Vancouver Pilates Teacher Training and Certification
- with Marta Hernandez
Our Vancouver studio offers pilates mat work courses and equipment certifications for all levels.
The Space Vancouver offers several Training and Certification programs each year in The Method™ Pilates, the original exercises of Joseph Pilates. The Physicalmind Institute has been successfully training Pilates Teachers worldwide since 1991.
Marta Hernandez is founder of The Space since 2000, formerly known as Yaletown Pilates. Her involvement in dance from a young age has given her a natural ability to work with the body through movement. She received her BFA in Dance from York University in Toronto in 1994 and completed her Pilates certification through The Physicalmind Institute in New York in 1999. In 2004, Marta was selected by the Physicalmind Institute to be a Certified Pilates Teacher Training Studio and in 2008 she became head of the Physicalmind Institute for Canada, where she certifies senior teachers to become certifying studios. She became a certified Level 1 GYROTONIC® teacher in 2004 and in 2008 a certified GYROKINESIS® teacher through the inventor, Julio Horvath. Marta is now working towards becoming a certified Qi Gong teacher in the Universal Healing Tao System, founded by the Taoist Master Mantak Chia.
Suzanne Hepburn received her Pilates certification through the Phyiscalmind Institute, in both Mat and Equipment work, and has been teaching and working with Marta Hernandez since 2003. Having been a dancer from a young age, Suzanne found that pilates was a natural evolution in her work with the body. In 2008 she became a certified Physicalmind Teacher Trainer, and has since trained teachers in Vancouver and the Yukon. Suzanne is also an acting instructor, and finds that her training and skills in that arena only serve to improve her abilities as a Pilates Instructor and Teacher Trainer. She thoroughly enjoys teaching, and is thrilled to pass on her knowledge of pilates and the body to clients and teachers in training.
Meghan Aris is certified in pilates mat, pilates apparatus and several disciplines of yoga. She has been teaching full time at the Space Vancouver since 2006 and is now a certifying teacher trainer with Physicalmind Canada. Meghan comes from a background in Creative Writing and has worked closely with Marta Hernandez on further developments of Physicalmind course material. At a young age she began her journey into body movement through dance. After being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis Meghan shifted her practice to more rehabilitative yoga. This eventually led her to the path of Pilates and principles of proper body alignment. Through these disciplines she has helped heal her body and now hopes to give out that knowledge which has shifted her life.
Pilates focuses on postural alignment, and requires coordination, balance, grace and agility. Joseph Pilates termed his system of exercise Contrology, highlighting the control needed to perform the movements. At PhysicalMind, we continue to build on his original insights to create an organic and intelligent workout.
Students enrolled The Method® Pilates undertake a number of steps to receive certification:
Initiation 101 – Fundamentals of Mat Work (21 hours)
This course is a three-day, 21-hour intensive training program that prepares students for both Mat and Reformer Training Programs. It consists of learning, practicing, and teaching the 17 Matwork fundamentals and the 35 Matwork exercises (prerequisite for both Mat & equipment certifications). Students should have a good understanding of the classic pilates exercises prior to taking the course.
Testimonial: I attended the Intro 101 this weekend with Marta and Suzanne, and I loved every minute of it! The instruction was amazing, I learned so much - I'm absolutely still processing! - and I feel that I am really now beginning to build a great foundation for my own practice. The experience was just so positive! I'm so looking forward to coming to 201!Thanks Marta and Suzanne for sharing your knowledge in such a gracious, energetic, inspirational way!
Alicia Read
This course is the very basis of pilates and is taught so that students learn to deeply integrate these concepts in their own bodies resulting in a more effective ability to teach.
Students will gain knowledge of the Matwork fundamentals that will strengthen their ability to assist clients to access their internal stabilizers which has been proven to reduce injury, create better alignment and to increase overall balance to the body by building core stabilization.
The fundamentals are very practical and can be applied to any fitness regime. These courses can be applied to BCPRA, AFCLA and SPRA continuing education hours. Click the link for more details on course dates, fee's and prerequisites for Mat Work Pilates 101.
Initiation 201 – Advanced & Standing Mat Work (21 hours)
This weekend training continues to builds on the concepts from Initiation 101. It takes the exercises from the floor to functional application - standing or sitting. Students learn to teach, apply, and modify all levels of the Standing Pilates® exercises.
The Standing Matwork was developed by Joan Breibart, founder of The PhysicalMind Institute. This series is one of a kind; approaching pilates with innovation & bio-mechanic knowledge, which has been highly effective for all body types.
Upon completion of Initiation 101 & 201 you will be a certified Mat pilates teacher. Click the link for more details on course dates, fee’s and prerequisites for Advanced Standing Mat Work 201
Concentration 101 – Equipment Certification
This 300-hour certification program trains students extensively on the pilates equipment & apparatus. Students will learn, teach and apply all exercises on the Reformer, Cadillac & Chair.
Pilates is a preventative system of movement that trains for natural, correct and efficient movement. The exercises help build bone density, increase joint mobility, improve muscle tone, organ mobility and functioning, as well as improve overall strength and flexibility of the body. Students will learn to develop skills of how to effectively teach, in this comprehensive course consisting of lectures, anatomy knowledge and extensive practice hours.
Click the link for more details on course dates, fee’s and prerequisites for Pilates Equipment Certification 101
Concentration 201 – Standing Apparatus Exercises
This is a one-day course that brings the Standing Mat work to the Reformer, Cadillac and Chair. Its focus is on movement functionality and integrates Third Level technique of Pilates. Click here for more details
Initiation 101 – Mat Work Pilates Course (21 hours)
Initiation 101- Pilates Fundamentals and Matwork, is the first step to becoming a certified Pilates Instructor. The Physicalmind Institute approaches Pilates not just as a fitness regime, but also as a reeducation of the body through movement. Pilates is a preventative system that focuses on core strength, flexibility, and proper alignment. This 3-day course prepares students for both Mat and Reformer Training Programs. Students will learn, practice, and teach, 17 of the 28 Matwork Fundamentals and 35 Classic Mat Exercises. They will develop a deeper integration of the repertoire into their own body, resulting in a more effective ability to teach.
Students will gain a deepened understanding of:
- The internal core muscles that form a cylinder of support around the spine.
- Breathing: How it relates to internal abdominals and movement.
- Correct body mechanics and postural alignment: Neutral spine and how this aids in efficiency, ease of movement, and injury prevention.
- Fundamentals: A movement language used to cue and help reorganize postural patterns.
- Increases in physical awareness.
- The benefits of Pilates: Increases in bone density, joint mobility, muscle tone, organ function, and overall strength and flexibility of the body.
- The original concepts and insights of Joseph Pilates: Concentration, control, centering, flowing movement, precision, breathing.
- How to take Pilates into the future: Creating an organic and intelligent workout.
September 2010
Fri Sept 17:
Sat Sept 18:
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Class Hours10:30am – 6:30pm (8.0 hrs)
12:30pm – 8:30pm (8.0 hrs)
11:00am – 7:00pm (8.0 hrs)
Fees:
Register for Mat Work Pilates - Initiation 101
Course Requirements: You must be able to perform all the Classic Mat Exercises and have completed 20 hours of Matwork. You will be required to study the Reading Material provided by the PhysicalMind Institute, before the course.
Please note: These courses can be used as BCPRA continuing education credits.
If you have taken Initiation 101 or Initiation 201 before and you wish to review this course there is a an Audit fee available for $300.
Initiation 201 – Advanced Standing Pilates® Mat (3-day course/21 hours))
Initiation 201- Standing Pilates®, is the second course in becoming a Mat teacher. It is also a prerequisite for Concentration 101- Equipment Training. Standing Pilates® adapts many of the classical Pilates mat exercises to take them into the vertical plane. It provides the link between Pilates floor work and everyday functional movement. Aiding in neuromuscular re-patterning of movement habits, Standing Pilates®, moves toward better alignment and efficiency. Students learn how to maintain neutral spine while standing, sitting, walking, bending, or lifting; thus making it a truly functional approach to fitness.
Some of the many benefits of Standing Pilates® are:
- Proprioception enhancement: Balance is required, benefitting the aging population and those suffering from neurological diseases such a Parkinson’s.
- Deep core strengthening: The pelvic floor, transversus abdominus, multifidus and diaphragm form a cylinder of support for the spine, benefitting people with incontinence issues or postnatal mothers.
- Increase in bone density: Standing on one leg is equal to 4 times ones body weight, benefitting those with Osteoporosis.
- More “real estate”: Hips, legs and feet are areas of equal focus.
- More three-dimensionality: Includes the side body and internal spirals.
Fri Oct. 1:
Sat Oct. 2:
Sun Oct. 3:
Class Hours10:30am – 6:30pm (8.0 hrs)
12:30pm – 8:30pm (8.0 hrs)
11:00am – 7:00pm (8.0 hrs)
Fees:
Register for Standing Mat Pilates - Initiation 201
Course Requirements: You must have completed Initiation 101 and have studied the required materials before beginning the course
Please note: These courses can be used as BCPRA continuing education credits.
If you have taken Initiation 101 or Initiation 201 before and you wish to review this course there is a an Audit fee available for $300.
Concentration 101 – Equipment Certification
This 300 hour course certifies students in TheMethod™ Pilates
You will learn how to teach the original exercise protocols on the Reformer, Cadillac, and Chair. During the course you will apprentice, observe and assist teaching.
Course dates (70 hours of contact class time with Teacher):
Fall 2010
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for 5 weekends beginning Oct 15th 2010
Oct 15, 16, 17; Oct 22, 23, 24; Oct 29, 30, 31; Nov 5, 6, 7; Nov 12, 13, 14
Fridays 3 - 7pm
Saturdays 1 - 5pm
Sundays 11 - 3pm
Fees: Includes all training hours, access to studio for 6 months, ability to apprentice teach once hours are complete, study group times.
Course: $4750 (plus tax)Materials: $200 (approx)
Register for Pilates Equipment Certification - Concentration 101
Includes access to clients for Apprentice Teaching
Hours: Students have a 6-month period to complete course hours (listed above). Once all hours are complete, you are considered an apprentice teacher and are able to work without supervision in any studio at a lesser rate of pay. The Space offers an Apprentice Teacher Program that books clients in with Teacher Trainees at a discounted rate. Ask for details.
Course Requirements: You must have completed Initiation 101 as well as at least 10 classes on the equipment. You will also need to learn the study material provided by the PhysicalMind Institute.
Concentration 201 - Standing Apparatus Exercises
Concentration 201, Apparatus Standing Pilates® is a one day course for certified Pilates Instructors looking to expand their understanding of Pilates and improve their teaching techniques. Clients who are working at a intermediate/advanced level may also benefit from this course. Based on the Standing Mat Pilates, these new exercises are transferred to the Reformer, Cadillac and Chair. This technique is truly an evolution of Pilates, as deeper connections are required to perform these new, complex standing exercises. With a focus on movement functionality, balance and weight bearing work, Standing Pilates not only addresses and prevents osteoporosis but many other symptoms that face our aging population.
“Third Level” Technique, can be characterized as having:
- Deeper connections...not just contractions
- Pelvic Floor engagement: multifidus, diaphragm and transversus abdominus form a cylinder of support for the spine.
- More verticality: reduced forward flexion, more extension/rotation.
- More “real estate”: hips, legs and feet are areas of equal focus.
- More three-dimensionality: includes the side body and internal spirals.
Fall 2010
Dates to be determined
Class Hours1pm – 8pm (7.0 hrs)
Fees:
Course: $325 (plus tax) plus course material
Register for Pilates Standing Apparatus - Concentration 201
Course Requirements: Pilates apparatus teaching and anatomy of pilates.
