TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
	INITIATION 101 INITIATION 201 CONCENTRATION 101 GYROTONIC®
Center Strength is a teacher-training studio certified by the http://www.themethodpilates.com/ (link to PhysicalMind Web site to see current course offerings and dates) of New York. Jennifer Reich, who has been teaching Pilates for 17 years and instructing trainers for the past six years, leads most of these courses. The overall program has a strong basis in biomechanics – progressing from the fundamentals of movement to postural assessment and specific applications for individual clients. We also host guest teachers here at Center Strength. Lisa Maria Goodwin from L.A. Body Kinetics, a master GYROTONIC® instructor, gives Level 1 GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® certification at our studio. Advanced courses offered at Center Strength include “Pilates as a Rehabilitative Tool” and “Advanced Repertoire on the Apparatus.” Please see dates, times and prices for our courses as follows.
INITIATION 101 (Limit 15) Prerequisites: Comprehension of Mat exercises from previously attended Pilates mat classes and PhysicalMind Institute videos. Knowledge of functional anatomy from our own Anatomy of Pilates. Jennifer Reich and staff will present a 15-hour course teaching the Pilates Fundamentals as well as the mat exercises. In this course you will learn the biomechanics underlying the exercises so you can empower your clients to move correctly from the core. The prerequisite for this course is taking mat classes and knowing the required material. Tuition: $350 Materials: $70.00 This course is a prerequisite for Concentration 101.
							FALL 2007 October 19,20 & 21 2007 (5-8; 9-5; 9-2)
					FALL 2007 Wednesday Evenings 5-8 Beginning January 16 thru April 9
PILATES CONCENTRATION 101 (Limit 10) Prerequisites: Initiation 101 A 10-week, 250-hour intensive study of the Pilates method on all the apparatus. The nature of this program encourages students to experience and learn by seeing, doing and teaching in the classic apprentice style, giving depth and meaning to the work. Includes 40 hours of class time, 48 hours of observation, 75 hours of assistant teaching, 60 hours of self-practice, and 62 hours of homework Tuition: $2,760 if paid in full at time of registration.
INITIATION 201 (Limit 15)  Prerequisites: Initiation 101 A 15-hour course of advanced mat exercises and exercises that bring the Pilates Method into gravity. The standing work challenges balance and coordination as well as builds bone density. The work taught in this course is excellent for teachers needing more challenge and variation in their routines. This course is necessary for Pilates Mat certification. Tuition: $395 Materials: $70
				FALL 2007 November 2, 3&4 (5-8; 9-5; 9-2)
GYROTONIC® (Limit 10) Prerequisites: Students must complete a minimum of 20 pre-training hours in GYROTONIC® method with a certified pre-trainer and a minimum of four hours of GYROKINESIS®. Students must have first-hand physical knowledge of all the exercises presented in the Foundation Teacher Training in order to be eligible to take a Foundation Teacher Training Course. Lisa Marie presents the most current 7 progression curriculum and preliminaries as taught by Juliu. Upon completion of this course, participants will receive “Apprentice” status and may begin teaching the work. Students are eligible to take the Level 1 Test not less than three months after and not more than one year after completion of this course. TBA
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