500-Hour Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training
Start Your Journey Toward The Gold Standard in Pilates Education
Whether you’re brand new to Pilates or a longtime student,
Join our next-level teacher training experience to be prepared for real-world teaching with precision, purpose, and heart.
Our comprehensive curriculum is rooted in the principles of Pilates, backed by modern science, and elevated with a community-first approach. Whether you’re dreaming of teaching on weekends or making a career shift, this program gives you everything you need to confidently step into your role as a certified Pilates professional.
Join our Movement
Pilates for the People isn’t just a place—it’s a powerful movement to make Pilates more inclusive, empowering, and real.
We’re flipping the script on performance-based teaching and putting relationships at the center of it all.
That’s why personalized mentorship is woven into every step of our program.
Because when you're truly supported, you don't just grow—you transform.
If you're ready to teach from a place of purpose and heart, you belong here.
Learn to Teach a Transformative Class
Teaching Techniques + Program Design
From matwork to every major apparatus (Reformer, Cadillac/Trapeze Table, Chair, Barrels, & Small Props) you'll learn how to teach with clarity, confidence, and creativity:Movement Analysis
Intelligent Class & Session Design
Effective Verbal Cueing
Trauma Informed Hands-On Adjustments
Motivational Progressions & Modifications
Pilates Principles
Learn the history of Pilates to respect the legacy of the system. You’ll be required to read “A Return to Life” by Joseph Pilates and “Trail Guide to the Body” (4th edition) by Andrew Biel. We highly recommend that you also read “The Pilates Body” by Brooke Siler and “Anatomy of Movement” by Blandine Calais-Germain.
✨ Note: These teaching techniques are integrated throughout the anatomy, special populations, and practicum portions of your training for seamless, embodied learning.
Learn How to Teach Pilates as Healing Movement
Movement Science
Anatomy and kinesiology are taught in a practical, movement-focused way—because understanding the body is key to safe and effective teaching.
Special Populations
Learn to work safely and compassionately with clients of all ages, abilities, and needs with special focus on contraindications/modifications forPre/Postnatal
Injury Recovery
Joint & Bone Conditions
Aging Bodies
Once You’ve Learned It, Embody It & Teach It
In Studio Learning (135 Hours)
Get ready to immerse yourself in the heart of the method—live and in person. These hours are spent learning directly from experienced trainers in our supportive studio environment. You'll deepen your understanding of the Pilates system, refine your movement skills, and gain invaluable insights through hands-on mentorship, collaborative discussion, and real-time feedback. It’s where theory meets practice—and where your confidence starts to grow.
Observation (110 Hours)
Watch the magic in action! You’ll observe skilled instructors leading real sessions, noting:Embodied Cueing Techniques
Safety Considerations
Intelligent Program Design
Instructor/Client Relationship Building
Personal Practice (125 Hours)
You can’t teach what you haven’t felt in your own body. Expect to log plenty of studio time refining your understanding through self-practice of the full Pilates repertoire. 50 of these hours must be completed with one of the lead trainers.Practice Teaching (115 Hours)
This is where the transformation really happens. You’ll log hands-on hours teaching real clients under supportive supervision—building your confidence and voice as a teacher.
Assessments + Reviews (15+ Hours)
Regular check-ins along the way, plus a comprehensive final written and practical assessment ensure you're fully prepared and ready to shine.
Meet Your Instructors
Learn how to teach Pilates as healing, mindful movement from mentors who have been teaching for the right reasons for a combined 45+ years!
Nivea taught her first Pilates class in the 90s and is a recognized teacher through NCPC (National Pilates Certification Program). After being taken under the wing of her incredible mentors during her STOTT training, she committed to paying it forward as a mentor for future instructors. Her joy for the practice, infectious enthusiasm, and kind, direct way of giving feedback make her an absolutely dynamo to learn from.
“A wonderful teacher and I have learned so much from her in such a short period of time. I have learned to not take myself so seriously and through seeing her in her own practice, I have been able to find more joy in my practice as well.”
— Silvia, Teacher Training Graduate
Start Your Journey
Spaces are limited to ensure that we can provide one on one support and a small group learning environment.
Once we’ve reviewed your application and accepted you to the training cohort, you’ll receive our teacher training agreement and payment details so that you can book your spot with your first payment.
Your investment for this training is $6000. Most teachers at our studio see a financial return on that investment within their first year of teaching, but depending on how often you teach, it may be sooner.
The return on investment in terms of your personal growth and the benefit to your health is priceless!
A note: completing the training does not guarantee you a teaching spot at the studio. Graduates will still be required to interview, audition, and complete onboarding. If you complete the full requirements of the program and utilize the trainers as mentors, you will be well prepared to audition and begin your Pilates career with us at Pilates For the People.
Upcoming Trainings in Savannah
Saturdays Meet from 12-7:30p & Sundays Meet from 8a-4:30p
July 12-13 - Foundations of Movement & The Art of Teaching
July 26-27 - Reformer Foundations
August 9-10 - Reformer Progressions
August 23-24 - Pilates as Healing Movement
September 27-28 - Chair
October 4-5 - Cadillac/Trapeze Table Foundations
November 8-9 - Cadillac/Trapeze Table Progressions
December 6-7 - Barrels & Myofascial Release
January, 2026 10-11 - Foundations of Movement & The Art of Teaching
February, 2026 21-22 - Reformer Foundations
March 7-8, 2026 - Reformer Progressions
April 11-12, 2026 - Pilates as Healing Movement
May 16-17, 2026 - Integrated Practice
June 6-7, 2026 - Cadillac/Trapeze Table Foundations
July 18-19, 2026 - Cadillac/Trapeze Table Progressions
Matwork is woven throughout the comprehensive curriculum to help you make connections between the major movements in the Pilates system.
The following five modules together comprise our 250-Hour Reformer Pilates Teacher Training Program: Foundations of Movement & The Art of Teaching, Reformer Foundations, Reformer Progressions, Pilates as Healing Movement, and Integrated Practice.
Note: While we do our best to keep dates consistent, they are subject to change. Don’t see a date that works for you? We’re flexible (pun absolutely intended!)—reach out and let’s see what we can make happen.