Course Overview
A central focus of the Soho Pilates Teacher Training will be helping students understand the thread that connects the entire Pilates system.
Rather than learning Mat, Reformer, Chair and Cadillac as separate collections of exercises, students will learn how the same fundamental principles and movement patterns appear throughout the system, such as:
How a movement introduced on the Mat develops on the Reformer
How beginner exercises prepare the body for intermediate work
How intermediate exercises lead into advanced repertoire
How the same movement concepts appear across different apparatus
How the apparatus can be used to prepare, support or challenge a movement
How exercises can be progressed or regressed
How to build a coherent session rather than simply select individual exercises
The goal is for students to begin seeing the system rather than memorizing the system.
This concept will be introduced from the very first weekend and continue throughout the entire program.
THE THREAD OF OUR SYSTEM
600-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION
A comprehensive Pilates teacher-training program built around deep apparatus education, teaching experience, anatomy, movement analysis and an understanding of the method as an interconnected system.
We are leading in the industry for the most amount of educational hours for our students, so that you can actually absorb the depth of your Pilates training
Institute I — Foundations / Mat
Institute II — Reformer I: Beginner & Intermediate
Institute III — Cadillac / Tower / Special Cases
Institute IV — Reformer II : Advanced
Institute V — Chairs / Barrels / Auxiliary Apparatus
Institute VI — Integration / Professional Teaching
ADVANCED 750-HOUR TRACK
For students who want to continue after their 600 hr comprehensive certification, the Advanced Track adds super-advanced repertoire, archival study, additional apprenticeship and teaching. This will prepare you to teach high-level athletes & clients, advance your personal practice, and pass the torch to carry the full legacy of Joseph Pilates.
The goal is to graduate teachers who understand not only what to teach, but why, when and how to teach it.
Our Lineage
SoHo Pilates has a particularly strong connection to several important Pilates teachers and lineages.
The primary lineage represented within the program includes connections to:
Inelia Garcia
Inelia Garcia represents another important lineage within the Soho Pilates teaching community, contributing to the transmission and development of the classical work. The teacher known for being the longest with Romana who spent thousands of hours studying and understanding the system of Pilates, and the ‘why’ of the entire system.
Lolita San Miguel
Lolita San Miguel was certified by Joseph Pilates and represents one of the direct connections to the original Pilates method.
Her influence will be incorporated into the program through the teaching lineage and historical understanding of the method.
No other training program brings together the diverse teachings, techniques, and philosophies of the Method in one cohesive certification.
Through the combination of lineages, students receive a distinction in the industry, not only for their heritage, but for their broader perspective of Joseph Pilates work through his different periods of teaching.
Meet your Teachers
Michael de Gautier
Madeline began her Pilates journey while at Point Park University for her BFA in Dance. She Certified in the Power Pilates program in Chicago under the mentorship of ____
She is currently in the process of doing another certification under Inelia Garcia, and apprenticing under Michael Johnson, a long time student of Romana Kryzanowska.
Michael started his Pilates journey at 18 in FL studying under the Lolita San Miguel lineage, where he continues to study with Lolita & her disciples. When he moved to NYC he was privileged to apprentice under Katie Yip & Levi Nordquist while they were with Kathi Ross Nash. Currently he is in the process of studying under Inelia Garcia. He has had the joy of studying with many incredible teachers of this work and is grateful to all who have inspired him and taught him all he knows.
