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Liane Geeves PAA Level 4 and Owner/Operator of Pilates Connection Lane Cove, Sydney NSW Instuctor Name: Liane Geeves: PAA Level: Level 4 Instructor. Studio/s where you work: Owner/Operator of Pilates Connection Location: Lane Cove, Sydney NSW   Questions What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? I enjoyed a few mat Pilates classes offered by a local community group and found that Pilates was a bit like coming home. ( I had many years of dance training as a child). I stumbled upon a fully equipped classical Pilates studio while out on…

A very warm welcome to the new members who have joined the PAA family since our December 2019 newsletter, there have been 15 in total. It is great to welcome a new influx We also offer congratulations to 1 student who graduated from student to Mat member and the 3 members who have worked to achieve upgrades this period. We encourage you all to upgrade as you reach the next level, either by qualification or hours. For further information on upgrading please read about the benefits of upgrading and the upgrade process. New Associate Student Members (12) Alyce Merton Ashlee…

A Kate Toon slide, master of SEO and CEO of The Clever Copywriting School I spent last weekend, 16-17 November, deeply immersed in WordPress-land at Wordcamp Sydney, soaking up all things Wordpress, SEO and website. The speakers across the weekend were fantastic and shared so much useful information that it would be criminal to keep it to myself. The meaty stuff is going to take some time to process and there will no doubt be articles in future news emails. In the meantime, here are my key Wordcamp takeaways: 5 tips, 5 quotes and 5 tools/resources that I hope you…

Sally Derbyshire PAA Principal, Movement Collective, Hunter’s Hill NSW Instructor Name: Sally Derbyshire PAA level: Principal Instructor training: PITC Adv Diploma, Body Control Pilates Studio Master Teacher and trainer. Studio(s) you work at: Movement Collective Location: Hunters Hill What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor?I was a student at the Australian Ballet School and sustained stress fractures in my feet, the expectation to keep fit and on top of my game was high, the amazing benefits of Pilates were clear to me from the beginning. After my dance career, I wanted…

Guest article by Kate Crane, PAA L2 Member Originally posted July 2019 on the Pilates Professional blog: Does Pilates Give You Wings? Have you ever walked out of your Pilates class feeling like you are floating on air, your head suspended off off your shoulders as if it were filled with helium? Now it’s not in your imagination, it’s actually in the fibres of your muscles, the communicators within your ligaments and joints. The feeling indicates that your proprioceptors are being stimulated and that your body is receptive to the movement you are enjoying. Proprioception comes from a Latin word…

The final Committee meeting for 2019 was held on Friday, 15 Nov. The four new committee members- Karen Goh, Kirsti Viitala, Bruce Hildebrand and Darren Vizer were introduced to the full scope of projects on the go at the moment. The Presidents report and sub committee reports outlined the detail and progress of current projects and ongoing work, these also raised many points for discussion. The education requirements for proposed expanded membership levels were discussed with additional information sought on several points before finalising. Plans for some new projects are also in development for 2020, including updating the PAA website…

If you manage your own website you’ve probably heard of WordPress, the most popular free website content editor on the internet holding 60.8% market share in the content management system market and powering 14.7% of the world’s top websites. What’s not so well known is that every year local user groups organise WordPress conferences across the globe, known as Wordcamps, and there’s one coming up next weekend, 16-17 November 2019. WordCamp Sydney WordCamp Sydney is set to be the biggest Australian WordPress event of the year with a line up of talks covering website design, development, marketing, SEO and business….

Geri Taylor PAA Principal Trainer, Viva Pilates Instructor Name: Geri Taylor PAA Level: Principal Trainer Instructor Training: Adv.Dip.Pilates PilatesITC, Certified Fletcher Instructor, Cert IV TAE Studio(s) you work at: Viva Pilates Location: Tuross Head, NSW 1. What originally motivated you to try Pilates and then go on to train as an instructor? When I turned 50 I noticed rolls of fat on my back that hadn’t been there before. That same day a very fit guy walked by my house advertising “stretch” classes. Sounded good to me so I went along and it turned out to be Pilates. From the…

A very warm welcome to the new members who have joined the PAA family since our October 2019 newsletter, there have been 18 in total. We also offer congratulations to all the 9 students and Mat members who graduated and to the 17 members who have worked to achieve upgrades this period. We encourage you all to upgrade as you reach the next level, either by qualification or hours. For further information on upgrading please read about the benefits of upgrading and the upgrade process.   New Associate Student Members (6) Ann Mendel Helen Mann Jacqueline Woods LeeAnn Foster Michelle…

A Systematic Review of the Literature to Guide Practitioners on the use of Foam Rolling Hendricks, S., Hill, H.’n, Hollander, S.d., Lombard, W., Parker, R. Link to original article: Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 19/10/2019 ABSTRACT Background Foam Rolling (FR) is currently used by athletes at all levels. It is not known whether FR is more effective being used as a warm up to aid performance or more effectively used as a cool-down for recovery. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to determine the effects of FR on performance and recovery. Methods A customized search strategy was…