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IPPS MOVE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN CHALLENGE

Mon April 27 - Sun June 14, 2026

PILATES AGAINST PELVIC PAIN - Lisa Shoenholt

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.
Event Date:
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm EDT
End Time:
8:45pm EDT
Price:
$25.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends May 27, 2026 at 8:45pm EDT
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PARTNER ACRO AGAINST PELVIC PAIN - Amanda Nyugen

Amansa 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.
Event Date:
Saturday May 2, 2026
Start Time:
3:30pm EDT
End Time:
4:15pm EDT
Price:
$25.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends May 1, 2026 at 5:45pm EDT
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YOGA AGAINST PELVIC PAIN - Anne Taylor

Event Date:
Sunday May 17, 2026
Start Time:
11:00am EDT
End Time:
11:45am EDT
Price:
$25.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends May 17, 2026 at 6:45pm EDT
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5K MOVE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN

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 and you are eligible for participation prizes.
Price:
$40.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $3.40 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends June 14, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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10K MOVE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN

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 and you are eligible for participation prizes.
Price:
$40.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $3.40 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends June 14, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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10K BIKE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN

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 and you are eligible for participation prizes. Don't forget your helmet!
Price:
$40.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $3.40 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends June 14, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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20K BIKE AGAINST PELVIC PAIN

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!
Price:
$40.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $3.40 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends June 14, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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Bollywood Dance Against Pelvic Pain

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.
Event Date:
Thursday May 14, 2026
Start Time:
5:00pm EDT
End Time:
5:45pm EDT
Price:
$25.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Registration ends May 9, 2026 at 11:45am EDT
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Traversing the Crossroads of Menopause and Pelvic Health

Presented by IPPS past presidents Dr. Erin Carey, Kathy Witzeman
and Amy Stein, DPT.
Lecture is free is you sign up for a movement class, otherwise a suggested minimum donation of $25 to IPPS. We appreciate your support!
Event Date:
Monday May 18, 2026
Start Time:
7:30pm EDT
End Time:
8:15pm EDT
Price:
$0.00 VIRTUAL RACE Fee
Registration:
Registration ends May 18, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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Bowel dysfunction – Make #2 your #1 priority: How our gut function affects chronic pelvic pain - Karen Brandon DPT, IPPS Past President

Event Date:
Tuesday May 5, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm EDT
End Time:
8:45pm EDT
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Moving from pain to pleasure: combining mind-body approaches to heal sexual pain & dysfunction - Amy Stein, DPT - IPPS Past President & Alex Milspaw, MEd, PhD - IPPS President and Pelvic Pain Specialist Designee

Event Date:
Tuesday May 12, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm EDT
End Time:
8:45pm EDT
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Neuropathic Pain: Understanding the wiring of chronic pelvic pain - Jorge Carrillo, MD, FACOG - IPPS Chairman of the Board, Past President, and Pelvic Pain Specialist Designee and Alex Milspaw, MEd, PhD - IPPS President and Pelvic Pain Specialist Designee

Event Date:
Tuesday May 19, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm EDT
End Time:
8:45pm EDT
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We are Better Together! New horizons for transdisciplinary approaches to Endometriosis - Isabel Green, MD, FACOG - IPPS Vice President & 2026 IPPS Annual Meeting Scientific Chair, and Alex Milspaw, MEd, PhD - IPPS President and Pelvic Pain Specialist Designee

Event Date:
Tuesday May 26, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm EDT
End Time:
8:45pm EDT
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