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PILATES TIPS & ASK YOUR QUESTIONS

Hello, I am Zeina Grifoni, Master of Physical Therapy and Nationally certified Pilates Instructor. I like to consider myself a movement specialist. My strength is in evaluating a situation and correcting faulty patterns to restore movement, decrease pain, and restore function. I feel honored to be able to help others through my work and am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help.

I created this free access to my knowledge built over 20+ years of experience practicing physical therapy and Pilates, and running my own business to give my fellow Pilates instructors a place to go to find answers to their questions. Whether you need help working with a complicated client who has been suffering for years from chronic pain, or you'd like to know what exercises are best and which ones you should avoid when working with someone who is post hip replacement and wants to get back to playing golf without pain, or how you should treat adolescent scoliosis!

And, if you don't have any specific questions, you can also join this free membership to find many tips on Pilates that may be useful to learn or to be reminded of to help your practice, and your clients. I am constantly adding more tips, on video, every day. Tips that I posted recently include:

- Do you have clients with lumbar issues? Ask these questions first.

- What is the primary focus for a client with disc injuries?

- Should you use a flat back or a neutral spine position with clients with disc dysfunctions?

So, if you are curious and want access to expert help, help you help your clients, join for free. You will never be asked to pay a dime for my knowledge.

LECTURES ON PILATES

Hello, I am Zeina Grifoni, Master of Physical Therapy and Nationally certified Pilates Instructor. I like to consider myself a movement specialist. My strength is in evaluating a situation and correcting faulty patterns to restore movement, decrease pain, and restore function. I feel honored to be able to help others through my work and am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help.

Although Lectures on Pilates is a new membership, this program goes back a few years. It started after four Pilates instructors students of mine took my full Pilates for Rehab course. They loved the course, but mostly they loved how I taught. So, at the end of the course, instead of just packing and going, they asked me if I would consider working with them further. They were hungry for knowledge. They realized there was so much to know and that they had finally found someone who could teach them this knowledge and take their Pilates practice to the next level. These four Pilates instructors, who have now also become my dear friends, are still taking my classes each week!

We just finished a comprehensive course on chronic pain where we talked about how pain is perceived, how it becomes chronic, and how Pilates instructors can successfully work with clients who suffer from chronic pain. Before that, we spent several weeks on neurological connections: how is movement happening? Where does our body motion start from? What can go wrong that does not allow the movement to happen? And what can we, Pilates instructors do to help?

If you are like my four dear friends, curious and eager to learn and you want to take your Pilates practice to the next level, then come check out our program. Your first couple of sessions will be free.

FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY

Hello, I am Zeina Grifoni, Master of Physical Therapy and Nationally certified Pilates Instructor. I like to consider myself a movement specialist. My strength is in evaluating a situation and correcting faulty patterns to restore movement, decrease pain, and restore function. I feel honored to be able to help others through my work and am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help.

I created this Functional Anatomy course to give Pilates instructors a chance to refresh their anatomy knowledge and to learn complex concepts in a simple, fun, and practical way so that they can learn them, remember them, and use them right away.

Let me ask you a few questions:

- Which muscles work synergistically to cause trunk flexion?

- Which muscle is the most powerful supinator of the arm?

- What is the purpose of the rotator cuff?

Why is it important to know the answers? Because knowing the answers will help you plan a better, more specific, and more effective Pilates workout for your clients.

If you'd like to assess your current functional anatomy knowledge, take this short quiz:

Or, skip the quiz and join now!