IPPS MOVE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN CHALLENGE

Amanda has been teaching and performing circus arts for many years, training with artists including those from Cirque du Soleil. She works with companies such as Westchester Circus Arts, Zabo Circus Productions, Athena Entertainment, and more. Her specialties include lyra, aerial silks, hammock, trapeze, span sets, and cube. She also performs as a target girl with the world’s fastest and most accurate knife thrower, a magician’s assistant, stilt walker, show girl, and mermaid. She has performed in Tarrytown, Katonah, Brooklyn, Central Park, Canada, and the UK. Circus has given her purpose, a sense of home, and lasting connections with students and fellow performers.

Join our invigorating workshop with Ankita Khanna, blending the serenity of yoga, the power of breathwork, and the vibrant rhythms of Bollywood. Discover holistic well-being through this unique fusion of mind, body, and dance.

Ankita Khanna, is an experienced instructor in Bharatanatyam & Bollywood, a Yoga Trainer, ACSM certified Fitness Coach and is passionate about spirituality. She loves to fuse tradition with innovation, reaching diverse audiences globally, promoting wellness, and inspiring positive transformations.

Anne Taylor MSW, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT completed her first yoga training in 2003. Since that time, she has done extensive training in yoga therapy and functional anatomy in the US and abroad. Anne has taught in a variety of settings including Beyond Basics Physical Therapy where she received mentorship and guidance from Amy Stein DPT. Anne incorporates elements of traditional yogic theory with western neuroanatomy to assist practitioners to develop an informed approach to functional movement . Her goal is to support practitioners to fortify their understanding of the interactive nature of thoughts feelings, and sensations within the body.

Lisa was first introduced to Pilates as a dance major in college at the University of Arizona. She became certified in 2001 in an intensive training program from Bodyworks Studio, now Fletcher Pilates, under the direction of Kyria Sabin. In 2002, she graduated with a BFA in Dance along with a BA in Education. Lisa also holds an MA in Dance Education from New York University. In 2007, she obtained her CMA (certified movement analyst) degree from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies and has trained as a birth doula through DONA International. Lisa also holds a prenatal/postnatal specialist certificate from the Center of Women’s Fitness, run by Carolyn Anthony. Over the years, she has studied with Irene Dowd, Martha Eddy, Peggy Hackney, Lynn Martin, Deb Goodman, and Kelly Kane. Lisa completed Rebekah Rotstein’s Buff Bones training in osteoporosis and a pilates menopause course taught by Carolyn Anthony and most recently, has completed the Body Ready Method training and is now a group leader for BRM.

Lisa brings her extensive knowledge of anatomy, dance, movement analysis, and Bartenieff Fundamentals to her practice. She specializes in injury prevention, pre/postnatal pilates, and diastasis recti repair. She has taught pilates throughout the United States as well as Europe and has designed dance, pilates, yoga and meditation programs for multiple NYC public high schools. In 2011, she opened her first studio, Brooklyn Embodied, in Park Slope, Brooklyn and relocated her studio in 2016 to Croton on Hudson. It is her passion to help her clients gain body awareness to enable them to live their life in a balanced, healthy way. In 2018, she founded Control D: The Art of Diastasis Repair and currently holds teacher trainings in both Brooklyn and Westchester.

She lives in Croton on Hudson, NY with her husband and their two movement-loving children.

This is a 5K (3 miles) virtual event to support education and research to fight pelvic pain. This run is family and pet friendly. Choose your course: outdoors, treadmill or indoor track- put on your shoes and go! Fee is a donation to IPPS.

This is a 10K (6 miles) virtual event to support education and research to fight pelvic pain. This run is family and pet friendly. Choose your course-outdoors, treadmill or indoor track- put on your shoes and go! Fee is a donation to IPPS.

This is a 10K (6 miles) virtual event to support education and research to fight pelvic pain. If you like to bike this is the event for you: rider fee is a donation to IPPS. Don't forget your helmet!

This is a 20K (12.4 miles) virtual event to support education and research to fight pelvic pain. If you like to bike and have a little more stamina, this is the event for you: rider fee is a donation to IPPS and you are eligible for participation prizes. Don't forget your helmet!

Register here for this free event and you will recieve log in information by email for the ZOOM presentation.

Register here for this free event and you will be emailed the log in details for this ZOOM presentation.

We are better together, so sign up with someone to have an accountability buddy! This is an interactive talk. Come prepared with paper, pen and your cellphone. This talk is for providers and patients.

Presented via IG LIVE! @pelvicpainorg via Instagram

Presented via IG LIVE! @pelvicpainorg via Instagram

Presented via IG LIVE! @pelvicpainorg via Instagram

We’ve noticed a significant surge in health professionals—many of whom are talented surgeons or “endometriosis experts” —rebranding themselves as "pelvic pain specialists" without necessarily having the multidisciplinary training required for chronic pelvic pain management. While it's great that more providers are interested in this space, it can create confusing "wild west" for patients. Many are seeking help from these "specialists" only to find their care is limited to one organ system or a surgical approach, leaving the complexities of chronic pain unaddressed.

By shifting the focus, we can provide:

• A Patient Toolkit: Tangible "red flags" and specific questions patients can use to vet a provider’s expertise in chronic pelvic pain.

• A Clinical Roadmap: Guidance for health professionals on how to move beyond a "generalist" or "surgeon" lens to become a true specialist by staying up-to-date with IPPS multidisciplinary standards.

Presented via IG LIVE! @pelvicpainorg via Instagram