Pilates Rules and Why to Break Them

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Description

This online Pilates workshop looks at all the things we’ve taken for granted as our Method has been passed down, added to, and evolved; all the “rules” we’ve set for ourselves when teaching that either don’t serve us or only serve a very small percentage of our student population for a very short period of time. In this workshop we’ll look at some the cues we ALWAYS use in an attempt to help students correct specific and gross movement patterns, that work for a little while, but ultimately hold them hostage to limited mobility and strength. As we deconstruct old beliefs and strategies we’ll dive into the biomechanics behind cues that are more anatomically sound and promote our students ever-growing potential. This workshop is all about learning how to discern, how to question, experiment, and stay open to what's in front of you.

Objectives

Explore and identify our most common Pilates “rules” and their original intent
Learn to apply sound biomechanic questioning to any cue to make it appropriate for the individual body in front of you
Learn alternative cues and tools to promote your student’s continued and progressive potential
Identify when a Pilates “rule” is appropriate and when it can be detrimental, hold students back, and foster poor biomechanics

Concepts & Techniques

The root of rules through the lens of teacher development and progressive discernment
Why making “rules” about the body via cueing is problematic
Sound biomechanics of the most common postural and alignment challenges that make up our Pilates “rules”
Bony arthrokinematics and osteokinematics
Muscle recruitment and activation
Discernment and questioning at different stages of learning

Props & Equipment Used

Balls
Mat
Small Props
Trap/Cad

Workshop Level

Advanced
Beginner
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 1.5 hours long and you have 30 days of access
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

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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

Feedback on Pilates Rules & Why to Break Them by Chantill Lopez

" I really enjoyed this course! It was very thought provoking to explore how some of our traditional cues can lock down our students and actually prevent them from achieving the 3 dimensional and functional movement that is our goal. I love the idea of "dynamic stability" that Chantill explores. "

Anna C

" Incredibly valuable tools and lots of in-depth explanation! Thank you so much! I am looking forward to applying these not only on myself (they feel awesome) but also on my clients! "

Jennifer D

" This was a very informative workshop. As a pilates teacher I find myself using the same “short cut” cues a little too often. This brought a new awareness that will help with more precise cueing that will help the clients awareness. I also enjoyed the techniques used to create a deeper awareness of what should be happening in the body during common pilates exercises. "

Michelle S

" I loved this workshop! Chantill Lopez is so easy to understand and it really opened up my eyes and taught me a new way of learning. Thank you! "

Shannon P

" Great ideas Chantill, I cannot wait to take them into my studio. "

Jill H

" Loved it. So great to be reminded about the importance of bringing awareness to internal sensations versus fixing body parts from the outside and just confusing students.Thank you "

Rebecca F

" A complete eye opener !! Loved it. "

Ximena C

" Chantill has such a nice calming way about her and a wonderful voice. I am a new fan! "

Tracy M

" Really enjoyed these reminders RE conscious competence vs. unconscious competence... "

Julia G

" As an instructor that has been teaching for a LONG time, this very concise new way of approaching the go to cues will allow me to offer my students a new way of thinking about what their bodies are doing. Excited to start using this information "

Sheryl E

" So informative. I'm adding this 3-dimensional perspective to my classical teaching. "

Marie S

" Wonderful workshop. Thanks Chantill, I was able to pick up several new techniques... "

Patricia T

" Really interesting! "

Wendy N

" I enjoyed Chantill's presentation immensely. The information she shared has given me quite a bit to think about and new ways to communicate the movement quality I'm looking for in my client's bodies. Thanks so much Chantill. "

Marge T

" I love how Chantill challenges me to think outside the box and look at how my actions/intentions/approach as a teacher really affect the student to ALSO be inwardly focused (i.e.: enhance their own self awareness). The PILATES RULES course is a way to engage the student and enhance our teaching life in a mindful and powerful student centered approach. LOVED IT! "

Holly C

" Great video. I can't wait to try the approach with my students. Love 3D breathing, Re-organizing of scapula. "

Jessica H

" Chantill has such a succinct and elegant way of explaining the body. This was a great workshop and I look forward to more! "

Patricia W

Featured Student Feedback

Ravi P--- QuizpageId 23517 Great information and tools to help us challenge our own teaching practices!

Ashley S--- QuizpageId 23517 Great information! Can't wait to apply in teaching.

Marana P--- QuizpageId 23517 This workshop was very good. I really liked it.

Christopher B--- QuizpageId 23517 Great course

Anna C--- QuizpageId 23517 I really enjoyed this course! It was very thought provoking to explore how some of our traditional cues can lock down our students and actually prevent them from achieving the 3 dimensional and functional movement that is our goal. I love the idea of "dynamic stability" that Chantill explores.

Molly G--- QuizpageId 23517 Very helpful in bringing a new perspective to my teaching. Also very helpful in teaching to the body in front of you. I think it would be interesting to see the movements cued in someone with less movement experience so that the "old" cues didn't produce such and exaggerated movement. I would like to be able to discern what the more natural/subtle looks like with the old cues to compare with the reorganized movement.

Jennifer D--- QuizpageId 23517 Incredibly valuable tools and lots of in-depth explanation! Thank you so much! I am looking forward to applying these not only on myself (they feel awesome) but also on my clients!

Heidi T--- QuizpageId 23517 Motivated, inspired to apply 3-Dimensional progressive cueing

Marideth S--- QuizpageId 23517 Good instruction on "real world" cueing for many clients.

Michelle S--- QuizpageId 23517 This was a very informative workshop. As a pilates teacher I find myself using the same “short cut” cues a little too often. This brought a new awareness that will help with more precise cueing that will help the clients awareness. I also enjoyed the techniques used to create a deeper awareness of what should be happening in the body during common pilates exercises.

Shannon P--- QuizpageId 23517 I loved this workshop! Chantill Lopez is so easy to understand and it really opened up my eyes and taught me a new way of learning. Thank you!

Margaret S--- QuizpageId 23517 Very good explanations. Easy to follow. Great ideas.

Jill H--- QuizpageId 23517 Great ideas Chantill, I cannot wait to take them into my studio.

Theresa M--- QuizpageId 23517 Very informative

Jona B--- QuizpageId 23517 I appreciate the lecture style of the webinar. The content addressed thoughts and presumptions worthy of additional thought.

CELIA ELIZABETH A--- QuizpageId 23517 I like this course because their is a lot of cues you bring to explain to my students how to activate their breathe and core. Thank you.

Rebecca F--- QuizpageId 23517 Loved it. So great to be reminded about the importance of bringing awareness to internal sensations versus fixing body parts from the outside and just confusing students.Thank you

Ximena C--- QuizpageId 23517 A complete eye opener !! Loved it.

Anna A--- QuizpageId 23517 nice

Tracy M--- QuizpageId 23517 Chantill has such a nice calming way about her and a wonderful voice. I am a new fan!

Becca --- QuizpageId 23517 I loved the information on the biomechanical inaccuracies and different ways to approach each subject!

Julia G--- QuizpageId 23517 Really enjoyed these reminders RE conscious competence vs. unconscious competence...

Christie H--- QuizpageId 23517 Definitely a great reminder to make some deliberate choices about cueing instead of relying on my shorthand...

Lara G--- QuizpageId 23517 Great Workshop - very informative.

Erica F--- QuizpageId 23517 I thought that this was a very relevant lecture! These are concepts that I myself have felt needed more dynamic approaches for how to instruct them, and specifically the problem of overcorrecting which can cause tension. The only thing I can say is a wish for a more variety of models to demonstrate the exercises...there are so many different variety of bodies (not all of them thin and female which present a challenge to explain things, especially in regards to the sacral ball... :)

ANNA OGUIMOURA --- QuizpageId 23517 Bringing attention to 3D scapular movement and 3D breathing dynamics was a good point...

Sheryl E--- QuizpageId 23517 As an instructor that has been teaching for a LONG time, this very concise new way of approaching the go to cues will allow me to offer my students a new way of thinking about what their bodies are doing. Excited to start using this information

Marie S--- QuizpageId 23517 So informative. I'm adding this 3-dimensional perspective to my classical teaching.

Patricia T--- QuizpageId 23517 Wonderful workshop. Thanks Chantill, I was able to pick up several new techniques...

Greta K--- QuizpageId 23517 Thank you!

Wendy N--- QuizpageId 23517 Really interesting!

Brigid K--- QuizpageId 23517 I love the bottom up approach. thanks!

Dilla M--- QuizpageId 23517 The course was well presented and the instructor was clear and articulate...

Marge T--- QuizpageId 23517 I enjoyed Chantill's presentation immensely. The information she shared has given me quite a bit to think about and new ways to communicate the movement quality I'm looking for in my client's bodies. Thanks so much Chantill.

Fabiola F--- QuizpageId 23517 I liked the workshop. Very interesting an approach that joins a theoretical part, exercises and the experience of it

Maria M--- QuizpageId 23517 I liked a lot the 3 dimensional cueing. And she kept my interest throughout.

Holly C--- QuizpageId 23517 I love how Chantill challenges me to think outside the box and look at how my actions/intentions/approach as a teacher really affect the student to ALSO be inwardly focused (i.e.: enhance their own self awareness). The PILATES RULES course is a way to engage the student and enhance our teaching life in a mindful and powerful student centered approach. LOVED IT!

Jessica H--- QuizpageId 23517 Great video. I can't wait to try the approach with my students. Love 3D breathing, Re-organizing of scapula.

Charles K--- QuizpageId 23517 My takeaway is movement of the scapula: 20% down, 40% wide, and 40% forward. Much more dynamic movement than simply, 'keep your shoulders down'. -Chuck

Patricia W--- QuizpageId 23517 Chantill has such a succinct and elegant way of explaining the body. This was a great workshop and I look forward to more!