The SO Academy™
Elite Teaching Pilates Academy with online content, in person training and more
to guide you to become the best version of yourself.
Your dream life just got real.
Love and live Pilates? Always wanted to teach Pilates or just want to learn more about the craft to guide your own self practice? Want to be your own boss with flexible hours? Welcome to the new chapter of your life. We have got you sorted. Our in-depth, professional teacher training led by our Master Instructors will give you the knowledge and training you need to teach and practice Pilates like a pro. Join our graduates to teach locally and internationally with our internationally accredited courses.
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The Most Comprehensive Teaching Academy
Here at The SO Academy, we don't just teach Reformer Pilates, or Mat Pilates. We're here to teach you the entire Pilates Method & provide you an edge in this industry. We offer courses in all Pilates apparatus. For us, it's about paying inspiration to the Original Pilates Methods, but modifying and teaching you the best skills needed for today's population landscape. We believe in the benefits of Pilates, and Pilates should be inclusive, so should the instructors. Pilates is a beautiful movement practice for all, and we teach you how to spread the love and benefit it from a group fitness point of view, private training, clinical pilates and for special population like pregnancy and more.
Teach Reformer
Our comprehensive Reformer curriculum provides you with the basic reformer qualification, equipment courses, pregnancy, rehab and more. From your basic qualification to advancing your teaching with equipment or working with injuries, we've got you.
Teach Mat
Our comprehensive Mat curriculum provides you with the full comprehensive mat qualification, for you to start your Teacher Journey, or to complement your Reformer Teaching. From your basic qualification to advancing your teaching with equipment or working with injuries, we've got you.
Teach Mixed Mode
We know Reformer is all the rage right now but do you know beauty of other Pilates equipment? Get a competitive edge in the industry by being certified in other Pilates equipment like Cadillac/Trapeze Table, Ladder Barrel and Wunda Chair.
Mentorship
The first step to your new lifestyle is starting it. To grow it you need to first invest in yourself and your learning to become the best version of yourself with our training courses. Our mentor team with over 15+ years of experience is here to help guide you in your new career and transition into studio teaching.
The best advice we can give is to find a mentor that has done it all before, to guide you towards the easiest path to get to where you want to go.
Well, we've been there done that, and happy to guide you there.
Learn Fully Online
Continue to upskill those teaching skills with our library of online courses. From Class Planning, Pre & Post Natal Pilates, to Reformer extras like Jumpboard and more.
The SO Method™
As New Zealand's most comprehensive Pilates studio and training academy, we pride ourselves in creating curriculum to allow you to learn and thrive to be the best pilates instructors.
Our signature method is designed to teach you flows and encourages the 'why' in class planning and choices of flow. Anyone can teach a set number of exercises, with our signature method, we teach you the thoughts behind the flow, the intricate details that will leave your clients walking out enjoying every second of your class. Our courses are designed and approved by Physiotherapists so we believe you should -
Settle for nothing but spectacular.
We believe in the amazing life and career a Pilates Instructor is. To help you get there, we settle for nothing but 200%. Our training gives you everything you need to truly feel confident teaching Pilates and love the job as much as we do. Courses are offered to Pilates instructors (current and new), Physiotherapists, Fitness, Exercise and Rehabilitation Professionals.
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