Therapeutic Pilates has partnered with Body Harmonics to offer Pilates Teacher Training in Collingwood.

Do you love how Pilates feels in your body and want to share that passion with others?

Do you want to work with clients one on one to help them Move Better?

Do you want a career you can thrive in wearing your favourite yoga pants?

Do you want to become a Comprehensive Pilates teacher?

What is the Pilates Comprehensive Bundle?

The Pilates Comprehensive Bundle is an option that allows you to plan your three levels of training and pay less. Level 1 is completed in Collingwood, Level 2 and 3 must be completed in Toronto or another BH affiliate. All our Therapeutic Pilates teachers are Comprehensive teachers. Why choose the bundle? Enroll in all 3 levels and pay less. Build a career you want faster. No interest, 18-month instalment plan.

Program of study

Module 1: Mat Foundations (18 hours)
Module 2: Mat Classics and Innovations (18 hours)
Module 3: Core Integrity (18 hours)
Module 4: Practical Application (12 hours)

Additional hours of study

• 40 hours of practice teaching (strongly recommended)
• 15 hours of self-practice (strongly recommended)
• 18 hours of home study/review

Evaluation

• In-class pracitcal exam
• Online written exam

Added education value

• Complimentary 20 mat classes at Body Harmonics studios in Toronto
• Complimentary 10 machine classes at Body Harmonics studios in Toronto
• Complimentary 6 hours of Continuing Education from our curriculum at Body Harmonics studios in Toronto

You Earn

DIPLOMA
Pilates Level 1: Mat

DESIGNATION
Body Harmonics® Pilates Mat Teacher

Your scope of practice
• Group classes
• Healthy populations with minor movement impairments

Anatomy for Motion literally changes the way you think about, observe and feel human movement. Fun and interactive, this course brings the human structure to life. You gain new insights into how the body moves from different perspectives. The ultimate goal of this course is to help you understand how movement is produced at all major joints. This understanding lays the groundwork for accurate neuromuscular recruitment, joint mobility and core control.

Learning Objectives

• Explore human anatomy in 3-D
• Sense and feel parts of the body as structural anatomy comes to life and takes on personal meaning
• Learn foundational exercises to facilitate and optimize functional movement in the spine and major joints of the body

Level: Beginner
CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Dates: Sept 23, 2023(Sat 10-4)

Pilates Level 2: Reformer (275 hours)

Become a versatile Pilates teacher and movement educator with a Pilates reformer certification!

Pilates Level 2: Reformer builds on the concepts of Pilates Level 1: Mat. Postural and functional assessments serve as the backdrop to more than 150 exercises and modifications performed on the Pilates reformer machine. Incorporating our unique progressive sequencing™, Modules 1, 2 and 3 cover the beginner, intermediate and advanced Pilates reformer repertoire. Module 4 is devoted to practice and personalized feedback. 

You leave knowing how to: build bodies with balanced strength and flexibility, improve movement and function, manage injuries and fine-tune athletic performance. Take your clients and your career to the next level by learning to teach functional and challenging reformer group classes and one-on-one sessions with skill and confidence.

The content in Pilates Level 2: Reformer is designed to deepen your knowledge of human movement and increase your skill set so that you may apply it to teaching both in-person and online.

Learning Objectives  

• Master the complete Pilates reformer repertoire
• Develop exercise modifications and variations for all levels
• Explore ways of working with individual clients in one-on-one setting
• Learn the art of versatile class design for the group machine class environment
• Gain an understanding of primary postural assessment techniques and functional anatomy related to spine, lower limb and upper limb

Pre-requisite

Anatomy in Motion and Pilates Level 1: Mat

Note: If you hold a Pilates Mat teacher designation from another school and would like to join our Level 2: Reformer program, please contact us and we will explain how the Pilates Bridge program works.

Program of Study:

• Module 1: Reformer Foundations (18 hours)
• Module 2: Reformer Intermediate (18 hours)
• Module 3: Reformer Advanced (18 classroom hours)
• Module 4: Reformer Practical Application (18 classroom hours)

Practice teaching (minimum 120 hours – Mandatory)

Practice teaching involves conducting one-on-one reformer

sessions with individuals who agree to act as practice clients.

Self-practice (minimum 50 hours – Highly Recommended)

The self-practice component consists of practicing on a reformer on your own or with your peers. It may also include taking Pilates mat or machine classes at the location where you are taking your program.

Evaluation

• Supervised teaching session
• Supervised tutorials
• Written exam
• Practical exam

Dates/Times 

Module 1 – Jan 26-28, 2024 (Fri 1-7pm, Sat 11am-5pm,  Sun 10am–4pm)

Module 2 – Feb 23-25, 2024 (Fri 1-7pm, Sat 11am-5pm,  Sun 10am–4pm)

Module 3 – March 22-24, 2024 (Fri 1-7pm, Sat 11am-5pm,  Sun 10am–4pm)

Module 4  –  April 19-21, 2024 (Fri 1-7pm, Sat 11am-5pm,  Sun 10am–4pm)

Virtual Hours:

• May 5, 2024 – 12pm-4pm
• May 24, 2024 – 2:30pm-6:30pm
• June 9, 2024 – 12pm-4pm
• June 21, 2024  -2:30pm-6:30pm

Written Exam: May 31-June 2, 2024 (All weekend access)

Practical Exam: TBC

Fees:

Tuition: $2,812.50

Exams:$300

Materials $300

Pilates Level 3: Cadillac Chair Springboard Barrels (275 hours) 

The content in Pilates Level 3: CCSB is designed to deepen your knowledge of human movement and increase your skill set so that you may apply it to teaching both in-person and online. 

Learning objectives

• Master the complete Pilates repertoire for cadillac, chair, springboard and barrels
• Learn exercise modifications and variations for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
• Explore advanced clinical Pilates & Movement protocols for working one-on-one
• Refine class design practices for the group machine class environment
• Develop practical applications for functional anatomy related to the lumbopelvic complex, the four regions of the spine and the shoulder complex

Pre-requisites

Anatomy for Motion, Pilates Level 1: Mat and Pilates Level 2: Reformer

Note: If you hold a Pilates Mat and/or Reformer teacher designation from another school and would like to join our Level 3 program, please refer to our Pilates Bridge program for details.

Program of study

• Module 1: CCSB (16 hours)
• Module 2: CCSB (16 hours)
• Module 3: CCSB (16 hours)
• Module 4: CCSB (16 hours)

Virtual classroom hours leading up to the evaluation process – Check in Sessions

Upon completion of the classroom hours using the equipment, additional 16 virtual classroom hours round out the Level 3 program. These hours include practice teaching, case studies, observation labs, and assignment review. These sessions are spaced out in intervals that provide continuity and supervision up to the practical exam.

Practice teaching (minimum 120 hours, mandatory)

Practice teaching involves conducting one-on-one Pilates equipment sessions with individuals who agree to act as practice clients.

Self-practice (minimum 50 hours, highly recommended)

The self-practice component consists of practicing on Pilates equipment on your own or with your peers. It may also include taking Pilates mat or machine classes at the location you are taking the program.

Additional hours of study

50 hours of home study/review.

Evaluation

• Online written exam
• Practical exam

 Dates/Times

Module 1  Jan 12-14, 2024   (Fri 1-7pm – Sat  11am-5pm – Sun 10-4pm)

Module 2 Feb 2-4, 2024  (Fri 1-7pm – Sat  11am-5pm – Sun 10-4pm)

Module 3 March 1-3, 2024   (Fri 1-7pm – Sat. 11am-5pm – Sun 10-4pm)

Module 4 April 5-7, 2024   (Fri 1-7pm- Sat  11am-5pm – Sun 10-4pm)

Check In Sessions 

TBC

Fees

Tuition: $2,812.50

Exams: $300

Materials $385

Plus applicable taxes

This workshop focuses on three pieces of resistance apparatus: toning balls, Pilates circle, stretch bands. Resistance apparatus can be used in ways that not only build strength, but also facilitate optimal range of motion in the joints. You learn how and why resistance apparatus is important in the quest for a strong core and integrated support in hips, shoulders and upper torso. You become equipped with conceptual and kinesthetic understanding that helps you deliver resistance exercises in a whole new way. You also learn how to work from centre to periphery and vice versa to integrate both.

Learning Objectives

• Practice a variety of exercises using toning balls, Pilates circle and stretch bands
• Learn how to use resistance apparatus for positive strength outcomes without compromising joint mobility or flexibility
• Determine effective strategies for integrating resistance apparatus into one-on-one sessions and group classes

Level: Beginner
CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Manuals: $95
Date: TBC

This workshop focuses on three pieces of equipment: foam roller, swivel discs and stability ball. Simple, portable and versatile, each apparatus adds challenge and depth to classes and one-on-one sessions. Learn to rebalance and create both deep and superficial support in the hips, shoulders and upper torso. Build exercise sequences from simple to complex and from relatively stable to extremely unstable. Equipped with both conceptual and kinesthetic understanding, you leave this workshop ready to teach core stability and balance training in a way that engages the body in every plane and direction.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to use balance apparatus for safe and effective outcomes
• Practise exercises using a stability ball, foam roller and swivel discs
• Experience the continuum that training with balance apparatus provides: improved balance, increased core control and optimal joint mobility

Level: Beginner
CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Manuals: $95
Date: TBC

Join us for a totally new way into the body’s core! Vertical Pilates is smart, functional and versatile. You can use this repertoire with almost every type of client, and the best part is vertical exercises get people up and off the mat. Dynamic and fresh, people love the standing work because they get to sweat! All of a sudden mat classes take on a whole different dimension.

Learning Objectives

• Practice the complete Pilates vertical repertoire
• Learn how demonstration is critical when teaching vertical exercises
• Discover simple cueing techniques to help people support themselves in the upright position
• Learn to create intensity and challenge in group classes by layering in the Pilates Vertical repertoire

Level: Intermediate
CECs: 12
Tuition: $550
Manuals: $120
Date: TBC

In this course you learn to analyze locomotion patterns that work from our feet, through the legs and hips, into the pelvis, and up the spine into shoulders. Based on the Spinal Engine theory, this course helps you see the gait mechanics as a whole body experience. Your ability to observe how we walk, and understand the intricacies of how movement is integrated as we walk,
expands dramatically. You leave with a completely new way of seeing bodies and a repertoire of simple exercises that have profound and positive effects on a person’s gait mechanics.

Learning Objectives

• Gain an understanding of gait mechanics and its impact on functional movement
• Develop the skills to effectively observe gait mechanics and identify dysfunctional patterns
• Learn to make educated exercise choices to promote positive changes in the gait mechanics
• Practice a repertoire of exercises that positively affect gait mechanics

Level: Intermediate
CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Date: March 30 & 31, 2023 5:30pm-8:30pm

This course is all about posture and postural patterns. We work interactively to look at posture from head to foot. You learn how to observe postural patterns from several perspectives and take away key exercises to help improve a person’s structure at every major joint of the body.

Learning Objectives

• Learn a methodical approach to observing static postural patterns from a variety of perspectives
• Observe your peers to see living examples of postural patterns and how they play out in real life
• Learn a universally balanced protocol to re-pattern posture that has positive effects on both static posture and dynamic movement

Level: Intermediate
CECs: 12
Tuition: $550
Date: April 29 & 30, 2023 – 10am-4pm

The course covers the characteristics of handedness and scoliosis patterns and how they affect posture and muscle activation throughout the body. You also learn how to apply this knowledge to choosing effective exercise protocols. You leave with fresh observation skills and a new paradigm of understanding spinal mechanics and their influence on both structure and function.

Learning Objectives

• Learn to assess handedness patterns and their effect on human movement
• Learn to assess scoliotic patterns and their effect on human movement
• Apply anterior/posterior balancing and asymmetrical conditioning to address muscular imbalances

CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Date: Oct 22, 2023
10am-4pm

The human spine is a dynamic structure built to move with ease and power… until it doesn’t. The spine plays a central role in everything we do from sitting to standing, walking, running or jumping. In this foundational biomechanics course, we examine the structure of the spine and learn about key roles the different sections of the spine play in movement and core control. From a movement perspective we look at how to design a spine-focused exercise prescription that promotes optimal function.

Learning Objectives

• Review and expand your understanding of structural anatomy of the spine
• Build a basic understanding of the spine’s functional anatomy
• Learn to deconstruct the spine’s four major motions to understand the continuum of typical movement impairments
• Discover key exercises to optimize functional movement in all regions of the spine

This course is one in a 3-part biomechanics series consisting of Build a Strong and Supple Spine, Power and Balance for Hip and Knee, and Simplifying the Shoulder Complex. The series explores the three major areas of the body that significantly impact overall function. It focuses on how to observe movement mechanics in these areas so you can offer meaningful instruction on how to move better.

CECs: 3
Tuition: $140
Date: TBC

The hip and knee are intimately connected in terms of movement mechanics, our sense of equilibrium, and, very often, movement impairments. In this foundational biomechanics course, we use an array of visuals and exercises to address this area of the body. A major focus is how to integrate the legs into the pelvis and torso for optimal function.

Learning Objectives

• Review and expand your understanding of the structural anatomy of the lower extremity including pelvis, hip and knee
• Understand essential functional anatomy of the hip and knee
• Learn an exercise conditioning sequence to build power and balance in the hip and knee

This course is one in a 3-part biomechanics series consisting of Build a Strong and Supple Spine, Power and Balance for Hip and Knee, and Simplifying the Shoulder Complex. The series explores the three major areas of the body that significantly impact overall function and focuses on how to observe movement mechanics in these areas so you can offer meaningful instruction on how to move better.

CECs: 3
Tuition: $140
Date: TBC

houlder complex is exactly that; complex! In this foundational biomechanics course, we start with both visual and experiential reviews of the shoulder region to increase your skills of observation and assessment. You learn to identify postural deviations, imbalances, and timing incongruities that are often underlying issues in the neck and shoulder. We practise simple exercises that help integrate the shoulder complex into torso for better overall support and dynamic movement.

Learning Objectives

• Review and expand your understanding of structural anatomy of the shoulder complex
• Understand how the different parts of the shoulder complex function together
• Learn an exercise conditioning sequence for the shoulder complex to build optimal mechanics

This course is one in a 3-part biomechanics series consisting of Build a Strong and Supple Spine, Power and Balance for Hip and Knee, and Simplifying the Shoulder Complex. The series explores the three major areas of the body that significantly impact overall function and focuses on how to observe movement mechanics in these areas so you can offer meaningful instruction on how to
move better.

CECs: 3
Tuition: $140
Date: TBC

“Feet First” should be our motto! See the foot and ankle in 3-D. Develop a functional understanding of the foot and ankle movement mechanics for elastic rebound. Learn how the arches of the feet work optimally and what the cause and effect are when they break down. We also spend time learning to observe major postural deviations in the foot and ankle that lead to postural problems in the entire skeleton. Take away simple reconditioning exercises that produce profound results.

Learning Objectives

• Learn functional anatomy of the foot and ankle and their effect on the entire body
• Develop observation skills to determine movement impairments in the foot and ankle
• Discover a systematic approach for movement re-education in the foot and ankle to facilitate optimal function of the body’s spring system

CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Date: TBC