Access Anatomy

CPD Approved workshop

Access to the anatomy lab is an amazing privilege and an incredible learning environment that is readily available to Physiotherapy, and medical students.Lisa Anthony is excited to, offer this same opportunity Pilates instructors.

Successful Pilates when Hypermobility has become a Liability: The Power of the HSD and HEDS Aware Pilates Teaching Team

Pilates has been found in the top three of most helpful exercise modalities for adult individuals with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) or Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), (Simmonds et al, 2017). People with these conditions are seeking out Pilates to improve their movement, joint stability, strength, and quality of life.

Access Anatomy Intensives

We will take a detailed look at the pelvis, hip joint and the foot. Cadaveric specimens will show the bones, ligaments, muscles of the lower limb as well as associated nerve and blood supply.

Put a Spring in Your Thorax: Facilitating more optimal thorax behaviour in the Pilates setting.

CPD Approved workshop

Lisa has trained in Dr LJ Lee's Thoracic Ring Approach™ and is a Certified ConnectTherapy™ Practitioner. Dr LJ Lee has developed an innovative assessment and treatment framework for the thoracic region. In “Put a Spring in your Thorax”, Lisa will take you on a journey of discovery of the thorax and applies this knowledge to the Pilates environment.

Managing the Painful Neck in the Pilates Environment

Managing the painful neck in the Pilates environment can be challenging. In this 4 hour workshop Lisa takes a detailed look at the anatomy of the cervical spine, optimal postural organisation of the neck and head, as well as assessment of the postural musculature of the neck.

Managing the Painful Hip in the Pilates Environment

This 4 hour workshop will explain how lack of lateral hip stability can cause pain and dysfunction around the hip joint.

Abdominal Profiling for the Pilates Teacher

Abdominal Profiling for the Pilates Teacher

Pilates for Seniors: a moving experience for studio instructors

Lisa has dealt with the health needs of the elderly as a Physiotherapist for 29 years. Lisa and her staff have been conducting designated Seniors Pilates classes in her studio for the last 8 years with a group of 12 clients. The majority of the clients are over 80 years of age.

Pilates for Seniors: a moving experience for mat instructors

In this 4 hour workshop Lisa presents the most current research on exercise and the elderly and discusses the role of Pilates and Pilates Instructors in enhancing wellbeing and health in the elderly population.

Lunch and Learn

These bite-sized information-packed seminars are a great way to bring your teaching team together.