Pilates Certification

Cahill Physical Therapy, Inc is certified through the Pilates Method Alliance® (PMA) to train Pilates instructors! Our program allows the student to be fully versed in all techniques and equipment used in the Pilates Studio today. It will also give you the skill and knowledge to sit for the PMA’s National Pilates Certification Exam.

PMA is the international not for profit professional association for the Pilates method. The PMA's mission is to protect the public by establishing certification and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.

The PMA made history in 2005 by launching the first industry wide certification exam for the Pilates method in the United States. The PMA has established recommended industry performance parameters guiding the practice of all PMA Certified and non-certified Pilates teachers. The PMA has established these standards to further bring professionalism to Pilates. The "First Generation Teachers" of the Pilates Method Alliance are 4 of the 5 known remaining individuals who actually studied with Joseph and Clara Pilates and continue their work to this day. The First Generation Teachers serve as a foundation of knowledge, philosophy and historical reference for the PMA. They are Mary Bowen, Ron Fletcher, Kathy Grant, and Lolita San Miguel.