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Santa Monica/Los Angeles, CA - Phoenix Classical Pilates


  • Phoenix Classical Pilates 2412 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA, 90404 United States (map)

All information is up and registration is open for Workouts and Workshops! Let’s play!!!
Up to 14 NPCP CECs!

Pandemic Protocol:
Vaccination required.
Home test (at your own expense) required before coming to the studio each day.
Masks may be requested if needed.



Here’s the plan:

Friday, September 9th
: Semi-Private sessions available at 1pm (FULL), 2pm, 3pm and 5pm (FULL)

(3 clients, $90 per person) To sign up, email Molly at molly@phoenixclassicalpilates.com with your preferred time.

Saturday, September 10th:

Master Class Workout: Reformer on the Mat (9am)
1 NPCP CEC

Workshop #1: Stretching: Increasing Range Of Motion and Releasing Tight Muscles: What Works, What’s Safe and…What Doesn’t and Isn’t 
(10:15 am- 1:15pm)
3 NPCP CECs

Has stretching helped you either increase your range of motion or release your tension of tight muscles? They say it will and should, but it hasn’t. Why not? Is it that you’re not doing it enough? No. That’s not it at all. You’re doing what you’ve been told, but it doesn’t work. Let’s get to what does work!
In this workshop/webinar, we’ll discuss what stretching really is, what really increases range of motion and relieves muscular tension and why what you’ve been doing doesn’t work. AND…then we’ll work on what DOES work! We’ll apply this to Pilates, but, of course, this is applicable to all modalities!


* Lunch Break * (1:15-2:15)

Workshop #2: Archival Arm Strengthener Progressions: From Lying Down to Standing Up and Everything in Between!
(2:30-5:30)
3 NPCP CECs

While Arm Springs on the Cadillac are wonderful, there are an extraordinary number of exercises Mr. Pilates created on many apparatus to strengthen the shoulder girdle and arms. So many! You’ve likely seen only a few. Let’s work on the Cadillac, Reformer, Wunda Chair, High Chair, Arm Chair/ Baby Chair, Magic Circle, Ped-‐o-‐Pull and Standing Arm Springs…just to begin! Exercises for every level and every body!

Sunday, September 11th:

Master Class Workout: Advanced Mat w/ Magic Circle (9am)
1 NPCP CEC

Workshop #1: Baby’s Got Back 
(10:15-1:30)
3 NPCP CECs

We’re told that it is our abdominals that give us a strong back. The truth is: it is your back that gives you a strong back. In our work in Pilates, whatever your particular goal is, the strength of the back body is of vital consideration. And not just around your spine, but the back of your legs, pelvis, spine shoulder girdle and arms. In fact, a primary reason many exercises seem difficult to do or “fail” is because the back body has been missed. We will find out that nearly every exercise in every Pilates exercise requires strong cueing of the back body. It is remarkable!The path to accomplishing your and your clients’ physical goals…is through the back!


* Lunch Break * (1:30-2:30)

Workshop #2: Why Can’t I Do That Exercise? 
(
2:30-5:30pm)
3 NPCP CECs

You know that exercise you can’t seem to do even though you’ve been doing Pilates for a long time? What about the one your client’s can’t seem to accomplish and you can’t figure out why they can’t get it? Every exercise is accomplishable by everyone. It’s a matter of letting the exercise expose the weaknesses and imbalances and then strengthen and balance…right? Yes…but there’s more. We have to actually know what the issue is. When your legs fly up in The Roll Up, it must mean you need more abdominal strength, right? Actually, no. When your hip flexors hurt in your Teaser it must mean you need to turn off your hip flexors, right? Again, no. What myths are we working with that are still hindering our exercises…which hinders our ability to develop strength and balance of soft tissue tension and ultimately help us achieve our physical and professional goals?

Early Bird Pricing until July 11th

Day 1 with Master Class Workout ($399)

Day 2: with Master Class Workout ($399)

Whole Weekend with Master Class Workouts ($699)


After July 11th:

One Day Master Class + Workshop ($449)

Whole Weekend with Master Class Workouts ($799)

To Sign Up: Go to mindbodyonline.com. Login with your username/password or create an account. Search for Phoenix Classical Pilates. Scroll down to Classes Pricing Categories and you’ll see “Shari Berkowitz Weekend”. Press View and you can sign up for the whole weekend or one day.

Cancellation Policy: If you have to cancel 30 days or more (on or before August 12th) 100% refund. 14 days (on or before August 27th) 50% refund. Less than 14 days before, no refunds.

Curious about the host studio Phoenix Classical Pilates and its owner Molly Niles Renshaw?
Go to this website: https://phoenixclassicalpilates.com

More soon!!

Earlier Event: June 21
Webinar - Pilates on Tour
Later Event: September 30
Webinar - Pilates on Tour Online