Core Connections® Pilates
Continuing Education Series

Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle
Master Teacher and Director
Pilates Center of Austin and
Core Connections® Pilates
Bio
 

It's truly a privilege to introduce you to our Core Connections® Pilates Continuing Education Programs.
       Firmly rooted in the classical work of Joseph Pilates, Core Connections is the result of my 35 years of diverse experience in Pilates, Yoga, holistic health & related movement sciences – far more than an exercise curriculum, it is a truly integrated training model.
       Likewise, the Core Connections Continuing Education curriculum is delivered in a manner that allows teachers to build on their own natural teaching style. Participants emerge from the workshops with a more refined way of looking at the body in motion, and a deeper, more accessible understanding of the unifying core principles that underlie all great bodymind systems.
       I look forward to the opportunity of working together.

- Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle

Visiting Teacher Series
with Pioneers of Movement
Featuring renown teachers, educators and visionaries in the art and science of movement awareness. Our vision for these workshops is to look "outside the box" and create a collaborative dialog that forwards the essence of our work.

“Aging the Pilates Way – Teaching the Older Client” Sat & Sun, July 25th (9 – 5 pm) & 26th (10 -4 pm) Workshop Fee: $395.00 12 CEC’s PMA & The Pilates Center Masters Program
	A Special Collaborative Workshop with Michele Larsson and Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle
Join Michele and Wendy, two Pilates “explorers” who have immersed themselves in an inquiry into the heart of the “essence of movement”, for an in-depth exploration into the art and science of aging gracefully.  With this information we can develop ways to teach our older clientele.  The way we practice our practice, and coach our clients can enable Pilates to make a huge difference in empowering our clients to age with grace, standing and moving freely as they age. In this workshop, Michele and I will explore with you: How we can understand the biology of the aging process by responding to the changing needs of our sensory systems, and how our brain creates our perceptions of the environment. How we can partner with gravity, rather than fight gravity, maintaining vital bone health, and building a continuous feedback system from receptors in the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and informing the brain about where the body is in space. How we can truly and powerfully learn to “listen”, “see” and  “respond” to what the body needs at any age, so that our responses become natural adaptations, rather than disempowering reactions How we can learn  to access the power of the connective tissue/fascial matrix to support the muscle/bone relationship from a deeper place, thus altering the aging process  How we can more deeply understand the relationships between “strength and flexibility” , “stability and mobility” ,  “balance and imbalance” , “relaxation and stress”, so that our personal practice and teaching are more powerful, effective and efficient, especially when we work with older clients We invite you to take this rare opportunity to work directly with Michele and Wendy to enhance your creativity and effectiveness with your own practice, and in dealing with the needs of older clients.

On the Road
We are honored by our many requests to present our workshops around the country and internationally. Below is a listing of workshops scheduled in the near future.

April 4 & 5, 2009
Pilates Aligned, Denver, Colorado

Saturday, April 4th – “Integrating BODY IMAGE and SCHEMA – A Deeper Cut with the CoreConnections® Pilates  3-Core BodyMapping Perspective” More on this workshop                                    

Sunday, April  5th  – “What’s Dynamic about the Psoas?
Breathing, Walking and Waking Up!”   More on this workshop

September 10 – 13, 2009
Body Control Pilates Conference, London, England
Pre-conference and Conference workshops

September 27, 2009
Core Body Pilates, Paris,France
“What’s Dynamic about thePsoas? Breathing, Walking and Waking Up!”
More on this workshop 

November 7th & 8th
American Dance Institute
Mid-Atlantic Conference
Rockville, Maryland

Saturday, November 7th – “A Conversation with Your Psoas - Creating Abdominal Balance." More on this workshop

Sunday, November 8th – ”CoreConnections® Pilates Matwork – Taking it to the Wall.” More on this workshop

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No matter what style of Pilates is your passion, the CoreConnections® Pilates 3-Core perspective can give you a deeper access to your body’s understanding of it’s relationship with gravity, enhancing your enjoyment of life and success with your personal practice and teaching.

Our intensives are designed specifically for you. For not much more than the cost of our per day workshop fees, come join us at our Center for an in-depth exposure to the heart of our work, designed around your specific needs and requests. Each day you would consult and work with Wendy and our staff, in personal and group sessions, and have access to our audio/video studies, session analysis and observation and more. There’s no more powerful way to develop your “inner teacher” – your most powerful coach.

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