Join us in Portugal or Morocco!

We usually list all our teacher training retreats here as soon as dates are confirmed. However, if those dates don’t work for you, let us know as we are constantly planning ahead and chances are that we could use your preferred dates as a starting point for an upcoming training.

We see this training as a starting point to a journey that will probably take years. After all, we never stop learning. So, yes, you could take this training even if you have very little experience with Pilates as a jump start. This will not be easy and will take a lot of determination and stamina. Think of it as becoming a Spanish teacher without speaking any Spanish… A week is hardly enough to become a teacher of any sorts. So please, see this training as an opportunity and a first round to setting the rails of you becoming a Pilates teacher. The more you put in, the more you will get out.

If you are already holding a BASI certification, you could choose to ‘audit’ some modules/days as a refresher and an audit fee will be charged. If you arrive late or miss any modules, I am sorry that we won’t be able to credit you for single modules that you have taken unless there are special circumstances that have been discussed with us.

Our teacher training retreats cover all BASI Pilates Mat course materials, but exclude the exams. Therefore the cost is the same, whether you are planning to complete the training or not.

Yes and no. Of course we want you to start teaching to practise, learn, to gain experience and confidence. It is an important part of your journey of becoming a teacher. At the end of the 8-day retreat you will have gained a lot of knowledge (and probably a few sore muscles), but you won’t be a certified Pilates teacher. We need to honour a method that takes a lifetime to master. After the retreat you can call yourself a ‘Pilates teacher in training’, but in order to receive your certification you will need to complete all the requirements set by BASI Pilates, including a practical exam.

Yes. The 6 Mat Modules taught in our retreat are identical to those taught in the Comprehensive Training. Please contact BASI directly to find out how exactly your retreat can be credited towards any Comprehensive Training.

The focus of our programme is the BASI Pilates Mat Teacher Training Course, meaning you will spend most of your time in the studio practicing and learning. To experience this training as a connected group, taking meals together, sharing rooms and staying in the embrace of a beautiful purpose-filled location away from your daily life is what makes it also a retreat. The focus, the quiet, the intensity. Please understand that this is not a retreat holiday with planned extra activities and excursions. If you want to combine this training with experiencing the country, we recommend you add a few days before or after the course.

We offer a purpose-built and unique way to learn to become a Pilates teacher and the fact that everyone stays together in the same location is an integral part of the experience. Therefore, unfortunately, we cannot accept 'day' students, who only come for the course modules as it might disrupt the intimacy and flow of the week together.

• 7 nights boutique accommodation in hand-picked retreat venues
  
• three healthy meals per retreat day
  
• special graduation ceremony and a few surprises
  
• over 40 hrs of actual lectures & training, including the BASI Pilates mat exercises, block system, basic anatomy, Pilates business lectures...
  
• BASI Matwork teacher training manuals and access to the BASI Pilates student portal
• online support and post-retreat follow up through Mareile Paley and the BASI team
• Certificate of Completion of BASI Mat Course modules
  

• flights & travel insurance
• BASI practical exam fee (location depending)
  
• some transportation to/from the retreat venue