SAVE THE DATE!! This is Balanced Body’s 50th Anniversary Event on their home turf in Sacramento!!
Though registration is not available, yet… know that registration goes very quickly for this event…so plan ahead!
Here’s what Shari’s teaching:
Friday, October 9, 2026 - 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM (2.5 hours)
Advanced Wunda Chair Workout: Combo Chair of Delight
The Wunda Chair is wunderbar…there is no doubt! Did you know it used to be called the “Home Reformer?” Let’s delve into the intricacies of the classical exercises and how to let the chair do the work it’s supposed to do in order to give you and your clients the most incredible workout!
Friday, October 9, 2026 - 3:15 PM – 5:45 PM (2.5 hours)
Scoliosis: The Artistic Spine
Oh, there are seemingly man different ways to work with scoliosis in the Pilates studio! It can be confusing! In this workshop, we will work with the latest research on scoliosis and how to help your clients in the most simple and straightforward manner. We must also consider our clients’ emotional connection to their scoliotic spine. By that I mean: they have always been told that they are “damaged goods”…I couldn’t disagree more. How we work physically and psychologically makes all the difference in helping our clients, strengthen, develop greater mobility, reduce pain and limit the progression of scoliosis!
Let’s play!
Saturday, October 10, 2026 - 3:15 PM – 5:45 PM (2.5 hours)
Proprioception and Interoception: How Can I Tell What I’m Doing?
Extended sitting at computer work stations can lead to forward head, rounded and elevated shoulders, and slumped upper back postures. These postures are often associated with pain and can alter optimal mechanics and increase risk for many problems. This workshop will provide recommendations for workstation adjustments and exercise microbreaks using bands and your desk chair that can improve posture and lessen discomfort. Exercises will also be taught utilizing Pilates apparatus that are designed to strengthen and stretch key muscles of the shoulders, upper back and neck to help counter stresses associated with extended computer work.
Sunday, October 11, 2026 - 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM (1.5 hours)
Stretching: Increasing Range of Motion and Releasing Tight Muscles
You were taught to stretch…but is it effective? Have any of your tight-hamstring’d clients actually gotten more flexible in their hamstrings from stretching? Has your piriformis from doing a figure-4/ Pigeon stretch? What about your quadratus lumborum (QL) from side stretching? Your psoas, calves, chest etc. etc…? The list goes on and on. And what is stretching anyway? Do we want loose tissues? What do we want? Let’s learn about the recent research on stretching and what does and doesn’t work. Then let’s apply that to our Pilates work! It’s amazing what sort of elasticity we can develop if we understand what is and is not happening in our bodies!
Again: registration is not open, yet…but when it is…I’ll announce in TVW’s newsletter and update this page!
SAVE THE DATE(s)!!