Take your practice to a deeper level of study
A School for deeper learning and pathways to nurture your gift of leadership into a career of teaching
Two Programs, One Studio
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Yoga Certification Upcoming Dates
January 2025 // 200-Hour Yoga Pathway: Immersive Study for Dedicated Practitioners and a Foundation for Teaching Certification
May 2025 // 100-Hour Yoga Teacher Training: The Essentials of Teaching Yoga
January 2026 // Advanced Certification
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Pilates Certification Upcoming Dates
January 2025 // Sunday Advanced Education Series
January 2026 // 200-Hour Pilates Pathway: Immersive Study for Dedicated Pracitioners and a Foundation for Teaching Certification
March 2026 // 100-Hour Fundamental Pilates Teacher Training: The Foundations of Teaching Mat and Reformer Classes.
May 2026 // 200-Hour Complete Pilates Teacher Training: The Professional Course for Teaching Private and classes on all equipment
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Pilates Curriculum
We have designed our School Curriculums to meet the needs of students interested in learning about their own bodies for a lifelong self-practice or in developing their skills as a career teacher.
We have divided both our Pilates & Yoga teacher trainings into 3 specific trimesters in order to help all students achieve their specific goals:
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By exploring the classical and contemporary Pilates method, students will leave this program with a thorough understanding about how the Pilates Method relates to their unique body. The curriculum lays an actionable foundation for students who want a sustainable and adaptable life long practice.
The goal of this 8-week curriculum is to dive deep into the hows and whys of the Pilates Method exercises and how the human body can perform those exercises effectively and safely. The mat and reformer repertoire is prioritized and supported with musculoskeletal anatomy education. Additional props, studio equipment, and contemporary supporting methods (ie. release work, motor control, etc) will be taught to create effective self-practice sequences for all students and future teachers.
Students will receive a detailed print manual, access to pre-recorded videos for self-study and the following texts: Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain and Return to Life Through Contrology by Joseph Pilates.
In-person Learning Schedule
Saturdays 9am to 5pm
Sundays 9am to 5pm
Self determined self practice hours. Students receive unlimited access to mat classes during the program and 20 equipment classes.
Requirements for Certificate of Completion
20 hours online anatomy / movement science courses
100 hours in-contact learning and assignments
70 hours self practice, assignments and studio classes
Requirements for students enrolled in the 300 General Educator Teaching Certificate or the 500hr Pilates Professional Teaching Certificate
80% attendance to in-person learning days
Submission of all weekly assignments and self-practice requirements
Final exam
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The 100 hr Pilates General Education certificate is unlike any Pilates educational program currently offered to our mindful movement community.
Combining the art and science of pedagogy, motor control, and traditional Pilates theory, the 4-week curriculum emphasizes practical application in real-world class settings. Student will leave feeling confident and capable of teaching a general public intermediate Pilates mat class. Education in class sequencing and verbal cueing are prioritized. In addition, understanding the science behind demonstration, tactile adjustments and cueing, and environmental conditions are discussed and applied.
Students will receive an interactive manual and workbook focusing specifically on reformer and mat repertoire and includes information about:
Class planning formats with an emphasis on affective, cognitive, or physical experiences
Communication exercises to enhance practice conditions
Feedback loop games for learning, performance, and subtle body activation.
Teaching journal prompts intended to inspire future teaching reflection
Prop and environment considerations to inspire creativity
In-person Learning Schedule
Saturdays 9am to 5pm
Sunday 9am to 5pm
Requirements for Certificate of Completion
5 hours online professionalism course
50 hours in-contact learning and assignments
20 hours of teacher and class observations
25 hours of supervised teaching - 10 of which must be supervised on Fridays from 4 to 7pm
***Pre-requisites for teacher track students or auditing learners include:
200hr Pilates Practitioner Certification
Mat Pilates Teaching Certificate
Reformer Teaching Certificate
Licensed movement or physical therapist
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The Pilates Professional Certificate is for those who want a Pilates career working with injury or illness, teaching educational workshops, and/or want to work in diverse environments or clinical settings teaching the Pilates Method.
Critical theory and assessment of teaching students in private settings is prioritized. Through advanced anatomy, neurology, and physiology, future teachers will be able to assess and progress students through customized Pilates practices. During the program many of the hours will be held through independent study, reading and assignment.
The program concludes with a short weekend retreat to be in community and celebrate the huge accomplishment of certificate completion.
In-person Learning Schedule (see calendar)
Sundays 9am to 5pm
Saturdays 9am to 5pm
Requirements for Certificate of Completion
100 hours in-contact learning and assignments
5 hours of professionalism mentorship
20 hours of private session observation
50 hours of supervised teaching - 20 of which must be supervised on Fridays from 4 to 7pm
Retreat June 29th -30th
100HR APPRENTICESHIP BRIDGE PROGRAM
The apprenticeship program is intended for students looking to transition into a career with support. One on one mentorship and reflection assignments are included with 60 hours of active teaching in any studio. Apprentices at The Practice Space are encouraged to:
Join the teaching sub list
Teach an open level mat class
Provide private sessions at a discounted rate
Our School curriculum emphasizes comprehensive knowledge in:
Traditional and Contemporary approaches to the Pilates Method
Evaluation skills for self-practice and somatic awareness
Research based pedagogy for teaching classes and private sessions
Language and facilitation for student-centric learning
Technical anatomy, biomechanics, neurology, and musculoskeletal physiology applied to teaching and performing the Pilates and CoreAlign Methods
Study of group movement social psychology and its impact on the fitness and wellness experience
Professionalism and ethics in the business of mindful movement
Find a home for your lifelong practice. Our school is open to you.
The world needs students and teachers who have deeply studied.
Trainings and workshops are designed for
Career Teachers
Are at the forefront of social change and preventative care, they are paving a path for this work to be valued and seen as a regular practice.
Dedicated Students
Who crave a deeper study bring the benefits of this work into their existing careers and life – their deep study creates a ripple through their family, work, and neighborhood.
Both are required to create a true impact in the world.
Take your time to fully engage. Our 500-hour training spans two years, allowing for a comprehensive immersion into ancient teachings. This program is designed for depth and mastery, not a quick-fix certification.
Upcoming Certification Programs
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Upcoming Advanced Education
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The initial 200 hours are dedicated to personal practice. Before we can teach others, we must first deepen our own practice. This foundational phase helps you discover your inner voice and connect with the deeper, experiential wisdom of teaching.
The industry has made it very easy to become a teacher and, in the process, has watered down the efficacy of these practices. By blending learning and becoming a teacher, we bypass the wealth of being a student first.
Master the content with deep personal practice and self-study with the 200hr practitioners programs, offered in both Pilates and yoga.
If these steps of teaching and learning are blended, you’ll ignore the personal sensation in your own experience because you are constantly being pulled out of your practice in an effort to understand how someone else might feel this in their body. Integration is key to teaching.
That is why The Practice Space School has a tiered approach for those wanting to experience deep study for themselves and high standards for those who intend to teach.
In the first portion of all of our trainings, we will help you develop the tools, wisdom, and sensitivities from a conscious source. To learn, be in a community, and integrate the teachings into your own life.
Then you learn to be a teacher.
Gain a deep study without the requirement to become a teacher.
Meet the Program Directors
Meghan Maris
Through over 20 years of devoted yoga practice and teaching, Meghan has dedicated her life’s work to guide others.
She uses the body, breath, mind, and yoga philosophy as gateways to explore the relationship between our inner workings and outer experience.
She advocates building the structure of the postures from the ground up, harnessing the breath as a conduit of electricity, and illuminating the interior with the light needed to examine the contents within – practices integrated into The Practice Space’s Curriculum.
She guides by staying true to the teachings and attempting to remain humble, authentic, and in the spirit of selfless service, offering support and encouragement to all the teachers she instructs.
Krista Lennartz
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Krista, a Portlander born and raised, started teaching movement over 26 years ago.
After receiving her BA in dance education and psychology from Marymount Manhattan College in 2005, she got her certification as a Pilates instructor from the Kane School of Core Integration in New York City.
In 2012, she added yoga instructor (Yoga Bhoga RYT 200) to her skill set, a practice she incorporated into her life and in the studio. In 2015, she received her Master’s in Motor Learning and Control from the Teachers College Columbia University biobehavioral sciences department – the answers she unveiled from that research would change the way she looks at Pilates forever and become the lynchpin of The Practice Space’s curriculums today.
We need teachers, not just skilled practitioners.
Our school is different in two very specifics way, Krista Lennartz and Meghan Maris.
With two masters degrees, these educators facilitate programs that highlight skillful teaching in the mindful movement space.
“You haven’t taught until they have learned.”
Krista Lennartz, the lead educator of the Pilates Program and a supporting educator in the Yoga 500-hour teaching certificate program, received her Masters in Motor Learning and Physical Education from Columbia University in NYC. Since her education, she has practically applied theories to real life teaching and has created a thorough training process to increase teachers efficacy in a studio setting.
Meghan Maris is currently in process of completing her Masters in Yogic Studies and is bringing that wisdom back to the Practice Space. She has hosted the teacher training for nearly a decade but this upcoming year will be unlike anything else with her recent advanced degree.
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Come to the next meet & greet
Join us for a virtual meeting where you can meet Meghan and Krista and ask them all of the questions you have been mulling over.