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Pilates Teacher Training

gidget — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:19:55 +0000

Teacher Training Begins February 24, 2012

A Comprehensive Program Designed by Risa Sheppard, Master Pilates Instructor with More Than 32 Years Experience.

This complete system is a 455 hour course that provides the careful, individual attention and the utmost professional support that ensures you receive the best hands-on training in Pilates.

THE SHEPPARD METHOD PROGRAM OF TEACHER TRAINING inspires the professionalism necessary to properly and effectively teach others to achieve their personal best. Staying true to the classical movements designed by Joe Pilates, the student is taught to instill excellence and enhance the spirit of each individual. Attention is paid not only to technique, but to joy of movement and inspiration to go beyond ones limits.

Come and study with Risa Sheppard, a Pilates Master Instructor, and her staff of top professionals. Give yourself the very best!

COURSE OF STUDY INCLUDES:

Level I Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Spine Corrector and Step Barrel.
Level II Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Spine Corrector and Step Barrel.
Level III Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Spine Corrector and Step Barrel.
Apparatus Movements incorporating foam rollers, swiss balls, and mini balls.
Skills of injury prevention/recovery and adaptive training for special populations.
Attitude, confidence and composure of a professional instructor, studio safety.
Learn to develop intuition with each client. Going beyond the technical, and into the heart and soul of the work.
Proper stretching techniques designed to enhance the flexibility of each client.
Theory and principles of functional anatomy and biomechanics.
Pilates Method Alliance Study Guidelines.
55 classroom hours.
150 Assistant teaching hours.
100 Observation hours.
150 Self Study/Practical hours.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Background in Pilates, Yoga or fitness related programs.
Entrance interview with founder, Risa Sheppard
10 studio sessions with A Sheppard Method Instructor, offered at a professional rate.
Required reading:
1. Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine C. Germain
2. Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd addition, by Wynn Kipit
3. Pilates: Return to Life Through Contrology, by Joseph H. Pilates and William John Miller.
4. Pilates Anatomy, by Dr. Abby Ellsworth

TUITION:
See pricing above
Includes 12 mat classes and exam
A tuition deposit of $500.00 is required to hold your space in the class.

REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
Tuition deposits are non refundable.
Full tuition due one week prior to class start date.

The course can be completed in seven months with a full time commitment, although you may take up to one year to complete your hours.

Class size is limited to 8, so sign up soon.

The Sheppard Method Program of Teacher Training is proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of the Pilates Method Alliance. For more information please visit their web site www.pilatesmethodalliance.org

TESTIMONIALS:
“Risa is a wonderful teacher, not only instructing Pilates fundamentals and anatomy, but truly bringing the joy and beauty of movement through her unique choreography”
-Laura Hartson
“Since going through Risa’s Teacher Training, I was immediately placed in three different Pilates studios. The Sheppard Method Teacher Training Program has had a profound impact on my career.”
-Jodie Price
“Risa’s Teacher Training is fantastic! She combines thirty years of experience with her great sense of humor, and you come out with a tremendous foundation for Pilates. The course is fun and stimulating, a really wonderful experience.”
Cathy Cahill, DPT

Mentor Teacher Training

gidget — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:34:57 +0000

The Sheppard Method is reinstituting a centuries-old learning practice started by Master Teachers in their fields.

The practice is designed for new teachers to be taught techniques from the Masters themselves.

Instead of being in a classroom with others students and learning the technique by rote, the students follow the Masters as they teach. Students then learn first-hand from the Masters and their instructors whom the Masters personally trained. All learned on a one-to-one basis.

This is the way Risa, a Master Pilates teacher, and many other second-generation Pilates Master teachers learned and honed their craft.

Students may start on their own time, and with scheduled appointments may arrange to meet with Risa.

Frustrated with the saturation of inexperienced “so-called” Pilates teachers who have sprung up everywhere (and who call themselves “Masters” after a short time teaching)

Risa is offering her 35 years of experience in movement, hands-on healing and therapy to individuals who truly want to learn from the best of Masters. The Master teaching also includes the love, integrity and discipline that makes Pilates so integral with today’s society.

Hours of self-study, technique training and observation are included, as is anatomy taught by Janine de Zarn. Initial training is hosted by Risa.

Mentor program with Risa is $8,500.

Mentor program with a Sheppard Method teacher is $5000.

Please call the Westwood studio and make an appointment with Risa Sheppard.

310 470-2828

CEC Classes

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:45:25 +0000

Level 4 and 5 Reformer class for instructors

Brief description: The instructors can use this knowledge when working with athletes, dancers and other Pilates instructors.
By advancing their personal knowledge this course will:
Allow them to build their personal background in Pilates
Broaden their client base
Level 4 and 5 will not only make the Pilates instructor a stronger teacher but will help push them to their next level as a Pilates disciple

Level 4 and 5 Reformer Class for Instructors:
Location: 2180 Westwood Blvd. 2B Los Angeles, Ca 90025
Contact info: Justin Schenck (310) 470-2828
CEC earned: 3.5 credits
Price: $ 90

Pregnancy Fitness and Postpartum Rehabilitation Program

Brief description: This specialized program encompasses the essence of Pilates and essential exercise program for pregnant women form the first trimester to post partum. This class will give the Pilates instructor the background they will need to lead their clients through a healthy and happy pregnancy. Women who have had C-sections, diastases recti, and or separation of the pubic bone have common problems that can occur. With the instructor having this background and knowledge, he or she can help their clients get through time and heal from the inside out.

Pregnancy Fitness and Postpartum Rehabilitation Program:
Location: 2180 Westwood Blvd. 2B Los Angeles, Ca 90025
Contact info: Justin Schenck (310) 470-2828
CEC earned: 5.75 credits
Price: $ 200

Back To Life: A movement Experience With Mind Treatment

Brief description: The philosophy behind the techniques offered in this workshop has as much to do with how one feels emotionally, what one thinks, and the way one moves through the world as it does with the muscles and bones in the body. Ultimately, these feelings can translate into body pain, misalignment, poor posture, and many other ailments. The students will learn how to combine two successful techniques in working with clients, or themselves. The first method focuses on treating the emotional source of the problem through questionnaire and self examination. Then, we will incorporate Pilates movements with the mental awareness that creates a total mind, Body, and Spirit experience.

The course objective is to give the Pilates practitioner new insight into the emotional and mental possibilities behind certain physical problems or conditions, and use their findings to better treat the client. By incorporating Pilates with emotional understanding and healthy thought, the clients will:
Get rid unwanted pain
Feel better about their bodies and their lives
Lose inches, strengthen their bodies
Make healthier choices
Manage sanity in the most stressful of times
Manage their stress so that it does not go into their bodies

Back To Life: A Movement Experience With Mind Treatment
Course hours: 10-2pm
Location: 2180 Westwood Blvd. 2B Los Angeles, Ca 90025
Contact info: Justin Schenck (310) 470-2828
CEC earned: 7.5 credits
Price: $ 200

Private/Semi Private

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:41:45 +0000

Private One on One Sessions

Custom instruction suited to fit your individual needs, concerns and lifestyle. We address the person, not just the body. Your physique will take on a long lean and well proportioned appearance. Your posture improves making you appear taller and thinner. Your energy increases as you open up your upper body and allow more oxygen into your system.

Semi Private Sessions

With one instructor per two students, you will achieve the same results as above, but will work with a partner either with your own, or we will try to match you up to a studio student looking for a semi-private partner. It is important that you work with a partner who is closest to your abilities.

Reformer Classes

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:38:49 +0000

Joseph Pilates intended his method to be performed one on one. With the proliferation of today’s Pilates, the need to economize and adhere to the multitudes have led to a militaristic approach to this graceful and articulate program. Risa and her teachers believe in keeping the original concepts of the individual Reformer work to those who have already taken enough private sessions to understand their bodies, and how it moves in a balanced and articulate manner. Challenging and Rigorous, the Reformer work gives proper resistance and strengthening techniques that give the body a fluid and beautiful design.

Pilates Teacher Training

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:24:33 +0000

A Comprehensive Program Designed by Risa Sheppard, Master Pilates Instructor with More Than 32 Years Experience.

This complete system is a 455 hour course that provides the careful, individual attention and the utmost professional support that ensures you receive the best hands-on training in Pilates.

Come and study with Risa Sheppard, a Pilates Master Instructor, and her staff of top professionals. Give yourself the very best!

COURSE OF STUDY INCLUDES:

TUITION:
See pricing above
Includes 12 mat classes and exam
A tuition deposit of $500.00 is required to hold your space in the class.

REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
Tuition deposits are non refundable.
Full tuition due one week prior to class start date.

The course can be completed in seven months with a full time commitment, although you may take up to one year to complete your hours.

Class size is limited to 8, so sign up soon.

The Sheppard Method Program of Teacher Training is proud to be a Corporate Sponsor of the Pilates Method Alliance. For more information please visit their web site www.pilatesmethodalliance.org

Mat Classes

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:46:57 +0000

Mat Classes are a mixture of fitness styles and classic Pilates done on the floor without the equipment.

Joseph Pilates invented the mat work first. Designed to strengthen and tone the body through controlled exercises, proper breathing, and flowing movements. We pay close attention to each individual student as they learn to move their own bodies through space. We offer Sheppard Method style mat work, Gyrotonic, and individual mat work along with the original choreography that Joseph Pilates designed.

Each class is small in size, therefore individual attention is assured. Hands on stretching is performed to insure the client achieves optimal benefits. Learning to move ones own body with ease, agility, and strength are our goals. Plus, we have a good time with a lot of hard work and laughter.

Students love to come to our mat classes.