Montville, NJ
Spring 2025

COMPREHENSIVE & INCLUSIVE
CLASSICAL PILATES TEACHER TRAINING
760 Hour Certification

Welcome to Rebel Collective, we can’t wait to learn more about you. We approach rigorous Classical Pilates teacher training differently. Our comprehensive approach centers you, by delivering tools that give you ownership over the process. We are dedicated to helping you and supporting you while you learn this complex system. This approach ensures that upon graduation you’ve harnessed your unique voice, with our support, in a way that makes you a safe and effective classical instructor ready to build a career in a more diverse Pilates industry.

We understand that choosing your education partner is more than finding a place to learn, it is an investment in your personal and financial future.

Rebel Pilates Collective teacher training spans nine seminar weekends. Topics of study include and are not limited to, ethics, professionalism, pathologies, anatomy, alignment protocols, comprehensive exercises on all apparatus, safety, tactile cueing, common mistakes, building blocks, challenges, modifications, variations as well as beginner, intermediate, and advanced classical orders.

Host Studio:

Tara-lyn Pilates Studio
321 Changebridge Road, Suite 404,
Pine Brook, NJ, 07058

Module Times:

Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Faculty:

Tara-Lyn Nunziata

Seminar Schedule

March 21 - 23, Foundations

Level I:
April 25-27, Mat & Spine Corrector I
May 16-18, Reformer & Wunda chair I
June 27-29, Cadillac, Wunda Chair & Ladder Barrel I

Level II:
July 18-20, Mat & Spine Corrector II
September 19-21, Reformer & Wunda Chair II
October 17-19, Cadillac, Wunda Chair & Ladder Barrel II

Level III:
November 14-16, Cadillac, Wunda Chair & Ped-o-Pul III
January 9-11, 2026, Reformer & Wunda Chair III

Pre-Registration:

Pre-registration phase happens prior to the full course opening and ensures a spot for typically sold out courses. You can begin their observation and guided practice hours upon registration. You also gain access to our digital learning tools and community and begin course materials immediately.

Early registration occurs 90 days prior to each course. All of the same benefits apply for early registration.

Registration begins 60 days prior to the course start date. Every course is different but this is the phase we usually see courses enter a waitlist.

Late registration begins 30 days prior to a course beginning and can continue until the course is full.

Comprehensive Classical Pilates Teacher training

Many students complete their course in one year. That said, if that is not the case there is no penalty for needing to extend the time in which it takes them to complete this comprehensive training program.

Required Elements

  • We highly recommend that you acquaint yourself with the fundamentals of Joseph Pilates and allocate at least 75 hours to practice Pilates on your own prior to your first training weekend. This will not only boost your confidence but also equip you with some familiarity to Pilates so you can actively participate in the seminar with enthusiasm. 

  • 600 hours of combined observation, student teaching and practice.  

  • Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2 at a college level or equivalent before the practicum. We have a course that meets this requirement - see our registration email  for information on The Lab | Anatomy or see our FAQ page for a way to do the anatomy requirement for free.

Enrollment includes course audits for life

  • Three practical exams throughout the course. Students take a series of what we call “level assessments” as part of a cumulative Practical Exam.  The components of our Practicum include video submissions and in-person teaching.

  • READING LIST: Return to Life by Joseph Pilates is required reading. Titles written by Blandine Calais-Germain, especially Anatomy of Movement are helpful supplements to your anatomy journey. The Anatomy Trail Guide is a valuable anatomy text and can assist a beginner teacher in recognizing and recruiting particular muscles and muscle groups.

“Learning how to understand and recognize postural alignment in a body really helped me understand Pilates as a uniform system, as well as how to organize a flow and have intentional cueing. RPC taught me that!”

— Happy Student Whitney S., obtaining her 2nd certification with PBTT

What’s next?

Once you complete registration you will receive a welcome email explaining the next steps. Your manuals will be waiting for you when you arrive on the first day.  And remember, once a student, always a student. We encourage students to audit modules throughout the program and after graduation. This auditing process takes zero extra financial investment on your part and is an investment we make in you. We invest in our collective by keeping continued development accessible. 

We look forward to meeting you and beginning this journey together!