600 Hour Classical Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Program

• Clear understanding of the Pilates method and how the apparatus works as a complete system of work.

• Comprehensive understanding or Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced systems across all apparatus. Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, High chair, Wanda chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, Small Barrels and Ped o Pull & Magic Circle.

• Understanding on how to perform and teach classical Pilates exercises with correct form and technique.

• Fundamental knowledge of the whys and how’s of each exercise and the skills they build within your students. 

• Techniques how to teach 1;1 session, group class scenarios, building confidence to deal with real life client situations.

• Empowered to understand how to read a body to be able to critical think and understand why you’re doing & saying Pilates cues and terminologies. 

• Abilities to program and teach bespoke Pilates 1:1 and group sessions. Understanding how to build and progress a student.

• Skills and abilities to work with different body types, special populations and injuries.

• Communication skills, the whys and how to communicate as a teacher to empower your students to get the results you want.

It's important to understand that the formal education weekends are just one part of your 600-hour Comprehensive Teacher Training. Before joining the programme, you should already have an established Classical Pilates practice and be working at a strong level, either at James Shaw Pilates or another Classical Pilates studio.

Throughout your training, you'll be expected to take responsibility for developing your own practice through regular classes, private sessions and time spent working on the apparatus. This isn't something that happens just during your education weekends. It's an ongoing commitment to being a student yourself, learning from experienced teachers, feeling the exercises in your own body and understanding how the system works.

For me, this is one of the most important parts of becoming a teacher. You're not simply learning how to teach Classical Pilates exercises. You're developing your own understanding of Classical Pilates first, and it's from that experience that your teaching begins to develop.

The formal education will give you the knowledge, structure and guidance, but it's your own practice, observations and practice teaching that will help you bring everything together. Completing the course alone doesn't make you a teacher. It's the time, commitment and experience you put into your own learning throughout those 600 hours that will give you the understanding and confidence to teach others.