Instructor Training Programs
Our next training begins October 3, 2026
Overview
We have structured our training into 2 separate formats with the depth it actually requires. Our Mat Pilates Training is a 100-Hour Certification broken down into five weekends of in-studio training led by our Director of Training & Development Rose Darling, layered with observation hours, practice teaching, and 1:1 mentorship.
Our Sculpt & Career Path is a extended learning track dedicated to Sculpt, plus the business and career tools most trainings don't touch on. You'll graduate comprehensively certified with the anatomy, cueing, programming, and understanding to walk into any audition, land a job, and grow a following.
Meet Your Trainer
Training will be led by Rose Darling, originally from LA, where she built her career training high-profile celebrity clients before bringing her expertise to Miami. You'll be learning from someone who actually built and sustained a career in this industry — across multiple formats, at multiple studios, across different cities nationwide.
Feel free to reach out with any additional questions!
recruitment@portalpilates.co
Director of Instructor Training & Development
Rose Darling
What Sets This Training Apart
1:1 Mentorship
Every trainee gets dedicated time with Rose for personalized feedback on your teaching, your cueing, your adaptability. Resume building, audition prep, and mock interviews.
Career Path Coaching
Plus exploration around the full landscape of what a teaching career can look like. In-Studio instructor jobs are one path. We also walk through opening your own studio, building an online coaching presence, hosting private events, and the other avenues most certifications never touch on.
Real Teaching Reps
As part of the program, trainees plan and produce an off-site community class event — coordinating with brands, securing sponsorships, and managing the logistics of a real fitness event from the ground up. You leave having taught in front of a real crowd and knowing exactly what it takes to produce one yourself.
Practical Application
You'll learn the anatomy and principles behind every movement, how to modify for injuries and special populations, how to program a class from scratch, and how to bring the kind of energy that makes a room actually want to move with you.
Director Led Training
All in-studio hours are taught by Rose Darling, originally from LA, where she built her career training high-profile celebrity clients before bringing her expertise to Miami. You'll be learning from someone who actually built and sustained a career in this industry — across multiple formats, at multiple studios, across different cities nationwide.
Intentionally Small
We cap each cohort at 12–15 trainees to ensure every person gets meaningful 1:1 mentorship time with Rose, real hands-on feedback, and personalized attention you would not get in a larger training setting.
100 Hour Mat Pilates Certification
4 weeks · $2,000· $500 deposit · $375 per week
Training Schedule
Saturday & Sundays | 2:30-7:30 PM
Weekend 1 · October 3–4
Foundations, Principles & Anatomy
Weekend 2 · October 10–11
Beginner Mat
Weekend 3 · October 17–18
Intermediate Mat & Programming
Weekend 4 · October 24–25
Special Populations & Modifications
Final Practical Prep & Written Final
What You'll Learn
Classical Pilates foundations rooted in Joseph Pilates' principles
Breath work, core activation, and functional alignment
Anatomy for movement instruction
The full classical mat repertoire with progressions and modifications
Contemporary group-class Mat Pilates sequencing and programming
Safe modifications for injuries, prenatal/postpartum, and postural needs
Advanced cueing, class structure, and instructor presence
Certification Requirements
40 weekend training hours
30 observation hours
30 practice teaching hours
Written exam
Final Practical Test-Out
You can take the time you need after the program to complete observation and practice hours before scheduling your final test-out.
75 Hour Sculpt & Career Development Certification
3 weeks · $1,700 $500 deposit · $400 per week
Training Schedule
Saturday & Sundays | 2:30-7:30 PM
Weekend 1 · November 7–8
Special Populations & Professional Development
Weekend 2 · November 14–15
Sculpt Foundations with Props
Weekend 3 · November 21-22
Advanced Sculpt Programming & Written Final
What You'll Learn
Sculpt Pilates Methodology
Advanced Prop Usage & Programming
Resume Support
Audition Prep & Support
Networking with Miami Studios
Mock & Practice Teaching
Career Path Mentorship & How To Apply Your Certification
Certification Requirements
30 weekend training hours
25 observation hours
20 practice teaching hours
Written exam
Final practical test-out
You can take the time you need after the program to complete observation and practice hours before scheduling your final test-out.
Want To Get Comprehensively Certified?
Our 200 Hour Mat & Sculpt Training includes everything in Mat Training and Sculpt + Career Path, taught in sequence with an integrated teaching practice connecting both formats. Best recommended if interested in teaching at Portal.
7 weeks · $3,700 · $500 deposit · $528 per week