Become Certified with Sri Lanka’s Barre & Pilates Pioneers
Your Barre & Pilates career starts here.
At Barressential Academy, we are the gold standard in instructing, ensuring unmatched quality, excellence, and expertise.
Why Choose Barressential Academy?
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Pioneers in Pilates & Barre: The first to introduce Pilates and Barre to Sri Lanka, setting the industry's highest standards.
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Expertise You Can Trust: Over 20,000 teaching hours and a team of highly experienced instructors.
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Unmatched In-Studio Access: Go beyond weekend workshops with full access to live classes taught by experts.
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Fully Supervised Training: Receive continuous, in person coaching and feedback for every hour of your supervised teaching.
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Personalized Mentorship: Benefit from intimate classes and individualized guidance tailored to your growth.
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Career Ready: Guaranteed career opportunities with Barressential upon successful certification.
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Community: Supportive network of instructors with whom to learn, share and grow.
What you will learn in our in person courses
Human Anatomy & Movement
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Understand the musculoskeletal system and how Pilates & Barre strengthens our clients and keeps them free from injury.
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Learn foundational anatomy to ground your teaching in science.
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Know the "why" behind each movement to improve cueing and client outcomes.
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Gain the skills to transfer anatomical knowledge to clients using precise, muscle specific cueing.
Teaching Pilates & Barre
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Master both Modern and Classical Mat & Reformer Pilates and Barre exercises, including purpose, execution, and targeted muscle groups.
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Learn our signature cueing style to deliver clear, effective, and empowering instructions.
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Build confidence in teaching publicly and engaging groups with your authentic voice.
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Develop class programming skills grounded in movement science and real-world application.
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Practice visual assessments and hands-on adjustments to ensure safety and effectiveness.
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Adapt sequences for different client needs and abilities.
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Deepen your ability to connect with clients and create a memorable studio experience.
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Participate in in-person training sessions that reinforce dynamic choreography, the Barressential movement philosophy, and teaching excellence.
Our Programs
Barre
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Total Hours: 80
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Dive deep into Barre choreography rooted in Ballet, Pilates and Strength Training.
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Learn to create dynamic, music driven classes with a focus on form, flow and functional strength.
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Build confidence in cueing, sequencing and adapting to client needs.
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Includes in-person training, personal practice, teaching practice and class observations.
Mat Pilates
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Total Hours: 98
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Learn foundation and progressive Mat Pilates exercises across three structured modules.
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Develop a strong base in classical and contemporary Pilates technique.
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Build ability to deliver safe, effective mat classes to diverse populations.
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Includes in-person training, personal practice, teaching practice and class observations.
Reformer Pilates
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Total Hours: 102
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Train across three levels of Reformer Pilates, from fundamentals to advanced.
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Learn how to program dynamic, effective Reformer classes with strong anatomical grounding.
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Refine your delivery through visual assessments, tactile cueing and movement correction.
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Includes in-person training, personal practice, teaching practice and class observations.