The KO Pilates Mentorship Academy
Now Enrolling- Launching August 2026!
You've been looking for this—Now you know what it is.
Maybe you have been looking for this without quite having words for it. A place where the work is taken seriously. Where someone who has spent her career inside this method can watch you teach, watch how you move, and help you see what is missing and how to find it. A place where the method is honored in its full depth, and where you are invited to rise to meet it.
KO Pilates is that place. A state-of-the-art fully equipped Classical Pilates studio built for teachers and clients dedicated to the full Pilates method. The KO Pilates Mentorship Academy is your invitation inside.
Karin Oliver has spent her career becoming the kind of teacher other teachers learn from. She built this Mentorship Academy because she believes you deserve to learn Pilates with real depth and to have a mentor who genuinely cares, supports you in real time, and helps you feel, see, and embody the Pilates method in your own practice.
Most teachers don't reach a ceiling because they lack dedication. They reach it because the right mentorship hasn't been available—Until now.
Feel It.
You cannot teach what you haven't lived in your own body. Training with me puts you back in the work as a student — so what you give your clients comes from somewhere real.
Here is what we often hear from teachers who want their teaching to evolve:
“I don't know enough to handle the bodies in front of me."
When a teacher isn't confident in how to help the body in front of them, that uncertainty is felt by both teacher and client. Depth of knowledge is what lets you meet a complex client with a steady, capable presence. In the Academy you will build the understanding to work with all kinds of bodies and to teach them well. Contrology was made to serve every body, and you will learn to see it, feel it, and apply it with care and precision.
"Something is missing in my teaching, and I'm ready to find it."
When teaching plateaus, clients feel it before they can name it, and slowly they drift. In the Academy you will learn to feel and see connections in the body you have never noticed before. You will teach with more precision, more intention, and more care for your client's safety. Clients notice that kind of attention. They stay, and they tell their friends.
"I don't know how to grow from here, and I can't find a clear path forward."
Without a clear path, teachers piece together trainings that don't build mastery. The Academy offers something different. It is not another certification. It is a relationship with a teacher's teacher who sees where you are and shows you what genuinely comes next. In-person training with Karin is hard to replace. She gives you feedback while your body is still moving, in real time, in a studio built for exactly this work. Piece by piece, she helps you fill in what has been missing.
See It.
Most teachers look at a body and see the exercise. I teach you to see the person - what's missing, what's compensating, and exactly how to help.
Teach It.
Precision changes everything. When your clients feel the difference, they stay. They send their friends. Your practice builds
Your Mentor: Karin Oliver
Karin Oliver has spent her career inside the Classical Pilates method. She trains under some of the finest teachers in the lineage, has worked with hundreds of bodies, and has developed the kind of embodied knowledge that changes how you see every client who walks through your door. She is a teacher's teacher: precise, direct, and deeply devoted to the integrity of Joseph's work.
She wants you to grow. She wants your clients to thrive. And she wants the integrity of Joseph Pilates' work to be taught in a way that genuinely helps people and sustains the teacher offering it. The KO Pilates Academy is your direct access to that depth of experience.
In Karin's words: "I am here. The studio is here. The work is ready when you are. Take the next step."
A minimum of six months of focused, hands-on mentorship with Karin will make you a more capable teacher. You will grow as a teacher, your clients will feel it and the growth you build in this time keeps giving back across the rest of your career.
Training with Karin Oliver has completely changed the way I see and teach Pilates. Through her mentorship, I have gained the knowledge, confidence, and understanding to better serve my clients in both private sessions and group classes. I've learned how to recognize the deeper connections I'm looking for and, more importantly, how to help each client discover them for themselves. I now feel confident working with every body - including clients navigating injuries, surgeries, and pregnancy - because of the education and guidance Karin has provided. I am forever grateful for the impact she has had on my journey as a teacher.
- Kayla S.
Who Is It For? YOU! A Pilates teacher at any level
Format: Intimate group-4 minimum, 8 maxima
Commitment: 6-month minimum; renewal options available after initial term (see below).
Investment: $325.00 per month
RENEW AND SAVE: Teachers who renew receive a preferred rate based on their commitment: a 3-month renewal is $315/month, and a 6-month renewal is $295/month - our way of honoring your commitment to the work and to your growth. If you prefer month-to-month, tuition is $325/month.
Claim your spot online at kopilates.com/workshops, email Karin at info@kopilates.com, or call (559) 955-7404
What's Included Each Month
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP*
One 3-hour hands-on workshop held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9 am - 12 pm at our state-of-the-art, fully equipped Classical Pilates studio in Prather, CA.
Each session is intensive and focused - technique refinement, apparatus work, observation skills, and cueing practice with
Karin guiding you directly. There is no substitute for live feedback while your body is moving. This is gold.
VIRTUAL GROUP Q&A + MAT CLASS**
Two 60-minute virtual group sessions per month, held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month 12 pm - 1 pm. (All virtual sessions will be recorded for future viewing if you cannot attend)
Each session includes a Classical mat workout followed by open Q&A - bring your teaching questions, client challenges, or movement puzzles. Real answers, real time, from a teacher who has seen it all.
HOMEWORK & SELF-PRACTICE
Each month you will receive key individual areas for you to practice independently.
The self-practice component is not optional - the work has to live in your body before it can come through your hands and eyes.
This is how you become the teacher your clients need.
ACCESS TO KARIN
Karin is accessible to you between sessions via the Voxer app and email.
Do you have a question about a client mid-week? Not sure how to approach a tricky body? Reach out.
This is the kind of support that makes the difference between a good teacher and a great one.
*Please note: in September, the workshop will meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month instead of the 3rd. For the virtual sessions, we will meet on the 3rd and 5th week of the month instead of the 2nd and 4th.
The Academy Member Benefits
10% off private sessions with Karin - in studio or virtual. Having eyes on your body while you move is one of the fastest ways to accelerate your growth.
15% off in-house workshops on a variety of topics - available exclusively to Academy members.
Guest teacher workshops - bringing exceptional guest teachers into the studio for members to learn from directly.
The KO Pilates Mentorship Academy membership pairs naturally with the Classical Pilates Teacher Certification program to deepen and complete your Classical Pilates journey. Learn more at kopilates.com/teacher-training
Is the KO Pilates Mentorship Academy Right for You?
The Academy is a fit if you:
Are a certified Pilates teacher or instructor at any level
Are ready to be pushed – and supported – by a mentor who will meet you where you are and push you forward
Want to feel the work more deeply in your body so you can teach it more powerfully
Are committed to 6 months of consistent practice, study, and honest self-examination
Want to build a practice where clients wait to get in not wonder whether to come back
Believe that better teaching is the most direct path to a better career
You already know you're ready. The only question is whether you'll act before this group is full.
There are 8 spots, and every teacher who joins makes this group stronger.
The Central Valley has never had anything like this. I am here. The studio is ready. And I am looking for the teachers who are ready too.