Noam Gagnon

My commitment to you I pledge to continually strive to learn, and then to meet your health and fitness needs through the Classical Pilates Method. My principal goal is to empower all who come to my studio to be in control of their own health and well-being, and to provide a supportive atmosphere in which clients may grow, learn, change, and be nurtured and guided in their process towards a happy, healthy, self-actualized life. I am committed to providing superior service in a courteous, friendly manner: from convenient, flexible scheduling, to prompt attendance to phone calls and messages, with time and care given to your special, individual needs. I am highly trained, caring, enthusiastic and dedicated to your health and wellness. I chose to become a teacher because I was profoundly affected by my own experience with The Pilates Method. This is why my commitment to you is so powerful. Because it is my sincere objective to meet your personal needs, I encourage and appreciate your thoughtful suggestions and ideas. Noam Gagnon: Pilates Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Choreographer, Performer, In 1987 Noam Gagnon received his degree in Dance and Choreography from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. The same year he began studying the Pilates Method. In 2003, Noam received his first teaching certification from the The Pilates Center of Boulder Colorado, North America's leading Pilates teacher training programme. In 2005 Noam founded Beyond Pilates Inc.Vancouver, Canada. In 2006 Beyond Pilates Teacher Training Program. In 2014 Noam began studying with Jay Grimes and his outstanding team of teachers at Vintage Pilates in Los Angeles, California. The mandate of Beyond Pilates is to integrate the teachings of Joseph Pilates, with a holistic understanding of the complex and delicate intricacies that bind mind and body and to keep Joseph Pilates original method and philosophy alive, aiming to reflect the goals and intention of Joe and Clara Pilates original studio in New-York City. Beyond Pilates uses GRATZ equipment. Noam is also a faculty certified Franklin Method Movement Educator Level 3 Noam Gagnon is an acclaimed dance artist who, over the course of his career, has helped push Canadian dance into the forefront of international stage. Artistic Director of Vision Impure, a satellite company of The Holy Body Tattoo. Noam has created work that has received both critical and audience acclaim in Canada, US, as well as Europe. Noam has performed independently for many of Canada’s and Europe’s leading choreographer. Noam Gagnon is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre. BEYOND PILATES TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM Beyond Pilates Teacher Training Program is a comprehensive certification program designed for intermediate to advanced level practitioners without previous certification or teaching experience who are committed to becoming skilled and confident practitioners and instructors of the classical Pilates method. ABOUT THE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM Our 18-month Teacher Training program is divided into two basic components -- Theory and Practical.  Under the close guidance and mentorship of a senior BP teacher, you will gain a cumulative understanding of the Pilates method. A gradual progression in complexity will help you build a significant body of knowledge, which you will then put into practice in the studio. Our goal is to create skilled and confident practitioners, who can inspire their clients with the exercises and the philosophy based on the original classical Pilates method. The program comprises almost 950 hours of instruction, practice, and rigorous training. Students are taught classical Pilates and study every exercise on every piece of equipment in-depth. The course theory modules are designed to be held over eight weekends BEYOND PILATES BRIDGE PROGRAM Beyond Pilates Bridge Program is designed for teachers who already have a diploma or experience teaching, who are looking for new challenges and to deepen their knowledge of classical Pilates to a more comprehensive level of expertise. ABOUT THE BRIDGE PROGRAM BRIDGE Our 12 month Bridge Program is divided into two basic components -- Theory and Practical. Each component informs the other. Under the close guidance and mentorship of a senior Beyond Pilates teacher, you will gain a cumulative understanding of the classical Pilates method. A gradual progression in complexity will help you build a significant body of knowledge, which you will then put into practice in the studio. Our goal is to create skilled and confident practitioners, who can inspire their clients with the exercises and the philosophy based on the original classical Pilates method. The program is comprised of 500 hours of instruction, practice, and rigorous training. Students are taught classical Pilates and study every exercise on every piece of equipment in-depth. The course theory modules are designed to be held over four weekends BEYOND PILATES ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM Beyond Pilates Advanced Teacher Training Program is a comprehensive certification program designed for high intermediate to advanced level practitioners with certification and teaching experience who are committed to becoming skilled and confident practitioners and instructors of the classical Pilates method. ABOUT THE ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM The Beyond Pilates Advanced Training Program is divided into a series of four Weekend Intensives, each focusing on the classical Pilates repertoire of exercises for one or more specific apparatus, which must be taken in consecutive order. Each Weekend Intensive in the series is intended to enable teachers to gain a deeper and stronger overall understanding of the classical Pilates method that Joseph Pilates created and requires a high degree of advance familiarity with the workshop material, the exercises and their order and proficiency in performing all the exercises.  In order to qualify for the Beyond Pilates Advanced Training Program, teachers must already hold a certificate or accreditation from a comprehensive Pilates certification program, have a minimum two years of Pilates teaching experience and complete the application form. As this series of Weekend Intensives is a very rigorous performance-based program, there is a mandatory proficiency evaluation for entrance to each individual Weekend Intensive prior to acceptance.  Please note: Being accepted into the first Weekend Intensive of the series does not automatically guarantee entrance to subsequent Weekend Intensives. At the program director’s discretion, a student may be held back until the following year if the desired understanding or proficiency necessary to proceed and build upon before the next Weekend Intensive is not readily apparent. Beyond Pilates Advanced Training Program is structured as a one-year course of study, but depending on individual circumstances, the entire program must be completed within two years in order to qualify for your awarded certificate. In order to assist in your preparation for the entrance proficiency evaluations Beyond Pilates currently offers in studio private lessons, the BP Teacher Toolbox Labs and or Skype sessions. Evaluations can be made in person or via Skype no later than one month before each Weekend Intensive. The Beyond Pilates Advanced Training Program is divided into a series of four Weekend Intensives. Please Contract Noam Gagnon for more information about our trainings program