Teacher Training
Living Well Pilates is a recognized comprehensive teacher training programme for Mat, Reformer, and Equipment Pilates.
Teacher training courses are scheduled on-demand and run in three-hour blocks of time, with class sizes of ~3-5 students. Courses are taught by Mary German, studio owner and renowned Pilates expert with over two decades of specialized Pilates training. Course fees include training materials, course guide, and textbooks.
Living Well Pilates has trained dozens of teachers over the past decade. Graduates of our program have gone on to teach full time as Pilates instructors in studios across the GTA, teach part time with flexible hours while doing other work, and some have opened their own Pilates studio space and practice.
Part of our training includes building your skills to build your business. Students in our teacher training program are offered paid positions as teaching assistants in group classes here at the studio, and then can move into paid positions teaching classes independently.
Our training will certify you to teach group classes and private sessions. We have a fully equipped studio and lead teacher training classes that focus on different apparatuses (Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Tower, Foot and Toe Correctors, Neck Stretcher) and props, as well as working with special populations.
Contact us to learn more about our Teacher Training program and how you can get started.
Client Testimonials
Josie Mason
“Pilates has been my passion and becoming an instructor has been a life goal. Choosing the right course and teacher training class was important to me and Mary has been the best choice! Her passion, enthusiasm and extensive knowledge are translated into a fun and full learning environment. You will become a Pilates instructor with a keen eye for physical literacy and have lots of fun doing it while being supported all the way. Now teaching at Living Well Pilates I have the confidence to provide the best classes for each individual and will continue to learn with my mentor Mary!”
Amanda Dias
“I came into the Matwork teacher training course expecting to learn the basics required for certification, but I learned much more than that. Mary doesn’t just teach you what you need to know, she teaches you what you should know to benefit a variety of clients. You don’t only learn from a textbook, you learn from other resources as well since there’s always new and recent information Mary is ready to find and share with you.
Training with Mary German has helped me pave a path towards a career in Pilates that I am not only ready for, but eager to being!”
Gabrielle Manski
“The reformer teacher training program at Living Well Pilates is comprehensive and multifaceted. It provides you with more than just a superficial understanding of how to execute the basic and advanced reformer poses. Mary cross-references each move to other pieces of equipment in her studio and shows you the options for modification in this way. This course will help the aspiring teacher develop a deeper understanding of how the body moves, relating this to physical issues and compensation patterns in the general client population, how to assess new clients and build a program for them.”