Amy Havens

PRESENTER

After graduating California State University with a dance degree, Amy Havens danced for several regional companies in San Francisco. Since 1997, she completed her initial comprehensive Pilates teacher training through The PhysicalMind Institute™ with Madeline Black. She has acquired countless additional training with Cara Reeser and the Kathy Grant Heritage Training Program™, Pat Guyton/Pilates Conservatory™, Rael Isacowitz/BASI Mentor/Master Program®, Mariska Breland/Pilates for Neurological Conditions® and Rebekah Rotstein/Buff Bones® with whom she was faculty for 5 years.

Amy is a national and international Pilates educator as well as a mentor, teacher trainer and business coach to other teachers in training and believes in ongoing continuous education and professional community. She opened her studio, CenterPoint Pilates, in Santa Barbara, CA. in 2001.

Amy is one of the original teachers on Pilates Anytime. In addition to teaching for the online studio, she is one of the brains and minds behind content development, designing class programming and educational strategies for the global Pilates platform. She works with some of the most notable Pilates educators in the industry and has over 280 of her own classes online.

AMY HAVENS' WORKSHOPS AT APS

Add Tempo and Rhythm to group reformer class

Suitable for new teachers

20 March (Fri) 2.30pm - 5.30pm

21 March (Sat) 1pm - 4pm

Sense-able Teaching and the Power of Touch

suitable for experienced teachers

20 March (Fri) 10.30am - 1.30pm

22 March (Sun) 1pm - 4pm

Building Strength and Power with the Wunda Chair

suitable for experienced teachers

21 March (Sat) 9am - 12pm

22 March (Sun) 9am - 12pm

Workshop Suitability: New Teachers

Add Tempo and Rhythm to group reformer class

Teaching a group Reformer class takes skills and details, and adding fun elements such as rhythm and tempo can help you build a consistent group and create happy students. Tempo and rhythm are great elements to add to your group classes and keep things energetic and empowering as they move from one exercise to another. Flow is one of the key principles of Pilates, and it hinges on non-abrupt transitions, keeping the body moving. Within each exercise, learn how rhythm and tempo help elicit mental and physical engagement with the sequence.

Key Highlights of workshop

How to make your class more fun and enjoyable to build a loyal base of students.
How to deploy tempo and rhythm to better organize the lesson plan with the flow principle.
How to use tempo and rhythm to facilitate mind body coordination.

20 March (Fri) 2.30pm - 5.30pm

21 March (Sat) 1pm - 4pm

$200.00Read more Join Waitlist

Workshop Suitability: Experienced Teachers

Sense-able Teaching and the Power of Touch

Utilizing touch is important when teaching the Pilates Method. It is often an under-rated and under-utilized skill that has even become minimized over the years. The touch is the beaconing bridge between the teacher and the student. This workshop will explore insights as to what intentional touch is, how to use your hands to guide your student and teach with hands on cueing the correct movements. An appropriate touch will build a connection between you and your student, culminating to what we would call a ‘trusted touch’. A trusted touch can enhance a movement experience and allow the student to derive a deeper inner sense of mind and body integration.

Key Highlights of workshop

How to develop a ‘trusted touch’.
How to develop a deeper connection between you and your students.
How to use a tactile cue in conjunction with verbal and visual instructions.

20 March (Fri) 10.30am - 1.30pm

22 March (Sun) 1pm - 4pm

$200.00Read more Join Waitlist

Workshop Suitability: Experienced Teachers

Building Strength and Power with the Wunda Chair

Wunda Chair is a classical creation of Joseph Pilates. Learn how to harness the power and versatility advantage of this equipment that is space-economical. Learn how to optimize concentric, eccentric and isometric conditioning through push, pull, balance, align, strength and stretch -- all aspects of achieving movement power. The Wunda Chair is the perfect environment to find deep connections to physical power and strength. This full body workshop will challenge you, inspire you and leave you knowing how to access your personal power.

Key Highlights of workshop

Learn how to fully utilize Wunda Chair to its full potential.
Learn how to optimize concentric, eccentric and isometric conditioning with Wunda Chair.
Learn how to engage your client to achieve greater strength and power through the use of Wunda Chair.