Pilates Center of Rockville Proudly Presents
The Deborah Lessen Workshop Weekend
A Continuing Education Event
April 1 – 3, 2016
Registration is open for an exciting weekend of continuing education workshops with the incomparable Deborah Lessen. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from one of the most insightful, influential, and respected master Pilates teachers in the industry.
A former professional dancer and teacher, Deborah received her Pilates training from Carola Trier, Joseph Pilates’ first protégé. The beauty of her teaching is that she draws from her diverse background, including her work with Carola, master movement educator Irene Dowd, Martha Graham and others to define and illuminate the movement concepts underlying the Pilates method. Her approach to movement is intuitive, intelligent, progressive and committed to the Pilates philosophy. And she continues to re-evaluate and explore.
Deborah founded the Greene Street Studio in New York City in 1983. She is a true teacher’s teacher, conducting a roster of continuing education workshops and seminars for Pilates teachers around the world. Deborah is a founding member and Immediate-Past President of the Pilates Method Alliance, and she was instrumental in the creation of the PMA Pilates Certification Exam. We are thrilled to host Deborah for this phenomenal weekend of workshops that perfectly integrate the intuitive, classical, technical and progressive aspects of our work. These workshops are expected to sell out quickly. Prompt registration is recommended.
Pilates teachers can earn up to 12 PMA Accredited CEC Hours.
Master Mat Class & Conversation w/ Deborah
Friday, April 1, 2016
5:30 – 7 pm
The day before our first workshop, Deborah is teaching a special Master Mat Class, open to students of all levels, followed by an enlightening conversation about Pilates. Come ready to move and engage in thought-provoking conversation!
Fee: $35
Visual Assessment Skills for Pilates Teachers
6 PMA Accredited CEC Hours
Saturday, April 2, 2016
9 am – 4 pm (w/ 1-hour break for lunch)
One of our greatest challenges as Pilates teachers is to effectively use our visual skills to assess the physical issues, asymmetries and imbalances that a body presents, then skillfully use that information to design a program that brings about the desired results. This course enhances the visual and teaching skills for instructors. In this workshop, we will select subjects from the group, and Deborah will guide an active application of techniques to more accurately observe and assess movement. She will help us develop new methods to target and neutralize weaknesses and asymmetries. We will observe the body statically in various orientations, then dynamically using Pilates vocabulary, and compare the results. Participants will learn to focus on client-specific issues in order to design an effective program, use proper cueing and establish appropriate goals for the individual. We will utilize the major Pilates apparatus.
Foundational Foot & Legwork
6 PMA Accredited CEC Hours
Sunday, April 3, 2016
9 am – 4 pm (w/ 1-hour break for lunch)
Exercising the feet strengthens the intrinsics of the body, and provides feedback through the lower limbs to the pelvis and spine. Proper muscular support from the lower limbs is essential to carrying the upper stories of the body in optimal vertical alignment and function. This course deepens the ability of the instructor to see, correct and integrate muscular support of the lower limbs with the whole body. Based on work taught to Deborah Lessen by Carola Trier, we will discuss proper weight-bearing, work the feet and then focus on footwork and leg alignment within the standard repertoire on the major Pilates apparatus.
Fee: 2-Day Workshop Weekend
Save 10% when you register for both workshops!
$475 for both workshops
Fee: 1-Day Workshop
$265 for one workshop
Morning Mat Flow
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
8 – 8:55 am
Each morning of our Workshop Weekend, Pilates Center of Rockville teachers will kick-off the day with a flowing Mat class. Start your day full of energy and with a calm mind. This class is open to teachers and students of all levels.
Fee:
$10 for Workshop Attendees
$20 if not attending a Workshop
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Location & Hotel Accommodations
Pilates Center of Rockville is located in the heart of the DC Metro area. We are steps away from the Twinbrook Metro station on the Red Line. View map & directions. In addition to our local colleagues, we welcome our colleagues visiting from outside the area. If you need hotel accommodations during your visit, below is a list of hotels located near our studio. Please feel free to give us a call if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
EVEN Hotel Rockville
1775 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD, 20852
0.3 miles away
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville
1750 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD, 20852
0.3 miles away
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
5701 Marinelli Rd
Bethesda, MD, 20852
1.1 miles away