Transform Your Teaching. Expand Your Expertise with our Classical Pilates Mat-work certification
Are you a passionate Yoga instructor looking to broaden your professional horizons and deepen your knowledge? Discover the synergistic power of Pilates and Yoga with our Classical Pilates Mat Certification
Join us in March 2024 for our Classical Mat training…
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
You will be learning the Classical Mat-work from a Pre-Pilates to Advanced level. Not only will you get a comprehensive understanding of the Classical Method, You will you also learn the all important ‘why’ behind the work as well as the beauty of hands on cueing. You’ll learn about Pilates history and anatomy, how to modify the Classical work for injuries, how to advance a client, as well as create a confident voice as a teacher.
The Mat-work certification is a 180 hour, 6-9 month commitment, made up of in-studio seminars at the Beginner (and Pre-Pilates), Intermediate and Advanced level.
You will receive a comprehensive manual that outlines the Classical Mat work up to the Advanced level as well as a robust online supplementation to your in-studio training. You’ll also receive ongoing mentoring from Kim.
The online training includes comprehensive videos of exercises and classes at each level, teaching skills, anatomy and pilates history.
Why add Pilates to your teaching skill-set?
Complement Your Yoga Practice:
Pilates offers a unique blend of strength, flexibility, and core stability that perfectly complements the flow and mindfulness of yoga. By integrating Pilates into your teaching skill-set, you can enrich your teaching and offer more diversity to your students.
Deepen Body Awareness:
Just like yoga, Pilates emphasises mind-body connection. This certification will enhance your understanding of body mechanics, making your yoga sessions more effective and transformative.
Expand Your Client Base:
By offering both yoga and Pilates, you cater to a wider audience, increasing your marketability and opening new avenues for the growth of your business.
We understand there are many certifications out there to pick from, why choose Classical Pilates?
Classical Pilates, stays true to the original method developed by Joseph Pilates and passed down to his protege, Romana Krysonawska, It offers a structured and systematic approach to movement, complementing the disciplined nature of traditional yoga practices.
This original form of Pilates emphasises a strong foundation in principles such as precision, flow, and control, principles that resonate with the foundations of yoga. By learning Classical Pilates, you gain insights into a tried-and-true body conditioning method which can greatly enhance your understanding of bodily mechanics and mindfulness – key elements also central to a yoga practice.
Additionally, the sequence of exercises in Classical Pilates provides a clear progression and structure and can be incredibly beneficial to yoga practitioners that want to take their own practice to the next level.
I’m Kim Paxton, founder of The Pilates Studio Teacher Training and owner of The Pilates Studio Blackwood
My background in Pilates started in Canada in 2007 where I became certified in Contemporary Pilates. I loved teaching clients the contemporary method, but it was in 2008 when I attended a PMA conference in the US that I was exposed to, and fell in love with the Classical Method.
Everything I was teaching started to make more sense, I gained the ability to methodically advance my clients and create a way of describing movement using the Classical principles that helped my clients to truly understand the Pilates method. The results I have seen from this understanding have been life-changing for my clients.
Over the past 14 or so years, I have sought out training around the world to further my skills and have trained extensively with several different Classical Pilates schools, which has given me a well rounded approach to the Classical Method.
In 2015 I opened The Pilates Studio Blackwood, the only dedicated Classical Pilates studio in South Australia. I have developed The Pilates Studio Teacher Training, which offers 3 programs: Classical Curious, Classical Mat and Classical Comprehensive. I look forward to mentoring you in the power and beauty of the Classical Method.
Hear what Jane has to say about learning to teach the Classical Method…
“I enjoy seeing the clients developing … and they start to get it and that joy that lights them up, I get a real kick out of that … You see them improving, feeling it in their bodies and feeling stronger and feeling better about life. It’s almost a high, I love that part of it”
Contact Kim for more information.
We understand that Pilates training is a big commitment (but so rewarding!), so we want to make sure you know what is involved in training with us. Fill out the form below and Kim will get in contact with you shortly to discuss the options