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Center of Balance has reopened in 2021 as a Hybrid Studio. In-studio, virtual, or both - you have options!
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Center of Balance is a leading teacher training center since 2001, with Pilates mat & equipment and CoreAlign courses directed by Tom McCook.
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Improve your movement and function under our expert guidance. Our programs help address your individual needs and goals. Begin with one of our Welcome Packages!
Upcoming Events & Updates
CoreAlign 1 - Foundations
with Tom McCook
October 16 - 18, 2026
Hybrid (In-studio and virtual options)
CoreAlign 1: Foundations, is the heart of the CoreAlign training program. The course includes the theoretical basis of the CoreAlign method along with essential exercises designed to show you the full potential of the CoreAlign method. The new CoreAlign manuals and course curriculum is the best to date and organized with the movement principles from Pilates built into the program. There are about 40 new exercises and the names of the exercises have been streamlined to better match relevant movements in all exercise or movement environments. Also, all body positions are incorporated in CoreAlign 1 Foundations, unlike the original course which mostly was standing facing the ladder.
The course includes:
- 60+ Foundation exercises designed to build functional movement skills applicable to daily life and athletic pursuits.
- Exercise in supine, all fours, plank and standing positions.
- Specific exercise Tracks to focus on Trunk Integration, Upper Body Strength and Balance, Lower Body Strength and Power, Gait and Dynamic Flexibility.
- Progressions and regressions to address clients at different levels of ability.
- Specific modifications and precautions for working with clients with injuries and special populations.
- CoreAlign unit set up and safety.
- The Balanced Body Movement Principles to make your training more efficient, effective and safe.
Oov Foundation Course
September 18 - 20, 2026
Learn the Oov System directly from its creator!
We’re excited to welcome Daniel Vladeta — Neuroscientist, Osteopath, and Founder of the Oov — for this weekend training on how to assess and address movement and control patterns of your clients using the Oov! In this course, Daniel will show how the nervous system uses loops and mapping for movement, and how interventions to change these must provide enough input for them to change. We will learn the Contractile Fields and how they work, and also how they create rigidity strategies.
The Oov Foundation Course shows movement professionals and practitioners how to identify and change multiple functional domains in the body using task-based, kinaesthetic intelligence up-regulating, and movement-based interventions.
This course will empower practitioners to assess clients and patients in a complete, whole body manner quickly and safely!
CECs Available - 24 for NPCP
Pilates Movement Principles
Pilates Movement Principles - Virtual
September 11, 12, 13, 2026
Days and Times (California Time)
- Friday 9/11: 12:30pm - 6pm
- Saturday 9/12: 9am - 2:30pm
- Sunday 9/13: 9am - 2pm
Movement is critical in everything we do – gain a foundational understanding of the body in motion, and how to use it in improving your clients’ every day lives! Learn how to recognize, improve and teach fundamental movement patterns with the Movement Principles, the foundation of the Balanced Body instructor training system. This course is designed for both new and experienced instructors to refine their understanding of the body in motion. Movement Principles is the prerequisite for the Balanced Body Pilates program and the heart of the Balanced Body Movement Specialist Certification. Take it to become a truly transformative instructor!
The Balanced Body Movement Principles form the foundation of Balanced Body Education. This course includes the most important information on anatomy, assessment, biomechanics and foundational exercises needed to become a successful Pilates teacher, personal trainer or movement educator. The course mixes information on how the body works with basic exercises to illustrate the information in movement. Broken down into five categories: Whole Body Movement, Trunk Integration, Lower Body Strength and Power, Upper Body Strength and Balance and Dynamic Flexibility, Rest and Relaxation, the Movement Principles provide a solid foundation for training in any environment, with any equipment. You will come away with a complete tool box for effectively training clients to recover from injuries, improve their general fitness and enhance their performance. The focus on practical understanding of common movement patterns prepares instructors to be excellent at problem solving, goal setting and learning new exercise techniques with ease.
Welcome to Center of Balance Online School!
Welcome to Center of Balance Online School! Launched in 2020, this is our online platform of movement education classes and workshops that you can take from the comfort of your own home anywhere in the world!
This is for you!
We created this platform with two groups in mind:
1. Anyone who wants to learn effective tools to use their mind and body better, to improve all of their movement practices, and be more connected and resilient!
2. Pilates and movement teachers who want to upgrade their skills and understanding of the body and become more inspired and effective as instructors.
More coming! We will continue to roll out an inspiring series of Master Classes, Workshops, and Recorded Movement Practices, as well as Tips and Tools that you can reference and utilize in your daily practices - stay tuned!
Join us! We are here to support you to move better, feel better so you can enjoy life more!
Visit Center of Balance's Online School!