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foundation reformer
pilates TRAINing
Course Information
Pricing
£1200
Are you a lover of reformer Pilates? Do you think you might like to teach reformer Pilates one day? Maybe you are already a PT or fitness instructor, maybe you have a full-time day job, but you are interested in learning more about Pilates as a modality, and specifically how to teach the exercises using the reformer machine. If so, this course is for you. The first East of Eden Foundation Reformer Pilates training with our expert instructors and East of Eden teachers Robin Kendall, Sally-Anne McConnell and Abigail McLachlan. 100 hours of study, you will be able to teach a basic or open level reformer Pilates group class at the end of the course. There will be the opportunity to audition for the East of Eden cover list, which is the entry point for permanent teaching positions.
To apply please download the form below and email back to amber@edeneast.co.uk
WHAT IS REFORMER PILATES?
Reformer Pilates uses a reformer machine to do a range of exercises that work the whole body, starting with the core. All Pilates classes should start with alignment and breathing, as well as core engagement. Joseph Pilates created Pilates, originally called Contrology, based on a set of principles that ensured efficiency, precision, and full-body integration. Over time, his exercises have been adapted to align with current exercise science, rehabilitation practices, and biomechanics research, making Pilates safer and more effective for a wider range of people.
Today, it is one of the most popular exercise modalities across the world. Reformer Pilates is a low-impact, full-body workout focusing on core strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, however it can be modified to work for people with a variety of postural issues and injuries, as well as progressed to be a fantastic resistance workout. It involves precise movements, matching each breath to each movement to enable the practitioner to concentrate on how the exercises feel in their body, to enhance physical and mental wellness and awareness.
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application & pre-requisitEs
Course Requirements
Minimum 1 year of regular reformer Pilates practise (at least 30 hours)
40 hours in person
26/27 April, 31 May, 1 June, 28/29 June, 26, 27 July 2025
8 hours online physiology and anatomy (to be completed before in person sessions start)
Practical assessment to be completed within 3 months of course
Teaching practise - use of East of Eden reformer studio included for self practise
We estimate around 100 hours of taking classes, observation and teaching practise as prep for the assessment.
To apply please download and fill in the application form linked below. Send your applications to amber@edeneast.co.uk
Applications closing date: April 15, 2025
What you’ll learn
Meet your instructors
ROBin KENDALL
A dedicated and experienced Pilates instructor, Robin trained at BASI (Body Arts and Science International) London, mastering the skills required to teach advanced-level clients using the complete range of Pilates equipment, including – Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair and Mat.
She is committed to the core principles of Pilates. With a strong foundation in breath, control, precision, and flow, she helps clients build strength and endurance, improve mobility and flexibility, and make that all important mind-body connection.
With over a decade of teaching experience – eight years at East of Eden – her classes are known for being strong and detail-oriented; based in the Classical Pilates techniques with the addition of contemporary exercises.
sally-anne mcconnell
Sally-Anne has been teaching Pilates for 20 years. She first discovered Pilates while training as a dancer, at the New Zealand School of Dance, in the 1990’s.
Towards the end of a 15 year career as a professional dancer, in 2005, she took her first pilates training course, a foundation mat work course, with Teri Lee Steele in New York City. This was quickly followed by supplementary courses in the use of Props such as the foam roller, and the Swiss Ball.
After the birth of her first daughter, Sally-Anne moved to London, and enrolled in a full time, 1 year, comprehensive training with Alan Herdman, of Alan Herdman Pilates. This course covered all types of equipment (reformer, Cadillac, wunda chair, Ladder Barrel and step barrel, as well as mat work and all small equipment), with a focus on rehabilitation and injury prevention, and including pre and post natal pilates. Alongside Alan’s teaching, anatomy lessons were delivered by the late great physiotherapist, Shirley Hancock.
Sally-Anne’s teaching style is gentle, but always with an emphasis on correct technique and alignment, meaning that gentle doesn’t mean not working hard.
abigail mclachlan
Abby is owner of East of Eden, a studio that has been running for 10 years, with mat Pilates for the full 10 years and reformer Pilates for 9 years. She qualified with Stott reformer Pilates in 2018, and has been teaching group classes and privates at East of Eden ever since.
