Pilates Mat Instructor Program

This training is for Pilates practitioners with a regular practice, looking to go deeper.

It is for those practitioners who are ready to teach — or who want to be.

Whether you are moving into teaching full-time, adding mat pilates to an existing fitness career, or deepening your own practice through the discipline of instruction, this course gives you the foundations to do it well.

Yes, absolutely! We will provide you with a study guide one month prior to the course start date to support you with preparing for the 7 day program.

• Mat Pilates Fundamentals — A contemporary approach to the classical repertoire.

• Group Teaching Methodology — How to structure, manage, and lead a group class.

• Anatomy and Movement Principles — The anatomical knowledge that underpins safe, effective instruction and adjustment.

• Cueing Techniques — Verbal, visual, and positional cueing for clear communication.

• Class Design and Sequencing — How to build a class that flows, progresses, and works.

• Modifications for Different Bodies — Teaching inclusively across experience and ability.

• Contemporary Pilates Props — Working with props beyond the traditional toolkit.

• The Business of Pilates - Supporting you beyond the curriculum.

• A preparatory Pilates Study Guide.

• A professional headshot photo and 2 Teaching Shots. You will leave with images you can actually use — for your website, social profiles, or anywhere else you present yourself as an instructor.

• 5-Class Mat Pilates Card. Use it to keep your own practice moving before, during, or after the training.

• 2 Months of Weekend Open-Studio Access Post-Course. Time and space to practise, self-study, and record your demo video. Good teaching takes repetition, and this gives you the environment to develop it.

• Join Our Community! Studio 191 has a professional, friendly, and supportive community of teachers and practitioners. As a graduate of the programme, you become part of it — with ongoing access to the people, conversations, and connections that come with that.

• Certificate of Course Completion, awarded upon attending all 7 days of the training.

• Letter of Recognition, awarded upon submitting your demo video and Pilates CV. A formal acknowledgement that you have completed both the course and the independent teaching component.

Yes, after completing the training we will host several weekend time-blocks where you can attend trainee open hours to support your teaching practice.

Absolutely! We often hire instructors from our training courses, based on full readiness and individual merit.

• Completing the study guide the month prior to the course.

• Attending the 7 days in-person program (40 contact hours).

• Practicing post-course (at our studios or in your own spaces) and completing 2 self-assessment forms to document your own process.

• A video demo of you teaching 20 minutes of your first class, submitted alongside your first class program and your Pilates CV/resume. Don’t worry, we prepare you for each of these areas.

Our assessment process will render you with the tools you need to apply for Pilates classes at your favourite studios - a CV, demo video and a class program ready to roll out!

Studio 191 has been part of Amsterdam's movement community for over a decade. We are a pilates and movement studio that takes instructing seriously — not as an add-on, but as a discipline in its own right. This is why our courses produce not only knowledgable instructors but skilful ones too.

This teacher training reflects how we work: small groups, honest feedback, a hands-on approach to teaching (from day one) and a genuine investment in the people who come through our doors. We are not producing instructors in bulk. We are helping a small number of people, each intake, become teachers who develop the confidence and skills to lead large group classes in their desired discipline.

What is more, we provide tools and guidance to help you get your teaching career off the ground.