PILATES FOR PELVIC FLOOR
Sunday, May 31st | 1:30–3:00 PM
Led by Certified Pilates Instructor Erin Beneze
Member: $25 | Non-Member: $45
Registration opens May 17th!
Bloomington-Normal YMCA
Join us for a transformative Pilates workshop focused on understanding and improving pelvic floor health. Whether you're managing specific concerns or simply want to enhance your core connection, this session will offer valuable knowledge and tools.
This 90-minute workshop includes:
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A beginner-friendly overview of pelvic floor anatomy
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Visual and physical techniques to engage, strengthen, and relax these essential muscles
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Tips to enhance your current Pilates or core practice
This welcoming session is for everyone—whether you're postnatal, new to Pilates, or looking to better understand your body.
Meet Certified Pilates Instructor Erin Beneze!
Erin Beneze brings a unique and extensive background to her Pilates instruction. With a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts, Erin enjoyed a decade-long professional dance career in Los Angeles and New York City. She became a certified Pilates instructor in 2010, under renowned teacher Marie Jose Blom. Over the past 15 years, Erin has dedicated herself to sharing the benefits of Pilates, working with hundreds of clients in private sessions and leading numerous mat and reformer classes in LA, NYC and the Bay Area. Her experience includes serving as the in-house Pilates instructor for Cirque du Soleil's Iris in Los Angeles, training VIP clients at the Bowery Hotel in NYC, and training with Westside Dance Medicine, physical therapists for the NYC Ballet. After starting her own family, Erin deepened her expertise by earning a certification in pre and post-natal Pilates from Jennifer Gianni of Fusion Pilates. In 2023, she returned to the Midwest where she enjoys running her own studio, Prairie Pilates and sharing her love of Pilates with the amazing students at the YMCA.
Looking for a more relaxed approach to your health journey? Join us for our Tai Chi for Beginners Workshop, an 8-week program in which participants work through learning the fundamentals of Yang Style 24, the most popular form of Tai Chi. Reap the benefits of enhanced balance and flexibility along with improved leg strength and strengthen the connection between your mind and your body; registration opens May 25th!
This program is for YMCA members only.
Program / Registration Details
Cost: FREE!
Program runs Mondays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. & Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Program begins June 1st and ends on July 22nd
Registration opens on May 25th, closes May 29th
