Continuing Education Courses (CEC's) Teachers at The Pilates ConneXion continue to further their Pilates education by attending Continuing Education Courses whenever time allows. The goal at the Pilates Connexion is to bring to our clients the latest and most updated information and exercises in the Pilates industry. April 2010  The studio owners and teachers completed the EXO Chair instructor training level I with Balanced Body University faculty trainer, Nico Gonzalez. The training included an introduction to the history and principles of Pilates, the features, function and safety precautions for the EXO Chair, beginning and intermediate exercises on the EXO Chair, with modifications and suggestions on class order and programming in a Pilates studio enviornment. October 2009  Angie and Gayle just returned from a wonderful 3-day conference in Chicago, Pilates on Tour, taking classes from some of the biggest names in Pilates, including Lolita San Miguel who worked and studied under Joseph Pilates. We received CEC’s in the following areas: Understanding What You See: Assessment Techniques for Pilates Instructors, A Close Look at Foot and Leg Work on the Reformer, Integrating the Core and Lower Quadrant in Pilates with Madeline Black Pilates for Athletes: Creating Pilates Programs for Strength & Grace, Julian Littleford Lolita Shares: The Feet, the Foundation of Pilates, Lolita San Miguel Sacroiliac Function and Pilates Exercise Design, Karen Clippinger MSPE Stand, Walk, Jump and Ski - Pilates Sequences that connect the Feet with the Ground and, the Spine and Pilates Post Rehabilitation Programs for Hip and Knee Replacement with Elizabeth Larkam MS Ed We also took the following classes: From Classical to Contemporary: The Reformer with Valentin and Assess a Body on the Reformer with Patrick O'Brien September 2008, Angela and Gayle went to Dayton, Ohio for a STOTT PILATES continuing education workshop. The CEC's included: Reformer for Men and Athletic Training on the Chair. December 2007  Angela and Gayle attended a STOTT PILATES two day workshop in Columbus, Ohio. The classes focused on Jump Board/Interval Training, Total Body Sculpting, Secrets to Toned Arms, Buns, and Thighs, Pre-natal Pilates on the Reformer and Ball, and Postural Analysis. September 2007  Gayle took a two day Pilates workshop with Pat Guyton. The workshop focus was “The Application of Mat Work Language into the Pilates Equipment Education.”