PILATES ZENERGY - Kuloğlu Sk. 24/3

(English Below)

Hareket etmenin en büyük neşe, sağlık ve huzur kaynağı olduğunu düşünüyorum ve pratik ettiğim birçok disiplinin bir tanesini kendine meslek edinmiş birisi olarak Pilates egzersiz metoduna olan heyecan ve inancımı öğrencilerimle olan derslerde, yetişen eğitmenlere verdiğimiz eğitimlerde paylaşmaya çalışıyorum. Pilates Zenergy'i açmadan önce Grace Pilates’te 2020 yılının sonuna dek eğitmen olarak çalıştım. Şu anda stüdyomdaki eğitmenlik görevim dışında, Türkiye’nin en büyük ve köklü Pilates okulu Baps Academy bünyesinde sevgili Taha Erpulat önderliğinde Balanced Body Pilates eğitimleri ve diğer workshop’larda, Türkiye Cimnastik Federasyonu'nun 1. ve 2. Kademe eğitimlerinde, gelişim seminerleri ve Convention'larında görev alıyorum. 

Hepsi bir yana, aslında gerçekten ne söylemek isterim kendi adıma: Sosyal bir canlı olan insanın, özünde oyuncu ve neşeli, yeniliğe adapte olabilme kudretine sahip bir varlık olarak kendisini gerçekleştirebileceği ve potansiyelini hayata verebileceği en iyi ortamlardan birisinin hareket ortamı olduğunu biliyor ve bunu rast geldiğim kişilerle paylaşmayı seviyorum.

Stüdyoma gelen öğrencilerim için de Pilates veya başka bir hareket dünyası aracılığıyla bedenleriyle temasa geçmelerini, bu temasın onlara sağlık, neşe ve dinçlik katmasını diliyorum. Hareketten doğan yahut büyüyen bir enerji ile kendilerini her açıdan hayata katmalarını diliyorum... Tam merkezden! ;)

English Version:

I was born in 1990 in Turkey and started practising Karate-Do Shotokan at 10 years old with Çağdaş Agun, which was a great beginning for my love of movement.

I studied Translation and Interpreting in English, with a double major in German. I also learned Modern Greek during my 2 year long stay in Greece. But I knew movement was the joy of my life so I started my first Pilates Teacher Training in 2013, learned the point of view of Classical Pilates and after having completed my first teacher training in Pilates, I attended Basi Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training to understand the modern approach. I also finished a 200hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (TT) Course, which was later followed by a 30hr Yin Yoga TT. I acquired my Master of Science degree Motor Control, having written on “Postural Control” at METU Sports Department in Ankara. I’ve been teaching at Pilates TTs at the Turkish Gymnastics Federation since 2017. I give workshops of Pilates on stretching, effective teaching techniques, motor control and pilates and art of cueing in Pilates. I attended the Balanced Body Master Instructor Training in 2019 in Sacramento. Also in 2019, I worked in Riyadh, in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I gave teacher trainings of Balanced Body University at KORE, designed and ran the Internship program of KORE for future Pilates Trainers. In 2021, I enrolled and completed Balanced Body Master Instructor Training Part 2, then to deepen my understanding of human movement and functional anatomy, I attended Eric Franklin Method workshops from Eric Franklin and Tom Waldron; also I completed a Pilates Teacher mentorship program from Tom McCook.

Recently, I got a scholarship for Franklin Method Level 1 Training which will take place starting from January until August 2022. (Rest in Light, Laura)

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But actually...

In reality, If I had to introduce myself to other people I’d prefer saying these words: Moving is the sunshine of my life. I believe moving makes us better humans, healthier, happier, smarter, kinder, more focused, closer to each other. What I really wanna share with my fellow teachers and students is the joy of moving. I want to show people that everyone can move and it is a source of bliss, rather than being a punishment, it is a celebration of life. I’m excited to do my Roll Ups every day, observing my body closely, trying to understand what it needs and what is missing, which then translates into my teaching. Other than Pilates I do handbalancing, lots of yoga, lots of calisthenics and some weightlifting. I love reading on human body and I love the close relationship between movement sciences and Pilates, which makes the method stronger and updated. For me, Pilates is the best method for developing the most fundamental human movement “possibilities”, in the purest form and in the healthiest manner in a challenging way. What to do with these movement possibilities is up to us!

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EDUCATION ON MOVEMENT AND CERTIFICATES

2022

- Franklin Method Level 1 Training January-August 2022

-Franklin Method-Spine/Eric Franklin, İstanbul

-Franklin Method Relax Your Neck&Liberate Your Shoulders/Eric Franklin, İstanbul

2021

-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Strong, Flexible and Adaptable Knees

-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Tone Your Core, Release Your Back

- Franklin Method/Eric Franklin/Art and Science of Cueing for Movement (May 2,-June 27)

-Balanced Body University Master Instructor Part 2 (February 2021- May 2021)

-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Dynamic Pelvic Floor Fascia Workshop

-Tom McCook's Mentorship Program #1

2019

-Balanced Body University / Master Instructor Training Part 1, California, USA

2018

-Anatomy of Spine and Pilates (Turkish Sports Physiotherapy Association)- by Prof. Dr. Gül Baltacı, Doç Dr. Aydan Aytar, Uzm. Fzt. Görkem Dizdar, Fzt. Zeynep Baş

2017

*BASI Pilates® Comprehensive Teacher Training Program (Cengiz Han Üçgün, Mariam Younossi ve Maria Sylla) – İzmir, Turkey

2016

*Balanced Body Pilates on Tour-İstanbul

-Mat Correctives with Tom McCook

-Gait in the pilates studio with Nancy Myers

-Stand up! Balance on mat with Valentin MS

-Pilates as Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Dysfunction with Chrissy Romani-Ruby

*30 Hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training for Yoga Instructors / Devrim Akkaya

2013-2015

*Pilates System Level 1,2,3 Mat & Equipments (Dr.Serdar Gürbüz)-Ankara

*Chair-Barrel 1

*Chair-Barrel Level 2

*Pregnancy and Pilates (Dr. Serdar Gürbüz ve Dr. Cüneyt Özcan)

*Barış İşcan/ 200 Hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training