ABOUT US
A-Lyne Pilates is a dedicated Pilates teacher training center located in the heart of Paris, France. A-Lyne was established in 2006 by Martine Curtis. Soon after, she was joined by Kelly Moriarty and Gregory Guillou Montean, and together they developed the A-Lyne teacher training program.
Programs and Courses Offered
A-Lyne offers full formations on mat, reformer, trap table, chair, barrel ands small accessories. These are done by module and can therefore be done consecutively as a full training that takes about 15 months, Or, can be tailored to the individual trainee’s schedule. However, modules need to be done the order listed. Each summer we offer an intensive stand-alone mat program. This was developed to accommodate our trainees who live outside France and can’t easily travel to France for each mat module. This intensive, however, does require that the trainee fulfil the required observation and teaching hours at our center, return for review courses and testing.
At the end of the mat training, trainees will turn in their completed, signed logbooks before undergoing a test that involves teaching, personal practice, and a written anatomy test. The trainees then present a case study that they have worked on over the course of the exam process. Provided the trainee passes all of these tests, they will receive a diploma from A-Lyne. This diploma does not guarantee membership in either the FPMP (French Pilates Federation). For membership in the FPMP and the ability to participate in the CQP test out, the trainee’s A-Lyne mat diploma will allow the participant to initiate that process.
After reformer 3, the trainees will be tested both on teaching ability and personal practice. If they succeed, they will receive an “attestation” showing that they have mastered all 3 levels on the reformer.
At the end of the training, after completing all of the modules, the trainee (after turning in his/her completed and signed logbook) is required to present another case study to the formation leaders, test out on a number of advanced exercises on all of the apparatus, and teach a “client” an advanced level class on all equipment.
If the trainees pass this test, they will receive an A-Lyne diploma. Again, this does not guarantee membership in the in the FPMP. Nor does it guarantee employment.
FACILITIES
A-Lyne Pilates (the education center) is located at 19 rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 in the Republique areas of Paris close to several transit lines. Our school is 180 square meters and consists of a ground floor and a sous-sol, 2 toilets (one handicapped), a shower, a trainee lounge area and an office. It is fully equipped with all of the traditional Pilates equipment: reformers, trap tables, chairs, ped-u-pole, barrels and small equipment. The school is opened between 7:00 and 19:00 every day except Sunday. Trainees are equipped with the door code and can come and go as they please.
A-Lyne also has a small studio: STUDIO 27- at 27 rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, 75003
where many of our graduates bring their clients. The space is 60 square meters and is equipped with reformers, trap table, chairs, spine correctors, and small equipment.