MAT PROGRAM
PILATES TEACHER TRAINING
Confidently teach anywhere and build a durable career with a long-term, supportive atmosphere.
THIS IS A 100-HOUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
Required Course of Study (32 hours) Includes:
Professionalism
Scope of Practice
Code of Ethics
Professional Conduct
Universal Precautions
Pilates Philosophy and Return to Life
Pilates History
Exercise Analysis/ Program Design and Teaching Technique: included repertoire for full mat certification program
Movement Science/ Anatomy and Kinesiology
Special Populations/ Precautions and Contraindications
Observations (20 hours required, 10 hrs must be live or live virtual)
Self Practice (16 hours required)
Student Teaching (16 hours required)
Pilates Classes/Sessions Using Mat (12 hours)
Practical and Written Assessment (2 hours)
Mentorship (2 hours)
Time Investment for Mat Program
This mat training is less intensive. You will have mat only studio access until the end of December. Plan to complete your hours and take your exam before Christmas. You will be teaching classes by January.
This training is an entryway into the world of movement science and therapies. My goal as your teacher is to teach you the basic fundamentals of pilates, the core exercises of the practice and give you a solid foundation to grow from. You will be on your own journey as you learn how to watch people move, cue them to improve their connection with their body and become a teacher of movement.
This training is rigorous. You will learn about how the human body moves, how to teach different bodies and about your own body as it transforms and changes throughout training. You will be learning many exercises, practicing them, teaching them and memorizing them. It is important that you understand this program is a teacher training program. You are here to learn how to teach. Your work in your own body will continue alongside this course and all your future endeavors but it is not the focus or the intent of this training program.
This course is designed to meet the standards of the National Certified Pilates Teachers exam. After completion of the coursework, required hours, practical and written exams you will be able to sit for the National Pilates Certification exam. This exam, being nationally recognized, will serve as your certifying credential as a pilates teacher.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
he dates below are from the last teacher training program and are there to give you a general sense of timing. Specific dates are:
Training Location: Awake Bodies Studios
Training Dates: 8am - 5pm
- March 21 & 22
- April 18 & 19
Studio Test Date: TBA May 2026
Instructor: Hali Fiano – Contemporary Pilates Teacher Trainer
How My Training is Different:
- You will be learning in an intimate and community based environment. The training is personal, growth mindset inspired, open to all learning styles and fully supported.
- Smaller class sizes, community engagement and adequate cohorts allow for a calm, fun, and well paced environment.
- Full access to online class library, myofascial release curriculum for required observation hours and exercise learning.
What You Will Learn:
- How to teach mat pilates exercises to an individual and to groups.
- How to choose and modify exercises to teach the body and group of bodies in front of you
- Basic anatomy and anatomical terms
- Pilates history, professionalism, and scope of practice
- Classical mat sequence
- Class program design
Tuition and Payment
Mat Training
Tuition $1,750
Early Bird $1,650 before 01/15/2026 if Paid in Full
$500 Deposit to reserve spot, Paid in Full by 2/28
* 3.9% transaction fee if using credit card
Financing Available
Mat Program Option:
Mat Program Installment: $100 Finance Fee
$650 due at registration (non refundable deposit)
2 payments of $600 due Feb 1 and March 1
Tuition includes:
- 32 hours of Instruction
- 2 hours of mentorship
- Full studio and online studio access for 3 months
- Open studio observations
- Free last minute classes when space is available
- Group exam
- Opportunity to interview for instructor position
- Free student teaching for a family member
- Pilates sessions for your body with your classmates
- Watching your body transform during the training (priceless)