Instructor Training / Mat Pathway

Mat Pilates Instructor Course

Learn the why. Teach with clarity. Build confidence through experience.

Close-up of a Pilates mat stretch by the ocean

Course cost
$3,100
Face-to-face
45 hours
Prerequisite
25 Mat classes
Starts
Fri 23 Oct 2026

More than learning a list of exercises.

Becoming a great Pilates instructor is about more than learning a list of exercises. It's about understanding movement, knowing your repertoire and developing the confidence to respond to the person in front of you.

Our Mat Instructor pathway combines online theory with face-to-face practical training right here in Wagga Wagga, where you'll learn in a real Pilates studio, practise on real bodies and be supported by experienced Pilates educator and mentor Kara Norris.

Clients lifting their legs with a small ball during an instructor-led Pilates class

Face-to-face in Wagga Wagga

Learn in a real studio. With real people.

There's a difference between knowing an exercise and knowing how to teach it.

You'll develop your understanding of the Mat repertoire while learning to observe movement, communicate clearly, modify and progress exercises, and create purposeful classes for different bodies and abilities.

With practical teaching, feedback and mentoring throughout your journey, you'll turn knowledge into confidence.

More than training — true education.

Course structure · 4 modules

What you'll learn

Online modules are self-paced and must be completed before the corresponding face-to-face days.

MODULE 01

Fundamentals

Online lessons

History of Pilates
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Muscle + Joint details
Terminology (positional, movement + directional)
Planes, Axis + Wheels of movement
The "Core"
Introduction to cueing

Face-to-face lessons

Fundamental Movement Repertoire (12 hours)

MODULE 02

Mat Essentials

Online lessons

Muscle details + classification
Muscular slings
Power of touch
Safety in the studio
Programming Essentials
Small apparatus
Special populations: mature clients + general conditions

Face-to-face lessons

Mat Essentials repertoire (8 hours)
Application of small apparatus, programming + special populations (Zoom session)

MODULE 03

Mat Progressions

Online lessons

Knowing your WHY
Thinking (cueing) outside the box
Programming progressions
Small apparatus progressions
Special populations: osteoporosis + low back pain

Face-to-face lessons

Mat Progressions repertoire (8 hours)
Application of small apparatus, programming + special populations (Zoom session)

MODULE 04

Mat Challenges

Online lessons

Fascia
Principles of overload
Creating community
Programming Challenges
Special populations: prenatal training, postnatal training, training during your cycle, menopause

Face-to-face lessons

Mat Challenges repertoire (8 hours)
Application of programming + special populations (Zoom session)

Before you start

Prerequisite25 Mat classes

Course requirements

25Observation hours
50Self mastery hours
50Assisted teaching hours
45Face-to-face hours
✓Self-paced online modules — completed before the corresponding face-to-face days
✓Mat final exam

Mat Pilates Teacher Training

$3,100

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Cost includes

Fundamentals — online + face-to-face content
Mat Essentials — online + face-to-face content
Mat Progressions — online + face-to-face content
Mat Challenges — online + face-to-face content
4 × hard copy manuals
2 × progress sign-off sessions
Final exam

Kara Norris, Pilates Education Australia faculty member and owner of Naturally Norris Pilates

Face-to-face training and mentoring is delivered locally by Kara Norris, Pilates Education Australia faculty member, right here in Wagga Wagga.

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Ready to start your Pilates teaching journey?

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Or email or call us on 0426 271 190 to find out more.