Apparatus Teacher Training

Balanced Body Pilates Apparatus teacher training completes the full Pilates instructor program. Included is the complete repertoire on the Wall Unit (Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower), the Pilates Chair, the Barrels and small equipment. Completing the additional apparatus training gives you a great variety of tools to use when working with clients and qualifies you to take the national Pilates certification exam. Courses are taught by Tom McCook with Evangeline Kochanek.

Our Apparatus teacher training program includes:

• Exercise instruction in the complete Pilates Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower, Pilates Chair and Barrels and Small equipment is included
• A comprehensive manual for each piece of equipment consistent with current national standards
• Cueing, coaching, safety and teaching tips for clients at different levels of ability
• Program sequences for classes and personal training sessions
• Equipment safety and set up

APPARATUS I

December 14 - 15, 2012

Balanced Body Pilates Apparatus teacher training completes the full Pilates instructor program. Included is the complete repertoire on the Wall Unit (Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower), the Pilates Chair, the Barrels and small equipment. Completing the additional apparatus training gives you a great variety of tools to use when working with clients and qualifies you to take the national Pilates certification exam. 

• Exercise instruction in the complete Pilates Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower, Pilates Chair and Barrels and Small equipment is included:
• A comprehensive manual for each piece of equipment consistent with current national standards
• Cueing, coaching, safety and teaching tips for clients at different levels of ability
• Program sequences for classes and personal training sessions
• Equipment safety and set up

Days and Times

• Friday: 2:30pm - 9pm
• Saturday: 1pm - 8pm

Instructor

Tom McCook with Evangeline Kochanek

Cost

$425

Register for Apparatus Teacher Training at BBU!

APPARATUS 2

February 22 - 23, 2013

Balanced Body Pilates Apparatus teacher training completes the full Pilates instructor program. Included is the complete repertoire on the Wall Unit (Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower), the Pilates Chair, the Barrels and small equipment. Completing the additional apparatus training gives you a great variety of tools to use when working with clients and qualifies you to take the national Pilates certification exam. 

• Exercise instruction in the complete Pilates Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower, Pilates Chair and Barrels and Small equipment is included:
• A comprehensive manual for each piece of equipment consistent with current national standards
• Cueing, coaching, safety and teaching tips for clients at different levels of ability
• Program sequences for classes and personal training sessions
• Equipment safety and set up

Days and Times

• Friday: 2:30pm - 9pm
• Saturday: 1pm - 8pm

Instructor

Tom McCook with Evangeline Kochanek

Cost

$425

Register for Apparatus Teacher Training at BBU!

APPARATUS 3

April 19 - 20, 2013

Balanced Body Pilates Apparatus teacher training completes the full Pilates instructor program. Included is the complete repertoire on the Wall Unit (Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower), the Pilates Chair, the Barrels and small equipment. Completing the additional apparatus training gives you a great variety of tools to use when working with clients and qualifies you to take the national Pilates certification exam. 

• Exercise instruction in the complete Pilates Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower, Pilates Chair and Barrels and Small equipment is included:
• A comprehensive manual for each piece of equipment consistent with current national standards
• Cueing, coaching, safety and teaching tips for clients at different levels of ability
• Program sequences for classes and personal training sessions
• Equipment safety and set up

Days and Times

• Friday: 2:30pm - 9pm
• Saturday: 1pm - 8pm

Instructor

Tom McCook with Evangeline Kochanek

Cost

$425

Register for Apparatus Teacher Training at BBU

Prerequisites

Completion of REFORMER I

Practice Sangha

Center of Balance is committed to support and encourage students actively enrolled in the BB training courses with Tom and working toward certification. A key piece of this process is the hours required to build teaching skills and confidence, specifically in completing your hours of observation, practice teaching and self-practice. Our goal is to help you develop the confidence and skills to teach by providing a rich learning environment that you can be immersed in, and not work in isolation. We want for you to feel that you have a base at Center of Balance to practice, observe and collaborate with others in the training and learn from the staff of teachers at the studio.

Practice Sangha, or "Practice Community," is a program specifically for BBU student teachers actively studying with Tom toward Reformer and/or full certification. The cost is $100/month and includes the following:

Unlimited observation (Pilates equipment), self-practice and practice teaching hours (during studio hours Monday through Saturday). These hours are to be scheduled in advance for seamless accommodation in our busy studio. Note that teacher-led classes and sessions are not part of the Practice Sangha — we do offer discounted rates for students actively enrolled in the full teacher training program at Center of Balance.

Required Materials (Available From BB)

Please contact Balanced Body for required materials at 1-877-Pilates (745-2837)

About Tom

Tom McCook, founder and director of Center of Balance in Mountain View, CA, is an internationally recognized fitness and movement specialist. Beginning his full time career in personal training in 1984, Tom designs programs for health and life performance for working professionals, people rehabilitating from injuries and world-class athletes including Olympic Gold Medal swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Jenny Thompson and Misty Hyman. Teaching Pilates since 1995, Tom is a Master Instructor of Pilates and CoreAlign for Balanced Body. His teaching approach integrates several mind/body practices including Pilates, yoga, Shiatsu, resistance stretching, Franklin Method, BodyCode System and life coaching. He also is committed to his own daily meditation and movement practice, which broadens his perspective and effectiveness as a teacher. Tom is a sought-after instructor at conferences, retreats and workshops he leads in the US and internationally. His work has been featured in several national magazines, newspapers and television programs. In 2003, Tom produced the exercise video “Combining Pilates & Yoga for Balance.”

About Evangeline

Evangeline came to Pilates at age 16 because of back pain and it became a vehicle for her healing. Wanting to share this with others, she took part in Ellie Herman's San Francisco Pilates certification in 2000. She has a B.A. in Dance from Mount Holyoke College where she also studied biology, anatomy and music. She has led Ellie Herman trainings in Korea and the US. She studied Pilates-based rehabilitation with Lizz Roman and Nora St. John, and became a Balanced Body Faculty member in 2007. Since starting at Center of Balance in 2008, Evangeline has added BodyKey, CoreAlign and Yoga to her teaching repertoire. In 2011, she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training at YogaWorks in San Francisco. Evangeline regularly assists Tom McCook in leading new students through the Balanced Body teacher training process. Today, she takes every opportunity available to improve her teaching by continuing her own education in anatomy, scoliosis, yoga and the latest Pilates concepts. In her classes, she promotes a noncompetitive environment and teaches students to develop strength and relaxation through a disciplined and mindful practice.