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We are thrilled to welcome Master Teacher Madeline Black to our new Pilates Chicago space!  

Madeline is a world-renowned body and movement educator, who is gifted with the ablility to present complex and cutting-edge material in a clear and experiential way.  

If you are a movement educator, do not miss this opportunity to learn from Madeline in an intimate setting. Participants are consistently blown away by their heightened insights and understanding of movement and biomechanics. 



WHEN: 
Sat/Sun May 16th-17th: 10AM-5PM


COST: $275 for 1 Day
          $475 for 2 Days
*10% discount for Pilates Chicago Staff/ Comprehensive Trainees/ Comprehensive Alumni   Use Code TEAMPICHI

 


REGISTER NOW! This course will fill up fast!
 
BreathDay 1)  Movement is Breath: Beyond the Mechanics

Many movement teachers know the how the breath works, diaphragmatic and abdominal.

Or are they separate actions?

What is the healthy patterning of the trunk? 

Is it the contraction, the relaxation, pulling in or letting go as the most effective use of breath and movement?

What if the client has difficulty with breathing due to body tension, disease or simply lack of awareness?


 

Madeline Black will lead you through a movement class to enhance the body's tissue structure for improved breathing therefore better control for strengthening. She will demystify and simplify the myofascial connections for healthy trunk movement patterning for better breathing. 

Learn to support a client with compromised breathing especially those with health issues. Madeline will teach hands-on work as well as movements to integrate movement and breath.


 

Course Objectives

  • Expanding the understanding of how movement and breath are interrelated based on new science
  • Experiencing a 30 minute movement class focused on the tissue structures normally restricted when breathing is limited
  • Learning to teach breathing with energy and life rather than typically in a slow, minimal movement process
  • Assisting clients with greater restrictions due to disease, tension or structural issues such as scoliosis
  • Cueing through hands-on work to guide the client in a felt sense of breathmovement

 
ScoliosisDay 2)  Scoliosis

In this workshop, you will learn to identify structural and functional scoliosis using simple assessment skills and understand the movement mechanics of the spine along with the dysfunction created by scoliosis. 

Create an effective exercise program for your clients with scoliosis using specific exercises that target the balance between release and support of the structure. 

Madeline Black will utilize the mat, rollers, balls, Spine Corrector and Wunda Chair to identify movement patterns and develop corrective exercises.


 

Course Objectives:

  • Learning the definition of structural versus functional scoliosis
  • Understanding the mechanics of scoliosis, its health risk
  • Assessing scoliosis
  • Using exercises to specifically minimize the curve, create elongation with a balance of mobility and stability
  • Learning a three planar approach to movement choices in programming
  • Teaching mat, Pilates apparatus using props, and specific cueing directed toward scoliosis