ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Our Educator Training Program was created by Amy Jordan and developed with world renowned Pilates Master, Marie-Jose Blom and her team at Long Beach Dance Conditioning. The program provides deep, real knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics, and traditional Pilates instruction, combined with the ability to design and lead intense, high-energy group classes!

Our program combines this in-depth, multi-media online course with a 3-Day In-Studio Intensive.

STEP 1  - Study online at your own pace & practice in your local studio

STEP 2 - Attend 3-Day In-Studio Intensive

STEP 3 - Test out

STEP 4 - Teach Awesome Pilates!

Ideal timing is 8-10 weeks of study to prepare for Step 2; can be done at an accelerated pace with 4 weeks of study.

Additional requirements include 20 hours each of Observation, Practice & Monitored Instruction.

Prerequisites - to prepare for our training program, there are two prerequisites*:  

*Note that fees for these pre-requisites are not included in your WundaBar Pilates Educator Training Program fee.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME

    • Welcome to WundaBar!

    • Educator Training Course Outline
  • 2

    PREREQUISITES & REQUIREMENTS

    • Important Prerequisites

    • 20/20/20 Requirement
  • 3

    WUNDABAR WHO'S WHO

    • WundaBar Executive Leadership - Who's Who

    • Educator Leadership - Who's Who

    • Studio Leadership - Who's Who
  • 4

    WUNDABAR WHAT'S WHAT

    • Who We Are

    • What We Do

    • How We Do It

    • WundaBar FAQs
  • 5

    THE WUNDABAR APPROACH

    • What is The WundaBar Approach?

    • Four Proven Routines

    • "Dirty Words"
  • 6

    VIDEO NAMING SYSTEM

    • Video Naming System
  • 7

    FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

    • Overview

    • CONCEPT - The Core as a 3D Structure

    • CONCEPT - Pelvic Clock

    • CONCEPT - Pelvic Floor

    • CONCEPT - Neutral Pelvis

    • CONCEPT - Foot positions

    • CONCEPT - Knee Alignment

    • CONCEPT - Foot Rolls with Gait

    • CONCEPT - Squat v Plie

    • CONCEPT - Flat Back v Flexion

    • CONCEPT - Translation v Rotation

    • CONCEPT - Shoulder Stability

    • CONCEPT - Breathing into the Rib Basket

    • CONCEPT - Cuing from the Ground Up

    • CONCEPT - Placement on WundaFormer as it Relates to Challenge

    • CONCEPT - Spring Support on the Chair as it Relates to Challenge

    • CONCEPT - Teaching Up and Down

    • CONCEPT - Embrace the Shake

    • POP QUIZ - Concepts
  • 8

    PROPS

    • PROPS - Mesh Back Supporter

    • PROPS - Red Band for Postural Work

    • PROPS - The Peanut

    • PROPS - WundaCore
  • 9

    BAR REPERTOIRE

    • BAR - Chest Expansion with Ring

    • BAR - Clock Sweeps with Moonbox

    • BAR - Flat Back Series with Dumb Bells

    • BAR - Moonbox Squats

    • BAR or FOOTBAR - Cat Cow with Thoracic Extension & Oblique Orientation

    • BAR - Knee Pendulum Series with Moonbox and Blue Band

    • BAR - Lunge - Plie - Repeat with Ring

    • POP QUIZ - Moonbox Squats

    • BAR - Plie Jumps

    • BAR - Plie with Ring & Red Band

    • BAR - Plie with Single Sided Saloon Door

    • BAR - Push Ups with Peanut

    • BAR - Single Arm Push Up with Red Band

    • BAR - Squat with Gait

    • BAR - Squat with Ring + Dumb Bells

    • BAR - Standing Plie with Side Bends and Forward Flexion with Red Band

    • BAR - Standing Single Leg Plie with Dumb Bells

    • STRETCH BAR - Standing Roll Up

    • STRETCH BAR - Flat Back with Fascial Flossing

    • STRETCH BAR - Side Stretch

    • POP QUIZ - Standing Roll Up
  • 10

    JUMPBOARD REPERTOIRE

    • JUMPBOARD - Setting Up Jumps for the Beginner

    • JUMPBOARD - Jumping Jack Sequence

    • JUMPBOARD - Diamond Jumps

    • JUMPBOARD - Elevator Jumps

    • JUMPBOARD - Downhill Skiing with Peanut

    • JUMPBOARD - Bus Driver with Ring

    • JUMPBOARD - Single Leg Criss Cross

    • JUMPBOARD - Lateral Shifts + Baby Step Jumps (WITH OUT TAKE)

    • JUMPBOARD - Stationary Prance

    • JUMPBOARD - Straight Leg Jump Series with Back Supporter

    • JUMPBOARD - Side Jump Series

    • JUMPBOARD - Side Double Leg Jumps

    • JUMPBOARD - Side Jump Series - Single and Double Leg with Peanut

    • JUMPBOARD - 3 Point Kneeling Jumps

    • JUMPBOARD - Upper Body Jumps

    • JUMPBOARD - Single Arm Jumps

    • POP QUIZ - Jumpboard
  • 11

    REFORMER REPERTOIRE

    • WUNDAFORMER CONCEPT - Placement on WundaFormer as it Relates to Challenge

    • REFORMER - Carriage Rails - Reverse - Kneeling Cat Abs Series

    • REFORMER - Carriage Rails - Side Facing - Kneeling Single Leg Plie with Ring

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Offering with Arm Circles

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Postural Series - Tree Hugger - Diamonds - Paper Slides

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Tricep Extensions

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse 4 Point Kneeling - Single Foot in Strap - Bird Dog

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse 4 Point Kneeling - Single Foot in Strap - Lateral Raises - Donkey Kicks

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse 4 Point Kneeling - Single Foot in Strap - Low Leg Sweeps with Weight Shift

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Airplane

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Bicep Curls

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Chest Expansion Series

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Saloon Doors with Moonbox

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Single Leg Kneeling Chest Expansion

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Tree Hugger

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Hands in Straps - Tricep Extensions

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Kneeling - Coppertone Baby - Single Hand in Strap - Single Arm Chest Expansion with Rotation

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Seated - Hands in Straps - Bicep Curls with Roll Down

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Seated - Hands in Straps - Roll Down in Oblique Orientation

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Seated - Hands in Straps - Scrape the Barrel + Seated Row

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Seated - Hands in Straps Series

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Standing - Hands in Straps - Standing Bicep Curls

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Reverse Supine - Feet in Straps - Leg Extension with Short Straps

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Seated - Feet in Straps Teaser

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Facing - Hands in Strap - Seated Torso Rotation - Seated with Feet on Floor - Kneeling with Peanut

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Facing Kneeling - Hands in Strap - Torso Rotation with Ring

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Facing Kneeling - Single Hand in Strap - Bicep Curl - Blooming Flower

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Facing Kneeling - Single Hand in Strap - Drawing the Sword - Overhead Tricep

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Lying Single Foot in Strap Series - Bend-Stretch - Lateral Raise in 90 Bend - Clamming with Yoga Block - Double Leg Lift

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Side Lying Single Foot in Strap Series - Leg Sweep with Kickback - Bend-Stretch - Lateral Raise

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Feet in Straps Series - Bend-Stretch with Variations

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Feet in Straps Series - Leg Hinges - Hip Circles - Open Close

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Feet in Straps Series with Ring

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Hands in Straps - Arm Arcs

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Hands in Straps - Pilates Hundreds

    • REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine Single Leg in Strap Series

    • REFORMER - Floor Carriage - Side Facing Standing - Side Lunge

    • REFORMER - Floor Carriage - Standing - Eve's Lunge

    • REFORMER - Floor Carriage Moonbox - Standing - Moonbox Lunge

    • REFORMER - Floor Carriage - Standing Scooter

    • REFORMER - Floor Footbar Carriage - Reverse - Flying Cat

    • REFORMER - Floor Footbar Carriage - Standing - Jumping Lunge

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Kneeling - Jackrabbit

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Reverse - Inversion Off Footbar

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Reverse - WundaSnake

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Seated - Abdominal Massage with Peanut - Single Leg Variation

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Side Facing Standing - Star

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Standing - Elephant

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Standing Knee Pulls

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Standing - WundaBesque

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Standing - WundaTwist

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Supine - Bridge with Feet on Footbar

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Supine - Roll Ups with Feet Under Footbar

    • REFORMER - Footbar Carriage - Supine - Thread the Needle

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - 4 Point Kneeling with Moonbox and Peanut

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse 4 Point Kneeling

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse 4 Point Kneeling on Forearms with Moonbox

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse - Plank Series

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse - Rolling Side Plank

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse WundaTwist

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse Standing - Reverse WundaFormer Lunge

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Reverse Standing - Reverse Scissors with Hamstring Extension

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Side Facing - Kneeling Open Close- Squats Kneeling with Toning Balls (or Dumbbells)

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Side Facing - Side Bridge with Peanut

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Side Facing Standing - Open Close with Weight Shifts

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Side Facing Standing - Single Leg Squat

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Side Facing Standing - Skating

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Standing - WundaFormer Lunge with Variations and Red Band

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - WundaFormer Lunge Variations with Peanut and Moonbox

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Supine - Bridge Series with Ring

    • REFORMER - Platform Carriage - Supine - Bridge Series with Yoga Block

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - 4 Point Kneeling Shoulder Hinge

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Kneeling Spinal Flexion

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Kneeling Tricep Slides

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Plank to 4 Point Kneeling

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Plank to Pike

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Reverse 4 Point Kneel with Knee Pulls in External Rotation

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Reverse 4 Point Kneel with Knee Pull and Flexion

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Reverse Plank to Pike

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Seated - Abdominal Curls with Knee Pulls

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Side Facing - Kneeling Side Plank

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Low Strap - Seated - Back Overs with Ring

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Low Strap - Side Facing Seated - Side Bending Series with Peanut

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Low Strap - Side Facing Seated - Side Bending Series (Back Line View)

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Risers Down - Seated - Floating Hamstring Pulls with Seated Modification

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Reverse Seated - Shoulder Press

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Side Facing Standing - Plie

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Standing Bicep Curl

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Standing Bicep Curl - Single Leg with Peanut

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Standing - Lunge with Hamstring Extension

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Standing Row

    • REFORMER - Rear Platform Short Handles - Standing - Squat with Front Raise

    • REFORMER - Well Floor Carriage - Standing Shoulder Hinge

    • STRETCH REFORMER - Carriage Straps - Supine - Feet in Straps - Long Spine Stretch

    • STRETCH REFORMER - Rear Platform Carriage - Kneeling - Cat-Cow Stretch
  • 12

    WUNDA CHAIR REPERTOIRE

    • CHAIR CONCEPT - Spring Support as it Relates to Challenge

    • CHAIR - Seated - Back Over Series with Yoga Block

    • CHAIR - Floor Pedal Moonbox - Standing - Front Step Press on Moonbox with Ring

    • CHAIR - Floor Pedal Moonbox Risers Up - Side Facing Standing - Cross Step Press on Moonbox

    • CHAIR - Floor Pedal Risers Up - Side Facing Standing - Standing Hip Opener

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Kneeling Pad - Kneeling Upstretch

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Moonbox - Reverse Seated - Single Leg Press with Moonbox + Red Band

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Moonbox - Standing - Upstretch with Forearms on Moonbox

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Reverse Prone - Double and Single Tricep Press

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Reverse Seated - Double Leg Press with Red Band

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Reverse Seated Double Leg Press with Ring

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Down - Reverse Seated - Floating Double Leg Press with Peanut

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Down - Reverse Seated - Floating Double Leg Press with Single Leg Choreography

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Down - Reverse Seated - Reverse Upstretch

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Up - Seated - Twisted Teaser

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Up - Side Facing Standing - Crossed Single Leg Plie

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Up - Side Facing Standing - Single Leg Plie

    • POP QUIZ - Pelvic Floor Activation in Single Leg Plie

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Up - Standing - Step Ups - External Rotation - Curtsey Variation

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair Risers Up - Standing - Step Ups

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Seated - Teaser

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Facing - Kneeling Hip Opener with Dumbbell or Toning Ball

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Facing - Seated Hip Opener

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Facing Seated - Side Bending Series

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Lying Series with Leg Lifts - Scissoring - Knee Flexion with Ring

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Lying Series with Tricep Press

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Side Lying with Gait

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Inversion Upstretch

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Mountain Climbers

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Twisted Upstretch

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Upstretch in Flat Back

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Upstretch in Flexion

    • CHAIR - Pedal Chair - Standing - Upstretch in Oblique Orientation

    • STRETCH CHAIR - Floor Pedal - Standing - Washer Woman

    • STRETCH CHAIR - Well Floor Pedal Chair - Reverse Standing Hip Opener Stretch with Cobra and Cat Variation

    • STRETCH CHAIR - Well Floor Pedal - Reverse Standing - Reverse Washer Woman
  • 13

    MULTI-APPARATUS REPERTOIRE

    • REFORMER BAR - Carriage Bar - Supine - Long Bridge with Kneeling Pad

    • REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Reverse Kneeling Double Knee Pull

    • REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Reverse Kneeling Tricep Slides

    • REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Reverse Standing Double Knee Pull

    • REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Reverse Standing Single Leg Carriage Pull

    • REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Side Facing - Forearm Side Plank

    • REFORMER JUMPBOARD - Carriage Jumpboard - Supine - Roll Up with Ring

    • STRETCH REFORMER CHAIR - Chair Carriage - Reverse Downward Facing Dog Stretch with Hip Opener in External Rotation

    • POP QUIZ - Reformer Chair Exercises
  • 14

    WUNDABAR FLOW

    • The Elements of Flow - Smart Sequencing Part I

    • The Elements of Flow- Smart Sequencing Part II

    • The Elements of Flow - Compound Exercises

    • The Elements of Flow - Strategic Stretching

    • The Elements of Flow - Effective Setups

    • The Elements of Flow - Efficient Transitions

    • POP QUIZ - Flow
  • 15

    CLASS FORMATS

    • WundaBar Class Formats
  • 16

    PREGNANCY WORKSHOP

    • Pregnancy Lecture

    • Pregnancy Private
  • 17

    INJURIES & REHAB

    • Injuries & Rehab

    • Amy's Secret Sauce Workshop
  • 18

    IN-STUDIO TRAINING

    • Are You Ready for In-Studio Training?

    • In-Studio Training Outline & Homework Assignments
  • 19

    TESTING OUT

    • 20/20/20 Requirements
  • 20

    GETTING YOUR CERTIFICATION & ONGOING REQUIREMENTS

    • Getting Your 20 Monitored Hours

    • WundaBar Educator Training - Certificate of Completion

    • Continuing Education Requirements

    • Workshops