UPCOMING STOTT PILATES® WORKSHOPS
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Group Reformer Classes: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices (2h workshop)
23rd May 2026
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Post-Natal Pilates (2h workshop)
end of Oct / TBC
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Prenatal Pilates on the Reformer (2h workshop)
end of Oct / TBC
STOTT PILATES® Group Reformer Classes: Teaching Skills & Programming Choices
23rd May 2026, 10:00
Teaching group classes on the Reformer can be challenging. How do you ensure all your clients get a good workout safely in a group situation? With this workshop, developed by the Merrithew® team, develop the skills to give each client individual attention while keeping the class moving and providing challenge at every level. Discover how offering effective cues and corrections can allow you to safely progress your clients through a series of Reformer classes. Learn how creative programming can allow each member to realize potential and achieve success.
Learning objectives
Review differences between teaching privates and teaching group classes
Learn cueing skills, correction methods and motivational skills that work best in group situations
Review class plans that allow your group class to progress methodically and safely
Learn how to apply the STOTT PILATES® Principles to a group class
Duration: 2 hours
Instructor Trainer: Caroline Bulst
Fee: €140
STOTT PILATES® Post-Natal Pilates
end of October / TBC
Most women are able to return to exercise four to six weeks after a regular birth or when they get clearance from their physician. Many of the exercises performed during the second and third trimester of pregnancy will be suitable now, but other exercises can be added to focus on reactivating and stabilizing the pelvic floor, transversus abdominis and obliques as well as developing lumbo-pelvic stability. This gentle but effective workout, developed by the STOTT PILATES® Academy team, incorporates Toning Balls™ to get new moms back on the right track.
Learning objectives
Discover how to modify for the needs of this special population
Understand how to incorporate Toning Balls in a post-natal workout
Discuss special considerations for post-natal concerns
Apply the STOTT PILATES Principles to exercises specific to the post-natal client
Duration: 2 hours
Instructor Trainer: TBC
Fee: €140
STOTT PILATES® Prenatal Pilates on the Reformer
end of October / TBC
Learn the benefits of taking moms-to-be from traditional Matwork variations to select exercise modifications on the Reformer in this workshop, developed by the STOTT PILATES® Academy team. Using current exercise guidelines provided by the ACOG and bearing in mind common anatomical and physiological changes, appropriate STOTT PILATES® exercise adaptations are explored using the Reformer in innovative and beneficial ways. Workout safety and effectiveness remain paramount and the client’s risk factors, pre-pregnancy fitness level, health concerns and fitness goals are to be taken in to account when creating new and ongoing programs.
Learning objectives
Understand movement essence and exercise goals for the prenatal client
Explore how exercise choices are made for the prenatal client and what modifications may need to be incorporated
Hear cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness
Apply the STOTT PILATES Principles to specific exercises on the Reformer
Duration: 2 hours
Instructor Trainer: TBC
Fee: €140
STOTT PILATES Continued Education Credits
STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructors are required to obtain six hours of Merrithew® Continuing Education Credits (0.6 CECs) annually to maintain their certification. Each 2 hour workshop is rewarded with 0.2 credits. Merrithew.com