The Comprehensive Intensive I program focuses on mastering beginner and intermediate exercises on all apparatus including the Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, Barrels, Ped-o-Pull and Magic Circle. It is designed for individuals who have already completed Core Mat I & II and have a basic understanding of anatomy. Over three months, participants engage in 36 hours of intensive lecture, a two-month self-study period, and hands-on teaching practice to develop essential teaching skills, including cueing and safety protocols, to build confidence in leading individual sessions.
Power Pilates Core Mat 1 and Core Mat 2 are required to enter this course. Graduates of the Comprehensive Intensive I training are able to teach private classical pilates sessions to clients of all ages and fitness levels.
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| Weekend #1 July 10-12, 2026
Weekend #2 July 17-19, 2026 Practice/Practical Weekend: September 11-13, 2026 Friday 2:00pm-8:00pm Saturday 12:00pm-8:00pm Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm | Comprehensive Program - Intensive 1 Pre-requisites: Power Pilates Core Mat I & II Training programs 25 semi private or private Pilates apparatus sessions recommended, ideally with a classical trained instructor Have a basic knowledge of anatomy as it pertains to movement. | |
YOUR TEACHER TRAINER
Francesca Gorgone
Francesca Gorgone is a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Pilates Instructor, and the owner of PowerCore Pilates, a boutique studio in Vienna, Virginia specializing in Classical Pilates, personal training, and strength work.Francesca has been teaching Pilates since 2008 and bridged to Power Pilates in 2010, where she studied under master teachers Bob Liekens and Susan Moran. Rooted in the classical Pilates method, Francesca is passionate about preserving the integrity of the work while helping clients and teachers understand the connection between alignment, form, breath, and the powerhouse.
In 2022, Francesca became a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer and has spent the past four years helping certify and mentor the next generation of Pilates teachers. She also teaches Pilates at The Madeira School and continues to work with clients of all levels through individualized sessions designed to build strength, confidence, and body awareness.
What Francesca loves most about teaching is seeing clients and apprentices become empowered through the Pilates method. Outside the studio, she enjoys working out, walking, spending time with her two sons, and continuing her own lifelong study of movement.
DIRECTIONS AND LOCATIONS
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Student Cancellations and Transfers: We understand that sometimes plans change. Refunds are not available for any Power Pilates programs. However, you can transfer to another program or hold a credit on file to use in the future if you are unable to attend your registered program and notify us before the first day of classes. An additional $150 change fee applies to all program changes, transfers, and cancellations, due when the new program is chosen.
Postponements by Power Pilates: Power Pilates reserves the right to postpone or reschedule any program or course at any time in the event of unforeseen circumstances such as war, riots, fire, flood, snowstorm, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake, lightning, explosion, financial limitations, strikes, lockouts, sickness, and acts of state or governmental action prohibiting or impeding Power Pilates from performing its respective obligations. Refunds are not available for any Power Pilates programs. Students will be notified and have the option of attending the alternate date, holding a credit on file, or enrolling in the same level of the Online Academy.
Please see the Power Pilates Student Contract for further information.
