Body Form® Education and ESSE Education:
Teacher Training Compared

ESSE Education lists four-day in-person practical workshops with 2027 intakes in Melbourne (shown as Victoria), Sydney, the Gold Coast and Perth, all in Australia. Its Adelaide page shows “REGISTER YOUR INTEREST!”. ESSE Education (the teacher training) and the ESSE Pilates studios in Essendon and Port Melbourne share the name ESSE. Check ESSE Education’s intakes page for current locations and dates. Body Form® Education runs in-person intakes in 18 cities, listed in the Locations and Dates section, plus Fully Online from anywhere.

The published course combines online theory with ten scheduled virtual mentor sessions, filmed Mat and Reformer teaching assessments and a four-day in-person practical workshop. At Body Form® Education every certification can be taken Fully Online. Practical learning comes from recorded training from real intakes, a demonstration library and recorded classes, and practical assessments are filmed and submitted through the learning portal.

ESSE Education’s website lists $4,999 AUD including GST as a one-time payment, or a 6 month payment plan of six payments of $875. An early bird price of $3,999 applies to enrolment at least one month before the intake begins, or 6 monthly payments of $709. As published 14 Nov 2026 on its terms page. Check ESSE Education’s website for current prices.

Fully Online certifications are priced in AUD and paid in full: Mat $2,350, Reformer $2,350, Mat + Reformer $3,950 (Save AUD $750), Barre $1,950, Studio Equipment Course $2,950 and Full Comprehensive $5,950. In-person study is priced by location, for example Mat or Reformer $2,950 and Mat + Reformer $4,950 in Australia and NZ$2,650 and NZ$4,500 in New Zealand, with other countries on the pricing page. Australian buyers pay AUD prices that include GST, and no GST applies outside Australia. Payments can be made in full, over 12 weekly instalments or over 6 monthly instalments, with a financing charge on plans. Fees are non-refundable and enrolments cannot be transferred unless required by law. As published 14 Nov 2026.

Hybrid intakes run in 18 cities, and Fully Online is open to anyone, with no travel to a training location needed. Perth, Oakura and Queenstown have waitlists while dates are confirmed. See Locations and Dates for every city.

Yes. Body Form® Education is accredited through ITTAP and the Pilates Method Alliance, and its accreditation page covers AUSactive in Australia and Pilates Aotearoa in New Zealand. Check employment, insurance and registration requirements for the country where you plan to teach.

Yes. At Body Form® Education, Mat and Reformer are separate 250+ hour certifications, and the 365+ hour Mat + Reformer Double Certification combines them. ESSE Education’s website describes one certification in which Mat and Reformer are taught together (checked 14 Nov 2026).

Students learn from recorded face-to-face practical training taught by Kira-Leigh Rule, a Physiotherapist, edited into individual videos, plus an exercise demonstration library and recorded classes with real programming examples. For each practical assessment, students film a complete 45 to 50 minute class with participants in one continuous, unedited recording and submit it with a written lesson plan through the learning portal.