Mini Courses & Workshops
Explore our collection of Function Pilates Mini Courses — designed to help you deepen your knowledge, refine your movement, and continue learning at your own pace. From posture and mobility to apparatus-specific workshops and instructor education, each course offers focused training you can apply immediately whether you’re a Pilates enthusiast, current student, certified instructor, or movement professional.
Browse each workshop below to learn more about what’s included, who it’s for, and how it can support your Pilates journey. Once purchased, courses are available online for convenient, self-paced access anytime, anywhere.
coming soon: jumpboard workshop
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Take your Reformer practice to the next level with our upcoming Jumpboard Workshop — a dynamic training experience designed to improve strength, coordination, endurance, control, and movement precision through low-impact plyometric work on the Reformer. This workshop will guide you through foundational to advanced Jumpboard exercises while helping you better understand the mechanics, alignment, and programming strategies behind effective Jumpboard training within the Pilates method.
Designed for Pilates enthusiasts, clients, students, and instructors alike, this workshop will include technique breakdowns, movement progressions, creative exercise variations, and instructor-style cueing to help you move with greater confidence and intention. Whether you’re brand new to Jumpboard or looking to refine your skills and expand your programming knowledge, this workshop offers an inside look at how Jumpboard training can be used to create powerful, athletic, and well-balanced Reformer sessions.
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This mini course includes 10 guided morning stretches inspired by Pilates and postural therapy techniques to help release tension, improve circulation, and gently prepare your body for the day ahead.
Throughout the course, you’ll explore simple yet effective stretches that target common areas of tightness such as the hips, spine, shoulders, and neck while encouraging better posture, flexibility, and body awareness. Each movement is designed to help you move with greater ease while creating a calm, grounded start to your morning routine.
These stretches are approachable for all levels and can be revisited anytime your body feels stiff, tense, or disconnected. Whether you’re looking to build healthier movement habits, improve mobility, or create a more mindful start to your mornings, this course offers an easy and supportive place to begin.
10 Morning Stretches
reformer foundations: 104 reformer exercises explained
This Reformer course includes a manual of 104 essential exercises used within the Function Pilates method, offering a clear and easy-to-follow reference for understanding how strong, intentional Reformer movement is built. Each exercise includes the set-up, muscle focus, movement purpose, and guided structure to help you move with greater clarity, confidence, and awareness while developing a deeper understanding of foundational Pilates principles.
Inside the course, you’ll explore exercises that support balanced strength, mobility, posture, coordination, and full-body control while learning how movements progress from beginner through intermediate levels. Rather than simply memorizing choreography, you’ll begin to understand why each exercise matters, how it supports the body, and how instructors use these movements to create thoughtful, effective programming within the Pilates method.
Also included are 15 signature imagery cues designed to help you better understand how exercises are meant to feel within the body, making movement easier to connect to, refine, and execute with intention. You’ll also receive sample beginner and intermediate Reformer workout templates that demonstrate how foundational exercises are grouped together to create balanced, well-structured sessions — giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how instructors approach progression, flow, and movement organization in both personal practice and teaching.
Pilates At Home: 8 Foundational Mat Exercises
Build confidence in your Pilates practice with 8 foundational at-home mat exercises designed to strengthen, lengthen, and reconnect you to your body through intentional movement. This mini course focuses on proper alignment, breath work, core connection, and controlled movement patterns to help you create a strong Pilates foundation from home.
Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to refine their technique, these guided exercises will help improve posture, body awareness, flexibility, and overall strength while introducing the essential principles that make Pilates so effective for both the body and mind.
Reformer Essentials: 30 Exercises to Master
Explore the 30 essential Reformer exercises Pilates instructors learn during teacher training and gain an inside look at how professionals approach movement, alignment, and intentional programming.
This mini course is designed to help you build a stronger understanding of foundational Pilates techniques while improving strength, mobility, coordination, and overall body awareness through guided exercise breakdowns and instructor-style teaching.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn proper form and alignment, breath and movement coordination, and the purpose behind each exercise so you can move with more confidence, clarity, and control. Rather than simply following choreography, you’ll begin to understand how instructors think about movement and why these foundational exercises are used to create smarter, more effective workouts both in the studio and at home.
Included with the course is a fun and reflective Teaching Style & Strengths Quiz designed to help you uncover your natural communication style, movement tendencies, and instructor strengths. This downloadable PDF experience offers a behind-the-scenes look at the mindset and qualities Pilates instructors develop throughout teacher training and is a great first step for anyone curious about deepening their practice or potentially pursuing Pilates instruction in the future.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn how balance is influenced by the relationship between your feet, legs, hips, and core, and how small, intentional adjustments can create greater stability, coordination, and ease in both exercise and everyday life. These guided exercises are designed to feel approachable, practical, and effective while helping improve posture, movement control, and overall body awareness.
Whether you’re looking to feel more grounded in your daily movement, support long-term strength and mobility, or better understand how balance fits into the Pilates method, this course offers a thoughtful and accessible place to begin. Balance is not something you’re expected to already have — it’s something you build over time through intentional movement and awareness.
How To Master Balance
How to stretch & strengthen the hips
In this mini course, you’ll explore how your pelvic structure influences the way your body moves, stretches, and builds strength through the hips and lower back. The hips play an essential role in supporting the spine, absorbing impact, and creating stability during everyday movement, yet many people experience tension or discomfort without fully understanding how their pelvis may be contributing to those patterns.
Throughout this course, you’ll learn how different pelvis types can affect posture, alignment, mobility, and movement mechanics, and why certain stretches or exercises may feel supportive for some bodies but not for others. You’ll be guided through targeted hip stretches to release tension and strengthening exercises designed to improve pelvic stability, support the lower back, and create more balanced movement patterns throughout the body.
All exercises are floor-based and require no equipment, making this module approachable and easy to incorporate into your routine. Move slowly, listen to your body, and use this session as an opportunity to build greater awareness, confidence, and understanding of how your hips and pelvis function together.