1979. She has been the leading expert in the Pilates community for over 35 years. She is the Director of Kathy Corey Pilates. The Kathy Corey Pilates Certificate Program is taught at locations across the United States and her continuing education programs are taught in over twenty countries. She is an Advisory Board Member for Pilates Style magazine and is a “Distinguished Instructor” for PilatesAnytime. Corey is PMA certified and she has been selected by IDEA as one of ten people in the world “Who Inspire the World to Fitness,” the fitness industry’s highest form of recognition. In 2013, Corey received the first Plaque of Appreciation from Pilates in Asia for her outstanding performance and contribution to the growth of Pilates. Email: [email protected] Benjamin Degenhardt, PMA®-CPT, has been involved in the world of Pilates and movement education for over 15 years and is the creator of 360° Pilates™ - a program based on historical research of Joseph Pilates’ original philosophies and teachings. He is sought after as an educator and guest teacher and presents his work at conferences and training facilities around the world. Additionally, Benjamin is a dedicated writer for his eponymous website (named one of the three most impactful blogs related to Pilates on about.com), a visiting teacher on Pilates Anytime, and the mastermind behind March MATness—an annual global awareness campaign for Pilates mat work. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 17 Alice Becker Denovaro, PMA®-CPT, MFA, was the Pilates pioneer in Brazil. She started her Pilates studies in 1989 and later on trained with Marie-José Blom, Polestar Pilates and Physicalmind. She is the president of Physio Pilates, the licensee for Polestar Pilates in Brazil. Alice certified in GYROTONIC® Expansion System with Juliu Horvath (first generation in Brazil) and with him concluded her GYROKINESIS ®, Leg Extension Unit and Jumping Stretching Board trainings. She also took CoreAlign® with Jonathan Hoffman. Alice founded the Pilates Department of the Chronic Pain Ambulatory Center at HUPES - Federal University of Bahia, and is Pilates and GYROKINESIS® instructor for the Ballet Teatro Castro Alves Dance Company, where she founded the Health for Dancer Nucleus. Email: [email protected] Irene Dowd is on the dance faculty of the Juilliard School, Movement Research, and the Hollins University/ADF MFA program in dance. She is a regular guest teacher at Canada’s National Ballet School, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Irene is the recipient of the 2014 Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Chair for Distinguished teaching at ADF. Author of Taking Root to Fly, she has maintained a private practice in kinesthetic anatomy and neuromuscular re-education for over 40 years in New York City. Irene has choreographed for Peggy Baker, Margie Gillis and other solo dancers. Her work has been taught in schools and dance companies across the US and Canada. She is a long-term private student of Pilates-based work with Deborah Lessen, Lisa Love and Jean Claude West. Clare Dunphy Hemani, PMA®-CPT, BS, is the founder of Progressive Bodyworks and a lover of the work of Joe Pilates. She is a world recognized Pilates teacher and educator who has enjoyed developing education programs and mentoring teachers and teacher trainers. Clare’s roots in the field of human movement began at Northeastern University where she earned a BS in Physical Education in 1985 in addition to certifications by PMA, ACE, and a certificate from the Pilates Guild. In 1995, Clare began her Pilates studies under first generation master teacher Romana Kryzanowska and has since studied with several other teachers. Clare is a presenter on Pilatesology.com and will be filming with PilatesAnytime early in 2015. Clare hosts two free video channels on vimeo.com for students and teachers interested in learning more and keeping the work vibrant. Clare lives in Newburyport, MA where her studio Progressive Bodyworks is located, a unique space for teachers around the world to study the art of teaching Pilates. Committed to preserving the authenticity and tradition of Pilates, her approach is refreshing, energetic and supportive. Clare’s gift is her willingness to share knowledge generously and her ability to explain concepts in simple, clear ways. Her mission is to support the potential in all her students and teacher and to keep the spirit of Joe and Romana in her work. Email: [email protected] Juan Estrada, PMA®-CPT, has over 16 years of fitness teaching experience. A professional dancer in Chicago, Juan holds a BA in Dance from Columbia College Chicago. Juan studied with master instructors Romana Kryzanowska, Bob Liekens, Susan Moran, and Alycea Ungaro. Juan joined the Power Pilates team in Chicago, then in New York City, and became a teacher trainer where he mentored instructors and qualified apprentices from all over the world delivering teacher training programs and continuing education workshops across the U.S. In January 2014 Juan left Power Pilates and is currently a Senior Instructor and Teacher Trainer at Real Pilates NYC. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 18 Steven Fetherhuff, PMA®-CPT, was a professional dancer with several prestigious American contemporary dance companies. He began studying the Pilates Method in 1990 and received his teacher training from The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado. Steven has studied with several of the most highly regarded instructors in the field including many years with his late mentor, first generation Pilates teacher Kathleen S. Grant. He has trained teachers and students in Japan, France and throughout the United States and designs and co-presents continuing education workshops with neuromuscular educator Irene Dowd. Steven maintains a private practice in New York City and is the Pilates Program Coordinator at the Hospital for Special Surgery’s Integrative Care Center, working within the medical community to provide Pilates-based movement education for physical rehabilitation patients. Email: [email protected] Joy George, MS, PMA®-CPT, was trained by Romana Kryzanowska, and brings to her teaching 20+ years experience with clients from 8 to 101 years old. Loyal to her roots in traditional Pilates, she is also an experienced massage therapist, personal trainer, and health coach – bringing a diverse skill-set to her teaching. A successful business owner and former teacher of teachers, she enjoys working with a largely older population in her Cape Cod studio and has developed a unique expertise in applying the traditional teaching philosophies to this demographic – believing that Pilates can truly foster a Return to Life! Email: [email protected] Jennifer Gianni, PMA®-CPT has over 20 years experience in the mind/body field. She began her Pilates training in Los Angeles under the direction of Melinda Bryan (qualified by Romana Kryzanowska). In addition to her classical training, she trained with Marika Molnar of PhysicalMind Institute and Marie-José Blom of Long Beach Dance Conditioning, with whom she continues to study and update each year. Jennifer has been holding teacher training courses in her own Fusion Pilates Pre & Post Natal specialist program across the US and around the world since 2003, and is the owner/director of Fusion Pilates DVDs, specializing in women’s fitness, including pre and post natal modifications for various equipment. Email: [email protected] Kim Gibilisco, PMA®-CPT, MFA, MA, served as the Vice-Chair/ Secretary of the PMA Certification Commission from 2008-2013. She has also served the PMA on the Item Review and Item Writing Committees. Kim is the Director of Pilates Training, and Lecturer in Dance, at Mason Gross School of the Arts – Rutgers University, where she instructs courses in the BFA curriculum, teaches Pilates apparatus and mat and co-directs University DanceWorks. August 2013 marked the first offering of Polestar Pilates teacher training in a University setting. Kim adapted the Polestar curriculum for Rutgers University standards and serves as the lead educator. She also enjoys her robust private Pilates practice in New York City, where she specializes in working with professional athletes and performers, as well as pre and post surgical cases with her husband, Robert Turner, PT, OCS, PMA®-CPT. Email: [email protected] Colleen Glenn-Wilson, PMA®-CPT, is an innovative pioneer and a 30-year Pilates veteran. Much requested as a presenter and educator, Colleen lectures, teaches and consults domestically and internationally. Primary education with Romana Kryzanowska inspired Colleen’s contagious passion and enthusiasm; studies with other first generation elders further refined her perspective and approach. Vogue Magazine called her “one of America’s top 55 trainers.” Her professional accomplishments are listed in the National Registry of Who’s Who; Colleen spearheaded Peak Pilates teacher training program and cofounded the Pilates Method Alliance. She is passionate about sharing her expertise and furthering the development of Pilates for spiritual, physical and mental wellbeing. Email: [email protected] Whitney Grafa Shea, PMA®-CPT, RYT, has a degree from University of Colorado Boulder in Integrative Physiology, and her Pilates teaching certificate and Master’s Diploma from The Pilates Center in Boulder, CO. She has taught in studios and physical therapy clinics in Texas, Illinois, and Colorado, as well as for The Pilates Center in Boulder. She currently teaches Pilates for The University of Colorado, Colorado Athletic Club, and for her own company, Inversion Studios. She loves to be out in the community teaching as much Pilates as possible. The more people that know the method, the happier this world will be! Email: [email protected] Valerie C. Grant PMA®-CPT, GCFP, ACE, AFAA, RYT has been teaching fitness and presenting at conferences internationally for over 25 years, and delights in seeing the “light bulb” moment in all of her students. She has taught at prestigious clubs throughout the Philadelphia area, including the studio she co-owns, Purenergy Studio in Paoli, PA. In 2010, she was awarded “Best Posture Coach” by Philadelphia Magazine. Her expertise bundles the diagnostic tools of Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT), the release of Feldenkrais with the power of Pilates for a comprehensive neuroplastic approach to healing. By relating to students of all ages, she helps students turn perceived disabilities into efficient movement patterns. A CPR/AED/First Aid instructor, Valerie also programs and leads mind-body retreats worldwide, supporting her charities of choice. Email: [email protected] Pat Guyton, PMA®-CPT, has been teaching Pilates for over 30 years. Pat was a modern dancer, gymnastic coach, and workshop presenter at numerous medical conferences, including the American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation in 2000. She was a registered physical medicine assistant at Boulder Osteopathic Center in Boulder, Colorado. Pat is the owner of Pat Guyton Pilates, Inc. and Pilates Conservatory®. Both are located in Boulder, Colorado. The clientele includes patients, elite athletes, and anyone who is motivated to improve health and wellness. Pat is very active in the professional growth of the Pilates community. She served on the PMA Board of Directors from 2002 – 2008. On a personal note, Pat enjoys Colorado outdoor lifestyle. She is a runner, hiker, skier and scuba diver. Pat attributes her daily practice of Pilates to her ability to enjoy movement and sports. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 19 Lindsey Hanahan, CLMA, RSMT, PMA®-CPT, a Certified Laban/ Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA), has a BA in Dance (DeSales University) and a Graduate Certification in Movement Studies (University of Utah/IMS). She is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT) through ISMETA and spent six years in the physical medicine department at Denver Injury, a multi-disciplinary injury clinic. She studied Pilates with Donna McLean, completed the Polestar® Comprehensive program, is on Balanced Body’s faculty for Pilates Mat, Reformer, Apparatus and MOTR, and is part of a medical professionals team treating pelvic pain issues. Lindsey is a passionate teacher and learner, and is dedicated to movement education in all forms. Email: [email protected] Hayley Healey, PMA®-CPT, is an innovator in neurological and psychological movement systems. As education director for Carpe Diem licensed studios, she has dedicated the last 20 years to developing procedures, systems and programs to increase instructor success and client retention in the Pilates and CoreAlign settings. She is the creator of the Carpe Diem body landmarks for cueing, Carpe Diem segmental assessment and Carpe Diem progressions program, a 30-lesson progression for Reformer and CoreAlign. Hayley is also the owner of Carpe Diem Studio Consulting LLC and lead educator for Carpe Diem Progressions Education. Email: [email protected] Alan Herdman, PMA®-CPT, studied at the London School of Contemporary Dance. In the late 1960s, he was invited to New York City to learn about the Pilates Method. There he worked intensively with Carola Trier and Bob Fitzgerald. Pilates was unknown in the UK at that time, so Alan returned in 1970 to set up Britain’s first Pilates studio. Among his clients were actors, dancers, and singers, but word soon spread as doctors and physiotherapists began recommending Pilates to patients struggling with chronic injuries. Alan lectures on Pilates worldwide, directs a training course for Pilates instructors and runs his own studios. He has written several successful books on the Pilates Method. Email: [email protected] Stephanie Herman, PMA®-CPT, ACSM, brings years of knowledge, training, and experience to Pilates Ballet™. She studied and performed dance under legendaries George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham and others. At 19, Stephanie became Principal Ballerina with Le Grand Theatre de Geneve and Opernhaus Zurich and was soon dancing with Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov on some of the world’s most prominent stages. Further training in New York City included the disciplines of Pilates, the GYROTONIC Expansion System®, yoga and more. Stephanie has been featured on talk shows and in national and international publications for her unique and effective dance fitness programs. Email: [email protected] Monica Hoekstra, PMA®-CPT, ACE, is the owner of ABsolute Pilates in Charlotte, NC and is the creator and founder of Core Barre and the Systems of Smart Movement®. Ms. Hoekstra’s teaching experience spans over 20 years. She has three comprehensive certificates in Pilates and is also a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer and a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer. Ms. Hoekstra is a provider for continuing education for ACE, AFAA, and the PMA. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 20 Brett Howard, PMA®-CPT, is the Director of Education of the United States Pilates Association™ and a Senior Teacher of Teachers of the New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Certification Program. He is the owner and Director of The Pilates Haus. Brett Howard was trained by the New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Training Program under the tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska in 1998, and has been a Teacher of Teachers for the program since 2003. He has trained extensively with Pilates Elders Mary Bowen, Jay Grimes and Lolita San Miguel, as well as master teachers Bob Liekens, Sari Mejia Santo, Kathy Corey, Blossom Crawford and Steve Giordano. He is a co-author of the PMA publication, Pilates for Children and Adolescents. Email: [email protected] Jared Kaplan, PMA®-CPT, NASM-CPT, synthesizes studies in dance, Pilates, personal training, exercise physiology, human anatomy and somatics with both an athlete’s eye on performance and an artist’s view of execution. Featured in national magazines, he qualified in Pilates with Kelly Kane and was influenced by mentors Madeline Black, Jean-Claude West, and Christine Wright. Improving performance with personal training, he is a Level 2 CHEK Practitioner, HLC and NASM-certified personal trainer. He co-founded Studio 26, an eco-friendly fitness and wellness center in New York City, where he applies an “always-learning” attitude to deeply impactful sessions for driven New Yorkers looking to be their best. Email: [email protected] Dawn-Marie Ickes, PMA®-CPT, MPT, is the Director of Integrative Wellness and Physical Therapy for Ella Health. She oversees the development and implementation of specialized physical therapy and wellness programs which include rehabilitation, complementary therapies, corrective exercise and other manual therapies designed to address the unique challenges women experience throughout their lifetimes. Dawn-Marie is the founder and clinical director of Evolve Integrative Wellness and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Therapy programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, and California State University, Northridge. She is a member of the faculty for Balanced Body and Redcord US, and lectures internationally on the importance of integrating movement education, rehabilitation and wellness. Email: [email protected] Joy Karley, PMA®-CPT, MA, holds a Master’s degree in Biomechanics and Athletic Training from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Science in Dance from Kent State University. She teaches ballet, pointe, and Pilates at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Joy has trained in both contemporary and classical Pilates styles and completed Lolita San Miguel’s Pilates Master Mentor Program. She is a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer, as well as a Balanced Body Education faculty member for Pilates, Barre, and Bodhi Suspension System, and is also qualified to teach Pfilates (Pelvic Floor Pilates) Instructor Training courses. Joy owned Gotham City Pilates in New York City and currently teaches Pilates clientele as well as classes throughout New York City. Email: [email protected] Yuuko Igarashi, PMA®-CPT began dancing at 12 years old in Tokyo, Japan. After completing her professional training, she performed in television and film in Japan, Canada, and Greece. Yuuko studied Pilates for two years with Romana Kryzanowska and earned her Pilates Certificate in 2001. She continued her Pilates study with Ron Fletcher, Kathy Grant, Deborah Lessen and Pat Guyton. Yuuko has been a Mat presenter at PMA Conference (2005-2008). She has been an assistant presenter at PMA Annual Meeting with Deborah Lessen and Pat Guyton. Yuuko also is a translator for other international teachers visiting Japan, including Ron Fletcher, Pat Guyton, and Deborah Lessen. Email: [email protected] Stephanie Jennings, VP of Sales, MINDBODY Stephanie drives sales operations and strategies worldwide for MINDBODY. She understands the unique challenges of member-based businesses, having worked in a gym environment for ten years and acquiring seven certifications as a group fitness instructor. Stephanie has over 16 years of sales experience, including technology sales in the internet and telephone communications industry. She is a licensed massage therapist, group fitness instructor and personal trainer. With her unique background and stellar sales instinct, Stephanie knows the secrets to keeping your classes full, your studio growing and your clients coming back for more! Email: [email protected] Marion Kessel, PMA®-CPT. Building on early training in South Africa, Canada and Holland in music, classical ballet and the Martha Graham tradition, over three decades Marion has become a highly experienced Pilates instructor. She teaches at all levels in the USA, Canada, Italy and South Africa. Now living in New Mexico, she works in the field of recuperative Pilates, collaborating closely with a pain specialist, and mentors teacher-trainees. While in New Mexico, Marion has worked most closely with Michele Larsson in producing and directing a documentary exploring the life and contributions of Eve Gentry. This documentary, and others in the same spirit of deepening understanding of the history of Pilates, is built on the foundation of Marion’s lifelong experience in the arts, most recently producing and directing documentaries on the performing arts (in Houston, New York, and elsewhere). Email: [email protected] Jennifer Kries, PMA®-CPT, is a 2nd generation teacher, wellness and fitness expert, author, speaker, and an internationally renowned mindbody-spirit innovator. Her award-winning videos, The Method Series, Jennifer Kries DVDs, have sold over 20 million units worldwide and along with her featured appearances on Fit TV’s The Method Show, revolutionized the fitness community, starting the explosive wave of enthusiasm for Pilates and mind-body exercise. Jennifer has inspired countless readers, practitioners, graduates of her programs and viewers alike to embrace her all-encompassing philosophy of movement, art, health, life and energy. Her attention to detail, superb teaching style, artistry, and knowledge of Eastern healing techniques makes her one of the most highly sought-after mind-body teachers in the world today. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 21 Elizabeth Larkam, PMA®-CPT, is internationally recognized as an innovator of movement practice and education. She is a pioneer of the PMA initiative Heroes in Motion® and was awarded the Medal of the Danish Society of Military Medicine in recognition of her efforts to improve the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. While working at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, 1985-2000, Elizabeth created Pilates protocols for orthopedic, spine and chronic pain diagnoses. As Director of Pilates & Beyond for Western Athletic Clubs, she developed the internationally acclaimed Mind & Body Center. Elizabeth is a Feldenkrais® practitioner, Franklin Method teacher, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor. She authored the forthcoming book Fascia in Motion (Handspring, 2016) and the Pilates chapter for the book Fascia in Movement and Sport (2015). Elizabeth is a Distinguished Instructor with over 20 programs on PilatesAnytime and fusionfitnessonline.com. Email: [email protected] Deborah Lessen, PMA®-CPT, is an acknowledged leader in the Pilates field. A former professional dancer and teacher, she was trained to teach the Pilates method by Joseph Pilates’ first protégé, Carola Trier. Ms. Lessen founded the Greene Street Studio in 1983 which nurtures a broad base of clients in the Pilates method for general conditioning, performance specific training, injury prevention and post-rehabilitation. Ms. Lessen is a founding member of the Pilates Method Alliance, serving on the Board of Directors from its inception through 2008. She was instrumental in the creation and implementation of the PMA Pilates Certification Exam. She served as Chairperson of the PMA Certification Commission from its inception through 2014. Deborah Lessen Pilates was launched in 2012, providing high-end equipment and studio accessories based on that created for Carola by Mr. Pilates. Please visit deborahlessenpilates.com for more information. Email: [email protected] Lesley Logan, PMA®-CPT, is an Equinox Lead Teacher Trainer and Los Angeles Magazine’s “Best Mat Pilates” teacher. As an author and coach for Pilates instructors and entrepreneurs she hopes to help inspire others to follow their dreams. Lesley discovered Pilates in 2001 in Orange County, CA. She immediately loved the discipline Pilates demanded, and knew that she found her passion. After moving to Los Angeles she trained with Power Pilates, and later continued her education at The Pilates Center. Through Lesley’s enthusiasm and dedication to Pilates, she has trained clients 13 and up, athletes and Pilates instructors. Her passion is to help Pilates instructors and studio owners do more of what they love - teach! Email: [email protected] Kevin Lucas, BCSIcm, LMT is a Certified Advanced Structural Integrator. He began his education at the Utah College of Massage Therapy and received his advanced training at the Guild for Structural Integration. Kevin is the founder and director of Structural Innovations, which is one of 22 schools recognized by the international Association of Structural Integrators to teach the Rolf Method of Structural Integration. Throughout his career, Kevin has helped thousands of patients and specializes in working with people who have very severe conditions and diseases such as scoliosis, Parkinson’s, dystonia, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain. Kevin also specializes in working with all levels of athletes, and works on a daily basis with professional and collegiate level athletes from all over the country. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 22 Andrea Maida, PMA®-CPT. A graduate of Vintage Pilates’ inaugural class of The Work, Andrea was invited to participate in Teaching the Work taught by Jay Grimes, first generation master teacher and former student of Joseph Pilates. Andrea received comprehensive training through Excel Pilates (Washington, DC) and Romana’s Pilates. Visit Andrea in her private Pilates studio in Solana Beach, CA or in Los Angeles at Vintage Pilates. Andrea is an instructor and blogger for pilatesology.com which is dedicated to recording, preserving and spreading Joseph Pilates’ original work worldwide. Contact Andrea for more information and visit her blog, named one of three Pilates Blogs to Follow by about.com. Email: [email protected] Kathleen McDonough, PMA®-CPT, MA, PT, has integrated Pilates and orthopedic physical therapy for 30+ years. A graduate of UC Davis and Stanford University, the Pilates Center, Boulder, and Polestar, she served on the PMA Item Writing Committee and recently was elected to the Certification Commission. Kathleen created and taught spine stabilization programs nationally, and brought Pilates into a major spine specialty practice. She has presented at the American Physical Therapy Association, and World Confederation for Physical Therapy, University of California San Francisco’s Physical Therapy and Kaiser Orthopedic Residency Programs. Kathleen is passionate about youth sports, and has brought Pilates into her community schools, running clinics and injury prevention programs. Email: [email protected] Patricia Medros, PMA®-CPT, is proving that the appeal of classical Pilates transcends cultures and borders. A Chicago native and Romana Kryzanowksa-trained 2nd generation instructor, Patricia moved to Italy in 2001 to open her studio One Pilates Rome and dedicate herself to cultivating the classical method in Europe. Known for her ability to elicit a ʻdeep kinesthetic experienceʼ with every exercise, Patricia enjoys a loyal clientele and trains a thriving group of apprentice instructors. She regularly presents workshops across Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, and has also taught in Turkey. She earned her Pilates certificate with Romana Kryzanowksa in 2000, was the first to bring classical Pilates to Italy, and was also Italyʼs first Power Pilates Teacher Trainer and representative. Patricia holds a BSc from Northwestern University. Email: [email protected] Allan Menezes, PMA®-CPT, MSc, discovered Pilates in the early 1980s in London after injuring his back in rugby. Pilates ‘fixed’ his back problem. After training with Alan Herdman, he established the first Pilates studio in the southern hemisphere with Body Control Pilates in Sydney in 1986. A founding member of the Institute for the Pilates Method, Allan established the Pilates Institute of Australasia in 1996. 1999 saw the bestseller, The Complete Guide to the Pilates Method used as a training manual by Pilates education organizations. Allan’s DVDs have been reproduced in the UK, USA, Germany, Turkey, and more. Allan trains instructors worldwide with his unique Menezes Method Pilates approach. Email: [email protected] Cathleen Murakami, PMA®-CPT, is currently the Department Head of Pilates and GYROTONIC® at the world-renowned Rancho La Puerta Resort and Spa, located in Tecate, Baja CA, Mexico. Having a fitness career that spans over 30 years, Cathleen apprenticed under Alan Herdman in 1991 and continued her studies with Marie-José Blom. She is GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® certified and has completed teacher training with Tim MIller and Erich Schiffman in yoga. Author of “Morning Pilates Workouts”, and several educational DVDs, you can also find Cathleen on PilatesAnytime with several mat and apparatus classes. A veteran teacher at conventions for over 20 years, she has trained and launched the careers of literally hundreds of teachers currently instructing Pilates. Email: [email protected] Bernie Nelson, PMA®-CPT, founder of Body & Core Pilates, has completed Pilates programs from All American Pilates, the Kane School of Core Integration and Lolita San Miguel’s Pilates Master Mentor Program. A former collegiate football player for the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he has also held certifications in personal training from the American Council on Exercise and National Strength and Conditioning Association. Bernie currently travels nationally to give advanced workshops and conduct teacher training. He focuses his teaching and workshops on problem solving techniques that use Pilates to enhance whole body health. Email: [email protected] Jonathan Oldham, PMA®-CPT, MSPT, began his career in Pilates after a four-year skating tour with Ice Capades. He was qualified by the Pilates Center of Boulder in 1992. Jonathan attained his physical therapy degree at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1999. Since then, he has been integrating Pilates methodology with his physical therapy practice. Jonathan studied extensively with master teacher Ron Fletcher and completed the Ron Fletcher Program of Study in 2005. Jonathan currently practices physical therapy at Alta Physical Therapy in Boulder, CO and teaches Pilates at Pura Vida Fitness and Spa in Denver, CO. Email: [email protected] Cassie Piasecki, PMA®-CPT, has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years. She is a certified personal trainer, Pilates teacher, and group fitness instructor. She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Schwinn Indoor Cycling, and Yoga Booty Ballet. Cassie teaches indoor cycling at GRIT Cycle in Costa Mesa, CA and Pilates at Villa Pilates and Yoga and YogaWorks in Newport Beach, CA. Cassie is also a social media consultant for lifestyle brands. She teaches companies how to use social media to attract new clients and strengthen their relationships with existing ones. Her favorite quote about life comes from Joseph Pilates, “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” Email: [email protected] Cara Reeser, PMA®-CPT has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Cara studied with first generation teacher Kathleen Stanford Grant. In 1993, she continued her training at The Pilates Center. After completing their program in 1994, Cara taught at the Pilates Center in Boulder, CO from 1994 to 2000. Cara opened her studio Pilates Aligned in Denver, CO in 2000. She continued to mentor under Ms. Grant until her death in 2010. Cara is an advanced teacher of the work, presenting continuing education workshops in US and abroad. Cara was on the faculty at Naropa University from 1997 – 2013 teaching movement studies and dance. Currently Cara is teaching and directing the Kathy Grant Heritage Training® in the US and in Europe. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 23 Peter Roël, PMA®-CPT, educated at the Dance Conservatory at Arnhem in The Netherlands, specializes in dance education. He moved to New York City in 1983 to pursue his dance career and while doing so started his Pilates education in 1984 with Kathy Grant. In 1991, he was qualified to teach Pilates by Romana Kryzanowska and in 1998 he studied and was certified to teach GYROTONIC® by Julio Horvath. In 1986 Peter introduced Pilates to The Netherlands while teaching dance and performing as a principle dancer with among others, Elisa Monte and Martha Graham dance companies. From 1998-2001, Peter was co-director, teacher trainer and studio manager at Power Pilates in New York City. Because of a lifetime as a competitive track and field athlete, gymnast and dancer, Peter gives an integrative and individual approach to his Pilates teaching. Email: [email protected] Rebekah Rotstein, PMA®-CPT, is the creator of the medically-endorsed Buff Bones® program with licensed instructors in every continent. She guest presents throughout the U.S. and internationally, and is a visiting instructor at PilatesAnytime. Rebekah began her anatomy training in the sports medicine department of Smith College and served as a Senior Expert Instructor at the Kane School in New York City where she was a member of the teacher training faculty before opening her own Manhattan studio. Her ongoing study of the body includes seven annual cadaver dissections, somatic studies, fascia research education and visceral manipulation. Rebekah has been a partner of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is a presenter at this year’s International Osteoporosis Foundation Worldwide Conference and has been frequently interviewed in the media. Email: [email protected] Kyria Sabin Waugaman, PMA®-CPT is owner and Director of Body Works Pilates Studios and Fletcher Pilates®, an international Pilates school offering comprehensive teacher training and continuing education. She founded Body Works Pilates in Tucson, Arizona in 1993. In 1999, she initiated the first state-licensed Pilates school in Arizona. A graduate of Duke University, a PMA Certified Pilates Teacher and a Licensed Massage Therapist, Kyria developed the Pilates Program at the University of Arizona School of Dance where she serves as Adjunct Faculty. She is an international presenter and has served on the board of the Pilates Method Alliance, the PMA Certification Commission, the University of Arizona Dance Advisory Board, the Haven Center for Women and the Foundation for Expanding Horizons. Email: [email protected] Lolita San Miguel, PMA®-CPT, born in New York, is a first generation Pilates teacher and has been practicing Pilates for 57 years. She was certified by Joseph Pilates through the State University of New York. Lolita also earned certificates from Carola Trier and Polestar Pilates. After a distinguished career in dance, Lolita moved with her husband to Puerto Rico in 1977 where she founded Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico and Pilates y Más, Inc. Her Master Mentor Program has graduated “Lolita’s Disciples™” on six continents. Lolita’s Legacy Teacher Training Program is also taught nationally and internationally by her Disciple Educators. Lolita’s 11 DVDs are best sellers. Lolita is proud of her initiative to place a plaque honoring Joseph Pilates on the site where he was born in Mönchengladbach, Germany. She resides in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 24 Desiree Sanchez, PMA®-CPT, discovered Pilates in 1994 and completed The Pilates Center Teacher Training Program in 1999. She has been a dedicated professional in the field of Pilates ever since, working with a broad spectrum of clientele from rehab to professional athlete. She was on staff at The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado, USA for 10 years and completed The Pilates Center Master’s Program in 2008. She holds a BA in Psychology & Dance from Naropa University. Ms. Sanchez presently teaches at Evolve Pilates of Denver and Functional Strength Pilates in Lone Tree, Colorado where she founded and directs a mentorship based teacher-training program, leads forums and offers continuing education workshops. Ms. Sanchez travels extensively and frequently guest teaches throughout the United States and Europe. Email: [email protected] Karen Sanzo, PMA®-CPT, MS, PT, is the teacher’s teacher, internationally recognized for her innovative, engaging and fun approach to Pilates, and movement in general. She teaches how to demystify Pilates, making it accessible to everyone. Her highly effective method of working with beginners, communicating with precision, and demonstrating the fundamentals of movement are invaluable lessons for every type of instructor. Karen will challenge you to learn in a conceptual way, allowing your classes and programming to be limitless. You can also experience her on PilatesAnytime. Karen’s DVD, Pilates For All Bodies® was voted best for beginners by Pilates Style magazine. Karen is a Balanced Body faculty member at her studio, Pilates Unlimited, in Dallas. Email: [email protected] Hadar Schwartz, PMA®-CPT, BPT, is the professional director and chief instructor at Tel Aviv University Pilates studio as well as the Head of the Certification Programs there since 2010. Hadar is a Physical Therapist (Tel Aviv University, 2008) and is now completing her requirements for MSc program in Tel Aviv University. She holds several international Pilates certificates since 2002. Hadar is part of the Pilates & Rehab team at the Israeli Disabled Veterans Organization where polytrauma clients exercise using Pilates technique on a daily basis. She has a rehabilitation clinic at Tel Aviv University where a team of five physical therapists work with neurological and orthopedic clients. She is also a pioneer collaborator of Heroes in Motion®- an international initiative by PMA. Email: [email protected] Risa Sheppard, PMA®-CPT, is the owner of The Sheppard Method Pilates in Los Angeles, California. Risa received her formal training under the tutelage of Pilates elder Ron Fletcher who later inspired the creation of her own method. Risa is a respected celebrity trainer, creator of the Flex Ring and has been featured in PilatesAnytime, Pilates Style, Elle and Vogue magazines as well as other books and television. Risa has been training the next generation of Pilates professionals for the last decade at her Westwood studio and will soon be collaborating with the California Institute of the Arts to bring the art of Pilates/Contrology to higher education. Email: [email protected] Nora St. John, MS, PMA®-CPT, has been teaching Pilates since 1988. Nora creates teacher training courses in Pilates, CoreAlign, Barre, Bodhi, Anatomy in Three Dimensions and MOTR for Balanced Body. She has studied dance, Chinese medicine, massage, The Franklin Method, Anatomy in Clay® and personal training to enhance her understanding of the body in motion. She is currently focused on creating educational experiences that are innovative, enlightening and effective. She holds degrees in Biology, Dance and Traditional Chinese Medicine and is the author of 11 teacher training manuals and magazine articles. Email: [email protected] Jennifer M. Stacey, PMA®-CPT, MS, exercise physiologist/ biomechanicist, 2nd generation Pilates teacher, author, owner of Peak Performance Pilates, San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, has been teaching Pilates since 1989. Jennifer studied with Romana Kryzanowska, Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher and other first generation teachers including Eve Gentry and Bruce King. While honoring classic Pilates, Jennifer draws upon her scientific background and other disciplines to reveal and develop Pilates. Jennifer teaches workshops in the US, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Asia, and runs European Pilates + Vacation™ retreats. Jennifer has published scientific proceedings and is author of the well-received Peak Performance Pilates Education Program Teachers Manuals including Movement Perspectives™. Email: [email protected] Karyn Staples, PMA®-CPT, PT, PhD, OCS, is a wife, mother of two, physical therapist, Pilates instructor, business owner, researcher, educator, and mentor. She lives in Peachtree City, GA and is the local operator of ProHealth Physical Therapy and Pilates Studio (established June 2005). Karyn graduated from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in May 1998 with a Master’s Degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She received a PhD from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (Provo, UT) with the focus area of Orthopedics and Sports Science in April 2011. Her comprehensive Pilates teacher training is through Polestar® Pilates Education and she continues Pilates training through Fletcher Pilates program of study, Deborah Lessen Pilates, and various workshops taught by instructors from a variety of Pilates lineages. Email: [email protected] Dr. Andromeda Stevens, PMA®-CPT, DC, became a doctor because she was inspired by her own scoliosis condition. Her practice specializes in the proper rehabilitation of the lower back and scoliosis. She was introduced to Pilates as a fitness regimen and was so impressed that she mastered its philosophy and became a PMA Certified Pilates Teacher to offer Pilates to her patients as a way of treating pain and resolving it more effectively. The profound results of her patients led her to co-found Pilates Sports Center in Los Angeles, California along with Kelli Altounian. Andromeda also co-directs the PSC Pilates Teacher Training Program, and the Burn at the Barre Teacher Training Program which aims to provide the highest standard of excellence in education. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 25 Lise Stolze, MPT, DSc, Schroth Scoliosis Physical Therapist, earned her master’s degree in physical therapy in 1993 and her doctor of science in orthopedics in 2011. She is an affiliate faculty member at Regis University and is an educator for Polestar Pilates. She is a certified Schroth Scoliosis Physical Therapist through the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School. She also holds certifications through the Pilates Method Alliance and the GYROTONIC EXPASION SYSTEM®. Lise’s research on low back pain and Pilates was published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. She owns Stolze Therapies, a physical therapy practice in Denver. Email: [email protected] Megyn Taback, PMA®-CPT, began her fitness career in 1997 as a group fitness instructor, and in 2003 she became a qualified Pilates Instructor. She was a Lead Educator for the Pilates Institute of America for ten years teaching their teacher training education programs. In the last ten years Megyn has taught a number of different group fitness formats but now teaches Pilates almost exclusively. In 2007 she began teaching high school students how to teach Pilates as part of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program at Atlantic Community High School. In 2010 she wrote her own Mat Level One Manual featuring her students performing the exercises in the book. She now uses that manual as the textbook for her Pilates classes at school. Email: [email protected] Roman Torgovitsky, PhD, founder of www.SomaSystem.com and www. WoundedWarriorUkraine.org, is a Harvard-trained biomedical scientist, structural bodyworker and internal martial arts practitioner. He developed soma system deep tissue self bodywork and teaches soma system internationally at a variety of venues including IDEA Fit World Convention, Perform Better Functional Training Summits, Pilates Method Alliance Annual Meeting, yoga conferences and PTSD trainings. Email: [email protected] Jolita Trahan, PMA®-CPT, MEd, is a Texan who lives in Florence and has worked as a Pilates and fitness instructor for more than 25 years. As a presenter, she has given seminars in China, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Taiwan, the USA, and various countries in Europe. Jolita began her Pilates training in 1999. In 2008, she established “Pilates Network”, a training school presently listed in the PMA Registry of Schools. She also owns “Touch”, a Pilates studio in Florence. Jolita is a regular presenter at national conferences, including the Pilates Forum, Pilates on Tour, and Rimini Wellness Pilates Junction. Email: [email protected] Pamela S. Turner, PMA®-CPT, MSPT, received her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy at Regis University, Colorado in 1998. She is currently a Principal Educator and examiner for Polestar Education. She has a solo practice within Align - Pilates.Physical Therapy.Wellness, a whole wellness center, and works with a team of complementary practitioners in Steamboat Springs, CO. She holds a certification in the GYROTONIC® Expansion System and is a PMA Certified Pilates Teacher. She is currently in the process of becoming a Certified Functional Manual Therapist with the Institute of Physical Art. She is a movement expert and avid dancer, yogi, and telemark skier. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 26 M Valentin, PMA®-CPT, MS, has been teaching group exercise in the fitness industry for 30 years. Her longtime experience and expertise has allowed her to present at numerous events such as IDEA World, ECA, and Can-Fit Pro. For the past 15 years, Valentin has focused her teaching skills on Pilates, providing continuing education and qualifying aspiring instructors worldwide. Her emphasis has been on choreography for reformer, chair, arc and mat. As a member of Balanced Body faculty, she has been a regular presenter for Pilates on Tour since 2005. As a BB Fit Team member, she combines her fitness style with a twist on Pilates to bring energy and excitement to her fun and creative workouts. Email: [email protected] Jon Zahourek is widely known as the author of an innovative and revolutionary approach to the study of anatomy, featuring kinesthetic learning through building clay muscles onto the MANIKEN®, and a range of other comparative vertebrate models. He held posts at the University of Denver, Parsons School of Design, Banks Street College, New School of Social Research, Art Students League, and New York Academy of Art. Zahourek retired from Zahourek Systems, Inc. in 2009, and now is active as Jon Zahourek, Artist & Anatomist, and as Chairman of the Board in the not-for-profit ANATOMY IN CLAY® Centers. Email: [email protected] Yamuna Zake is a master body educator, creator of Yamuna® Body Rolling, a body sustainability system; the Yamuna® Body Logic and Table Treatment hands-on therapies; Yamuna® Foot Fitness; Save your Face training; Yamuna® Breath Work and the Yamuna® Save Your Body Part educational program. Today she is a world-renowned authority leading a global network of 450 certified practitioners who teach Yamuna’s approach to Body Sustainability. The Yamuna® brand continues to create wellness education and products. Email: [email protected] 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 27 Questions? REGISTRATION For Exhibiting, Sponsorship or Advertising Opportunities, please contact: Maly de Jesus at the PMA (305) 573 4946 x 201 [email protected] Questions regarding conference registration, please contact: Tanya Nieto-Winzey 1-866-573-4945 ext. 306 [email protected] Registration for this conference is handled exclusively through the conference website at www.pilatesmethodalliance.org Log on to www.pilatesmethodalliance.org and get the full details of what promises to be our best conference yet! 2015 CONFERENCE RATES: (The price includes 1 welcome reception, 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches, 2 General Assemblies, and a great EXPO – otherwise know as the PMA Plaza!) Professional Member Student Member NonMember June 1 – September 30 $695 $595 $795 October 1 – November 4 $775 $675 $875 Conference Registration Rates (Summer Rate/Brochure & Class Selection Available) (Fall Rate/Brochure & class Selection Available) ALL REGISTRATION RATES EXPIRE AT 5:00 PM EST Before you register, please read this Special Notice! Each workshop teacher will teach once, and each mat teacher will teach twice during the Annual Meeting. Greening Mission: The Pilates Method Alliance in partnership with our host venues, sponsors, and exhibitors are working hard to make environmentally responsible and socially positive choices for our event. This includes ensuring we Eat Green, Sleep Green & Meet Green. 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 28 HOTEL INFORMATION BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW The hotel “cut-off” date is Friday, October 1, 2015. Room availability and discounted rates are not guaranteed after date and it is possible for rooms to be entirely sold-out before this date. Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center (across the street from the Denver Convention Center) 650 15th Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Tel: (303) 436-1234 Fax: (303) 486-4550 Reservations: (888) 421-1442 Note: Please specify that you are part of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) room block. What are the accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center? This year, the PMA has negotiated multiple sleeping room rates starting at $189.00 plus tax of 14.75%. • Single/Double (king bed or two full size beds): $189.00 plus tax • Triple (two full size beds): $214.00 plus tax • Quadruple (two full size beds): $239.00 plus tax • Mountain view King: $209.00 plus tax • Regency Club – Concierge Level (king bed or two full size beds) $239.00 plus tax • Roll-away beds available at an additional fee • All rooms are non-smoking If you wish to extend your stay or if you are interested in other room types not listed on the reservation site, please contact Melinda Wunder, CMP at (303) 938-8840 or email: [email protected]. She will be happy to help you. The hotel “cut-off” date is Friday, October 1, 2015. Room availability and discounted rates are not guaranteed after date and it is possible for rooms to be entirely sold-out before this date. Visit this link for more information: click this link (https://aws.passkey.com/ event/11388674/owner/21829/home) Do I need to stay at the Denver Hyatt Regency? No. However, staying on site does greatly enhance your experience. You will not have to worry about commuting to the conference and you will have more time to connect with other attendees. The PMA realizes many delegates have relationships and discounts with other hotels and that you have a choice where you stay. But when delegates stay “off-property” it impacts our room block and financial commitment. If we do not meet our room block, the PMA incurs financial penalties. Delegates who stay “on-property” help us to continue to provide a valuable, cost-effective event. HOTEL PARKING Self-Parking - $10.00 first 60 minutes, $15.00 1-3 hours, $20.00 3-5 hours, overnight $27.00* Valet Parking - $20.00 -4 hours, $26.00 4-8 hours, $35.00 +8 hours/overnight *Prices are subject to change COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER PARKING (Recommended) Up to 8 hours - $12 Up to 12 hours - $15 Up to 18 hours - $17 Up to 24 hours - $25 Payment is required in advance at all times. Pay stations are available through out the Convention Center Parking Structure. Airport Transportation Information The Denver International Airport is serviced by most airlines. The airport is approximately 30 minutes or 26 miles from the hotel. For more information on how to get there visit this link (http://www.denver.org/about-denver/transportation/ground-transportation/). What airport should I fly into? The Denver International Airport. This airport is serviced by most airlines. The airport is approximately 30 minutes or 26 miles from the hotel. GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS Cab service from Denver International Airport (DIA) is approximately $55 oneway. Limo service from DIA to the hotel can run $60 - $120 (one-way, dependent on company and number of passengers). For more details contact the Hyatt Concierge at (303) 436-1234. Super Shuttle (Reservations not accepted) (303) 370-1300 or (800) BLUEVAN. Roughly $22 one-way (shared service ride, allow yourself one hour to reach the hotel) Things to do: http://denverregency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/activities.html 15th Annual Meeting of the Pilates Method Alliance 29