Module 1: Jakarta, Indonesia

Welcome To Scolio-Pilates Module 1

This course is a building block and lays the foundation for the Scolio-Pilates Module 2: The Professional Seminar. You will receive a strong base in the anatomy of scoliosis to help you understand what is happening under the skin that creates the changes we see and experience with scoliosis on the surface and with movement. With this understanding, you will be better equipped to make the best scoliosis-specific exercise choices. Topics to be covered include:

• What is scoliosis? Who it affects and its effects on the systems of the body
• Experience scoliosis! What it feels like to do Pilates with scoliosis
• Anatomical understanding of the musculoskeletal changes that accompany the scoliosis syndrome
• Understanding functional vs. structural scoliosis
• Defining the convexities and concavities
• Theories and laws of movement that apply to scoliosis
• The first 7 exercises for scoliosis. All exercises will be taught with and without the Pilates equipment.

Instructor: Tirta Hidajat, Scolio-Pilates Principal Educator

Location: Akademi Pilates Indonesia, Bendungan Hilir, Jakarta, Indonesia