Cost: £6,200
**You must complete the Beginner Weekend before you enroll into the Comprehensive Training Program**.
Dates – Autumn 2012
Weekend 1:  12th, 13th, 14th October – Beginner System
Weekend 2: 9th, 10th, 11th  November – Intermediate System
Weekend 3: 7th, 8th, 9th December – Intermediate System
Weekend 4: 18th, 19th, 20th January 2013 – Advanced System

Times: Friday 12pm to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm
Where: Pi Studio. 6 Cotswold Mews, Battersea.

The Comprehensive Training Program is our most extensive program. It is one of the best classical Pilates apparatus courses in the world.  After completion you will be equipped to work at any Pilates studio or maybe even start your own business. 

Through observation and practical hours, you will become a highly capable instructor, with the skills to handle all client cases (i.e. back problem, knee, pregnancy etc.) and teach clients at any level using all the studio apparatus - Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels, Ped-o-Pull and Magic.

What makes the Power Pilates Training Program unique, are the teaching components – technique, flow, cue, voice, touch, and spot. These help trainees develop a deep understanding of Pilates, how to teach it and become confident and excellent instructors.

Pre-requisites
•    Attend a minimum of 25 apparatus sessions with a classically trained instructor prior to the weekend** (participants should be at an intermediate level).
•    Know exercise names, order and transitions for a full intermediate reformer. Candidates may be asked to audition.
•    Complete Power Pilates Beginner Mat weekend**
•    Read Return to Life and Your Health by Joseph Pilates**

The Program
. Complete 600 hours of apprenticeship and 72 hours during 4 weekend intensives. During each weekend trainees are provided with a detailed overview of exercises associated with that system.
• Practice teaching during each weekend with fellow students.
• Attend 16 weekly apprentice meetings and do homework when applicable.
• Attend 2 weekly apparatus session at Pi studios and other affiliated studios (additional costs apply). Please speak to Teacher Trainer Holly Murray for details of affiliated studios.
• Complete and pass exams at 100 hours, 300 hours, 400 hours and 600 hours. Evaluation is both practical and written.
• Observe Power Pilates instructors at the training center and affiliated studios, assist selected instructors, practice teaching with fellow apprentices and clients, practice exercises on your own - all of these count toward your 600 apprentice hours.

£6,200 includes:
manual, weekend training, weekly meetings, exams, and hours spent observing, assisting, and practice teaching.
**additional cost applies for supplementary classes and required reading

PLEASE NOTE:
•    The training must be completed within 9 months from the Advanced Weekend and ALL weekends must be attended.
•    It may be possible to pay for the course in monthly instalments, if approved by Power Pilates in advance. Please speak to Teacher Trainer Holly Murray for more details.