SynergySystems® Pilates Certification Course
SynergySystems® Pilates Certification Course
SynergySystemsŪ Fitness Studio is proud to offer our newly formulated Synergistic Therapeutic approach to full Pilates Instructor Certification. It includes over 400 hours of comprehensive education with a process that is designed to work with your schedule. The weekends can be taken in any order as long as all hours are logged and completed. Participants can choose to have emphasis in apparatus or Pilates mat. A therapeutic approach means serving and caring for the client in an all-embracing manner, preventing dis-ease as well as managing specific physical limitations. With this approach, any participant that completes our course can formulate and safely design a workout regime for all clients ranging from those with unique needs, to those who wish to be challenged at an elite athletic level.
Facilitated by renowned Master Trainer Cathleen Murakami, this certification process is designed for serious students interested in becoming teachers, veteran instructors who wish to deepen their therapeutic understanding or anyone who desires to refine their craft and understanding of the Pilates Method. This course will absolutely expand your understanding and appreciation of anatomy and biomechanics, Pilates theory, philosophy, history, and Pilates mat and apparatus exercises for the novice through the advanced. Included in the course are techniques in verbal and tactile hands on cueing, postural assessment, new client protocol, energy sensing and intuition skill building as well as common sense in business and marketing. This amazing and unique approach naturally will assist you in taking a holistic approach to your training and the training of others.
Facilitated by renowned Master Trainer Cathleen Murakami, this certification process is designed for serious students interested in becoming teachers, veteran instructors who wish to deepen their therapeutic understanding or anyone who desires to refine their craft and understanding of the Pilates Method. This course will absolutely expand your understanding and appreciation of anatomy and biomechanics, Pilates theory, philosophy, history, and Pilates mat and apparatus exercises for the novice through the advanced. Included in the course are techniques in verbal and tactile hands on cueing, postural assessment, new client protocol, energy sensing and intuition skill building as well as common sense in business and marketing. This amazing and unique approach naturally will assist you in taking a holistic approach to your training and the training of others.
Prerequisites:
| CORE INTENSIVE or Please inquire for equivalent | 20 Hours |
Course Requirements:
| 8 Pilates SAS (stretch-align-strengthen) Workshops | 120 Hours |
| 2 SSFS Emphasis Courses of Choice | 20-31 Hours |
| 10 Labs | 30 Hours |
| Self Practice | 100 Hours |
| Observation | 100 Hours |
| Active Client Teaching | 32 Hours |
| Final Exam | 3.5 Hours |
| ENTIRE CERTIFICATION | 402-413 Hours |
Course Packet:
Please read and print out the below forms for your records and to assist you in maintaining your organization during your certification process:
| Course Information/Requirements | View/Print PDF |
| Course Registration | View/Print PDF | View/Print PDF
| Course Completion Application for Final Exam | View/Print PDF |
Course Pricing:
| Option 1 - Pay for Course in Full | |
| $4500. Save $570! | |
| Included: | |
| 8 Pilates SAS (stretch-align-strengthen) Workshops | $3800 |
| 10 Lab Sessions | $600 |
| 50 Self Integration Hours at SSFS (100 hours required) | included |
| 50 Observation Hours at SSFS (100 hours required) | included |
| 32 Active Client Teaching Hours at SSFS* | $480 |
| Final Certification Exam | $350 |
| Not Included: | |
| 2 SSFS Emphasis Courses of Choice | $540 - $950 |
| Course Texts | |
| Option 2 - Pay for Course Monthly | |
| 8 Pilates SAS (stretch-align-strengthen) Workshops each | $475.00 |
| 10 Lab sessions each | $60.00 |
| 50 Self Integration Hours at SSFS (100 hours required) | included |
| 50 Observation Hours at SSFS (100 hours required) | included |
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| 32 Active Client Teaching Hours at SSFS* | $15/hour |
| 2 SSFS Emphasis Courses of Choice* | $540 - $950 |
| Final Certification Exam | $395 |
| Course Texts | |
| * To be completed over the 8 month course span | |
Required Course Texts:
| Morning Pilates Workouts by Cathleen Murakami |
| Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germaine |
| Body3 by Thomas Myers - purchase online at www.anatomytrains.com |
Suggested Study Texts:
| Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank Netter |
| Contrology: Return to Life by Joe Pilates |
| Physiology of the Joints: Vol. 1 Upper Limb, Vol. 2 Lower Limb and Vol. 3 Spine by I.A. Kapadji |
| Muscles: Testing and Function by Kendall, McCreary & Provance |
CANCELLATION POLICY
No refunds. You may transfer your payment, minus a $45 administration fee, towards another course,
as long as you use the amount within one year of initial Workshop/Event.
SynergySystemsŪ Fitness Studio reserves the right to postpone or cancel any course due to the lack of enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances,
in this instance all fees will be refunded.