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Konnections® for Mat Workshop

Precision in Movement

This workshop takes you through the original 34 mat exercises from Joseph Pilates’ Return to Life, honoring the roots of the method. You’ll then explore how the Konnections® Band can transform these movements, creating whole-body integration and fresh programming ideas for your teaching.

Konnections® for Mat

This program includes:

  • Polestar Pilates
    6-hour in-person training
  • Polestar Pilates
    6 NPCP Credits
  • Polestar Pilates
    Konnections ® Band not included; can be purchased on-site for $25
 
December 12, 2025 • 10am-5pm
This course will take place in Miami, FL at: Polestar Pilates Studio Dadeland 9015 Dadeland Blvd #F104 Miami, FL 33156
Cost: $325.00

Overview:

  • This workshop honors the roots of Pilates while opening the door to new possibilities.
  • Participants will first move through the original 34 mat exercises from Joseph Pilates’ book Return to Life, staying true to the original method.
  • Building on this foundation, the Konnections® Band is then introduced as a powerful tool to bring these movements to life in a fresh way. Its unique design connects all four limbs, creating balanced, whole-body integration and heightened proprioceptive feedback.
  • The result is a deeper experience of control, flow, and connection across the body.
  • Attendees will leave with both a renewed appreciation for Pilates’ origins and innovative programming ideas they can immediately apply in private sessions and group classes.

In this training, you will:

  • Be guided through the complete sequence of the 34 original mat exercises from Joseph Pilates’ Return to Life, practiced as they were originally taught.
  • Explore how the Konnections® Band expands classical mat work in fresh, innovative ways.
  • Experience whole-body integration by connecting all four limbs with the band’s unique design.
  • Develop greater control, flow, and awareness through enhanced proprioceptive feedback.
  • Gain practical programming ideas you can apply immediately in private sessions and group classes.
About Viktor Uygan, NCPT

Viktor Uygan

Viktor Uygan’s long history as a professional dancer and in fitness led him to Pilates after moving to the United States in 1993.

From 2002 to 2021, he was a proud co-founder/co-owner of Konnect Pilates in Southern California.

Viktor is a NCPT certified Pilates teacher and Balanced Body Master Instructor. He teaches courses in Pilates, Anatomy in 3 Dimensions, BODHI, MOTR, CoreAlign, and the Konnector. He specializes in the training athletes and dancers and holds certifications with the Ki-hara technique for resistance flexibility and strength training as well as the AmericanBallet Theater National Training Curriculum for young dancers. Viktor presents worldwide with his workshops and his innovative invention The Konnector. You can also see his classes on many of Balanced Body DVD’s along with Pilates Anytime and featured articles in Pilates Style Magazine.