Pilates Instructor Training

Barbara Bruni’s Pilates and Beyond offers three avenues to become a professional Pilates instructor. The first is the Traditional Approach of intensive weekend classroom hours along with personal self-practice, observation and apprentice teaching hours. The second is for professionals whose schedule demands greater flexibility than a traditional intensive style education and who have sufficient background in a related field — an Internship Instructor Training Program where private sessions will be used in lieu of classroom hours. The third is the Bridge Program, for current instructors who have taken training from other Pilates schools and would like to further enrich their understanding and knowledge base, or for those who started training at another school and wish to complete their training with Barbara Bruni’s Pilates and Beyond. Contact Barbara Bruni at 850-287-5836 to assess where the best placement will be so you don’t have to repeat course material.

The first module is a 120 hour Pilates Mat Training Course. Students then have the option of continuing their practice with the Reformer, Trapeze, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, Wunda Chair and Ped-a-Pull leading to a Comprehensive Pilates Instructor Certification.

Barbara and the staff at the host site, Pilates Core Training, have varied backgrounds in Pilates, GYROKINESIS®, exercise science, massage, Myofascial Release, the Rolf Method of Structural Integration, dance, and physical therapy to add depth to the standard Pilates training and a thorough understanding of how to align and rebalance the human structure. We apply this vast amount of knowledge to the programs while still honoring the amazing work of Joseph Pilates. The new instructor will be able to work with a varied clientele in classes and private sessions as well as in fitness and therapeutic environments.

Program modules

Module 1 — Mat and Foundational Principles is designed to be completed in six months or less including all private, self-practice, observation, apprentice teaching and study guide hours.

Modules 2a, 2b and 2c — Reformer Only are designed to have all the private sessions and classroom hours completed in six months or less from the start of the program. If more time is needed the participant can petition for additional time, especially for the apprentice teaching hours. Reformer 2a and 2b are 100 hours each and Reformer 2c is 50 hours.

Module 3 — Trapeze, Wunda Chair, Barrels and Small Apparatus Training completes the balance of the final 200 hours learning how to apply the exercises and principles to the rest of the equipment. This course is designed to have all the private hours completed in six months or less from the start of the program. If more time is needed the participant can petition for additional time, especially for the apprentice teaching hours; however, there may be additional costs for private and self-practice sessions.

Bridge Training is for current instructors who have taken training from other Pilates schools and would like to further enrich their understanding and knowledge base, or for those who started training at another school and wish to complete their training with Barbara Bruni’s Pilates and Beyond. Contact Barbara Bruni at 850-287-5836 to assess where the best placement will be so you don’t have to repeat course material.

Prerequisites for the Internship Program

• Licensed PT, OT, MD, OD, DC or holding a degree in a related field of Athletic Training, Exercise Science or Physiology, Kinesiology or Biomechanics, or certification and experience in a related field such as personal training or massage therapy. Acceptance based on initial interview.
• CPR certified.
• Must have participated in a minimum of 10 group or private sessions prior to starting the course.
• Applicants must complete the entrance application, complete the prerequisite hours and take a lesson with a certified teacher to be approved for the program.
• If you already have a mat instructor certificate from another school, check with us so we can catch you up if necessary to take your reformer training at Pilates Core Training.

Contact Pilates Core Training for further information.