Reformer Pilates has fast become one of the most highly-requested class styles, and for good reason. It is highly effective, accessible for all abilities, and - when done right - is incredibly enjoyable. Not just for clients, but for teachers. So if you are ready to transform your love of Reformer Pilates into a thriving career, a comprehensive Teacher Training is the perfect next step.
Here at Barre Body, that’s exactly what we help you to do. For over a decade, we have been regarded as Australia’s leading barre and Pilates educators, and have trained some of the industry’s best and most highly regarded instructors. We invite you to be next.
With a Reformer Pilates certification from Barre Body, you’ll be fully equipped with the knowledge, tools, confidence and certification to teach Reformer Pilates anywhere in the world. Big-name gyms, boutique studios, your own practice? It’s all yours for the taking. (Funnily enough, that’s exactly where you’ll learn too. With this 100% online course, you can become an instructor wherever, and whenever, suits you.)
Please note: access to a Pilates Reformer machine is required for this course.
Master the Barre Body Signature Reformer Flow
With a Barre Body Teacher Training certification, you will be equipped to teach in the Barre Body style, which is renowned for being dynamic, creative and fluid. Your in-depth training will go beyond the basics (while equipping you with all the important theory), giving you the skills to design intelligent, balanced, and engaging classes that will keep your clients coming back for more.
Graduate with the Skills to Teach Anywhere
With a Barre Body certification, you won’t just learn the exercises. You learn how to be an exceptional instructor. You will master:
- Class planning and sequencing to create seamless, effective workouts
- Anatomy and biomechanics to understand the body and teach with confidence
- Cueing and corrections to deliver precise instructions that elevate your students' experience
- Creativity and flow to develop your own unique teaching style
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Career and business skills to open doors to opportunities in studios, online, or your own business
Most importantly? We’ll help you to discover your own secret sauce. Your unique magic that will set you apart in the industry and allow you to turn your career aspirations into a reality.
Course Accreditation
Upon completion of the Barre Body Reformer Pilates Teacher Training course, you will be a fully certified Reformer Pilates instructor. Being an internationally recognised certification, you will be able to teach in most countries around the world.
Barre Body trainings are recognised by the major global associations, including ESSA (Australia) and NPCP (USA). For a full list of accreditations, please click here.
ESSA (AUS) 15CPD
NPCP (USA) 80 CECs
Start anytime, learn at your own pace
No deadlines. No pressure. Just progress.
- Choose your start date and train when it suits you
- Receive nine months of access to expert-led training modules
- Study anytime, anywhere
- Receive a comprehensive physical training manual packed with over 100 pages of exercises and expert insights
A Deep and Transformational Training Experience
Let’s be clear. This isn’t a crash course. You’ll gain access to hours of expert-led content, including:
- Step-by-step video tutorials for every exercise
- Practice teaching sessions to refine your skills
- Live Q&A webinars with master trainers
- Community support from fellow trainees and instructors
Support Every Step of the Way
You are never alone in this journey. Our master trainers are here to guide you, with weekly live webinars, expert mentorship, and a private student community to keep you connected and supported throughout your training.
Ready to Start Your Reformer Pilates Teaching Career?
With a Barre Body Teacher Training certification, you will graduate with all the skills, confidence and expertise you need to teach Reformer Pilates confidently, whether you choose to teach in studios, online, or even within your own business.
If you’re ready to turn your passion into a career you love and a life you adore, this may just be the perfect next step.
Download the course guide below and take that step. (Or should we say spring?)
Peek inside the course
Watch a preview of our Sequencing lecture, Prances.
Curriculum Overview
- Acknowledgement of Country
- A welcome from Barre Body's founder - Emma Seibold (5:16)
- An overview of your course
- How to navigate your course
- Assessment PDF - Please download!! (5:46)
- Participation, observation and practice teaching hours (12:36)
- Barre Body Online and Teachers Love Club
- Join your new community
- Learning outcomes
- Module 5 class with Bridie (49:32)
- Bones of the lower leg (2:43)
- Muscles of the thigh (9:35)
- Teaching skill - verbal cueing (8:23)
- Knee stretch (3:47)
- Lunge (6:38)
- Squats (3:58)
- Front splits (4:57)
- Back splits (3:13)
- Teaching Drill
- Adductor muscles (7:52)
- Standing side splits (3:12)
- Feet in straps: Hamstring press (2:43)
- Feet in straps: Leg circles (1:43)
- Feet in straps: Frog press (2:47)
- Feet in straps: Stag (3:40)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 5 Quiz
- Learning outcomes
- Module 6 class with Kat (47:15)
- Hip extensor muscles (23:56)
- Teaching skill - Tactile cueing (9:10)
- Bridge 1 (5:57)
- Bridge 2 (3:39)
- Bridge 3 (3:01)
- Scooter (6:21)
- Kickbacks on the long box (3:52)
- Elephant (4:29)
- Arabesque (5:12)
- Teaching drill
- Hip abductor muscles (8:42)
- Side lying leg press (5:44)
- Skater 1 (2:35)
- Skater 2 (3:23)
- Skater 3 (2:50)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 6 Quiz!
- Learning outcomes
- Module 7 class with Miriam (41:30)
- Bones of the trunk (19:54)
- Muscles of the trunk (3:59)
- Teaching skill - Demonstrating (7:54)
- Arms in straps: Shoulder extension (2:50)
- Arms in straps: Shoulder adduction (2:55)
- Arms in straps: Tricep extensions (2:31)
- Front: Plank (4:50)
- Front: Knee tucks (2:09)
- Front: Pikes (3:26)
- Long stretch (3:42)
- Down stretch (2:56)
- Back: Plank (3:06)
- Back: Knee tucks (2:43)
- Back: Pikes (2:43)
- Side plank (3:46)
- Control balance (3:42)
- Snake (5:23)
- Straight leg sweep (3:54)
- Teaching Drill
- Spring revision
- Module 7 Quiz!
- Learning outcomes
- Muscles of the abdomen (14:25)
- Teaching skill - flow (7:53)
- A quick reminder!
- Arms in straps: Abdominal curls (6:02)
- Arms in straps: Jackknife (2:35)
- Short Box Series: abdominal curls (3:43)
- Short box series: lean (3:14)
- Short box series: around the world (4:16)
- Short box series: oblique curls (5:12)
- Reverse carriage knee tucks (4:41)
- Long spine (5:40)
- Short spine (4:29)
- Teaser (5:14)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 8 Quiz!
- Learning outcomes
- Module 9 class with Kat (43:48)
- Bones of the shoulder (15:12)
- Muscles of the back (18:01)
- Teaching skill - peak pose (5:41)
- Shoulder retractions (4:46)
- Seated row (2:21)
- Frontal raise + arm circles (3:46)
- Back extension (3:01)
- Prone pulling straps (3:50)
- Breastroke (3:16)
- Swan dive (5:09)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 9 Quiz!
- Learning outcomes
- Module 10 class with Lauren (42:21)
- Rotator cuff muscles and deltoids (9:37)
- Teaching skill - sequencing (14:38)
- External rotation (4:16)
- Draw the sword (2:48)
- Tricep extension in lateral flexion (3:04)
- Internal rotation (2:39)
- Hug a tree (2:18)
- Hug the moon (3:31)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 10 Quiz!
- Learning outcomes
- Module 11 class with Bridie (46:20)
- A quick reminder
- Chest, biceps and triceps (12:10)
- Seated/kneeling bicep curls (3:39)
- Seated/kneeling shoulder flexion (2:42)
- Seated/kneeling chest press (3:01)
- Seated/kneeling salute (2:04)
- Offering (1:58)
- Arm circles (2:17)
- Shoulder press/pushup (5:52)
- Teaching drill
- Spring revision
- Module 11 Quiz!
- Congratulations! (1:03)
- Assessment PDF - Please download!! (9:08)
- What do I need to include in my assessment submission
- Participation, observation and practice teaching hours
- Barre Body Online and Teachers Love Club
- Essay questions
- Finally, your assessment (and how to nail it) (17:34)
- How to upload your assessment submission (11:09)
What to expect
Hear from Head Trainer, Rebecca Lockyer on what to expect in your online teacher training.
Your Trainers
Liana Hudson
Part of the Barre Body fam since 2016, she’s the brains behind developing and managing all face-to-face and online training for our Pilates Mat, Barre, Reformer Pilates and short courses. She also mentors, develops and educates our training team team in Sydney and Byron Bay. She’s basically our version of a unicorn.
Sophie Cheeseman
Meet sweet Sophie. She helps facilitate our in-person Barre, Pilates Mat and Reformer Pilates training, plus she manages the admin of all current trainees and assessments. She brought her love of dance to the Barre Body studio in 2017 when she first started as an instructor and has since discovered the joy of mentoring when she joined the Teacher Training team in 2020. Seriously. What can’t she do?
Rebecca Lockyer
Look up “icon” in the dictionary, there should be a photo of Rebecca. She hires and mentors our new and current teachers at Bende in Byron Bay, and has been helping train teachers with Barre Body since 2018. At 17, she was told she could only become a ballet dancer if she sorted out her posture — since then Pilates has become the backbone of her physical health. Pun intended.
Hear from our Graduates
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Are there any prerequisites?
A: It’s totally fine if you have not taught before - we’ve had people from all walks of life wanting to become teachers. However, Pilates Reformer is a challenging course, and for this reason, you would benefit from undertaking Pilates Mat or Barre Teacher Training prior to beginning Pilates Reformer Teacher Training, but this is not a strict prerequisite for enrolling.
Q: How long do I have access to the course?
A: After enrolling, you have unlimited access to your online modules for a total of 9 months. We suggest writing notes and the exercises down in your manuals so you can keep them with you forever!
Q: I don't have a clue about anatomy. Help!
A: Firstly, don’t panic! One of the very best things about Barre Body’s training programs is that we make learning anatomy accessible and even – wait for it – fun. Promise!
Q: What support will I get during the course?
A: You can ask questions at any time online and they will be answered by one of our master trainers, who are available around the clock to answer any queries and to help guide you through your course. You will also gain immediate lifetime access to our Facebook community of trainees and graduates.
Q: How is the course structured?
A: Your training consists of three key elements. These are knowledge acquisition (your online modules, which are go at your own pace), skill development (20 hours of class participation and 20 hours of class observations) and capability and confidence building (10 hours practice teaching plus assessment).
Q: Can I do my observation hours online?
A: If you have the ability to visit a studio, we recommend completing your hours face to face. However, you are able to complete a portion of your hours online via Barre Body Online. As a Barre Body Teacher Training student, you receive discounted access to Barre Body Online.
Q: What does the assessment involve?
A: Once you have completed all the modules, as well as 10 practice teaching hours, 20 class participation and 20 class observation hours, you must submit a video of you teaching a full 45-60 minute Reformer class. This will be assessed by our team of teacher trainers. The course is designed to prepare you to pass with flying colours and you can't fail, though we may ask you to resubmit your assessment if it doesn’t meet the criteria.
Q: Do I need to own a Reformer?
A: You will require a Pilates Reformer machine to undertake Barre Body’s Pilates Reformer Online Teacher Training course. You may choose to purchase a Reformer if you are planning to continue your own practice at home (or to teach from home), otherwise, you may choose to rent a Reformer.
Q: What currency is this training priced in?
A: We offer AUD, USD and GBP pricing at checkout. You can choose to pay in full or on a 6 month payment plan.
