Transform and Empower: The Pilates Mat Teacher Training and Immersion (Cancelled)

Program cancelled.

For intermediate and advanced students with at least 1 year of Pilates experience.

Renowned Pilates pioneer Jennifer Kries brings her specialized Pilates Mat Teacher Training to Kripalu for the first time ever. A student of three of Joseph Pilates’ disciples (Eve Gentry, Romana Kryzanowska, and Ron Fletcher), Jennifer has designed a training that redefines fitness and is the most sophisticated approach to authentic, classical Pilates today. It’s a perfect fusion of the Western view of the body as “ultimate machine” and the deeply satisfying, restorative, and enlightening mind-body-spirit philosophy of the East.

In this training, you learn

• How to teach as you refine your understanding of the original mat workout created by Joseph Pilates
• Every exercise from the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Mat syllabus, including the Magic Circle and Sculpting Series
• The essential principles needed to become an extraordinary Pilates Mat teacher
• Specific exercises and modifications for rehabilitation, pre- and post-natal conditioning, treating scoliosis, injury prevention, and strength-training strategies.

Experience one of the finest and most comprehensive Pilates Mat training programs offered today.

Prerequisite It is strongly recommended that participants take a minimum of 50 hours of mat classes before registering for this course.

Recommended viewing Jennifer Kries, The Pilates Method Master Trainer DVD Series; New Body! Pilates DVDs Levels I, II, and III; and New Body! Pilates Toys DVDs.

Note Tuition includes a manual. Bring comfortable Pilates and/or yoga clothes, a Pilates Magic Circle if you own one, and a notebook and pen. This training addresses deep emotional and psychological issues in preparing and empowering participants to compassionately serve the needs of their students.

• 23.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge