If you have any questions, please contact Tabitha here.
Comprehensive Teacher Certification
Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Program
Becoming a certified Comprehensive Teacher means that you have completed all the trainings in the Pilates Repertoire and Apparatus; This will enable you to teach and program your 1-1/group sessions utilising:
- Pilates Matwork
- Spine Corrector
- Reformer
- Cadillac, High Barrel and
Wunda Chair
BodyTree Academy’s Comprehensive Teacher graduates are well sought after in the region.
The BodyTree Academy Difference.
BodyTree Academy’s Comprehensive Teacher graduates are well sought after in the region.
BodyTree Academy believes in teaching excellently and we want to help you help others move well and with ease.
The heart of the Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Program is in its client-centric approach. You will learn to teaching the bodies (clients) presented, as opposed to mindlessly applying a fixed sequence of exercises to any client.
Starting from the Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification, the focus is on the process of:
– assessing your client when they are moving
– making critical judgements about their strengths, challenges and imbalances
– deciding what your client needs
– understanding which pieces on which Pilates apparatus is the most relevant to your client at every stage of his/her practice
– understanding the intention of each Pilates movement on each apparatus so that the benefits of the exercise can be experienced by the client through relevant verbal and tactile cues
– managing client’s expectations and goal setting
Being comprehensive certified by BodyTree Academy means:
1. You have completed all Prehab Trainer Modules (which are the pre-requisites)
2. You have completed and passed the Pilates Matwork Teacher Training Certification
3. You have completed all BTA Apparatus Training: Spine Corrector Teacher Certification, Reformer Teacher Certification and Studio Teacher Certification
4. Passed your Comprehensive Program Evaluation
After completion of the program, you can apply to National Pilates Certification Program (US) or Pilates Alliance (AU).
More information here on Pilates Certifications.
Is the BodyTree Academy Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Program for you?
The BodyTree Academy Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Program is suitable for you if you are a:
– GROUP EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR who wants to expand your teaching repertoire or start teaching a Pilates class without the need for Pilates apparatus
– PERSONAL TRAINER who wants to elevate your quality of teaching by incorporating and integrating Pilates Matwork exercises, Pilates concepts and the Prehab Trainer™ techniques into your PT sessions
– YOGA TEACHER; DANCE TEACHER or GYMNASTIC COACH who acknowledges the value of progressing your clients safely and without injury
– PILATES PRACTITIONERS & CLIENTS who wants to turn your passion into a career
If you would like to have a chat about whether the program is a good fit for you, please contact Tabitha here.
Program Structure and Details
Program Structure
This is a 400+hour program that takes approximately between 36-56 weeks to complete.
Students are required to schedule and complete Practice, Observation and Practice Teaching hours in between the Classroom hours.
(i) Classroom hours –124* (please refer to “Schedule” tab for classroom hours)
(ii) Self Study Hours (Online) – 80
(iii) Practice hours – 75
(iv) Observation hours – 60
(v) Student teaching hours – 30
Upon completion of all hours and meeting the minimum requirements of the theory, performance and teaching evaluations, the student will be awarded with a teaching certificate.
Schedule & Venue
Venue
Classroom hours will be conducted at:
BodyTree Studio
137 Cecil Street
#12-01 Hengda Building
Online modules are self paced.
Schedule
2021
- Prehab Trainer – Axial Skeleton (Online, Latest sign up by May)
- Prehab Trainer – Lower Limb (Online, Latest sign up by June)
- Completion and passing of Prehab Trainer – Axial Skeleton Online Quiz (1 July 2021)
- Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification (In studio, July: 10, 11, 17. 18, 24)
- Prehab Trainer – Upper Limb (Online, Latest sign up by July)
- Completion and passing of Prehab Trainer – Upper Limb and Lower Limb Online Quiz (1 August 2021)
- Reformer Teacher Training (In studio, August 13 – 15, 27 – 29, September 10 – 12 , 2-7pm)
- Studio Teacher Training (In Studio, September 24 – 26, October 8 -10, 22-24, 2-7pm)
- Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification Performance Evaluation (November)
- Spine Corrector Teacher Certification (In Studio, November)
- Workshop: Programming a Private session using all equipment (In Studio, 11 December 2021)
2022
Reformer Teacher Evaluation (February)*
Comprehensive Teacher Evaluation (March)**
*For those who wish to be Reformer Certified only
**For those who wish to be Comprehensive Certified (Evaluation will cover Spine Corrector, Reformer and Studio Equipment)
Taught By
Prerequisites
Entrance Evaluation
BTA also accepts students who have consistent personal practices and display a certain level of understanding the Matwork or physical movement in their own bodies.
This is a 55-minute one-on-one session (SGD200) with a BTA Founder or Educator to assess your readiness to enter the Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification and the Comprehensive Pilates Teacher program. You will be guided through selected pieces during the session. Time will be allocated to discuss if you are ready and areas that you need to work on, if any.
To schedule a session, please email Tabitha Poh at info@BodyTreeAcademy.com.
OR
If you are an existing certified teacher or client of Pilates BodyTree.
AND
Completion and passing of Prehab Trainer™
- Axial Skeleton (pass the test before the Pilates Matwork Teacher Certification Classroom hours)
- Lower Limb (pass the test before the Reformer and Studio Teacher Certification Classroom hours)
- Upper Limb (pass the test before the Reformer and Studio Teacher Certification Classroom hours)
Fee
For full tuition fee please contact Tabitha (info@bodytreeacademy.com)
Registration Deadline
01 May 2021, or case by case basis.
To Register
Registration is confirmed by payment only – available in NETS or credit card at BodyTree Academy.
A 6 month/12-month interest-free instalment payment plan is available with OCBC credit cards.
If you are interested to register, please contact Tabitha here.
For individual course fees please refer to “Schedule and Venue” tab.
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What's next?
As every Pilates teacher knows, getting your comprehensive certification is just the start of the journey. BodyTree Academy also offers in house continued education workshops and courses. BodyTree Academy also works closely with Evidence Based Fitness Academy (EBFA) to deliver Dr. Emily’s range of courses.
“ … I very much enjoyed it. I’ve always been interested in Pilates ever since taking the Reformer classes with Pilates BodyTree® many years back. When I heard about this training, I jumped into it. And also knowing that Daniel was leading the training, his expertise and experience, are something that money doesn’t necessarily buy. So it is a program that I have no regrets taking. I currently teach Reformer classes with Virgin Active. Daniel with his experience and skilled eyes, has also not just imparted his knowledge to teach exercises but also as an instructor, how to look out for students and how to program our classes better, or at least to know how to brainstorm our classes in terms of structure, how to troubleshoot in situations where you have many students to teach, how we can break things down so they can understand the exercises better through certain preparatory work …”
“Very lucky to be part of the trainee for this course. Daniel’s is a great teacher. I totally feel the new body of myself after the course. That’s important how we feel, in order for the members feel what we need them to feel!”
Initially I was contemplating to attend another Reformer course on top of my STOTT Pilates Reformer certification but Roz encouraged me to join. Well, I never regret the decision. I did learn a lot to enhance my teaching skills, on top of what I have learnt before. Not only it helps in my teaching, it helps with my own practise as well. The movement anatomy part was pretty helpful and I love the part where we are taught to prep for our joints before working on the exercises. It was made easy to understand. I love teaching Pilates as I can help to create more body awareness to allow people to move better. It is not just exercise repertoire but understanding more on different body types to help them move better. I really enjoyed the whole process and the course. Daniel is always open in sharing his knowledge and experiences in teaching. Thanks to Roz for bringing in the program and to everyone in BodyTree Academy for being so friendly and helpful.
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For more information on our comprehensive program, email Tabitha (info@bodytreeacademy.com)