Rehabilitation, Muscle Testing & The Work of Janda

an essential Workshop with
Lizz Roman

The course will consist of 2 parts;
8-hour workshops & 2-hour labs following the workshops.
All workshops can be done separately.

Sundays Schedule

May 9, Sunday 11am-7pm: Lower Limb: hip abduction and extension tests. Features posture assessment strength, sequence and length tests. Also featured Janda rocker, wobble boards and proprioceptive shoes “wobbly shoes”, proprioceptive T-bar and Jumpboard on the Reformer.

May 23 Sunday 11-1pm: Lab with Lizz Roman for Lower Limb

June 13 Sun 11-7pm: Upper Limb: shoulder abduction, trunk and neck flexion, push up, breathing tests. Features posture review, and requisite muscles tests as listed above, but for upper extremities and spine.

June 27 Sunday 11-1pm: Lab with Lizz Roman for Upper Limb

$275.00 per 8-hour workshop

$60 per 2-hour lab

Early Bird Special: $590

for three 8-hour workshops & 6 hours of Lab, Register by April 1

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Labs are highly recommended but not required. Workshops should be taken consecutively, but may be taken on their own.

Register Online Now!

For more info: call 510.594.8507, or email amie@elliehermanpilates.com

Academy Faculty

Ellie Herman

Ellie has been teaching Pilates for twenty years. She is an internationally recognized Pilates Teacher and author of eight Pilates books, including Pilates for Dummies. She also has a Master of Science degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. For more info about Ellie, click here for A Brief History of Ellie Herman

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Jennifer Kries

Jennifer Kries was one of the first to bring Pilates to the masses, through her award-winning DVDs, The Method Series, and her Fox/Fit TV’s The Method Show, Jennifer first discovered Pilates at age 13 and went on to study with three of Joseph Pilates disciples throughout her professional dance career, starting with Eve Gentry, moving on to Romana Kryzanowska and Ron Fletcher. For more info about Jennifer, go to her website: www.jenniferkries.com

Denise Vidal

Pilates Tools for Special Populations

Denise was certified in Pilates instruction & Standing Pilates Instruction with the Physical Mind Institute, and with Balanced Body University. She has studied very closely with Doris Pasteleur Hall and Lesley Powell, CMA, while continuing her education with Irene Dowd, Eric Franklin, and Tom Myers. Denise has danced professionally with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and the New Chamber Ballet. Currently, Denise is earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at City University of New York.

Doris Pasteleur Hall

Anatomy in Clay® - Brooklyn

Doris Pasteleur Hall is an internationally known Pilates teacher who began studying in the 1970’s with Alan Herdman famed for opening the first Pilates Studio in Britain. Doris came to New York to study with Romana Kryszanowska and then Carola Trier, who became her mentor. Doris most recently has been leading Teacher Training programs and Professional Workshops at New York’s Movements Afoot and Japan’s Pilates Movements Space, creating workshops that balance anatomy, observation, cueing and hands-on work.

Lizz Roman

Rehabilitation, Muscle testing & The Work Of Janda - Oakland

Lizz Roman, a professional dancer, was initially introduced to Pilates in 1986. She has had extensive training with Jayne Edwards in neuromuscular reeducation, and has integrated Janda’s program of progressive balance and proprioceptive challenges to improve overall body posture, muscle balance, joint stability and speed of muscle contraction into her own approach to Pilates rehab.

Devona Cartier

Body Reading, Body Rolling, Palpative Anatomy- Brooklyn

Devona has been teaching Pilates since 2000. She is familiar with a wide variety of styles of Pilates, from the original choreography to rehabilitation. Her focus in Pilates is to help clients move with better body efficiency, and fitness. She can easily adjust to the learning styles, and personal goals of clients, creating work outs with a focus on stress relief and relaxation, or a driving brisk workout, and any where in between. Devona has a real talent for pinpointing what creates an imbalance in the body and giving the client what they need to create balance, helping the client to understand how their body works along the way.



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