Workshop
Creative Variations for Teacher’s Movement Arsenals
with Sylvia Byrd-Leitner
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About This Workshop
In this fast-paced workshop, Sylvia Byrd-Leitner shares over 70 exercise variations that she has learned and created during her two decades of teaching experience. Some of these variations are meant to add intensity while others are intended to increase body awareness, and they will all challenge your clients to return to the Pilates principles of concentration, control, center, flow, precision, and breathing.The exercises presented in this workshop can be used a-la-carte; pick and choose what works for you and your clients and use them in your workouts where appropriate. Most of these variations utilize the reformer, but there are also options for the mat using small props as well as the springboard/ trapeze table. Sylvia’s fun and creative exercises will expand the movement teachers’ toolbox and help you add variety to your classes, keeping your clients challenged, interested, and coming back for more!
Concepts & Techniques
- Fall recovery
- Resonant breathing
- Reducing spring tension to increase challenge
- Incorporating small props to increase body awareness
Objectives
- Observe Sylvia teaching dozens of fun, creative exercise variations
- Explore new ways to challenge your clients
- Expand your exercise repertoire for all movement levels
- Add balance challenges to your reformer routines
- Increase client awareness around common movement patterns
- Find inspiration that you can put to use in your next Pilates class
Props & Equipment
- Balls
- Barrel
- Mat
- Reformer
- Rotator Discs
- Small Props
- Trap/CadBalls
- Glider discs
- Springboard or trapeze table
- Arc Barrel
**Note: Many variations are presented in this workshop, and alternatives are offered for small props (like glider discs and arc barrel) where appropriate. You will be able to perform the vast majority of these exercises with just a mat and a reformer.
Workshop Level
- Advanced
- Beginner
- Intermediate
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| Workshop | Free Member | Forever Member |
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About Sylvia Byrd-Leitner
I have been teaching for over 40 years. (yikes!) For the most recent twenty-one years I’ve had the pleasure of teaching Pilates. I have studied both classical and contemporary and hold two comprehensive certification…
Feedback on Creative Variations for Teacher’s Movement Arsenals
Love your creativity and adaptability of the exercises.Jacqueline S
Featured Student Feedback
Thank you Sylvia. I enjoyed both your courses.
Love your creativity and adaptability of the exercises.
Informative
Interesting content
Really enjoyed this workshop. Lots of great ideas and clear concise instruction
Some creative variations but a lot of them were very basic
Looking forward to trying these out on the reformer!
Very nice course. Provided a lot of new ideas and options.
Thank you for offering so many adaptations of exercises, it was great to have new ideas for clients.I think b/c there were so many exercises offered, it felt a bit rushed at times but again if your goals was to give off many variations, you did that well. If you would have offered more cueing we probably wouldn't have got as many exercises in content overall.
Loved the hip adjustments
I loved this workshop! It has given me so many new ways to challenge my clients. The instruction and demonstrations were very clear and overall flowed well. I look forward to taking more workshops by Sylvia Byrd-Leitner.
A very good and practical workshop!
So many great ideas!
It was awesome, thank you!!!
This was great. Thank you for helping me thing a little more outside the box. I have enjoyed using some of these with my clients.
Sylvia is a masterful teacher and I enjoyed the Workshop. Her variations are easily adapted into any session.
great workshop
Thanks for sharing. Likely something for everyone here.
Thanks, great material.
Sometimes I get stuck in a rut of teaching the same exercises and need an infusion of creativity. This workshop provided so many great variations to choose from! I like that they can be stand-alone (not meant to be taught as an entire class together) so I can use what works for me and my clients. I'm sure I will go back to this again in the future when I'm in need of some inspiration.
I enjoyed the various moves very much however WISH the PDF followed the class. You spend so much time flipping forward and back through the PDF to find where the heck you are and which exercise she is demonstrating so that you can take useful notes and you completely lose the rhythm and concentration of the class. Sigh.
Great workshop! Lots of fun new variations on the classics...
Great class! Lots of great ideas and modifications for a class setting. Love the arc work on the Reformer.
Fabulous sessions...many ideas, bless you!!
very informative
amazing content, fun variations!
very creative
Good information though a bit rushed at times.
Great variations from Sylvia and Terrific job from Alexis!
This series was amazing. I can't wait to try it out on my clients. Thank you so much for your knowledge and ability to share what you know... I for one am extremely grateful.
Fun tools to add to my toolkit. Thank you!
Silvia did an excellent job with cues and pacing. Many of these exercises are perfect for my clients who have a variety of injuries.
Sylvia, you have wonderful, clear cueing. I did not struggle to follow the movements. Standing arm work with loops on the side of the reformer, I would have appreciated your assistant to do both sides in order to see the reciprocating work. Otherwise great variations; some new for myself and others a great reminder of what I haven't been using in my studio. Thank you.
As always, Sylvia is a wonder! Love her teaching.