Online + Live Courses for Pilates Teachers

Seans courses are designed to inspire, support your teaching and give you tools to succeed.

PROGRESSIVE PILATES & ATHLETIC REFORMER

Elevate your teaching skills and enhance your knowledge with Sean’s super engaging workshop. Learn from his new and creative exercises, ranging from exciting progressive reformer exercises to his athletic strength exercises and programming. The exercises come to life with Sean’s interactive lectures, his uniquely motivating and engaging teaching style, and hands-on practice. Get ready to work hard, move your body and have a blast learning.

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Sean’s workshops are recognized with Continuing Education Credits according to the guidelines set forth by the Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher Program, formerly the Pilates Method Alliance.


Objectives

  1. This workshop discusses the basic foundation of applied biomechanics, and offers teachers knowledge on how to break down each Pilates exercise and understand the intended joint movements.
  2. Participants will learn progressive and athletic Pilates techniques, which teach each student critical thinking skills and how to modify each exercise for all fitness levels.
  3. The skills and techniques will be combined with traditional and classical Pilates exercises designed for today’s student and their unique needs, based on current lifestyle and fitness requirements.
  4. Combine athletic and progressive Pilates exercises using the Balanced Body Clinical Reformer with mobility and strength applications, including a warm-up, workout, and functional flexibility addressing the programed exercises.

 

Goals

  1. Take the foundational exercises and techniques of Joseph Pilates and add unique and effective ways to use the Reformer while staying authentic to the Pilates method.
  2. Combine classical and traditional Pilates exercises with progressive and athletic exercises. This workshop merges fitness-based programing and Pilates, demonstrating how movement, whether in a Pilates studio or gym, can have the same intended outcome.

 

Policies

Cancellations

  • Cancellations made 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are fully refundable, penalty-free.
  • Cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are non-refundable.

Deferments

  • Deferments made 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are penalty-free.
  • Deferments made less than 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are considered a “late deferment” and subject to a $150.00 penalty, which will be deducted from your deferred tuition.
  • Late deferments can apply the tuition, minus the cancellation fee, to future workshops.
  • Late deferments must pay the $150.00 penalty prior to rescheduling.

Tuition Transfers

  • Tuition transfers made 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are penalty-free.
  • Tuition transfers made less than 30 days prior to the scheduled workshop date are considered a “late tuition transfer” and subject to a $150.00 penalty, which will be deducted from your credited tuition.
  • One tuition transfer made to another student is permitted without penalty. A second tuition transfer will incur a $150 penalty.

Bring Sean’s workshop to your studio. For information on how to be a host studio, email us at info@seanbergara.com


The Progressive & Athletic Pilates workshop is based on current scientific evidence about joint and spine biomechanics. The workshop is unique in that it challenges the traditional wisdom of how postural alignment and traditional exercises are taught. 


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