Students enrolled The Method® Pilates undertake a number of steps to receive certification: 

Initiation 101 – Mat Fundamentals

Course Dates:

2010 (Sat/Sun 9-5) May 1-2 July 24-25

Initiation 101- Pilates Fundamentals and Matwork, is the first step to becoming a certified Pilates Instructor.  The Physicalmind Institute approaches Pilates not just as a fitness regime, but also as a reeducation of the body through movement.  Pilates is a preventative system that focuses on core strength, flexibility, and proper alignment.  This 3-day course prepares students for both Mat and Reformer Training Programs.  Students will learn, practice, and teach, 17 of the 28 Matwork Fundamentals and 35 Classic Mat Exercises.  They will develop a deeper integration of the repertoire into their own body, resulting in a more effective ability to teach.

Initiation 101- fundamentals and Matwork are very practical and can be applied to any fitness regime.  Completion of Initiation 201- Standing Pilates® is required to certify as a Mat Pilates instructor.  These courses can be applied to continuing education hours.     

Fees:
Course: $400 
Materials: $47 

Prerequisites:

• Minimum of 10 mat pilates classes
• The ability to perform each exercise

Students will gain knowledge of the Matwork fundamentals that will strengthen their ability to assist clients to access their internal stabilizers which has been proven to reduce injury, create better alignment and to increase overall balance to the body by building core stabilization.  The fundamentals are very practical and can be applied to any fitness regime. 
 
Previous Initiation 101 or 201 students may review this course for an audit fee of $200. 

Initiation 201 – Advanced Standing Pilates® Mat Certification

Course Dates:

2010 (Sat/Sun 9-5) April 24-25 Sept 25-26

Initiation 201- Standing Pilates®, is the second course in becoming a Mat teacher. It is also a prerequisite for Concentration 101- Equipment Training. Standing Pilates® adapts many of the classical Pilates mat exercises to take them into the vertical plane.  It provides the link between Pilates floor work and everyday functional movement.  Aiding in neuromuscular re-patterning of movement habits, Standing Pilates®, moves toward better alignment and efficiency. Students learn how to maintain neutral spine while standing, sitting, walking, bending, or lifting; thus making it a truly functional approach to fitness. 

This technique is truly an evolution of Pilates, as deeper connections are required to perform these new, complex, standing exercises. 

Experience the 10 new Advanced Fundamentals. Finish with 25 of the Classic mat exercises reconfigured to Standing Pilates®. After successful completion of Initiation 101 & Initiation 201, you will be certified to teach mat Pilates.  This course can be applied to BCRPA continuing education hours.

Fees:
Course: $415
Materials: $49.95

Prerequisites:

• Initiation 101 or Classic Mat teaching experience
  
  

Standing Mat was developed to teach correct alignment in functional positions.  It is a full body exercise that requires us to focus on how the body moves and reacts in order to balance.  Practice of Standing Pilates leads to neuro-repatterning that will translate into functional, correct movement in standing, sitting or bending to pick something up.


Previous Initiation 101 or 201 students may review this course for an audit fee of $195. 

Concentration 101 – Reformer Training Certification

Course Dates:

2010 (Sat 1-5 ) Oct 23 - Dec 18

Learn to Teach the Original Pilates Exercises Protocols on all the apparatus.   This comprehensive 300-hour certification program trains students extensively on the pilates equipment & apparatus.

In this course students will learn:

• To teach and apply all exercises on the Reformer, Cadillac & Chair.    

• To develop the skills to effectively teach through course lectures, anatomy knowledge & extensive practice hours

• For each concept learned, students will have the opportunity to practice on themselves and with other students

• Practical cuing, modifications, variations

Fees:
Course: $2760
Materials: $125

Prerequisites:

• Initiation 101
• 10 privates reformer sessions or equivalent

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Springhill Suites Marriott
1311 NW 10th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

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