Courses: Pilates
Introduction to Pilates (with dyna bands)
13th - 15th May 2011
with Gordon Thomson and Ellie Ioannidou of Pilates Body Europe,
and Nordic Walking with Tatiana Novaes of Totumfitness.com
World-renowned Pilates practitioner Gordon Thomson will be at Tresillian House in May 2011 hosting a two-day residential introduction to the discipline.
Gordon will be using his specialist teaching method - Pilates Body Europe - to make the exercises accessible and beneficial to beginners and intermediate students. He will be assisted by Ellie Ioannidou, co-founder with Gordon of the Pilates Body Europe Studios in South Kensington.
Pilates in an exercise method designed to elongate, strengthen and restore the body to balance. This weekend course will introduce the eight basic principles of Pilates, which are:
relaxation centring concentrating co-ordination alignment flowing movement breathing stamina
Gordon is one of the founders of Pilates Body Europe, a method of teaching that gently prepares the body for the full series of exercises by breaking down each one into four, five or six movements.
He also uses dyna bands in his teaching - a training aid that tones, strengthens and conditions the entire body, is recommended by leading physiotherapists for rehabilitation and is used by top aerobics instructors to improve strength and fitness.
The holistic approach of Pilates sets it apart from many other forms of exercise. Osteopaths, physiotherapists and GPs recommend Pilates as one of the safest form of exercise, one that is beneficial to just about everyone - from first time exercisers to highly-trained atheletes and dancers.
The two-day course costs £350. This includes accommodation in double rooms, all meals and Pilates tuition and a workshop tbc. Rates are reduced if sharing. For all enquiries, please contact Caroline Robinson on:
mobile 07785 541319
e-mail: carolinmrobinson@yahoo.co.uk
How to Book
The course at Tresillian will run from Friday 4pm to Sunday 3pm.
The price includes tuition, accommodation, all meals for residential guests. For day guests the price includes tuition and lunch only. There is also a workshop on Saturday afternoon included.
A deposit cheque of 50% of the course fee is required to secure course placement and full payment must be paid within two weeks of the start date.
To enquire contact us by phone or email and provide us with your name, address, telephone number, and course date. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
Accommodation
The Pilates weekend is open to residential guests who can stay for the weekend at Tresillian House. The house sleeps up to 20 guests and the weekend package includes two nights stay in luxurious accommodation (Friday 13th to Saturday 15th May 2011) together with all meals.
Partners and friends of residential guests attending the Pilates weekend can also stay for the weekend for a special rate. See how to book (left) for more details.
Gordon Thomson
Gordon trained as a dancer/actor in the 1970s at Ballet Rambert and London's Contemporary Dance Theatre. He subsequently trained as a master and purist Pilates teacher with Alan Herdman who was responsible for bringing this technique from the USA.
After is training with Alan, he taught at the LCDT School. He then opened his first studio in Covent Garden in 1981 at the Urdang Academy. Gordon then moved to the Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden in 1982 before moving to his studio in South Kensington in 1984, where he has been established for over 30 years. Gordon co-founded Pilates Body Europe in 1986, playing a crucial role in the development of the method as well as the teacher training courses. He has co-authored numerous best selling Pilates books including Body Control: The Pilates Way and the Official Body Control Pilates Manual.
Ellie Ioannidou
Ellie started Gymnastics at the age of 9 and within a year was competing at a national level. At 14 she had to stop due to severe back and ankle injuries. At 19 she joined an intense EU program to develop dance teachers as well as sportsmen and women, which included classical ballet, contemporary dance and release techniques.
During a visit to London in 1997, Ellie heard about the Pilates technique and after meeting Gordon Thomson, started training with Pilates Body Europe in London, as well as Jenn Coleburne's Illium Centre of Light. After completing her Matwork training, she then went on to successfully complete her Reformer training as well as training in Cadillac, Wunda chair, Arm Chair and the Ladder Barrel with Jenny Colebourne.
Ellie moved to London permanently in 1999 to start working with Gordon Thomson. She taught modules for the teacher training courses at Pilates Body Europe in 2003-2004 and currently plays a key role in the development and teaching of the equipment based teacher training courses here at our studios in South Kensington.
Tatiana Ribeiro da Silva Novaes Coelho
Having been in the fitness business for the past 12 years, Tatiana's passion for teaching and helping people to achieve their goals keeps getting stronger. This plus Tatiana's qualifications, puts her in the unique position of being able to combine programmes of fitness, core stability work and stretching according to the needs of each client and this combined with her postural awareness from her dance training makes sessions much more productive and goal orientated.
Apart from taking clients through their paces and helping them to achieve their desired goal, Tatiana has the great passion and pleasure in teaching new instructors at:
Nordic Walking
Nordic Walking is the perfect complement to Pilates, working the body’s stabilising muscles, encouraging spinal rotation, improving posture and adding a cardiovascular workout. Plus exercising outdoors feels good and can benefit mental well-being. Like Pilates, Nordic Walking offers a whole workout that is kind to your body.
Some of the benefits of Nordic Walking:
For further details, visit her website at www.totumfitness.com