Workshops
with Lauren Brandt Pilates
From time to time, we are honoured to host guest instuctors for special events.
COMING UP! Join us for an inspiring deep dive into Advanced Movement Principles this April and August 2026. This program is designed for the experienced Pilates professional working with clients experiencing imbalances or injuries and is an opportunity to further explore the subtleties of movement while refining how we observe, cue, and support the bodies in front of us.
Featuring recorded and live coursework, Advanced Movement Principles will elevate your ability to see, understand, and improve movement patterns. Program graduates will be recognized as Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioners.
Advanced Movement Principles: The Upper Body
Instructor:
Cost: $990 CDN
Hours: April 24: 1-5pm / April 26 & 27: 9-5pm
Take a fresh look at the upper body and deepen your ability to understand and train the thoracic and cervical spine, shoulder and upper limb to maximize efficiency and minimize injuries. This complicated area can best be understood by looking at the whole system which we cover in 18 hours of in-person training and 8 hours of video material. You will come away with invaluable insights for assessing and correcting misalignments and myofascial imbalances in the upper body.
Advanced Movement Principles is a continuing education course for the experienced Pilates professional working with clients with imbalances, misalignments and injuries. Using both video on demand and live course work, this program will uplevel your skills in seeing, understanding, and improving movement patterns for clients at any level of ability. Upon completion, you will receive recognition as a Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioner.
Why invest in Advanced Movement Principles?
To deepen your understanding of the body in motion in both functional and pathological situations.
To develop critical reasoning skills to work with healthy and injured clients safely and effectively.
To expand your ability to create lasting change for everyone you work with.
To expand your heart, broaden your mind, and increase your ability to work compassionately and effectively with all clients.
To build your career by gaining recognition as a highly skilled Pilates teacher.
Course structure
Advanced Movement Principles is designed as a blended course with theoretical material including anatomy, movement principles and information on pathologies delivered in video format and practical information including assessment, observation, exercises, and program design delivered in person. The video courses are designed to prepare students for the in-person classes by providing essential background information. They are organized in short (10 – 40 minute) segments followed by quizzes and include a detailed, downloadable PowerPoint to support your learning process.
Advanced Movement Principles consists of three live courses (The Low back, Upper body, Lower Body) and seven video on demand courses organized into five modules.
To gain recognition as a Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioner all the video and in-person courses must be successfully completed along with three case studies.
Next session: April 24, 26 & 27
Advanced Movement Principles: The Lower Body
Instructor:
Cost: $990 CDN
Hours: TBD
The lower body is the center of strength, endurance, and functional movement. When misalignments or injuries in the hip, knee, ankle or foot are present, we lose ease, economy and efficiency. This course includes 18 hours of in person instruction and 10 hours of video material and upon completion you will come away with a structured plan for assessing lower body alignment, myofascial balance and functional abilities and a clear understanding of exercise progressions to improve performance and minimize injuries.
Advanced Movement Principles is a continuing education course for the experienced Pilates professional working with clients with imbalances, misalignments and injuries. Using both video on demand and live course work, this program will uplevel your skills in seeing, understanding, and improving movement patterns for clients at any level of ability. Upon completion you will receive recognition as a Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioner.
Why invest in Advanced Movement Principles?
To deepen your understanding of the body in motion in both functional and pathological situations.
To develop critical reasoning skills to work with healthy and injured clients safely and effectively.
To expand your ability to create lasting change for everyone you work with.
To expand your heart, broaden your mind, and increase your ability to work compassionately and effectively with all clients.
To build your career by gaining recognition as a highly skilled Pilates teacher.
Course structure
Advanced Movement Principles is designed as a blended course with theoretical material including anatomy, movement principles and information on pathologies delivered in video format and practical information including assessment, observation, exercises, and program design delivered in person. The video courses are designed to prepare students for the in-person classes by providing essential background information. They are organized in short (10 – 40 minute) segments followed by quizzes and include a detailed, downloadable PowerPoint to support your learning process.
Advanced Movement Principles consists of three live courses (The Low back, Upper body, Lower Body) and seven video on demand courses organized into five modules.
To gain recognition as a Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioner all the video and in-person courses must be successfully completed along with three case studies.