Feet First
3 NPCP CECs
Friday, June 20, 2025 @ 3 - 6pm (NP UES)
Unlock the power of footwork to improve posture, stability, and overall movement efficiency. This immersive three-hour workshop introduces FEET-NESS, a foot-to-core training approach that enhances body alignment, injury prevention, and performance.
What you will learn
Part 1: Foot Activation & Mat Work
Explore the Rescue LOOP, a versatile tool designed to optimize foot function and strengthen the connection between the feet and pelvis. Through an intermediate Pilates Mat sequence, movement professionals will deepen muscle activation, refine alignment, and enhance proprioception. Learn how strategic foot engagement translates into improved full-body coordination, core stability, and dynamic strength. Although Rescue LOOP was created for the feet, we’ll also use it to create a stronger connection with the upper body
Part 2: Reformer Footwork for Full-Body Integration
Dive into the biomechanics of foot placement on the Pilates Reformer and its impact on movement efficiency. Using the Rescue LOOP and various Reformer components (jump board, foot bar, straps, and platform), participants will refine foot positioning to activate key muscle groups—inner thighs, hamstrings, and glutes—enhancing balance and postural control.
This practical session equips Pilates instructors with actionable strategies to optimize footwork, improve alignment, and elevate Reformer training for better strength and movement precision.
About Ilaria
Ilaria Cavagna is the founder and CEO of FEET-NESS™ - posture from the ground up - an educational platform that develops an awareness of the work on the feet connected to the rest of the body.
Ilaria, a skilled trainer and Pilates instructor, has moved seamlessly from being an athlete to a performer to a practitioner of the disciplines she believes in and trains her clients with. She achieved a Bachelor of Movement Science in Italy in 1997, a Pilates Certification obtained in New York City with Romana Kryzanowska, and innovative Soma-Training and ELDOA which give her an understanding of both the beauty and function of the human body when properly trained.
Ilaria has been teaching on Pilates Anytime since 2021, and sharing her approach to the work at conferences for Balanced Body, IADMS, PMA, IDEAFIT and continuing education for COVATECH.
Ilaria is based in New York City, teaches remotely on Zoom, and travels worldwide to teach seminars for trainers for Pilates, ELDOA™, SOMA-TRAINING and of course FEET-NESS™ITP.
