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Balanced Body is an internationally recognized provider of Pilates education, headquartered in Sacramento, USA.  For years, Balanced Body was a world leader in making quality Pilates equipment, and stemmed into becoming an education provider with some of the same people who created the Polestar Pilates curriculum. Balanced Body is also at the forefront of supporting the efforts of the Pilates Method Alliance to create a standard of excellence within the Pilates community (Pilates is an unregulated industry).

Balanced Body acknowledges that many of the top rated instructional programming have value, merit and a level of quality that creates a thriving and diverse instructor population. Though we can not speak to what other programs offer or do not offer, we can speak to what Balanced Body has to offer.

All of Balanced Body educational programs highlight movement principles that are universal to the way the body moves, strengthens and heals, incorporating the most up-to-date biomechanical theories of movement and exercise science. Understanding these principles in relation to the program of study creates a dynamic learning experience which is immediately incorporated into practice. Balanced Body respects the traditions of Joseph H. Pilates’ original works while also incorporating the best of contemporary scientific research, and in so doing students not only learn the exercises, but strategies on how to use the exercises to best meet clients’ individual needs. In addition, with over 240 faculty all over the world, Balanced Body encourages educators coming from diverse backgrounds as the diversity of our team insures diversity of experience for our students.

Finally, Balanced Body prides itself on providing you with the educational tools from which to teach and grow as a practitioner. We do not dictate “how” you should teach, nor do we trap you or limit from whom you take or observe classes during your apprenticeship, or even from whom you fulfill your continuing education credits. We encourage each of you to find your voice, your rhythm and your style as practitioners, which will help empower you to create your place within the Pilates community. 

Balanced Body offers an easy and comprehensive bridge opportunity. This is suitable for students who have either completed a certificate program from another education program or who have taken coursework but who have not yet tested out. 

Learn more about the Bridge program. 

All Gyrotonic / Gyrokinesis Trainers are required to attend at least one qualified continuing education course (CEC), and renew their trademark license every two years, in order to maintain their certification and trademark license. 

Please note that once you allow your license to lapse, there might be a chance of having to redo your certification again. 

Trainers who are certified in both GYROTONIC & GYROKINESIS can choose to do any qualified continuing education course to update and maintain their license. 

Example: You can do a GYROTONIC continuing education course to update your GYROKINESIS license.
 

Personal sessions

• Self-practice
• Private Sessions with trainer
• Group Classes

Observation

• Observing classes
• watching DVDs from our library (do not count YouTube clips) 

Practice Teaching

• Practice on friends, family, fellow students, even on your trainer in a session designed for you to get feedback, etc. At your home, condo, or in the studio.

We offer a comprehensive Mentoring Program, which allow students to gain access to our studio space and equipment for self-practice, practice teaching, observation, and discounts for private sessions and group classes. 

The greatest discounts are offered for greatest frequency and regularity of use. We do not officially offer a work/study program -- and it should be noted that The Pilates Method Alliance actually dissuades people from choosing work study programs during their training.

Click here for Mentoring package rates

We are here for you to optimize your opportunity -- but we don't handhold you through your program. You are responsible for your own hours and practice bodies. 

You would not be supervised unless you requested a trainer to observe, then it would be like a private training session cost (you could partner up with a "study buddy" to split the cost, for example).

A good idea between students of the same cohort would be to join together in a 2-3 hour mentoring “lab”, where you take turns teaching each other, with an Educator there as your reference and to give notes or review material at the end. What we have found is that scheduling is the hardest barrier to making this happen, which is why we encourage flexibility and individualized training in our mentoring program.

Thus it is hard to exactly state the total amount each person will spend on their program. You may find you want to invest strongly in the beginning with regular one-on-one sessions with your Educator, or you may have a learning style that prefers to spend a lot of time working with the material on your own.  

Click here for Private / Semi / Trio Mentoring session rates

It doesn’t matter where, or with whom, you do your practice hours, as long as you yourself log them. In truth, we highly recommend that you teach, observe and practice in as many different environments as possible. This allows you to hear cues, observe hands on technique and employ strategies from a wide variety of teachers. It also makes you think about what is good teaching and how best to approached it.

Log sheets are provided for you inside your manuals, though it is good practice to keep a notebook for yourself to make notes after your teaching sessions and to remember questions you may want to ask an educator in a later mentoring session. Watching the module DVDs from Balanced Body can count towards your observation hours.

Having a professional certification for the public to look to as a trustworthy standard is one way an industry can protect the consumer and the reputation of the profession. 

When Pilates instructors say that they are “PMA certified”, or a “CPT” (Certified Pilates Teacher), this means they have taken a minimum of 400 hour teacher training course, applied separately for the PMA test, and passed the PMA professional certification exam.

We encourage you to find your own practice bodies, perhaps someone you have been working with already. 

In the event that you cannot find volunteers, we can help with the arrangement at a additional fee of $40/body. 

1. Paynow
   UEN number: UEN201130801H 

   *You will need to login to your preferred bank app to make the payment. 

2. Bank Transfer / Telegraphic Transfer

   Account Name: The Movement Academy Pte Ltd
   Account Number: 003-917054-8
   Name of beneficiary bank: DBS Bank
   Address of beneficiary bank: 6 Shenton Way, DBS Building S(068809)
   Swift add: DBSSSGSG

   *All bank charges shall be borne by the student. Students are required to email us at info@themovementacademy.sg once they have made a remittance, including: (1) Full name, (2) Course(s), (3) Amount & (4) Date of Transfer.
   *Please ensure that you indicate in your TT Form that "All local & overseas charges to be paid by Account Holder". 

3. Nets
   Available in all The Moving Body Studios (Guthrie House / Tides Building / The Herencia)
   

4. Cash payments 
   Available in all The Moving Body Studios (Guthrie House / Tides Building / The Herencia)

5. Cheque 
   Please make cheque payable to The Movement Academy Pte Ltd, annotate it with your name and course(s) name, and mail to: The Moving Body, Attn: Accounts, 46 Kim Yam Rd, Singapore 239351. 

   *We do not accept post-dated cheques, and only Singapore dollar cheques are accepted.

6. PayPal 
   Email us for a payment link to make your payment online. You will not need to have a Paypal account.

• Courses generally run from 10am - 7pm, unless otherwise stated. Schedules may be shifted according to the needs of the trainer and the group attending the course. 
• Most of our courses are held at our flagship studio at River Valley.
• Students are expected to arrive on time and to complete the number of hours of the course. 
• The missing hours need to be made up privately at a rate of S$135 per hour on top of the original course fees.
• The management serves the right to reject students who will be missing more than 3 hours of the course due to the possible disruption. 
• Students are expected to participate in both theory and movement aspects of the training. In Teacher Training courses, students should expect to complete homework outside of the training hours as well as a take-home exam.

Registration

Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Full payment guarantees placement in the course.

Cancellation Policy 

There is strictly no refund for cancellations after the fee is paid or if a student withdraws during the course.

Courses may be cancelled or rescheduled at the sole discretion of The Movement Academy if number of enrollments does not meet the minimum required. We will provide up to 14 days’ calendar notice via email in such an event, refunding any payments made in the case of cancellation. 

The Movement Academy is not responsible for any outside costs incurred due to schedule change.

Course fee & Studio fee will be forfeited if students miss more than 3 hours of the course. However, make up lessons are subjected to master instructor's’ discretion.

Course Certificates

• Students will receive a E-certificate of attendance within 2 months after completing each course (Mat 1, 2, 3 | Reformer 1, 2, 3 | Apparatus 1, 2, 3). 
• Students will receive a physical Program Certificate (Mat, Reformer, Comprehensive) after they have passed their test out. 

Mentoring Program

• The Movement Academy offers a comprehensive Mentoring Program for all students doing certification courses with us. Certification courses includes the Mat, Reformer, Comprehensive, GYROTONIC & GYROKINESIS instructor training programs only. 
• Course students are immediately entitled to access, for 12 months following their last course, to the 3 branches of the studio for self-practice, observation and practice teaching at varying package prices and according to space availability, according to the terms of the Mentoring Program.  
• You are allowed to practice up to 30 minutes before any courses with prior notice. 
• Anatomy students intending on participating in developing further are entitled to 6 months of TMA Mentoring status. 

Instructor Certification

• Undertaking the course(s) does not immediately equate to becoming a Certified Instructor. You are considered trained and not certified.
• The student is required to complete a number of self-practice, observation and teaching hours prior to the test out. This may involve additional fees for classes, practice equipment, mentoring, etc. 
• Final Test Out for Teacher Certification at all levels can be held with Movement Academy educators. 
• Applications for Final Test Out (no cost unless expedited) should be made directly to Balanced Body® headquarters once all required hours are completed using the following form: https://www.pilates.com/resources/education/Bridge-Program-Application.pdf 
• Upon approval, you and our educators will be informed and a test out date will be scheduled.