The Alchemy Of You™
Pilates Teacher Gathering
April 16 - 18, 2026
Santa Barbara, CA
Looking to deepen your magic as a Pilates teacher?
I’ll be your guide for three immersive days of movement, connection and JOY! Join me and fellow Pilates teachers as we unwind, breathe, sense, intuit, explore, support and MOVE together in body, mind and spirit!
Part self practice, part enhancing your teaching skills, we’re gathering to feel, and ultimately to find, ease and freedom in our own bodies, which leads to passion when teaching clients.
In these three days you will be invited to use your intuition as a teacher. You will gain confidence in developing new skills and will acquire effective manual cueing, intentional touch and sensing to guide each other during group teaching.
We know that Pilates holds the potential for healing and transformation, and that begins with YOU!
*Pre-requiste :: must be a comprehensively educated teacher, knowing and teaching on all apparatus.
Below is a brief description of what our 3 days together will include.
Each day begins with a group check in, intention setting and brief mindful conversations followed by a short break. We then progress into our morning deep dives, take a lunch break and come back for an afternoon immersion and continued exploration. At 5:30 we call it a day! You’re on your own for dinner, but it’s fun to buddy up and enjoy time with each other.
Our final evening we will gather together for a group dinner, location and time tbd!
Day 1 :: A richly restorative day to unwind, release and receive. This is the day to open the field and deepen your connection with yourself. This is the day to explore BE-ing with your body, mind, breath and sound. Slowing down is the key to feel, awaken your perspective and to move forward with openness and ease. I invite you to let go of what you think you know and simply BE in your own magnificent presence.
Day 2:: The Fundamentals, the beginning, the roots. This is the day to rediscover the essence of the work, how and why these fundamental exercises are the foundation from where the method flows and possibly why you fell in love with Pilates! Today we reconnect and reacquaint ourselves with the simplicity, specificity and clarity of the fundamentals. Today, you may have a few “ah-ha” moments, clear, possibly unexpected, whole.
Day 3 :: The layering, the building, the connecting. This is the day we explore intermediate and advanced exercises on various pieces of apparatus and link the fundamentals to concepts and traditional sequences. It’s a day to move, to feel and to savor YOUR Pilates practice! Here we play, we breathe, we observe and most importantly, we return to ourselves and our unbelievable potential as a loving, moving body and soul.
Tuition :: $1200 USD, payment plans available.
Message me directly
amychavens@gmail.com
No cancellations, however I realize special circumstances do come up and I will consider on a case by case basis.
21 CEC’s offered through the NPCP.
Location :: We’ll be in two different studio locations, both within walking distance of each other. I have secured a beautiful studio where we will have plenty of room to sprawl out on Day 1, The Carrillo Recreation Center. Days 2 and 3 we’ll be in my new and slightly larger additional studio space, Indigo. Both are in the heart of downtown. When planning your hotels, keep that in mind. If you find a hotel near the beach, be prepared to walk a mile or so. Or of course, Uber. Weather in April is usually pretty amazing!
Transportation and Hotel Info ::
Airport ::
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is very convenient. Airlines that fly through here are ::
American, Alaskan, Delta, Southwest and United.
Here is the page that shows their flight patterns and cities ::
https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov/flights
If you fly into Los Angeles International Airport, there is a convenient shuttle bus that makes its way up to Santa Barbara. I believe it's about $110 round trip. The drop-off location in SB will require an uber to get to your hotel or Airbnb. Here's the website for that information.
Hotels ::
One of the best resources ::
https://www.sbhotels.com/
Other options ::
The Presidio :: https://www.presidiosb.com/ (not near beach)
The Milo :: https://www.themilo.com/ (on the beach)
The Upham :: https://uphamhotel.com/ (not near beach)
Marina Beach Motel :: https://marinabeachmotel.com/ (at the beach)
I can’t wait to see you!!!