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Module 1: Introduction and Goal Setting Session

MARCH (Live)

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Module 2: Assessment and Protocol

APRIL (Live)

Instructor Leslie Steensrud joins the party and lends her expertise in effective (and efficient) assessments. In this module you will learn how to identify “specialty” patterns in your clients and we will give you the blueprint to more effectively assess every client. We’ll watch each other’s movements as subject matter to get real time assessments.

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Module 3: Intro to Scoliosis & Nervous System Work

MAY (Live)

Angelie lends her very personal experience with Scoliosis and spine specialty work and how to most effectively work with a client's specific needs. Rotational awareness, block stacking, and daily protocol creation will be addressed in this module.

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Module 4: Outline Out the Window

JUNE (Live)

In this module Angelie will share the gift she is best known for as a Pilates instructor, actually SEEING the body that is in front of you. You will walk away from this module rejuvenated & inspired to truly make a difference in every single body you touch. Learn why building relationships with clients though your unile teaching style is essential to growing a Pilates client base and learn techniques that will make you stand out from other instructors in your market.

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Module 5: What is IFS (Internal Family Systems) and how do you deal with it in your own body?

JULY (Live)

In module 5, Alison Dyer will join us to lend her expertise on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how it can be used with Pilates. IFS is a transformative , evidence based psychotherapy that helps people heal by accessing and loving their protective and wounded inner parts. Alison will dive into how learning the basics of IFS and incorporating the principles in your instruction can transform your effectiveness with clients.

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Module 6: Active Aging

AUGUST (Live)

“Aging gracefully” is not just an empty platitude, but was something Joseph Pilates himself was extremely passionate about. Understanding how to help this “specialty” group will elevate your ability as an instructor. In this module, Angelie will deep dive into specific considerations when working with an aging client.

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Module 7: Empower for Hope

SEPTEMBER (Live)

Patients who have endured chronic pain, especially from trauma or abuse are a specialty group who can largely benefit from Pilates work. In module 7, Alison returns to walk you through empowering this specialty group through movement and compassion. The words you use and the way you physically approach this type of specialty client can make or break their experience with you (and with Pilates as a whole.) You will leave this module with the tools you need to empower and provide hope through your instruction.

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Module 8: Thinking Outside the Box

OCTOBER (Live)

In Module 8, we introduce Yasmin Karachiwala, Pioneer of Pilates in India and Fitness Superstar, to our lineup of powerhouse instructors. Yas’s passion is helping Pilates instructors find (or reignite)THEIR passion! In this module you will learn how to introduce and sustain authentic power and energy into your individual sessions and group classes. You’ll learn how to motivate every individual, bring energy into any room and let your creativity flow!

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Module 9: Circuit Through the Circus

NOVEMBER (Live)

Module 9 is one of the most fun courses that Angelie teaches. Dust off what you think you know about your equipment and look at the possibilities in a whole new way! In module 9, you will learn advanced flow techniques on all Pilates apparatuses and how to get the most out of your entire studio space. Create a smooth transition flow from one piece of equipment to the next for a seamless session with any client.

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Module 10: Marketing & Business Development

DECEMBER (Live )

We’ll round out a year of “ascending” through our Pilates practice with some practical business strategy with a successful Pilates Studio (Angelie) and marketing specialist, Shannon Wells. In Module 10, you’ll learn the best practices that have helped Angelie’s studio, Team Pilates, run successfully for 10 years. From attracting the RIGHT clients to running an efficient schedule and team, you’ll get a leg up on running a successful studio.

BONUS

(2) Mentor Q & A Sessions

 JANUARY + FEBRUARY

During week 5 & 10, we’ll open up the floor for questions that you have gathered along the way. We’ll discuss, inquire and pick the brains of all of the master instructors in the mentorship program.

**Bonus sessions included with the complete course purchase only.

“ Angelie Melzer is a top notch instructor. She presents the material with passion and truly has a desire for others to learn.

As an instructor, I would like to one day reach the needs of my students the way Angelie does. She is an inspiration! “

Hi, I’m Angelie Melzer and I train Pilates Instructors just like you on the exact methods needed to reach a new level in Pilates instruction.

If you’ve reached a point in your Pilates career where you want to be able to TRULY impact any client you encounter (no matter their unique challenges & needs), the Ascend Mentorship Program is exactly what you need.

These are the messages I've received for years from ambitious Pilates instructors who want to take their instruction (and in turn their business) to a new level. 

I've spent years investing the time and hands on experience with specialty clients and I’m excited to share my tried and true techniques with you!

“Angelie is a true teacher! Her in-depth knowledge; passion for Pilates and teaching Pilates is not only inspiring but highly effective. She is a true mentor guiding us through the material and modeling how to be a caring and able instructor. I am so grateful to her… “

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