Kane School - Teacher Training

Kane School of Core Integration
151 W. 19th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
(212) 463-8308
info@KaneSchool.com




Comprehensive Pilates Mat Training The Kane School Comprehensive Mat Certification is an advanced Pilates mat certification program that is singular in attention to assessment, biomechanics and the application of musculo-skeletal anatomy to the human form. The primary objective of The Kane School Mat is to empower instructors by providing them with skills to facilitate their clients in achieving specific strength and flexibility goals, while maximizing dynamic alignment and movement potential. The Mechanics of Respiration, Neutral Pelvis and Posterior Pelvic Tilt, Core and Scapular Stability, Cervical Nod and Curl are the Core Principles that will be covered in detail on the first weekend of the Course. The Core Principles are the underlying muscular recruitment and biomechanical principles that relate to the Pilates mat repertory. Exacting both clinical and sensory understandings through lecture, visual and manual assessment, and cuing will be our primary exploration during the Core Principles component of the Mat Certification. Mastery of the Core Principles will give teachers the visual assessment and verbal cuing skills they will need to instruct each individual client in the most efficient muscle patterns for proper alignment. The second weekend of the Comprehensive Pilates Mat Teacher Training explores how to apply the detail and understanding of the Core Principles to classic Pilates mat Repertory. Students will be taught how to affectively cue, manually and verbally, in a group and one-on-one setting. Tools for teaching the detail presented in the Core Principles in a group setting will also be presented and students will learn the choreography of the mat sequencing. This workshop teaches not only Pilates but how to work with the body. The Kane School supports each student's transition into real teachers who are capable of facilitating transformation! REQUIREMENTS:: 10 hrs. Supervised Teaching 10 hrs. Self Practice 10 hrs. Kane School Group Classes 5 hrs. Assistant Teaching Mat Classes taught at the Kane School 5 Community Classes taught at the Kane School Schedule (Two Consecutive Weekends: Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm) July 19-20 & 26-27 September 20-21 & 27-28 To download a PDF registration form for Comprehensive Pilates Mat Training, click here. Core Muscle Anatomy This course explores musculoskeletal anatomy emphasizing the trunk, hip, shoulder girdle, arm, and neck, and basic principles of kinesiology in these areas, as they relate to the teaching and practice of Pilates, yoga, and bodywork. Class is presented in a lecture-style format. In addition to the course workbooks and overheads, Kriota palpates and draws muscles, bones, and ligaments on a live model. As the model moves his/her body on equipment or on the mat, we have an opportunity to appreciate the anatomical model in a three dimensional form as we examine the way these muscles shorten, lengthen, and stabilize joints. Issues such as core stability, common tension patterns, and the body as a weight-bearing structure in gravity will be addressed and investigated. Students will also palpate the superficial skeletal features and muscles of the core for a deeper, hands-on understanding. Correct alignment and injury recovery are discussed. Schedule (Four Wednesday evenings, 5-8pm or two Sundays, 9am-5pm) June 22, 29 August 20, 27,September 3,10 or September 7, 14 Equipment Training Basic Training Phase I & II is a comprehensive Pilates certification program. The course includes 98 hours of lecture, broken into seven workshops. The first three workshops are on Choreography and Cueing, covering the basic, intermediate, and advanced repertories on all of the Pilates apparatus. After gaining a full understanding of the Pilates equipment and exercises, students move into Phase II which consists of workshops on Touch, Biomechanics, Special Populations, and Advanced Teaching Techniques. Phase II broadens the students' spectrum of skills for problem-solving and working with diverse populations. In addition to the workshops, students are required to complete independent study hours which include supervised teaching, self-practice, observation, assistant teaching, and apprenticeship. For more information about the program requirements and prerequisites, contact the Kane School. REQUIREMENTS: Attendance at all 7 workshops- Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Choreography, Touch, Biomechanics, Special Populations and Advanced Teaching Techniques 80 hours of supervised teaching 85 hours of self-practice 10 one-on-ones with an expert trainer at the Kane School 10 one-on-ones with an apprentice at the Kane School 30 hours of observation 15 hours of assistant teaching 30 hours of apprenticeship teaching Practical and written exams

Weekend Schedule
(Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm)

Spring, 2008
May 17, 18
June 14, 15
July 12, 13
August 9, 10
September 13, 14
October 18, 19
November 9

Fall, 2008
September 6,7
October 4,5
November 1,2
December 6,7
January 3,4
February 7,8
March 8

Phase I: Basic Choreography
Intermediate Choreography
Advanced Choreography
Phase II: Touch
Biomechanics
Special Populations
Advanced Teaching Techniques

Intensive Schedule
(Daily, 12pm-4pm, except Advanced Teaching Techniques, which is 9am-5pm)

Summer, 2008
June 16-18, 20-22, 24-26

August 11-13, 15-17, 19-21, 24

Fall, 2008
October 20-22, 24-26, 28-30

December 8-10, 12-14, 16-18, 21

Phase I: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Choreography
Phase II: Touch, Biomechanics, Special Populations, Advanced Teaching Techniques

To download a PDF registration form for Equipment Training, click here.

For a complete brochure about our certification program, please contact us.