MAT TEACHER TRAINING

Applications for our Fall 2024 Training are now open.

Please read through the details of the training thoroughly. Once you have filled out an application, you will be need to book an applicant call to complete registration.

*If you do not show up to your applicant call without reaching out to us and cancelling you will not be admitted into the program. You must submit your application prior to booking your applicant call. If you do not fill out an application first your call will be cancelled. These calls are for serious applicants who are ready to interview us and for whom we are ready to interview to make sure it is a right fit for everyone. Please treat it professionally.

Our mat program is comprised of 90 practicum hours and 80 plus in-class hours - taught by a diverse group of faculty with over 50 years of combined experience The course runs over several months with plenty of time to digest and integrate learning between each session. Our community is supportive and here to help you get the most of your training. We understand that everybody learns differently. We use a variety of different learning tools and offer a wide arrange of approaches to accommodate diverse learners.

There’s a lot to cover and an outline we follow but we understand that the best learning happens when questions are asked and we go off script. We learn from and with each other and there are no wrong questions.

  • Anatomy (20 hrs)

    Exercises, Integrative Anatomy, Practice Teaching (30 hrs)

    Practical

    • Practice Teaching: 45 hrs

    • Practice: 45 hrs

    Workshops (30 hrs)

    • Demystifying the Pelvic Floor

    • How to Read a Body in Movement/Teaching a Private Client

    • Compensatory Patterns and Gait Analysis

    • The Power of Language: how to provide inclusive, compassionate, varied and effective cues

    • Improvisation Workshop

    • The Art of Sequencing and Class Design

    • The History of Pilates

    • The Psychology of Flow

    • Anti Oppression for Pilates Teachers

    • The Business of Pilates

  • Keri O’Meara, Leslie Hopkins, Lindsay Kinzinger, Michelle Fraser, Caitlin Burns, Nicky Poole, Julia Eden,

  • Weekend 1

    September 15th from 1:30pm-5:30pm

    September 16th from 2:30pm to 6:30pm

    Weekend 2

    September 21st from 1pm-4pm

    September 22ndfrom 1:30pm-6:30pm

    September 23rd from 2:30-7pm

    Weekend 3

    October 5th from 1:30pm-6:30pm

    October 6th from 2:30pm-7:00pm

    Weekend 4

    October 19th from 1:30pm-6:00pm

    October 20th from 2:30pm-7:00pm

    Weekend 5

    November 2nd from 1:30pm-6:30pm

    November 3rd from 2:30pm-6:00pm

    Weekend 6

    November 9th from 1:30pm-6:30pm

    November 10th from 2:30pm-7:00pm

    Weekend 7

    November 22nd from 1:00pm-4:00pm

    November 23rd from 1:30pm-6:00pm

    November 24th from 2:30pm-7:00pm

    Weekend 8

    November 30th from 1:30pm-6:30pm

    December 1st from 2:30pm-7pm

    Weekend 9

    December 7th: 1:30pm-4:30pm

  • $3,275 +HST

    Once you are accepted, a $1000 non-refundable deposit must be made to secure a spot. Full payments must be received one week prior to training. Once full payments are received there are no refunds unless the training is cancelled by Muse Movement.

    This investment includes all text books and digital learning materials; On Demand Membership; and an additional day of training to check in and support your learning ..This is an intimate and extensive training with extremely knowledgeable, experienced and supportive faculty that provides a unique and contemporary perspective that will leave you armed with insight and ready to teach.

    • 20 hours of anatomy training

    • 60 hours in class training and workshops

    • 6 month On Demand Membership

    • Muse Movement training manual (a Pilates bible you will use for life)

    • Trail Guide to the Body Textbook and Workbook

    • Unique workshops with guest faculty

    • Community support

    • Reduced rate reformer class access


    Exams are an additional cost of 220$ and can be scheduled with a faculty member when you are ready. Scholarship applicant exams are $145

    We recognize the many forms of marginalization and oppression that exists in the world that impact a broad spectrum of people. Our scholarship seeks to facilitate access and representation for racialized people, who have been historically underrepresented at our studio, as well as within the Pilates industry.

    • Mat Scholarship #1 : $500-$850 (Sliding Scale)

    • Mat Scholarship #2 : $900-$2,000 (Sliding Scale)

    • Reformer Scholarship #1 (Depends on Minimum numbers) : $1950

    • Reformer Scholarship #2 (Depends on Minimum numbers): $1,950-$2,300

    You can apply for a scholarship here.