COHR Academy
/ Bournemouth
COHR Reformer Pilates Teacher TrainingA contemporary Reformer Pilates Teacher Training academy, open to qualified movement professionals and to those without a prior qualification. CPD recognised by EMD UK, the national governing body. Delivered across two extended practical weekends by Diana Coffey, the course develops teachers who can teach with clarity, adapt to the bodies in front of them, and build classes that are genuinely worth attending. Students leave not just with a certification but with the confidence, the eye, and the skills to teach in a modern studio setting.
February 2027, the academy comes to Bournemouth. Enrolment is now open.
Add if you don't already hold a Level 3 qualification, or equivalent anatomy background.
You are required to hold Student insurance for the full duration of the course, moving to full Instructor cover once you have completed and passed.
Overview
Inside theAcademy
The COHR Reformer Pilates Teacher Training is 100 hours built around teaching, not memorising. Six studio days taught in person by Diana in a small group on the Reformers, with pre-learning before, self-practice alongside, and a practical assessment at the end. Students begin teaching from the first day.
Where you start
If you hold a Level 3 qualification or an equivalent anatomy background, you go straight to the pre-learning. If you do not, you add Movement Foundations to your booking. It is nine modules covering professional practice, scope of practice, and anatomy, and it adds 40 hours of study which must be completed and passed before your first studio day. It gives you the anatomical grounding the studio days are taught on top of.
In the studio
Six days across two extended weekends, each block building on the last. Time is spent on the Reformer, working through movement concepts, practising teaching, and receiving feedback as it happens. Teaching is observed and corrected in the room rather than saved for the end. Written feedback follows each weekend to work with between sessions.
Assessment
Two stages. A 30-question knowledge check on the pre-learning, passed at 70% before studio time begins. Then a final practical assessment where you teach a full class, completed in your own time within six months of your last studio day, in person or as a filmed class.
What you leave with
A House Of COHR Reformer Pilates Teacher Training Certificate of Completion, CPD recognised by EMD UK, the national governing body. The Pre-Learning and Exercise Repertoire manuals are yours to keep.
100 hours across pre-learning, six studio days, self-practice and observation, practice teaching, and final assessment. Movement Foundations adds 40 hours of study, making 140.
Syllabus
Before you arrive
Movement Foundations
Nine modules, studied and passed before your first studio day. Professional practice and scope of practice, anatomy including anatomy in application. 40 hours of study, additional to the 100 hours of the academy.
You complete Movement Foundations only if you do not already hold a Level 3 Mat Pilates or Level 3 Personal Training qualification, or equivalent anatomy depth.
Pre-learning manual
Neutral spine, breath, and strength and conditioning applied to the Reformer, alongside spring theory and Reformer terminology, followed by a 30-question knowledge check.
Weekend 1
01The carriage
Machine mechanics and safety.
02Fundamental repertoire
Foundational Reformer Pilates repertoire.
03Cueing
Communication and cueing.
Weekend 2
04Programming
Class and series design.
05Adaptations
Working with pregnant and injured clients.
06Teaching practice
Supervised teaching and assessment preparation.
Afterwards
Assessment
Practical teaching assessment and a written programming submission, completed in your own time within six months of your final studio day. Pass to receive your House Of COHR Reformer Pilates Teacher Training Certificate of Completion.
Six studio days in every academy, taught over two extended weekends, Friday to Sunday. The in-person content and delivery are identical whether or not you've completed Anatomy beforehand.
- Everyone is welcome. No prior qualification is required to join.
- Whether you hold a Level 3 qualification, or equivalent anatomy background, decides your pathway, not your place on the academy.
- A pre-learning knowledge check, passed at 70%, applies to all learners. Those on Movement Foundations also pass a knowledge check after each Anatomy module before progressing.
Schedule
Day byDay
Two extended weekends · six studio days · Friday to Sunday
Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Academies
The price shown covers the academy. If you do not hold a Level 3 qualification or an equivalent anatomy background, Movement Foundations is added at £200.00.
FAQ
QDo I need prior experience?
No. The academy is open to everyone, and your background only changes where you start.
If you hold a Level 3 qualification or an equivalent anatomy background, you join the academy directly.
If you do not, you add Movement Foundations to your booking. It is nine modules covering professional practice, scope of practice, and anatomy, studied and passed before the studio days begin. The six studio days are the same either way.
Prior Reformer class experience is strongly advised. You will also complete a set number of Reformer participation hours alongside your training, building your own movement practice as you develop your teaching.
Not sure which describes you? Tell us what you hold and we will confirm.
QHow much home study is involved?
The academy is 100 hours, with 40 hours delivered face to face across six in-person training days. The remaining hours are made up of online pre-course learning, self-practice and observation, practice teaching, and final assessment, so there is a significant independent learning element alongside the in-person weekends.
If you take Movement Foundations, its nine modules are a further 40 hours of study before the academy begins, making 140 hours in all.
QIs it all taught by Diana?
Yes. Every hour is taught by Diana in person.
QCan my studio host an academy?
Yes. Use Request A Location and we will come back to you about hosting.
Taught atBournemouth
Six studioDays
Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Finish times may vary slightly from day to day depending on the teaching content delivered.
All six studio days are required, taught across two extended weekends, and pre-learning must be passed at 70% before your first studio day.
Included in your COHR Reformer teacher training
CPD- Movement Foundations: nine modules, if you do not already hold a Level 3 qualification, or equivalent anatomy background
- Digital COHR Pre-Learning Manual
- Digital COHR Exercise Repertoire Manual
- Load, Progression and the Intelligent Reformer reference handout
- Six in-person studio days led by Diana
- Written feedback after each practical weekend
- Pre-course anatomy refresher and required reading
- 30-question knowledge quiz
- Final practical assessment
- Certificate of Completion for the House of COHR Reformer Pilates Teacher Training
- CPD recognised by EMD UK, the national governing body
Do I need Movement Foundations?
Only if you do not already hold a Level 3 in Mat Pilates or Personal Training, or an equivalent anatomy background. If you hold one of those, you join the academy directly. If you do not, you add Movement Foundations to your booking and complete it before the studio days begin. The six studio days are the same either way.