Transform Your Passion into a Career—In Paradise
Ready to take your Mat Pilates practice to the next level and start teaching with confidence? Experience your Pilates Certification in a stunning tropical setting with Body Be Well Pilates + Fit Bodies.
📍 Location: Dreams Onyx Resort Resort & Spa, Dominican Republic
📅 Dates: July 5-13, 2025
More than just a certification, this retreat is a life-enhancing experience designed to deepen your Pilates knowledge, connect you with like-minded individuals, and prepare you to teach with confidence.
✅ Comprehensive Training: A contemporary approach to the classical Mat Pilates method, blending traditional J.H. Pilates, with some additional modern philosophies.
✅ Hands-On Learning: Teaching practice, observation, self-practice, and mentorship are all included in every Body Be Well training.
✅ Expert Guidance: Personalized support from experienced instructors to ensure your success.
✅ Breathtaking Location: Train in paradise at a 5-star all-inclusive beachfront resort!
🔹 Aspiring Mat Pilates Instructors – Begin your teaching career with a strong foundation.
🔹 Certified Instructors Seeking Confidence – If you completed an online certification but need real-world experience, this is for you!
🔹 Multi-Disciplinary Teachers – Expand your skill set and teach Pilates worldwide.
🔹 Anyone Seeking Renewal – Refresh your mind and body in an inspiring setting.
👩🏫 Chelsea Streifeneder - Body Be Well Pilates Studio Owner X3, Instructor, and Educator
Chelsea is a dedicated Pilates studio owner with three bustling locations in the Hudson Valley. Chelsea has her B.A. from Bard College in writing and dance, is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT), a holistic nutrition professional, founder of Healthyish in a Hurry, and author, who wants you to live well and feel your best every day. As a leader in the industry with over 17 years of experience, Chelsea has cultivated a community-focused approach, offering high-quality and knowledgeable trainings and teachings inside and outside of the studios. Committed to education and innovation, Chelsea co-created the Body Be Well Pilates Certification Program, and continues to develop transformative workshops for instructors and clients alike. Chelsea and her writing have been featured in Prevention, Women’s Health, Hudson Valley Magazine, Pilates Style Magazine, and more. Chelsea manifests a deep love for Pilates, fitness and health and loves nothing more than helping others make their bodies become healthy and strong.
👩🏫Suzanne Hazelton – Director of Education, Body Be Well Pilates
Suzanne Hazelton discovered Pilates in 2007 and quickly realized its power to strengthen the body and uplift the spirit. After overcoming two bouts of frozen shoulder with the help of Pilates, she was inspired to deepen her practice and share its benefits with others.
With a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The College of Saint Rose, Suzanne spent over 25 years in the corporate technology world. Leaving behind a corporate career, Suzanne became a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT) in 2015 and later pursued certifications to train future instructors. Now the head of Pilates education and co-creator of the Body Be Well Pilates Certification Program, she is dedicated to empowering others through movement. Beyond teaching, Suzanne and her husband maintain and repair Pilates equipment, ensuring an optimal experience for clients at Body Be Well Studios. Passionate, knowledgeable, and committed to lifelong learning, she helps others build strength, alignment, and confidence through Pilates.
This includes a live and in person training, and test out options onsite (or after the training).
Transfers are included to and from the PUJ airport. If you are not flying in and out of PUJ on July 5 and 13th, you will need to arrange and pay for your own transfers.
Upon arrival!
Accredited through the National Pilates Certification Program
Not expected, but always appreciated. A good guestimate is $10-20 USD per day you are at the resort, if you are so inclined.
Welcome to your Pilates teacher training!
• Arrive to the PUJ Airport - Fit Bodies will arrange your transfer and communicate this information to you prior to arrival.
• Arrive & Check In at Dreams Onyx Resort & Spa
• Find your room, unpack, get to know the property
• Opening Mat Pilates Class
• Welcome Meet + Greet and Dinner
Our first day together!
• Morning Mat Pilates Class
• Classroom Hours
• Lunch & Free Time
• Afternoon classroom & Practice
• PM Mat Class
• Dinner & Free Time
Our second day together!
• Morning Mat Pilates Class
• Class Hours
• Lunch & Free Time
• Afternoon classroom & Practice
• Mat Class
• Dinner & Free Time
Our third day together!
• Morning Mat Pilates Class
• Optional- practice/review
• Class Hours
• Lunch & Free Time
• Afternoon classroom & Practice
• Mat Class
• Dinner & Free Time
Our fourth day together!
• Morning Mat Pilates Class
• Class Hours
• Lunch & Free Time
• Afternoon classroom & Practice
• Mat Class
• Dinner & Free Time
Our fifth day together!
• Classroom Hours
• Lunch & Rest of the Day Free
• (Optional, if desired) Review with Training Leaders
• (Optional, if desired) Test Out with Training Leaders
Our sixth day together!
• AM Mat Class
• Test Out
• Lunch
• Test Out
• Group Dinner & Ceremony
Our seventh day together!
• AM Mat Class
• Test Out
• Lunch
• Test Out
• Group Dinner & Ceremony
Thank you!
• Sunrise Pilates Mat class + farewell coffee
• Checkout from the resort at 10 am - Transfers are included. The Fit Bodies office will finalize your transfer details with you according to your flight departure.
Fit Bodies excels to offer retreats featuring experts in wellness, fitness & sports. With three decades of developing resort fitness to impact travel on global scale - Fit Bodies teaching vacations takes pros globally to enjoy luxury vacations while sharing wellness with resort guests. Fit Bodies Retreats are thoughtfully organized for active gatherings around wellness combined with independent vacation enjoyment.
