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The Lab: A Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training

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The Lab: A Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training

The Lab is a teacher training brought to you by Taylor Zumdick. The Lab was created by Holly Swanson and Jacquelyn Brennan, combining their 25 years of teaching and industry experience. This program is carefully designed to offer both classical and contemporary exercises on a mix of traditional Pilates equipment. Join us for a 500-hour comprehensive teacher training program.

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500 Hour Comprehensive Course Details

  • History & Philosophy of Pilates

  • Professionalism/Scope of Practice & Ethics

  • Anatomy & Movement Principles

  • Breath Work: Diaphragm and Pelvic Floor

  • Mat

  • Reformer

  • Cadillac/Tower

  • Chair

  • Ladder Barrel

  • Magic Circle

  • Spine Corrector

  • Class planning + Cueing

  • 95 Personal Practice Hours

  • 130 Teaching Hours

  • 75 Observation Hours

  • Practical Tests and Written Assessments

What’s different about The Lab?

We strive to teach you more than just choreography. Our goal is for all trainees to feel confident assessing a client, choosing the right exercises, and teaching them with modifications or variations as needed. A few things included in our program that we think are pretty unique:

“Breathwork is Corework”

It’s more and more common for clients to come to Pilates at the recommendation of a physical therapist or a doctor, postnatal or with chronic conditions. Our program is a breathwork based program, meaning we restore proper function to the diaphragm and pelvic floor using breathwork. We include this as part of our anatomy section as it’s crucial for all clients from new moms to professional athletes.

Class Planning + Cueing

A lot of programs teach you a bunch of exercises. While this is great, the real magic of a Pilates class happens in its carefully planned flow. We teach you 5 signature class planning techniques to help you make sense of all of those fun exercises you learned. We also touch on proper verbal and tactile cuing techniques to make sure you are a well rounded teacher with a unique teaching style.

Teaching Style

Do you have a specific interest in mind? There is a huge range of interests you can lean into with your Pilates career. We can help foster that discovery. Some of the niches we see are:

  • Athletes

  • Aging populations

  • Cancer recovery

  • Kids and teens

  • Injury prevention and recovery

  • Perinatal

  • Neurological disorders

  • Chronic Pain

Pilates is becoming a way for all populations to continue to exercise no matter what position they find themselves in. We can help you figure out where your passion lies. And if you just want to teach a fun Pilates class, we can do that too.

Mentorship + Job Placement

Once you finish your certification you aren’t done! We want to help you continue to learn and grow within the Pilates community. We can help connect you with resources to further your interests in the niche of Pilates that resonates with you. We also maintain connections with local studios and gyms to help you find work after your program is completed.

Interested in Making Pilates a Career or Deepening Your Personal Practice?

Student Love

“My training experience with Taylor at Inner Vision was deeply impactful and exceeded every expectation. She created a supportive and empowering learning environment where I felt both challenged and inspired. Her depth of knowledge, attention to detail, and ability to break down complex concepts made every module meaningful. Beyond the technique, Taylor’s mentorship helped me connect to the purpose behind the work: teaching from a place of presence, compassion, and clarity. I left the program not only stronger and more confident as an instructor, but truly transformed as a person. I’m so grateful for the growth this experience gave me.”

– Meg F.

“I didn’t quite know what I was signing up for when I spoke to Taylor about joining The Lab for training. I knew I wanted to teach Pilates, however, I thought it didn’t matter where I learned, it was all the same. I was completely wrong with that assumption. Joining Taylor in The Lab changed my outlook on movement as a whole. Not only is the training incredibly thorough, but it teaches you so much more about the human body and its ability to create movement through all phases of life, all situations, and all people — Pilates can be for everyone. I also love the constant support and continued education Taylor provides for her students in The Lab. It was the best investment I ever made.”

– Kailyn F.