Mat Pilates & Barre Yoga

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Mat Pilates Training

Yoga Alliance-Approved Advanced Yoga Studies & Continuing Education Yoga Teacher Training

 

Dates: September 11 - 12, 2027
CEC: 9 Hour (7 Contact, 2 Non-Contact)
Location: Mendota or Zoom

Schedule

Attend this training at the Mendota center or virtually via Zoom. Hours are as follows: 

  • Saturday and Sunday, 8 - 11:30 am

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Why Pilates?

Pilates, born from Joseph H. Pilates’s WWI rehabilitation work, builds core stability and a deep mind-body connection. It’s a dynamic exercise that increases strength, flexibility, and coordination.

Who Should Attend

  • Yoga and group-exercise instructors seeking new core-conditioning tools

  • Students wanting to refine mat-Pilates alignment and benefits

 

Ready to elevate your teaching—or deepen your own practice? Join us and transform your fitness journey

 

I loved the attention to detail and the instructor’s patience and care when teaching – a very positive experience!
~ Julia

 

This training includes:

  • Experience a 60-minute mat Pilates class

  • Explore Pilates history, philosophy, benefits, and breath mechanics

  • Learn cueing, alignment principles, and modifications for approximately 20 exercises

  • Sequence a beginner-level mat Pilates class

Mat Pilates Training Faculty

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Merry Beth Freienmuth, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Merry Beth Freienmuth, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Merry Beth is director of Green Lotus' Yoga Alliance-certified school and a senior faculty member. She has been practicing yoga since 2000. She found the physical asana practice to be the perfect transition for her aging body that could no longer tolerate a classical ballet practice. She taught ballet for more than 15 years, then she began teaching Body Flow, Pilates, and yoga in 2002. Merry Beth also has experienced the more subtle benefits of yoga; it has given her the strength and balance to navigate a full-time career in corporate America and to raise her children into adulthood. Now the sole owner of Green Lotus, she devotes her time to teaching and supporting the business. 

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Required Books and Materials

  • Pilates, Second Edition by Rael Isacowitz (available used on Amazon)

  • Please bring a notebook or journal to capture notes, questions, and observations.

*No make-up sessions will be available. If students cannot attend for the entire weekend schedule, they will be able to complete the requirements the next time the training is held.

 

Fee: $200

Green Lotus Alumni receive a 10% discount.

Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two weeks notice.  Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund.