SPRING’s Professional Development Courses

Research-Driven Learning for Teachers Who Want to Keep Growing

Teacher training is where education begins—but it isn’t where education ends.

At SPRING, we believe professional development is part of what it means to teach with integrity.  It’s how movement professionals stay current, stay curious, and stay connected to the people they serve.  It’s also how we ensure Pilates education doesn’t stop at technique—but continues into leadership, responsibility, and real-world relevance.

Movement spaces are not neutral: they are shaped by culture, systems, and the lived experiences people carry into their bodies every day.  Without continued education, even well-intentioned studios can unknowingly repeat what the broader wellness world has often reinforced—exclusion, body hierarchies, and environments that only feel safe for a few.

SPRING’s Professional Development Courses were built for this moment, offering research-driven learning to keep teachers confident, informed, and continually evolving.

This work is grounded in SPRING’s core values:

• Integrity: We practice honest, trustworthy, and ethical behavior—and take responsibility for our impact.

• Community: We honor connection, belonging, and the opportunity to create safe spaces for all people.

• Accessibility: We challenge barriers—systemic, financial, physical, technological, and communication—with one essential question: how does this realize accessibility for all?

• Curiosity: We nurture a culture where teachers keep learning, keep questioning, and keep growing.

One of the clearest expressions of these values is SPRING’s DEI-focused course.

Building Inclusive Spaces: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Movement Professionals

Inclusive spaces don’t happen by accident.

They are built: through language, systems, teaching choices, and a willingness to reflect honestly on what we’ve inherited from the movement industry. Inclusion isn’t a brand statement or a marketing message.  It’s a professional standard, and a learnable skillset.

Building Inclusive Spaces is designed to help movement professionals create environments where more people can truly belong. Not just in theory, but in practice—inside real studios, real classrooms, and real communities.

In this course, students learn how to:

• Identify and challenge fatphobia and body hierarchies present in movement spaces

• Use precise, respectful language that fosters safety, trust, and empowerment
  differentiate cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation—and apply best practices with integrity

• Adapt teaching methods to meet diverse physical, cultural, and emotional needs

• Implement actionable strategies that contribute to broader systemic change in the movement community

SPRING Professional Development also includes technical studies, such as Anatomy Foundations, designed to deepen anatomical knowledge, movement terminology, and functional understanding for confident instruction.  

Together, these courses create a continuing education pathway that reflects what modern teaching requires: up-to-date knowledge, grounded skill, and values-driven leadership.

Because the future of movement isn’t built by teachers who know it all… but by teachers committed to learning.