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Mat Program

Learn to teach up to advanced-level clients on the Mat.

 

At BASI we regard Pilates Mat work as the “crown jewel” of Pilates.
The Pilates Mat Teacher Training Program is the perfect vehicle for learning the principles of the Pilates Method. It is affordable, easy to integrate into different settings, and a great way to introduce people to Pilates.

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Upcoming Mat programs

Newport Beach, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates - Newport Beach

Jul 01, 2009 - Jul 06, 2009
Athens, Greece

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Greece

Jan 25, 2014 - Jan 30, 2014
Tokyo, Japan

Mat Program

BASI Japan

Oct 27, 2018 - Jan 12, 2019
Tokyo, Japan

Mat Program

BASI Japan

Sep 24, 2020 - Nov 26, 2020
Rome, Italy

Mat Program

Loft Studio Cerere

Oct 20, 2023 - Dec 03, 2023
London, United Kingdom

Mat Program

The Pilates Clinic

Jan 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Chicago, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy Chicago

Feb 02, 2024 - Mar 03, 2024
Milan, Italy

Mat Program

Pilates BNCS

Feb 02, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024
Greenwood Village, United States of America

Mat Program

Pilates Denver

Feb 09, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024
Brisbane , Australia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Australia

Feb 16, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024
Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Mat Program

The Physio Pilates Studio

Feb 16, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024
Marbella, Spain

Mat Program

Darte Pilates Marbella

Feb 16, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024
Prato, Italy

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy Italia

Feb 23, 2024 - Apr 07, 2024
St. George, United States of America

Mat Program

Symmetry Pilates

Feb 23, 2024 - Mar 03, 2024
London, United Kingdom

Mat Program

The Pilates Clinic

Feb 24, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024
London, United Kingdom

Mat Program

The Pilates Clinic

Feb 24, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024
Maroochydore, Australia

Mat Program

Pointe Pilates Studio

Mar 01, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024
Rome, Italy

Mat Program

Loft Studio Cerere

Mar 08, 2024 - Apr 07, 2024
Frankfurt, Germany

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Educational Academy of the Landessportbundes Hessen eV

Mar 09, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024
Athens, Greece

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Greece

Mar 09, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024
East Perth, Australia

Mat Program

RIG PILATES

Mar 15, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Amsterdam

Mar 15, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024
Saue Vald, Estonia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Tallinn

Mar 21, 2024 - May 24, 2024
Dublin 8, Ireland

Mat Program

Live & Breathe Pilates

Mar 21, 2024 - May 10, 2024
Manly, Australia

Mat Program

Dynamic Pilates Australia

Apr 05, 2024 - May 05, 2024
Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America

Mat Program

Evolve Rehabilitation and Pilates

Apr 05, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024
Tacoma, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Tacoma

Apr 06, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark

Mat Program

Copenhagen Pilates Studio

Apr 13, 2024 - Jun 09, 2024
Moscow, Russian Federation

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Moscow

Apr 19, 2024 - May 19, 2024
Lausanne, Switzerland

Mat Program

Atelier Forme

Apr 27, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024
Richmond Hill, Canada

Mat Program

Rehab Plus Pilates Studio

May 02, 2024 - May 24, 2024
Singapore, Singapore

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Singapore

Jan 24, 2024 - Feb 29, 2024
Freiburg, Germany

Mat Program

Dynamic Arts

May 04, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland

Mat Program

Edyta Morwińska Pilates

May 09, 2024 - Jun 21, 2024
Bucharest, Romania

Mat Program

The Pilates Studio

May 16, 2024 - Jul 05, 2024
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Almaty

May 17, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024
Moscow, Russian Federation

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Moscow

May 24, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024

Mat Program

MY Pilates Cologne

May 25, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024
Brooklyn, United States of America

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BPA - NYC (Brooklyn)

May 31, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024
Indianapolis, United States of America

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Pilates Indy Inc.

Jun 07, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Flow Studio - LUX

Jun 07, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Vienna, Austria

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Pilates Atelier Sara Canini

Jun 08, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024
Newport Beach, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates - Newport Beach

Jun 14, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Vienna, Austria

Mat Program

Pilates Atelier Sara Canini

Jun 22, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024
Mani , Greece

Mat Program

Zen Rocks Mani

Jul 14, 2024 - Jul 19, 2024
South Jakarta, Indonesia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Indonesia HQ

Aug 02, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Studio Munich

Aug 03, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024
Brisbane , Australia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Australia

Aug 16, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024
Singapore, Singapore

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Singapore

Aug 21, 2024 - Oct 24, 2024
Greenwood Village, United States of America

Mat Program

Pilates Denver

Aug 23, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024
Oro Valley, United States of America

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Swan Pilates

Aug 23, 2024 - Sep 08, 2024
Yerevan, Armenia

Mat Program

Pure Pilates by Inessa

Sep 06, 2024 - Oct 06, 2024
Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Mat Program

The Physio Pilates Studio

Sep 06, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024
East Perth, Australia

Mat Program

RIG PILATES

Sep 13, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024
Newport Beach, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates - Newport Beach

Sep 13, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Amsterdam

Sep 13, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024
Hamburg/Eimsbüttel, Germany

Mat Program

Pure Balance - Pilates Bewegungsraum

Sep 14, 2024 - Dec 08, 2024
Lugano, Switzerland

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Lugano

Sep 20, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024
Tacoma, United States of America

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Tacoma

Oct 05, 2024 - Nov 03, 2024
Moscow, Russian Federation

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Moscow

Oct 11, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024
Milan, Italy

Mat Program

Pilates BNCS

Oct 11, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024
Napoli, Italy

Mat Program

Pilates Spot

Oct 18, 2024 - Dec 01, 2024
Prato, Italy

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy Italia

Oct 25, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024
Athens, Greece

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Greece

Nov 08, 2024 - Jan 12, 2025
Rome, Italy

Mat Program

Loft Studio Cerere

Nov 08, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland

Mat Program

Edyta Morwińska Pilates

Nov 14, 2024 - Feb 21, 2025
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Sol Pilates Studio

Nov 14, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Amsterdam

Nov 15, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
Torino, Italy

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Atelier Laboratorio del Movimento

Nov 15, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
Thessaloniki, Greece

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BASI Pilates Academy, Thessaloniki

Dec 13, 2024 - Jan 19, 2025
Singapore, Singapore

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Singapore

Jan 10, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025
South Jakarta, Indonesia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Indonesia HQ

Jan 16, 2025 - Feb 21, 2025
Taguig City, Philippines

Mat Program

Fit to Live

Jan 17, 2025 - Feb 08, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya

Mat Program

Body Equilibrium Studio

Jan 19, 2025 - Jan 24, 2025
Maroochydore, Australia

Mat Program

Pointe Pilates Studio

Jan 31, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025
Manly, Australia

Mat Program

Dynamic Pilates Australia

Jan 31, 2025 - Mar 09, 2025
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Mat Program

Flow Studio - LUX

Jan 31, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025
Moscow, Russian Federation

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy, Moscow

Feb 07, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025
Shanghai, China

Mat Program

BaiXi Pilates

Feb 09, 2025 - Feb 15, 2025
Guangzhou, China

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy – Guangzhou

Feb 16, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025
Beijing, China

Mat Program

N+ Pilates

Feb 16, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025
Hangzhou, China

Mat Program

W Pilates Practice Studio

Feb 16, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025
Samara, Russian Federation

Mat Program

Basi Pilates Samara

Feb 21, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Almaty

Feb 21, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025
Nanjing, China

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Nanjing

Feb 23, 2025 - Mar 01, 2025
Dublin 8, Ireland

Mat Program

Live & Breathe Pilates

Mar 06, 2025 - May 16, 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Amsterdam

Mar 14, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025
Xi'an, China

Mat Program

Hundred West Pilates Studio

Apr 06, 2025 - Apr 12, 2025
Brisbane , Australia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Australia

Apr 11, 2025 - May 11, 2025
Preston, United Kingdom

Mat Program

The Pilates Room

May 08, 2025 - Jul 04, 2025
Singapore, Singapore

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Singapore

May 16, 2025 - Jun 21, 2025
South Jakarta, Indonesia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Indonesia HQ

May 17, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
South Jakarta, Indonesia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Indonesia HQ

Aug 09, 2025 - Sep 07, 2025
South Jakarta, Indonesia

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Indonesia HQ

Aug 21, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
Singapore, Singapore

Mat Program

BASI Pilates Academy - Singapore

Sep 05, 2025 - Oct 04, 2025
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The Mat Program provides a thorough education in the Pilates Mat work and its infinite applications. It is also the perfect springboard into the Comprehensive Programs that are offered in the U.S. and globally. The Mat Program is often taught as a part of the Comprehensive Program and is the same curriculum for U.S. and international students.

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This 6-module program is comprised of 24 hours of lecture, discussion, exercise practice, and exercise analysis.

 

Alternate formats:

  • Mat intensive
  • Mat retreat
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The Mat Intensive Program provides a thorough education in the Pilates Mat work and its infinite applications, but is formatted into a shorter timeframe than the standard Mat Program.

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  • Program Structure

Module 1 - The Fundamentals

Primary concepts covered include the 10 movement principles of the Pilates method, an overview of the pelvic region, Pilates breathing, an historical overview of Pilates, the BASI approach, and the importance of safety when teaching Pilates. Repertoire includes fundamental Mat exercises.

Includes a one-hour Mat class.

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