150 Hour Mat Pilates Teacher Training
Autumn 2026 – Starts September 12th!
The 150-hour Mat Pilates Teacher Training Program
Regarding Form teaches movement education, exploration, and empowerment. We believe passionately that physical intelligence is an undervalued, vital skill that supports a full and rewarding modern life. Through this lens, both as teachers and teacher trainers, we encourage individuals to cultivate their own unique and informed movement practices. These practices should be gratifying, productive, and durable, and facilitate a positive relationship with moving one’s own body.
We approach the Pilates Method from a contemporary angle, offering a discipline that is highly adaptive for any practitioner’s specific needs and goals. Our approach to Pilates is not an exclusive one. We also strive to shepherd the Pilates legacy with care and reverence for its early iterations. With these goals in mind, the re:form Pilates Teacher Training offers immersion in the traditional form of each exercise, as well as the tools to rework choreography creatively in deliberate, functional, and impactful ways. Students are methodically prepared to teach Pilates in a variety of different environments at a highly professional level — from boutique fitness studios to private practices, and beyond. This is the 6th year that we are teamed up with the re:form team of experts on coaching!
The Curriculum Covers
- The re:form philosophy on movement
- Foundational musculoskeletal anatomy
- Fundamentals of functional movement
- Traditional mat Pilates choreography
- Strategies for adapting choreography to suit a wide range of situations and goals
- Engineering an innovative and creative class
- Cueing techniques
- Visual assessment skills
- Modification considerations
- Building an engaging group class atmosphere
- Considerations for private instruction
Program structure
- 150 Hour Mat Pilates Program Structure:
- 20 hours Applied Movement Anatomy workshop
- 52 hours Workshop & Lecture: Movement Fundamentals, Traditional and Adaptive Choreography, Programming, and Teaching Skills
- 10 BEYOND Mat Pilates Classes*
- 1 re:form Pilates Private Session
- 30 hours Unsupervised Teaching
- 10 hours Supervised Teaching
- 8 Hours Observation
- 5 Hours Independent Study
- 14 Hours Self Practice
To complete all course requirements, participants can expect to invest an average of 5-10 hours per week (outside of weekend lecture dates) over the duration of the program.
When & Where
Applied Movement Anatomy
Online via Zoom | 5.5 hours per day
September 12, 13, 19 + 20
Mat Pilates Workshop, Lecture & Exams
In-studio at BEYOND spaces in Berlin | 4-5 hours per day
September 26 + 27
October 3, 4, 17,18, 24 + 31
November 1, 7, 14,15 + 21
Test Out
December 12 + 13
Investment
Program Tuition
2550€ (VAT inclusive)
Participants who register by April 14, 2026 are entitled to an early commitment tuition reduction of 175€. The early commitment reduction brings the total tuition to €2375.
Registration is accepted on a rolling basis.
*The required 10 BECYCLE/BEYOND Mat Pilates classes are not included in the course tuition. These classes must be purchased directly from the studio. Participants are eligible to purchase these class packages at a 20% discount.
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For more Terms & Conditions, see the bottom of this post.
SHIRAH PERRY
Originally from Philadelphia, Shirah began her movement career as a ballet and contemporary dancer. After completing her BFA in Ballet Pedagogy she moved to New York City, where she worked as a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. While exploring the dance community in New York, presenting work and participating in local and international dance workshops and festivals, Shirah sought out Pilates as an avenue both to cross-train and as a potential additional source of work. She completed a Comprehensive Pilates certification and began working as a Pilates instructor in New York before eventually landing in Berlin in 2016.
As she gained experience, Shirah fell in love with teaching functional movement and dove headfirst into her work as an instructor. While teaching barre and contemporary Pilates, she completed a yoga certification (200RYT) and pursued continuing education in anatomy, therapeutic exercise for breast cancer and chest wall surgery, prenatal and postpartum exercise, and restorative yoga. She is currently completing a certification as a postpartum corrective exercise specialist (PCES). Shirah has taught in North America, Europe, and Africa, and is the co-founder of re:form.
KATHERINE LAPLANT
Raised in New England with California roots, Katherine came to Berlin by way of Los Angeles where she left a career in TV production to pursue movement instruction. Having discovered a personal sense of physical and mental restoration in building a regular Pilates practice, she was driven to facilitate this experience for other over-scheduled and stressed-out Angelinos. Katherine launched her new career in 2013 with offerings in contemporary reformer Pilates and treadmill HIIT with an emphasis on tough but thoughtful programming. Her resume quickly grew to include personal training, prenatal fitness instruction, and postpartum corrective exercise.
Since moving to Berlin in 2016, Katherine’s practice has expanded to include barre fitness instruction and teacher training. She is additionally certified in the Functional Range Systems as a mobility assessment and training specialist. In 2020, Katherine established a private Pilates studio in West Berlin and pursued continuing education workshops in advanced prenatal concepts and Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries. She is the co-founder of re:form.
Registration
Registration is accepted on a rolling basis, or until the training has sold out.
Terms & Conditions
Payment: a non-refundable 650€ deposit is due upon registration. Tuition remainder will be billed August 15, 2026 and is due by September 1st. Payment is available by bank transfer only.
Enrollment in the reformer program at a later date is subject to availability. The 150-Hour Reformer Pilates Training tuition is currently 2500€.
Additional Terms & Conditions can be found in the Pilates Teacher Training Participant Contract, which all participants must review and sign in order to register for any teacher training.
Please email us to get started!