Pilates Through Pregnancy and Beyond, Athens

Unlock Your Potential: A Course for Pilates Instructors of All Certifications

Presenters: Ashley Ritchie

Ashley Ritchie created The Pilates Through Pregnancy and Beyond Course to teach Pilates instructors how to effectively and safely train their clients throughout their pregnancy, preparing them for childbirth as well as training them back to pre-pregnancy strength and fitness levels post-birth.

The  first few days are devoted to prenatal Pilates and  highlights the hormonal changes in the body,  conditions of concern, exercising correctly through  each trimester and repertoire variations and modifications for both mat and equipment work.

The final day covers postnatal topics including labour,  birthing and exercising post-birth. Addressing  Diastasis Recti and PSD with adaptations of the  original BASI repertoire for both mat work and small  apparatus.  

Pregnancy and giving birth impacts all aspects of existence – both physically and emotionally. This course will take you on an intense knowledge-driven journey into the pre and postnatal world of your client. You will be equipped with the necessary skills and deeper understanding of your client’s needs throughout each trimester and various postpartum phases, as well as the relating physiological factors to consider in order to train your client effectively and safely. You will finish this course feeling prepared and confident to teach pre and postnatal clients.

Day 1
  • Introduction and Foundation

  • Anatomy of Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • Understand which exercises from the Pilates repertoire are appropriate for specific spinal injuries/pathologies.

  • Breathing Techniques

  • Pregnancy Cycle

  • Common Discomforts

  • Conditions of Concern & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • First Trimester

  • Group Discussion – Exercise Recommendations

Day 2
  • Second Trimester

  • Exercise Recommendations

  • Assignment

  • Mat Class

  • Repertoire & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • Assignment

  • Third Trimester

  • Exercise Recommendations & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • Repertoire

  • Assignment

Day 3
  • Introduction and Foundation

  • Anatomy of Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • Pelvic Floor

  • Exercise Recommendations Post Pregnancy

  • Natural Birth & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • C-Section

  • Diastasis Recti

  • PSD

  • Assignment

  • Repertoire

  • Postnatal Class

  • Repertoire & Natural Childbirth Special Considerations

  • Closing

  • Q&A

Refunds

BASI offers limited refunds for students who cancel prior to or during the Program. A $500.00 sum payable upon submission of your Enrollment Application is comprised of a $100.00 fee for processing your application (“Administration Fee”) and a $400.00 deposit (the “Deposit”).

If BASI does not accept your Application or if you cancel thirty (30) or more days prior to the start of the first module, we shall, as soon as possible, refund all monies paid by you to us other than the Administration Fee.

Your enrollment into a program is a deciding factor as to whether the program would run as scheduled. Therefore if you cancel fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the start of the first module, then within thirty (30) days of receiving your cancellation request, we will refund all monies paid by you to us other than the Initial Deposit (including the Administration Fee).

We shall not be obligated to refund any monies if you cancel at any time following commencement of the first module of any program (whether or not you attend that or any other module).

We reserve the right to cancel any program. If a program is cancelled and a replacement is not offered, we will refund all monies paid by you to us.

Transfers

In the event of your cancellation as described above, BASI will allow you to transfer any monies paid by you for the cancelled program to any other BASI program for which you qualify, so long as such program is scheduled to commence within one (1) year of your Application to the cancelled program. In the event that you fail to transfer as stated, BASI shall have no obligation to refund any monies paid by you to us, regardless of when you cancelled or requested a transfer.

Please note: Our Refund Policy pertains to each Program for which you enroll and is stated in full in the Enrollment Agreement. In the event of any discrepancy between our website and the Enrollment Agreement, the Enrollment Agreement shall prevail.

Washington and Colorado Residents – Please refer to your state specific agreement.

Testing fees and Auditing fees are non refundable and non-transferable.

All fees and refunds are in U.S. dollars (USD).

9 - 11 October 2026

BASI Pilates Academy, Greece

Aiolou 43, 3rd Floor, Monastiraki, Athens, Greece, 10557
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