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Continuing Education and Workshops

We offer continuing education and educational workshops for Pilates teachers and students, physical therapists and rehabilitation professionals, dancers and dance educators, schools, athletic programs and more.  We now offer Pilates certification for physical therapists through Balanced Body.

Call the studio at (952) 405-9765 or email info@paragonpilatespt.com to learn more.
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Expand your Pilates repertoire with these engaging workshops.

Balanced Body® Reformer Fundamentals for Rehabilitation Professionals

Date and Time: September 22 & 29 (Fridays 12-4pm)

This one-day course will introduce you to the Reformer as a tool for effective neuromotor training. Learn how to use the Reformer’s spring resistance in a variety of functional positions, including supine, seated, all-fours, and standing, to resolve movement impairments and restore overall function. Each of the exercises presented includes patient set up and useful regressions and progressions for common injuries. The course includes a case study and applications specific to the rehabilitation setting.

Instructor:  Ann-Marie Chesterfield

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Annie Chair Physical Therapy

Balanced Body® Introduction to the Chair for Rehabilitation Professionals

Date and Time: October 13

The chair, created by Joseph Pilates, provides a wide variety of exercises in a small footprint. In the clinical setting, the chair offers opportunity to work functionally in sitting and standing both bilaterally and unilaterally. This course is an introduction to Chair exercises and includes regressions for the client in active rehabilitation as well progressions for the beginning, post-rehabilitation and advanced wellness client. This training is appropriate for clinics working with the Wunda Chair, Combo Chair and ExoChair. This course will include equipment set up, clinical application, and safety.

Instructor:  Ann-Marie Chesterfield

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Trapeze Table (Cadillac) Fundamentals for Rehabilitation Professionals

Date and Time: October 27–November 10 (Fridays 12-4)

The Trapeze Table (Cadillac) was created by Joseph Pilates to assist him in moving patients that were in hospital and bed ridden. Its evolution through the years has made the Cadillac a must have in Pilates studios and clinics around the world. This course is an introduction to Cadillac exercises and includes regressions for the client in active rehabilitation as well progressions for the beginning, post-rehabilitation, and advanced wellness client. This training is appropriate for clinics working with the Allegro® or Allegro 2 Tower of Power®, Half Trapeze and Wall Tower as well as those working with full Cadillacs. This course will include equipment set up, clinical applications and safety.

Instructor:  Ann-Marie Chesterfield

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Looking for a specific workshop?

Below are some of the many workshop topics offered at Paragon,
please contact us if you would like to request any of the following workshops.

  • Finding the Inner Unit/PowerHouse
  • Pilates ARC on the Reformer
  • Mastering the Art of Pilates Program Design
  • Working with Diastisis Recti
  • Working with Low Back Pain
  • Pilates Assessments (3 parts)
  • Keys to Unlocking the Thoracic Spine & Liberating the Shoulder
  • Anatomy in 3D – the Lower Leg and Foot
  • Pelvic Stability
  • Working with Men
  • Advanced Pilates Trapeze and Reformer
  • Foot Fetish – Explore the Importance of the Feet
  • Anatomy in Motion – Training Your Eye to See Proper Body Mechanics
  • Beyond the Chatter – Getting Clients Focused
  • Working with Pre-Post Natal Clients
  • Using Props in Mat Class
  • Working with Dancers
  • How to Recruit Proper Musculature and Turn Off Dominant Muscles
  • Getting the Most Out of Your Words

Additional workshops are listed in the document below.

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