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2180 Westwood Blvd. | SUITE # 2E
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CalArts Pilates Training Program

Learn the Art of Pilates.

Define Your Practice & Shape Your Future.

This is an intensive Pilates instructor training program, structured for the needs of dancers and other athletes. Occurs once a year and is open to current Calarts student, faculty, and alumni as well as the general public. This is a collaborative program between The Sheppard Method Pilates Pilates studio and the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, and is hosted on the campus of the California Institute of the Arts.

COMING MAY 14, 2019

 

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Welcome to CalArts / Sheppard Method Summer Teacher Training!

Our program provides the personalized attention and quality instruction that you deserve. Risa Sheppard, a second generation Pilates Master and celebrity fitness guru, is passionate about preserving the integrity of the Art of Pilates passed down to her from Joseph Pilates disciple, Ron Fletcher. The Sheppard Method is dedicated to your success as a teacher, and we take pride in providing first class instruction and useful resources for you to find employment quickly. We look forward to helping you define your practice, and shape your future with the Sheppard Method Pilates Training Program.

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Who We Are:

The Sheppard Method Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Program is an opportunity to continue the legacy of Ron Fletcher and Joseph Pilates. Their method was originally called Body Contrology, approached as a physical program, philosophy, and an art form. Carrying on their vision, we have designed a method of teaching that consist of shadowing the master for a multi-dimensional, multi- sensory, creative learning experience that develops physical mastery and critical thinking skills.

The Sheppard Method Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training program inspires the professionalism necessary to properly and effectively teach others to achieve their personal best through the Pilates method. Attention is paid not only to the classical Pilates repertoire and technique, but also to the joy of movement and inspiration to go beyond one’s limits. The comprehensive program contains all components identified in the PMA’s minimum educational template on all apparatus and all levels of mat, as well as the 450-hour minimum.

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Cal Arts Mission:

This collaboration seeks to create a lasting partnership to bridge the Sheppard Method Pilates Certification program with the CALARTS summer study program. This program will allow current and former students to broaden their personal career opportunities by earning a Certificate in Pilates Training while also continuing the legacy passed down to Risa Sheppard from Joseph Pilates and Ron Fletcher. We believe that our collaboration with the institute creates a unique opportunity to develop an environment of health, wellness, and prosperity for individual students, the department of dance, and the wider Cal Arts community.

FULL Pilates Training:

May 14, 2019 - June 6, 2019

Training Details
  • 4 Week program beginning: (May 14, 2019 – June 6, 2019)
    • Full Certification – 4 weeks
    • Three (3) Sessions per week (Monday – Wednesday)
    • 4 Hrs per day, 11am – 4pm
    • TOTAL – 15 Hours per week (approx. 60 total hours)
  • All Levels:
    • Beginning
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
  • Our program meets the PMA’S (Pilates Method Alliance) criteria for inclusion in the Registry of Schools
  • Injury prevention/recovery and adaptive training for special populations
  • Proper stretching techniques, including assisted stretching
  • Theory and principles of functional anatomy and biomechanics
  • Apparatus and varied equipment integration
    • Foam rollers, Swiss balls and mini balls

CalArts and Alumni – $3,000

Non CalArts Students – $4,700

PMA REQUIRED STUDENT HOURS

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MAT Pilates Training:

May 14, 2019 - May 22, 2019

Training Details
  • MAT Certification:
    • First 5 days of the full 4 week certification
    • Three (3) Sessions per week (Tuesday – Thursday)
    • 4 Hrs per day, 11am – 4pm
    • 16 total hours
  • Our program meets the PMA’S (Pilates Method Alliance) criteria for inclusion in the Registry of Schools
  • Skills of injury prevention / recovery and adaptive training for special populations
  • Proper stretching techniques, including assisted stretching
  • Basic theory and principles of functional anatomy and biomechanics
  • Varied equipment integration
      • Foam rollers, Swiss balls and mini balls

CalArts and Alumni – $900

Non CalArts Students – $1,700

STUDENT HOURS

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The Sheppard Method Pilates Program has given me the foundation to become a successful Pilates Manager at the Jonathan Club, an elite private club in Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles.

Suzanne Chai

With so many programs to choose from, I recommend THE SHEPPARD METHOD PILATES Certification due to Risa’s extensive experience and her dynamic teaching style.

Stacy Barrows, PT CFP Feldenkrais practitioner and physical therapist, inventor of Smart Roller

Risa is a wonderful teacher, not only instructing Pilates fundamentals and anatomy, but truly bringing the joy and beauty of movement through her unique choreography.

Laura Hartson

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