General
Across the South East United States (and beyond), Patricia Welter is recognised for her Pilates Instructor Training skills. Her early students lovingly nicknamed her “The Pilates Whisperer” in homage to her training ability and the name has endured.
There are many excellent Pilates Instructor trainings, but Patricia brings her unique magic to every course. She focuses on Balanced Body curriculum and brings her 30+ years of Pilates Instructor and Studio ownership experience. She was taught by Pilates Elder Lolita San Miguel and has delivered workshops around the world. She has experience with client post-rehabilitation from injury or illness, as well as having published her own curriculum for Diatrology. See Patricia’s full background for more details.
Patricia’s current course schedule can be found here. She offers the following courses:
• Pilates Reformer Level 1 Instructor Training
• Pilates Reformer Level 2 Instructor Training
• Pilates Reformer Level 3 Instructor Training
• Pilates Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower Instructor Training
• Pilates Barrels Instructor Training
• Pilates Chair Instructor Training
• CoreAlign® Level 1: Foundations Instructor Training
• CoreAlign® Level 2: Progressions Instructor Training
An in-person class gives you the opportunity to experience “how to teach”, hearing cues and seeing form corrections under Patricia’s guidance. For new instructors, this accelerates your ability to teach by bridging the theoretical to the practical. For experienced instructors, this elevates your teaching practice with nuances learned only from experience in the studio.
While you can certainly use different instructors, we find that sticking with a single instructor has advantages, especially one that you communicate well with and that freely shares their wisdom and experience.
Using the same instructor means you’ll have better communication and know what to expect when testing, so your focus will be on learning rather than the test. And working with an experienced instructor like Patricia will allow you to tap into her vast knowledge and build your skills beyond just the course basics, which is invaluable.
Patricia primarily offers Instructor Training at Suncoast Pilates in Palm Harbor, FL. After stepping away from studio ownership, she now floats at studios around the United States to offer training to a variety of students. See more details at the bottom of the Upcoming Courses page.
Patricia has provided training and workshops in Florida and internationally, and has logged over 35,000 hours of studio instruction time in her career. She would love to share her Pilates experience via future Instructor Training opportunities. Please contact her here.
Balanced Body Education
Balanced Body Pilates Instructor Training is the considered the gold standard of Pilates education:
• It is internationally recognized with access to 400+ education sites worldwide.
• 15 years of proven curriculum with over 30,000 graduates, giving students access to an exclusive alumni network.
• Flexible, modular system that provides students more time, options and instructor exposure.
• Backed by Balanced Body, the global leader in Pilates equipment for over 45 years.
• Graduates have the option to be featured in the Balanced Body Instructor Directory & Studio Finder as a resource (Education Department specifically).
You can find more details on the Balanced Body Education site.
Balanced Body offers 4 professional programs:
Mat Instructor Training (134 hrs total)
Pilates Mat is the foundation of the Pilates method. The Balanced Body Mat program includes the full repertoire of Pilates exercises, along with modifications and variations for a wide range of clients.
Reformer Instructor Training (214 hrs total)
Learn to be an extraordinary Reformer instructor with Balanced Body Education. Understanding the limitless movement and exercise options of the Reformer will give you the power to create programming that optimizes your clients’ potential.
Mat & Reformer Instructor Training (332 hrs total)
When you combine our Mat and Reformer Instructor training, you have access to a tremendous amount of the Pilates repertoire and the reasoning behind it. This gives you agency to make modifications, variations and progressions to work with clients of all fitness abilities.
Comprehensive Instructor Training (520 hrs total)
Our Comprehensive Pilates curriculum is the gold standard in Pilates education. From the Trapeze Table to the Pilates Chair to small equipment, you have the full Pilates methodology as your toolbox that will surely give you and your teaching the skills to take your private and group work to a higher level.
Each Balanced Body certification requires successful completion of Instructor Training courses, plus additional observation, student teaching and Final written and practical test. The specific courses for each certification program are listed below.
**Courses currently taught by Patricia are highlights in BOLD below.
Mat Instructor Training:
• Mat 1
• Mat 2
• Mat 3
• Movement Principles course
• Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ course is strongly recommended
Reformer Instructor training:
• Reformer 1
• Reformer 2
• Reformer 3
• Movement Principles course
• Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ course or comparable
Mat & Reformer Instructor Training:
• Mat 1, 2 and 3
• Reformer 1, 2, and 3
• Movement Principles course
• Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ course or comparable
Comprehensive Instructor Training:
• Reformer 1, 2, and 3
• Trapeze Table/Cadillac/Tower
• Chair
• Barrels
• Movement Principles course
• Mat 1, 2 and 3
• Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ course or comparable
You will be able to student teach at the level of the individual course you successfully complete. You will not be a fully certified Pilates instructor until you have completed all the course work and your practice hours and successfully completed your practical and written final exams.
You can take either Mat or Reformer first, or you can choose to take them concurrently. The coursework done in Reformer does not rely on elements taught in the Mat course.
Course Registration
All course registration and payment is processed through Balanced Body. This ensures that your payment details and course history are kept private and secure.
If you don’t use the link directly from this site’s Upcoming Courses page, be sure to select Patricia Welter as your instructor.
If you have an issue while signing up for a course, contact Patricia here to reserve your spot in the training until you can complete your registration with Balanced Body. This ensures your spot before the course fills up.
You can contact Balanced Body via their website Chat, via email, or by phone at 1-916-388-2838 Monday to Friday, between 6:00am – 5:00pm PST.
Upon successful course registration, you’ll receive a welcome letter from Patricia providing course details. If you have additional questions, please Contact Patricia here.
Absolutely! Balanced Body courses taught by Patricia Welter are recognised internationally.
You may wish to extend your stay and explore the Palm Harbor, FL area. It has access to award-winning beaches, quaint shopping & restaurants, is within driving distance to the theme parks, and conveniently located near Tampa International Airport.
