Pilates Imperfect

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Pilates Imperfect: Teaching Positive Compensation + Self-Regulation	$59 Register Now	$39 Forever Members enjoy early access, special pricing, and no expiration dates! If you’d like to take advantage of this special price, please add Forever Access here and then come back to this page to make your purchase. (If you have Forever Access - make sure you are logged in to make this pricing available.)

This workshop offers 4 PMA CECs upon completion and passing of the required quiz.

(Please remember, the PMA accepts a maximum of 12 online CECs toward their bi-annual 16 CEC requirement. Details.)

Description

In this online Pilates workshop Chantill Lopez and James Crader team up to explore a powerful new approach to teaching movement based on an understanding of positive compensation and the ability of the student to self-regulate.

Learn to teach movement in a way that promotes the accrual of infinite efficient movement options rather than only a few right strategies, for example, those that keep us held in perfect alignment and good form.

You’ll be exposed to the Polyvagal Theory and learn how the health of the vagus nerve dictates our ability to relate to self, other, and context -- the very heart of teaching -- and how, by linking movement to vagal health, we can deeply improve not only a few ideal movement outcomes but enhance the overall efficacy of all movement while optimizing self-regulation strategies.

Be taken on a journey through teaching philosophy, coaching strategies, and exploratory movement tools that will help you foster endless positive compensation potential in your students. Plus, you’re going to laugh a lot as this duo dives into some super juicy strategies and seemingly silly techniques for returning your teaching to life.

Objectives

Understand the concepts of positive compensation and self-regulation, how to identify and promote within the Pilates paradigm.
Understand, in brief, the Polyvagal Theory and how it impacts our ability to communicate the body’s potential in any movement teaching/training environment.
Develop a basic understanding of the relationship between the vagus nerve, positive compensation, and self-regulation.
Learn teaching tools and strategies that help facilitate a feeling body experience instead of a solely thinking mind experience for your students.
Discover and examine your role in implementing such tools.

Concepts & Techniques

Awareness of Self + Teaching Role
Teaching as expert v teacher as co-creator
Teaching Strategies: Training v Facilitation
The Vagus Nerve
What is Neuroceptive Awareness
Negative and Positive Compensation
Vagal Toning + Diagnostic Tools
Teacher Presence - How are you showing up for your job?

Props & Equipment Used

Balls
Mat
Small Props
Trap/Cad

Workshop Level

Advanced
Beginner
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 2.5 hours long and you have 30 days of access
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

About Chantill Lopez

After more than 20 years of teaching, 15 of which have been spent teaching Pilates, yoga, dance, meditation and other movement modalities to a complex variety of folks, I am proud to be a teacher of t... Find Out More Other Workshops by Chantill Lopez

About James Crader

James Crader is a Movement and Mind-shift Coach specializing in Pilates and John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Therapy, a CoreAlign Faculty Member, and owner of Evolved Body Studio in Sacramento, CA. ... Find Out More Other Workshops by James Crader

Student Comments

" I found the workshop a helpful reminder of how one "shows up" as a teacher and appreciated the definitions of training vs. facilitating.I am intrigued by the vagus nerve connection and am continuing to explore that in my own practice and work. "

Banna Rose S

" It really pulled many thoughts and feeling that I have as a teacher together. I found it extremely enlightening. Thank you... "

June L

" Interesting workshop. Especially the part about the vagal nerve, which was all new to me. Chantill & James are very inspiring to me as I am very focused on the coaching part of teaching Pilates. "

Tina Helboe O

" Great workshop. Loved all of the content as it was clear and concise. I will definitely utilize the tools that were shared and I'm sure I will have questions as I start to implement some what I have learned here. This is my first experience with both of you as presenters and I am very thankful to have found you. Thank you both! "

Jenny C

" Good workshop, thank you! "

Nicole K

Featured Student Feedback

Wendy T I'm thankful you included such applicable information and tools on vagal toning. I will be adding these tips to my arsenal of strategies to soften thru times when clients (myself included) are in modes of hyper-attention, hyper-awareness, hyper-sensitive, quick trigger On! On! On! I feel a sense of ease and presence after the the 4 release techniques. Thank you kindly.

Laura H Loved the class. As you said this topic is something I have been thinking about and talking to others about. So, thank you for putting it all together.

Banna Rose S Hello my Pilates Colleagues.Second time taking the test.I believe wording on several questions is confusing both in terms of logical setup and syntax. Please examine. Most esp. question which begins, "Which of the following is NOT..." Consider that you are framing the question with both a negative and then comparison of two contingencies within the answer. Surely a BETTER way to evaluate the knowledge/content.

Banna Rose S I found the workshop a helpful reminder of how one "shows up" as a teacher and appreciated the definitions of training vs. facilitating.I am intrigued by the vagus nerve connection and am continuing to explore that in my own practice and work.

June L It really pulled many thoughts and feeling that I have as a teacher together. I found it extremely enlightening. Thank you...

Karen R Really interesting workshop broken down into bite-size modules so you can easily dip in and out of the training. I liked the nerdy bit on the vagus nerve and was particularly interested in the training vs. facilitation discussion, as I spend most of my time teaching Matwork to groups (as opposed to working with individuals) and my challenge is to move away from spending too much time in training mode. Thanks Chantill and James!

Tina Helboe O Interesting workshop. Especially the part about the vagal nerve, which was all new to me. Chantill & James are very inspiring to me as I am very focused on the coaching part of teaching Pilates.

Jenny C Great workshop. Loved all of the content as it was clear and concise. I will definitely utilize the tools that were shared and I'm sure I will have questions as I start to implement some what I have learned here. This is my first experience with both of you as presenters and I am very thankful to have found you. Thank you both!

Nicole K Good workshop, thank you!