TMRACADEMY
Course Curriculum
Comprehensive course overview
The Work
- The ‘Return to Life’ Mat
- The original Reformer list
- Wunda Chair, Electric Chair and Baby Chair
- The Cadillac
- Spine Corrector and Ladder Barrel
- Auxiliary apparatus: Ped-o-pul, Neck Stretcher, Toe tensometer, Foot corrector, Magic circle
The Body
- Non-specific low back pain
- Fighting Frailty
- Posture and positioning
- Centering in breath
- Project: Open up*
- Pregnancy and Classical Pilates*
- Pain and staying in your lane*
- The shoulder complex – a Pilates approach*
- Bone health and care in the Pilates studio*
- Pelvic stability …. What do we now know?*
The Craft
- Reformer mounts and transitions
- The instructor’s voice
- First steps: Welcoming a new client into the method*
- Next steps: Supporting the first year of a Pilates journey*
- The first ten things: The first exercises to teach a client on each major apparatus*
- The ‘super-advanced’ work: taking it to the next level*
The Industry
- Professional Identity – Pilates industry focus
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Education and ‘teaching’ in the Pilates studio*
Coming up
- From the ground up*
- Sway posture*
- Vocal physiology for the instructor*
- The contemporary hip and pelvis*
*In development
Detailed curriculum for module approach
The MatThe Work
- Return to Life Mat
- Romana’s additions
- Practical applications: The flexionless mat
The Craft
- Building blocks to develop the classical exercises
- Hands on/tactile cueing
- First ten things to teach on the mat
Bonus course material
- Centering in breath – Megan Steers
- Non-specific low back pain – Susan Cottrell
- Professional Identity – Pilates industry focus – Kirsten Brown
The ReformerThe Work
- Joe Pilates Reformer list
- Practical applications: The flexionless Reformer, The Reformer mat
The Craft
- Building blocks to develop the classical exercises
- Hands on/tactile cueing
- First ten things to teach on the Reformer
Bonus course material
- Professional Identity – Pilates industry focus – Kirsten Brown
- The instructor’s voice – understanding the vocal mechanism – Jeremy Powell
- Classical Reformer mounts and transitions – Nicholas Psarros
The ChairsThe Work
- The Wunda Chair
- The Electric Chair
- The Baby Chair
The Craft
- Building blocks to develop the classical exercises
- First ten things to teach on the Wunda
- Bringing the baby chair to life
Bonus course material
- Posture and positioning – Alex O’Neill King
- Fighting Frailty – Susan Cottrell
The Cadillac The Work
- Archival exercises across all bars and springs
- The neck stretcher*
- Additional series from Romana such as ‘The Ballet Stretches’
The Craft
- Building blocks to develop the classical exercises
- Hands on/tactile cueing
- First ten things to teach on the Cadillac
Bonus course material
- Project open up* – Nicholas Psarros
- The instructor’s voice* – Jeremy Powell
Spine Corrector and Ladder BarrelThe Work
- Archival and updated exercises from the small barrels
- The Ladder Barrel
The Craft
- Building blocks to develop the classical exercises
- Hands on/tactile cueing
- First ten things to teach on the Barrels
Auxiliary apparatusThe Work
- Ped-o-pul, Toe tensometer, Foot corrector, Magic circle
- Practical applications: magic circle mat, barrel mat