STOTT PILATES® VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

 

Be Pilates New Zealand (NZ’s Licensed Training Centre for Merrithew – STOTT PILATES®/Total Barre®/Merrithew® Fascial Movement Education), offer both in-person + live online workshops.

 

The Workshops are open to EVERYONE who are wanting to start their Instructor journey (as no pre-reqs are required) or for those who are wanting a little taster of what STOTT PILATES® is all about.  They’re also perfect for current Instructors who want to up-skill, complete their professional development credits and expand their Pilates offering. The presentation workshop notes that you receive are an excellent guide for home Pilates workouts too!

These below Workshops will be presented from the STOTT PILATES® New Zealand National Merrithew Licensed Training Centre in the Hawke’s Bay to your bubble via a Zoom video link.  The virtual experience will be enhanced with state of the art technology and will remain a fun and non-intimidating means of keeping your mind and body engaged in learning while you have the time to give back to you!! If you are unable to meet the live zoom Workshop, please let us know and we will record a copy for you to view.

STOTT PILATES® Workshops are renowned to be action packed, full of valuable information, relevant repertoire and teaching techniques that can be utilised in your current Zoom + upcoming in-person client classes, or learned and refined before you attend a STOTT PILATES® course. 

Read the testimonials of those who experienced the virtual training recently on our testimonial page!

The following list of STOTT PILATES® workshops are coming up virtually and more topics will be coming soon.  Have a special workshop topic request? Please email through a wish list and we can make it happen either in a group or private one-on-one format! Will be so great to see you virtually there! xx

Workshop Training Options

  1. Group workshops: Join an in-person or online live workshop as scheduled below.

  2. Private workshops: One-on-One workshop training from an extensive list of workshop topics.

  3. Private custom training: ‘Custom Repertoire Review Sessions’.  Have you completed a STOTT PILATES®, Total Barre® or Merrithew® Fascial Movement Course already and do you have areas you would like to review?  These Custom Repertoire Review sessions could be a review of your Postural Analysis skills, an Exam Review or catch up on missed group course time.  Email your personalised requested and we can tailor a customised Instructor Training session especially for you!


March 2025 Workshop Schedule

Saturday 29 March 2025 | STOTT PILATES® Examinations Information Session 5.30pm-7.30pm | $185 including comprehensive workshop notes & GST. (Scroll down for the sign up link)

Exams can be intimidating, especially when you are unsure how to study and prepare. This information session helps to explain what materials to review and how to prepare for both written and practical portions of the STOTT PILATES® exams. This session provides a general overview of the exam and detailed structure of each portion of the exam. Participants will review which areas are tested for the written exam and what needs to be included in the practical exam.

Learning objectives

  1. Recognize the benefits of getting certified in STOTT PILATES

  2. Understand the structure of STOTT PILATES Certification Examinations

  3. Learn what materials to review and how to study for the examination

  4. Know what type of questions will be on the written exam; as well as what will be expected on the practical exam

  5. Build confidence in preparing for your STOTT PILATES Certification Examination

Additional 2025 workshops are launching soon!

 

Attendance

In-person + Live via zoom workshop group attendance will be restricted up to 18 participants only.

There is no pre-requisites to attend these workshops, all participants are welcome!

Price: 

STOTT PILATES® 2hr workshops: NZ$185. Includes comprehensive workshop notes + GST.

STOTT PILATES® 3hr workshops: NZ$245. Includes comprehensive workshop notes + GST.

CECs:

Full Merrithew continued education credits will be offered for STOTT PILATES® workshops.  Excellent method of receiving your yearly professional development credits, without additional travel expenses.  All training will be registered with Merrithew® and a letter of completion will be sent to you directly from Merrithew® Head Office.  In order to receive full credit of participation, students must complete and physically participate in the full online workshop and adhere to the Merrithew® policies & procedures.

Equipment & Workshop Notes

For online training, students must have the correct props in order to take the workshop, (e.g. have a Flex-Band to attend the Flex-Band workshop). 

Props will be supplied for in-person training.

We will send you exclusive digital PDF workshop notes prior to the workshop starting for online training. In-person training will offer printed workshop notes at the start of each workshop.


Testimonials

 
Loved all the fascial movement shapes and patterns! This is going to make my mat class mind-blowing! Thank you!
— STOTT PILATES Essential Matwork with a Fascial Focus Workshop, April 2024
Thank you so much Sharon for always being a source of inspiration and a mentor. Your training is an incredible source of knowledge that I can only recommend to whoever is looking to uplifting their Pilates skills
— STOTT PILATES Post-Natal Matwork Workshop, February 2023
Thank you so much Sharon. I feel the workshop was super helpful, full of practical information. I feel I would be able to use so much and I’ve gained deeper understanding on how to support clients with postural challenges
— STOTT PILATES Cueing & Modifications on the Reformer for a Client with Postural Issues Workshop, August 2022
Thank you so much Sharon for always being a source of inspiration and a mentor. Your training is an incredible source of knowledge that I can only recommend to whoever is looking to uplifting their Pilates skills
— STOTT PILATES Post-natal Workshop, February 2023
This is the 3rd time I attended the workshops run by Sharon. Sharon always presents the course information very well. She incorporates with examples which I can easily understand. I really like this workshop as it relates very well with my daily clinical practice. I would recommend this workshop for all STOTT PILATES rehab instructors and my physio colleagues.
— STOTT PILATES Experience Movement to Improve Awareness Workshop, July 2022)
As always Sharon was excellent. She is always well prepared, very knowledgeable and she delivered an awesome workshop. It was so good to do some training with her again. I would definitely do more online training with Sharon again
— STOTT PILATES Pre-natal Pilates with Stability Ball and Flexband Workshop, July 2022