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MJF Reformer Pilates Teacher Training

Our 100 hour reformer Pilates teacher training is designed for folks who already have a background in teaching movement to deepen their skillset and add more teaching tools to their toolkit.

We’ll cover the essential reformer Pilates repertoire, give you tools to get creative with your use of the machine, and also put an emphasis on leading joyful and mindful movement.

As with all things Moving Just Fine, this training will prepare you to guide bodies in movement from a place of compassion, curiosity, adaptability, playfulness, and sensitivity.

  • Dates are for Winter 2027

    Please note, certification requires you to be available for all five modules.

    Module One: February 13 & 14

    Module Two: March 12 & 13 & 14

    Module Three: April 9 & 10 & 11

    Module Four: May 7 & 8 & 9

    Module Five: May 28 & 29 & 30 

    Fridays 6-9pm, Saturdays & Sundays 12:30-5:30pm

  • $2500 CAD + GST & QST. Payment plans available.

  • You’ll be guided by Moving Just Fine’s two co-owners Mylène Leclair and Meaghan Frances Kelly.

    They each bring more than a decade of teaching experience across multiple modalities including pilates, yoga, mindfulness, and more.

    We take a holistic approach to movement, inviting joy, curiosity and challenge into our trainings and teach through a body and gender neutral lens.

  • Five weekends of in-person class time at the studio

    Unlimited access to reformer classes at the studio for the duration of training

    Written feedback on your teaching and sequencing

    Access to observe classes at the studio

    Access to rent the studio during non-class hours for practice teaching (based on availability)

    Your teacher training manual

    A catalogue of videos demonstrating every posture in the repertoire

    A certificate of completion

  • Applicants are required to have completed a minimum 100 hour mat Pilates, yoga, or equivalent teacher training.

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At the end of this training, you'll feel empowered to guide both group and one-on-one reformer sessions with clients through a mindfulness lens.

Module 1

  • Meet Joseph through our eyes and learn more about how pilates came to be (it’s honestly a pretty great story).

  • Break down how the apparatus works, learn how to use it safely and how to cue it in teaching

  • Reviewing relevant anatomy and bio-mechanics to support us in training

  • Learn the postures, movements, bio-mechanics, and modifications for your intro to reformer pilates repertoire.

Module 2

  • Learn the postures, movements, bio-mechanics, and modifications associated with MJF’s Back 2 Basics (or beginner) class.

  • Learn to analyze movement within the context of using the reformer

  • Learn how to deliver impactful and efficient cues that incorporate the machine. MJF teaches cueing through a gender and body neutral lens.

  • Each module, we practice teaching and giving/receiving feedback.

Module 3

  • Learn the postures, movements, bio-mechanics, and modifications associated with MJF’s Regular Ol’ Reformer (or all-levels) class.

  • How to design a reformer class and guide your students to success.

  • How, when and why to incorporate props into your teaching on reformer.

  • How to challenge your clients without leaving anyone behind.

Module 4

  • Learn the postures, movements, bio-mechanics, and modifications associated with MJF’s Spicier Than Usual (or advanced) class.

  • How to work with clients who are carrying or post natal.

  • Modifications, safety, and injury prevention.

    Working with people with disabilities, chronic injuries or illness, different sizes, and more.

  • What to charge. Where to work. We'll give you some pro-tips for navigating the industry.

Module 5

  • There is a lot of private demand for reformer. Recovery from injuries, work towards a specific movement goal, and how the machine can enhance performance as cross training.

  • Learn how to incorporate the jumpboard into your reformer teaching.

  • Complete your training and receive feedback on your teaching.

  • You did it! Let’s celebrate!

Cette formation est offerte seulement en anglais par Mylène et Meaghan. Le manuel est aussi offert seulement en anglais. Par contre, tu auras la possibilité de poser tes questions en français, faire tes examens écrits et pratiques en français, et on peut t’offrir des rétroactions en français.

scholarships

scholarships

We’re pleased to be able to offer two 50% scholarship spots to this training. These scholarships are dedicated to trans and non-binary folks, BIPOC, and folks in larger bodies.

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