Level III | Advanced Mentorship
For teachers ready to keep refining their work alongside people who care about it as much as they do.
About Level III
Level 3 is open to any student ready for it. You'll already have been teaching classes and sessions, completed all of your BBE modules, and either be working toward test-out or have already graduated. You'll work through unique case studies for real or prospective clients, learning to modify classical Pilates progressions for clients with injuries or other needs — under closer mentor oversight, running the Wellness Accelerator, and keeping a standing open invitation to observe, assist, lead, or coach the Level 1 and Level 2 students coming up behind you.
You continue to earn the standard apprentice rate for any approved classes or sessions you teach, same as Level 2. Graduates may also be considered for a paid studio instructor position — employment opportunities are based on studio needs and readiness and aren't guaranteed by program participation.
What's Included
- Six mentorship meetings over six months, one per month
- Six private sessions over six months
- Five case studies through the Wellness Accelerator, focused on session and class planning for clients with injuries or specialized needs
- Practical experience adapting Pilates exercises and programming to individual client needs rather than a general group
- Ongoing opportunities to observe, assist with, lead, or coach Level 1 and Level 2 meetings
- Potential opportunities to continue as a studio apprentice or apply for a studio teaching position upon graduation, including opportunities to teach group classes
- Two specialty workshops over six months
- Unlimited studio access for personal practice and practice teaching during non-peak hours
- Unlimited observation of private sessions and group classes
- Open studio group practice days
- BBE Weekend Flow classes, when available
- Weekly mentor office hours for questions and guidance
- 10% discount on additional classes and services
Level 3 — What It's Worth
| What you get | Estimated value |
|---|---|
| 1 mentorship meeting per month | $750 total value |
| 6 private sessions | $840 total value |
| 2 specialty workshops | $300 total value |
| Unlimited studio use for practice teaching & personal practice | $600 total value |
| Unlimited observation of private sessions and classes | $300 total value |
| Open studio group practice days | $180+ total value |
| BBE Weekend Flow class, when available | $150–$600 total value |
| Coaching for Wellness Accelerator and case studies | $700 total value |
| Weekly mentor office hours | $1,820 total value |
| Opportunity to lead/coach Level 1–2 students, teach group classes | Earning opportunity |
| Total stated value | $5,640–$6,090+ |
| Your investment | $2,000 (or $365.83/mo) |
Who It's For
Teachers who've already been teaching classes and sessions, completed all their BBE modules, and are either working toward test-out or have already graduated. Full certification completion isn't required to begin.
From Our Student Teachers
I am learning and enjoying teacher training at Body Awareness. I have been and am continuing to be trained by all three instructors. Each of them have their individual skills, but all three truly care about developing our individual teaching and training skills. I love being able to work at the studio in addition to the teacher training modules.
Leslie's cueing is exceptional. Aspiring Pilates instructors will greatly benefit from her guidance. She has a unique ability to help you refine your teaching skills, making you a better instructor overall. She generously allows trainees to use her space for personal practice — invaluable for honing your skills and gaining confidence.
FAQ
I'm already certified. Why do I need continued mentorship?
Certification gave you the method. Hands-on mentorship — teaching, getting real feedback, and doing it again — is what turns that method into your own teaching. A couple of training weekends doesn't finish that process; most teachers hit real questions a year or two in that no certification body answers. Level 3 is where you keep refining, alongside people who take it as seriously as you do.
How is this different from just observing classes on my own?
At this point you've been teaching a while, so observing alone might feel like enough. It usually isn't. Specialty clients — people with injuries, limitations, things that don't show up in a standard training — are where teachers plateau without feedback. Level 3 gives you mentors who've already solved the problems you're about to run into, and peers working through the same complexity you are.
What if I don't end up teaching at Body Awareness?
Level 3 doesn't guarantee a paid instructor position here — that's a possible outcome if you graduate, not a promise. What it does guarantee is advanced experience with specialty clients, documented case study work, and mentor relationships that carry weight wherever you end up teaching.
What if I don't pass test-out?
We prepare you as thoroughly as we can, but test-out is yours to pass, not ours to guarantee. What Level 3 does is put you in front of real specialty clients with mentor support long before test day, so you're walking in with experience, not just study hours.
Admission Criteria
- Already teaching classes and sessions
- Completed all Balanced Body modules
- Working toward test-out, or already graduated
- Application deadline: December 16 for the January–June cohort (June 16 for July–December)
Ready to Apply?
Spots are limited so every mentee gets the attention, feedback, and specialty client time they actually need.
January–June cohort: apply by December 16. July–December cohort: apply by June 16.
Apply for Level 3Questions? Email bodyawarenessstudio@gmail.com.