Trainings, Classes and Camps

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Experience scoliosis! Your Preparatory Scolio-Pilates Course is designed to be an experiential approach to understanding scoliosis.

Why is the “experience of scoliosis” important? Because three-dimensional correction with Scolio-Pilates is complex. Understanding scoliosis through your own experience, in addition to cognitively, makes it easier.  You will be better equipped to make thoughtful decisions about the exercises you apply versus following a complex series of rules and guidelines.

In your Preparatory Scolio-Pilates Course, you will feel in your own body the changes that occur with scoliosis.  You’ll spend time with hands-on break-out projects that make scoliosis more comprehensible.  And you will be better equipped to take on even more information in the Scolio-Pilates Seminar.

Welcome to your Introduction to Scolio-Pilates! This course lays the foundation for the ScolioPilates Seminar. You will receive a strong base in the anatomy of scoliosis to help you understand what is happening to create the changes we see in scoliosis. With this understanding, you will be better equipped to make the best scoliosis specific exercise choices.

• 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
• Anatomy of Scoliosis
• Understanding functional v structural scoliosis
• Defining the convexities and concavities
• Theories and laws of movement that apply to scoliosis
• The first 5 exercises for scoliosis

This course is being taught by Michelle Ames, Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner and Karena Thek

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Challenge your practice with a Scolio-Pilates Professional Seminar!

Challenge your practice with a Scolio-Pilates Professional Seminar!

This course builds upon the ScolioPilates Introduction, Anatomy of Scoliosis.

We will dive deeper into understanding the anatomy of scoliosis and use that understanding to define the curves of scoliosis (3, 4 and thoraco-lumbar curves). Once we define the curves we can begin to understand how to correct those curves towards neutral. We use scoliosis specific corrections and scoliosis specific exercises to aid us in bringing our clients towards a more balanced system.

The scoliosis specific exercises begin with corrections in the basic positions of prone, supine, side-lying, seated and standing. Once the corrections are applied in the basic positions, we add movement to these corrections either on the mat or with the assistance of the Pilates equipment. Come learn why Scolio-Pilates. a form of Pilates that allows for modifications to assist the client with scoliosis in the Pilates studio, is now being used by children’s hospitals, physical therapy clinics and Pilates studios worldwide to help with the management of scoliosis.

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Welcome to your Scolio-Pilates Camp. Your camp features:

• 5 days of Scolio-Pilates intensive work
• Purpose: To create an individualized home exercise program for you to continue independently
• Schedule: 9-11am and 1-3pm each day
• Begin: Your 5-day course begins with a 60-minute private session
• Correction and Strengthening: 3 hours each day of corrections and strengthening |  1 hour of supplemental scoliosis information to help you live better with scoliosis
• Personalized corrections: Specific, personalized corrections for your curve type and ability
• Two types of camps: Adults and Children (10-18 years of age) have their own camps, be sure you are registering with your age group
• Maximum class:  Classes are kept at 6 students to ensure individualized instructrion
• 1:3 Instructor/student ratio
• Instructors: Karena Thek, author of ScolioPilates; Karen Kleiner, Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner
• Located 15 minutes from Charlotte International Airport in quaint Mt. Holly, North Carolina

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Challenge your practice with a Scolio-Pilates Professional Seminar!

• Understand the muscle imbalances and how they affect scoliosis
• Learn to recognize scoliosis and to define where the curves are occurring
• Learn why scoliosis must be resolved three-dimensionally
• Learn to use elongation as a tool for correcting in three dimensions
• Learn to manage the breathing complications of scoliosis
• Use strengthening techniques to maintain a neutral spine
• Understand the fascial components of scoliosis to aid neutral alignment
• Understand scoliosis and you understand the principles affecting all spines

BLOG: How will Scolio-Pilates Help All My Clients? 

Sample Schedule:

• Hour 1: Mat class for kinesthetically understanding scoliosis even if you don’t have a scoliosis,
• Hour 2: History of management, current management of scoliosis, science behind exercise and management
• Hour 3: Anatomy of Scoliosis, understanding 3, 4 and C-Curve scoliosis
• Hour 4: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in supine
• Hour 5: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in prone and quadruped positions
• Hour 6: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in seated, standing and side-lying
• Hour 7: Elongation exercises for scoliosis
• Hour 8: Breathing exercises for strengthening the neutralized alignment for scoliosis
• Hour 9-11: Three-dimensional corrections in the Pilates environment
• Hours 12-16: Strengthening exercises with 3-dimensional corrections

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Challenge your practice with a Scolio-Pilates Professional Seminar!

Understand the muscle imbalances and how they affect scoliosis
Learn to recognize scoliosis and to define where the curves are occurring
Learn why scoliosis must be resolved three-dimensionally
Learn to use elongation as a tool for correcting in three dimensions
Learn to manage the breathing complications of scoliosis
Use strengthening techniques to maintain a neutral spine
Understand the fascial components of scoliosis to aid neutral alignment
Understand scoliosis and you understand the principles affecting all spines
BLOG: How will Scolio-Pilates Help All My Clients?
Sample Schedule:
Hour 1: Mat class for kinesthetically understanding scoliosis even if you don’t have a scoliosis,
Hour 2: History of management, current management of scoliosis, science behind exercise and management
Hour 3: Anatomy of Scoliosis, understanding 3, 4 and C-Curve scoliosis
Hour 4: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in supine
Hour 5: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in prone and quadruped positions
Hour 6: Correcting scoliosis three-dimensionally in seated, standing and side-lying
Hour 7: Elongation exercises for scoliosis
Hour 8: Breathing exercises for strengthening the neutralized alignment for scoliosis
Hour 9-11: Three-dimensional corrections in the Pilates environment
Hours 12-16: Strengthening exercises with 3-dimensional corrections

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The Scolio-Pilates Professional Mentorship is the advanced level Scolio-Pilates course. Successful completion of this course will authorize to be a Scolio-Pilates Practitioner.

To apply to this course you must:

• Be a professional in the field of movment: Physical therapist, Pilates Instructor, etc.
• Complete the Scolio-Pilates Introductory Course
• Spend 9-12 months working with scoliosis clients/patients.
• Apply to the Scolio-Pilates mentorship. This application includes a detailed case report of your work with one scoliosis client/patient. A sample case report will be sent to you when you make the deposit for the course. The deposit will be returned if your application is not accepted.

Included in your Mentorship:

• Memebership Fee. Your first year of Scolio-Pilates Professional Membership fee.
  This fee includes :
  • 2-hours of access to Karena for help and advice with clients/patients.
  • Quarterly professional meetings where we will meet online to discuss all topics related to scoliosis. This professional meeting time is crucial for keeping us all up-to-date on what is happening in the field of scoliosis and exercise. The learning begins in the Mentorship classroom, and continues in earnest as you take on more scoliosis clients and collaborate with your colleagues in the profession of scoliosis.
• Scolio-Pilates Starter Kit. These are the Scolio-Wedges to get you started in your Scolio-Pilates practice. They include:
  • (1) K2 Spine Wedge,  (10) pairs of Scolio-Wedges, (20) Scolio-Angles (10 Rectangles and 10 Triangles).

We would love to have you! More help is needed globally to support the under-served population of those living with scoliosis!

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2019 Scolio-Pilates Mentorship in Mt. Holly, North Carolina

The Scolio-Pilates Mentorship is a 4-day intensive study (24 hours of class time) of three-dimensional exercise for scoliosis for professionals in the field of exercise science. These professionals include, but are not limited to, Pilates Instructors and Physical Therapists.

To apply to this course you must:

• Be a professional in the field of movement: Physical Therapist, Pilates Instructor, etc.
• Complete the Scolio-Pilates Introductory Course and/or the Scolio-Pilates Anatomy of Scoliosis and Scolio-Pilates Professional Seminar
• Spend 9-12 months working with scoliosis clients/patients.
• Apply to the Scolio-Pilates Mentorship. This application includes a detailed case report of your work with one scoliosis client/patient. A sample case report will be sent to you when you make the deposit for the course. The deposit will be returned if your application is not accepted.
• After attending the Mentorship, you will be required to complete some follow-on work based on your skills exhibited at the Scolio-Pilates Mentorship.

Included in your Mentorship: 

• Memebership Fee. Your first year of Scolio-Pilates Professional Membership fee.
  This fee includes :
  • 2-hours of access to Karena for help and advice with clients/patients.
  • Quarterly professional meetings where we will meet online to discuss all topics related to scoliosis. This professional meeting time is crucial for keeping us all up-to-date on what is happening in the field of scoliosis and exercise. The learning begins in the Mentorship classroom, and continues in earnest as you take on more scoliosis clients and collaborate with your colleagues in the profession of scoliosis.
• Scolio-Pilates Starter Kit. These are the Scolio-Wedges to get you started in your Scolio-Pilates practice. They include:
  • (1) K2 Spine Wedge, (10) pairs of Scolio-Wedges, (20) Scolio-Angles (10 Rectangles and 10 Triangles).

We would love to have you! More help is needed around the world to support the under-served population of those living with scoliosis!

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Can anyone attend the Mentorship and be an Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner? No, to be an Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner, you must be a professional in your field of movement or therapeutic exercise.  Pilates instructors and Physical therapists are acceptable professions. If you are a professional in some other form of movement or health management techniques, please just ask us! Email Karena at Karena@osteopilates.com.
• What is the process for becoming an Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner? Once you know that your profession allows you to be an Authorized Practitioner, you must first attend the Anatomy of Scoliosis course, followed by the Scolio-Pilates Seminar. After attending the Scolio-Pilates Seminar, you can register for the Scolio-Pilates Mentorship. There must be 9-12 months between your Scolio-Pilates Seminar and the Scolio-Pilates Mentorship so that you have time to practice what you learned in your first two courses. When you register for your Mentorship, you will receive a sample case study that you will use as a model to complete your own case study. This case study is part of your application to attend the Scolio-Pilates Mentorship. When your application is accepted, you can then attend the Mentorship. After the Mentorship, you will have more work to do to complete your case study.
• What is the case study? The case study is a basically a very thorough report of the work you performed with one scoliosis client/patient. You will see this client for 10 visits and report on what you did, progress you made, questions you have, and where you want to go next with this client. Please see the sample case study to help you perform this task.
• What are the benefits of being an Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner? There are many. Just to name a few, you will be part of an active Facebook group where you can ask questions of Karena or the other practitioners to help you when you run into questions or need advice with clients or patients. You will be part of a quarterly online meeting to refresh your knowledge and skills of scoliosis and Scolio-Pilates. You will be invited to assist at workshops and Mentorships and eventually you may even be eligible to teach the  Anatomy of Scoliosis Preparatory Scolio-Pilates Course.
• From a business point-of-view, is there a need to help those with scoliosis? Yes, and YES! This is a very under-served population. For several of our practitioners, once they begin seeing scoliosis client, it becomes the biggest percentage of their clientele. We need more practitioners with a passion for serving this under-served population!
• Is it going to be fun or REALLY fun? It’s going to be REALLY fun! We always have such a great time. The entire journey of becoming an Authorized Scolio-Piates Practitoner, can be just over a year-long process, but the rewards are great.