Pilates Association

About The United States Pilates Association® LLC (“U.S.P.A.®”)

The U.S.P.A.® upholds the rich tradition of Pilates professional education by offering comprehensive Classical instructor training through The New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Certification Program, the oldest comprehensive certification program in the U.S.

As the longest standing pilates teacher training program, we are able to offer our participants the unique opportunity to learn directly from the industry’s most experienced teachers who are Second Generation Pilates Instructors, trained and certified by Elder Romana Kryzanowska. The U.S.P.A.® is owned and operated by Second Generation Instructors with acombined 60 years of Classical Pilates Experience.

Our apprentiship-style training is based entirely upon the original work of Joseph Pilates. Through observing, practicing, teaching and assisting, teachers-to-be master a deep understanding of the full Classical Pilates repertoire, develop strong teaching skills and learn a large variety of progressions and modifications that prepares them for working with a wide range of client needs. Our faculty of highly experienced Teacher Trainers, have over 100 years of Classical Pilates teaching and training. This esteemed faculty provides mentorship and guidance to participants throughout the program to ensure continued progression and optimum opportunity for learning. No other program can match the experience of our Classically trained instructors.

Graduates complete our program as skilled qualified teachers with a deep knowledge of the Work, a strong confidence in their abilities, and most important a strong sense of Spirit. Because of this, our graduates are highly sought after and we achieve a 100% successful hire–rate!

The U.S.P.A.® also offers a diverse Continuing Education program that develops a deeper knowledge of the Pilates method and an opportunity for ongoing professional learning within the community of teachers. The U.S.P.A. ® only uses only highly experienced and Classically trained instructors for its Continuing Education Program most of whom are Second Generation Instructors.. We also offer exclusive access to Joseph Pilates’ Archival materials as part of our Continuing Education Program.