Join Goldie Graham for her signature workshop " Designing Sequences & Transforming Adjustments" on Saturday, April 25th from 10a - 6p. In this 8hr workshop, expect to cover topics like:

• Understanding the rational behind sequencing

• Goldie's sequencing method and how she creates every class, step by step

• How to get creative without sacrificing safe sequencing

• Fundamental actions of asanas

• Counterpose principles

• Understand kinesthetic empathy

• Improve observation skills when teaching/adjusting

This workshop is open to ALL movement professionals - highly recommended for both Pilates and Yoga teachers. 

CLICK HERE to register.

A flow-based workshop with a focus on deep, delicious side bending. You know, the kind where you find yourself uncontrollably laughing! The plan is to access our side body to create new found space, new found sensation, and in turn, new found postures. If you have a rib cage and like to move, this class is suited for you. All levels welcome.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (bottom of page)

About Goldie...

Goldie Graham is a cold-brew obsessed, global yoga instructor based in Minneapolis with her husband, Brogan and their son, Lumi Cobra. She is known for seamlessly combining her unique sequences to a carefully crafted music playlist while keeping precision, alignment and intuitive movement paramount throughout your experience. She has been featured in Yoga Journal, Runner’s World, Marie Claire, The Huffington Post and was among the list of the 100 Most Influential Yoga Teachers in America.

For the Vinyasa-obsessed. If you love to flow, this class is for you. This class is less “workshopy” and has more of a master class feel to it. Goldie will lead you through a creative, intentional vinyasa experience with an emphasis on intuitive movement, paired perfectly with a carefully curated playlist. Class will be a balanced experience of flow, decompressing, counter postures towards the end and a solid savasana and meditation to close class.

Whether it's your first yoga class or you've been at it for a decade, all levels are welcome as each posture will be presented with modifications for both the beginner and advanced student.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

About Goldie...

Goldie Graham is a cold-brew obsessed, global yoga instructor based in Minneapolis with her husband, Brogan and their son, Lumi Cobra. She is known for seamlessly combining her unique sequences to a carefully crafted music playlist while keeping precision, alignment and intuitive movement paramount throughout your experience. She has been featured in Yoga Journal, Runner’s World, Marie Claire, The Huffington Post and was among the list of the 100 Most Influential Yoga Teachers in America.

Effortless focus, focused effortlessness.

In this 3 hour workshop, we will explore Flow and the idea of a Flow state through the lens of Pilates. We will also draw upon concepts from yoga, Chinese medicine, and somatic/ embodiment practices. If our intention is to move with ease and to facilitate an easeful state of being, then how can we utilize all of the tools that are innate within our movement practice to optimally serve us in this endeavor? We will move, we will play, we will breathe. All levels welcome.

Justine views movement as medicine and is forever fascinated by the healing and transformative power of working with the body-mind through the blend of various modalities. She was a competitive figure skater for over a decade, and Pilates has been an integral part of her life since she was 12. Justine completed a comprehensive Pilates training through Body Arts Science International (BASI) as well as yoga trainings with YogaWorks and Embodied Flow to become a 500-RYT. In addition to studying Yoga & Pilates, Justine has completed trainings in Deep Bodywork Massage and Resistance Flexibility Strength Training (RFST). Justine currently lives in LA and teaches at Wanderlust Hollywood & Samarasa in Echo Park.

CLICK HERE to register via Mindbody.
EARLY BIRD pricing is $65.

Movement is medicine.

In this 2.5 hour workshop, we will explore the capacity for healing that is inherent within our Pilates practice. Through various somatic and embodiment practices, we will illuminate the whole self and then take that heightened sense of awareness with us into familiar Pilates exercises. We will talk a little, move a lot, and conclude the evening with some deep stretching & a bit of breath-work for a sweet restoration of your physical body and nervous system.

Justine views movement as medicine and is forever fascinated by the healing and transformative power of working with the body-mind through the blend of various modalities. She was a competitive figure skater for over a decade, and Pilates has been an integral part of her life since she was 12. Justine completed a comprehensive Pilates training through Body Arts Science International (BASI) as well as yoga trainings with YogaWorks and Embodied Flow to become a 500-RYT. In addition to studying Yoga & Pilates, Justine has completed trainings in Deep Bodywork Massage and Resistance Flexibility Strength Training (RFST). Justine currently lives in LA and teaches at Wanderlust Hollywood & Samarasa in Echo Park.

CLICK HERE to register via Mindbody.
EARLY BIRD pricing is $65.

Due to popular demand, we’re excited to offer our third Perinatal Nutrition Workshop with our dear friend Rachelle Mallik. If you weren’t able to attend either of the first two sessions in 2018 or want a refresher, come join us!

About the Workshop 
Join reproductive nutrition specialist Rachelle Mallik for an informative, engaging and supportive talk on nutrition during breastfeeding. If you are pregnant or postpartum, this seminar will empower you with the information you need to nourish yourself and your baby in the fourth trimester. We'll also do a no-cook recipe demo and tasting to put those nutrition tips in action. Babies from newborn until crawling are welcome!

CLICK HERE to register via Mindbody. Cost is $60.

About Rachelle
Rachelle Mallik, MA, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and owner of The Food Therapist, a private practice specializing in reproductive nutrition for fertility, prenatal, postpartum and breastfeeding wellness. Rachelle is a compassionate, food-first dietitian who empowers women during their reproductive journeys. With more than ten years of experience, including a top-fertility center in New York, private practice in New York and Australia, and Chicago hospitals, Rachelle provides a holistic and evidence-based approach to nutrition and wellbeing.

Join us at Pilates + Coffee to celebrate International Women's day with a screening of, “Period. End of Sentence.”

We will have some sweet treats to enjoy while watching and encourage you to BYOB! Cost of a ticket is $15, with all proceeds going to the Chicago Period Project. Please bring feminine products for donation as well.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

About the short film...
In a rural village outside Delhi, India, women lead a quiet revolution. They fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation. "Period. End of Sentence." -- a documentary short directed by Rayka Zehtabchi -- tells their story. For generations, these women didn't have access to pads, which lead to health problems and girls missing school or dropping out entirely. But when a sanitary pad machine is installed in the village, the women learn to manufacture and market their own pads, empowering the women of their community. They name their brand "FLY," because they want women "to soar." Their flight is, in part, enabled by the work of high school girls half a world away, in California, who raised the initial money for the machine and began a non-profit called "The Pad Project.

Join Jacquelyn Brennan, co-founder of Pilates + Coffee and perinatal exercise specialist for a six hour course focusing on breath, posture and movement. 

What you will learn:

• To teach correct breathing patterns and anatomy of breath.

• Understand all of the changes that occur during the 4* trimesters of pregnancy.

• To teach the proper modifications and progressions for the prenatal and postpartum client and explain the importance and reason behind each movement.

• Establish core connection; the relationship between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor.

• Teach spontaneous response of Pelvic Floor to movement

• Create safe and effective programming for the client with diastasis recti.

• Develop a deeper understanding of ribcage mobility and its overall effect on the health of the body.

• Give teachers a vast knowledge of the prenatal and postpartum body so they can speak with confidence regarding all issues that may occur and they have the knowledge to develop effective, efficient and functional programming to progress the client to take on whatever activities they may desire without fear of injury and/issues.

This workshop is appropriate for all movement professionals (personal trainers, group exercises teachers, Pilates, and Yoga teachers). 

Participants will receive 6 PMA CECS for completing the workshop (petition for NASM, CSCS credits).

PURCHASE HERE

Join Jacquelyn Brennan for a 60 minute all-level mat class followed by light snacks / meet and greet with Eileen Dordek.

Proceeds to benefit Eileen Dordek for Alderman 47th Ward.

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Join Head Coach and Co-owner of Fast & Fit Coaching Mike Thomson for a 90-minute seminar, Road Map to Fat Loss.  Mike has a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State University where he was a member of the Spartans DI Men's Soccer Team. He holds many certifications including a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), level I USA Track & Field Coach and Poliquin Biosignature Practitioner.

In this seminar,  you’ll learn:

• Why its important to include strength training in your weekly program
• How to plan (+ adjust) your nutrition to meet your goals
• How other lifestyle and environmental factors (stress, sleep, toxins, etc.) can be diminishing your results and how to make better choices for both short-term goals and long-term health and wellness

Cost is $60 - REGISTER HERE today!

Session Two Overview
This class can be a stand alone and a continuation of class one. In this class, we will use several "heart-based" techniques that utilize breathing and awareness to connect and transform negative emotions to positive emotions.  It is not about being "positive" all the time - it's is about acknowledging the negative emotions and then using the heart to transform them to positive.  This course will have concrete techniques to facilitate that process. You will feel immediately empowered and inspired to create lasting change in yourself and your relationships. 

REGISTER HERE. Cost for single Emotional Detox session is $60, register for the Emotional Detox Bundle (both session 1+2) is $100.

About Pierre DeBar
Pierre DeBar is an Educator and Holistic Practitioner and founder of Surge Integrated - an energy medicine clinic that utilizes mental performance coaching, emotional intelligence,  breathwork coaching, clinical bodywork, hypnotherapy, meditation, movement awareness, earthing techniques and various energy techniques to help clients get relief from pain, patterns and issues. He has taught at various environmental, bodywork, and Yoga conferences around the country. His clientele range from Professional Athletes (NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS), Movie and TV actors, Political figures, Corporate Executives, and anyone that is looking to evolve their human experience.  He deeply cares about his clients but the relationship requires the clients to be dedicated to wanting to change. 

Join Postnatal Corrective Exercises Specialist Jacquelyn Brennan for a 90-minute workshop. The workshop will focus on the importance of breath work and its relationship to the health of your pelvic floor and postnatal recovery. Students will learn exercises to help aid in the healing process for diastasis recti, lower back pain, tightness/stiffness through the upper back and neck, and SI joint discomfort. 

*If you've had a baby you are considered postnatal, it is never too late to continue the healing process!

REGISTER HERE.

Session One Class Overview
This is an interactive class of breathing, journaling and feeling that will utilize a transformational breathing technique to unlock the emotional holding in the body and breathing patterns. After we breath and raise our frequency, we will be in a position to reset our system for positive beliefs, emotions and better health. You will walk away with new breathing techniques and a better understanding of what emotions need to be integrated and accepted rather than suppressed and repressed.

REGISTER HERE. Cost for single Emotional Detox session is $60, register for the Emotional Detox Bundle (both session 1+2) is $100.

About Pierre DeBar
Pierre DeBar is an Educator and Holistic Practitioner and founder of Surge Integrated - an energy medicine clinic that utilizes mental performance coaching, emotional intelligence,  breathwork coaching, clinical bodywork, hypnotherapy, meditation, movement awareness, earthing techniques and various energy techniques to help clients get relief from pain, patterns and issues. He has taught at various environmental, bodywork, and Yoga conferences around the country. His clientele range from Professional Athletes (NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS), Movie and TV actors, Political figures, Corporate Executives, and anyone that is looking to evolve their human experience.  He deeply cares about his clients but the relationship requires the clients to be dedicated to wanting to change. 

4-Hr Sequencing Immersion Registration

Do you feel overwhelmed when it’s time to plan class each week? Do you feel stuck or uninspired when sequencing? Are you a student who is simply interested in learning more about what goes into planning a class and why you’re practicing asana in the order it’s presented? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this workshop is appropriate for you. This day is comprised of 5 parts: Asana practice led by Goldie Graham, lecture, discussion, practice implementing what is learned and lunch. Please bring something to write with and/or your laptop if that’s your preferred note-taking method. Disclaimer: You do not have to be a teacher to register for this workshop. The only necessary pre-requisite is interest in learning more.

Expect to cover:
-Understanding the rationale behind sequencing
-Learn fundamental actions of asanas
-How to plan an intelligent class step by step
-Learn Goldie’s “fool proof” sequencing method and how she creates every class
-Function vs. Form; How to decipher when one is more important than the other
-Learn how to get creative without sacrificing safe sequencing
-Review counterpose principles
-Increase skill and confidence in the classroom
-Understand kinesthetic empathy while planning
-Creating playlists that lend to your plan