ABOUT CORE3
Our faculty is an experienced team of instructors with over 75+years of combined teaching expertise as movement specialists.We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of knowledge and education.
Core3 Pilates follows ITTAP (International Teacher TrainingAccredited Program) guidelines closely (formerly PSAP). Our program focuses on expert teaching and works with great care to address each student’s needs. We are completely invested in helping you attain your goals by preparing you to assist your own clients in making profound changes in their bodies.
Our program is modern and unique, using a new patented prop, T he Ab Activator™ that will make teaching easier as well as our Core3 Online Interactive Program, an online interactive component which allows you to absorb and contemplate course content in an entirely new approach to learning to teach Pilates. The program also includes in-person teacher training modules; individual mentoring; reciprocal observation by instructor and student; and student participation.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Core3 Pilates is to offer a higher level program that goes beyond current teacher training programs. We want to give you many tools to become an expert. This is not a program for teachers looking to simply teach a group fitness class, but to teach a class that changes bodies and changes lives.
In order to become a Core3 Trained Educator & Movement Specialist, you will be expected to fully immerse yourself in the program’s 3 primary tenants, which are:
Core3 Method Teaching Skills
Integrity + Integration of Joe’s Work
Expert Teaching
The program will guide you to not only teach the exercises and the choreography, but how to teach to make the greatest impact.
We believe in you and we believe in ourselves!
Let us take you there!
OUR PHILOSOPHY: THE CORE3 PILLARS
At Core3, our philosophy is built on four pillars that guide every movement, every class, and every connection we create. These principles are the foundation of our method, shaping confident, intentional instructors who thrive within a supportive community and never stop growing.
Core3 Method Teaching Skills • INTEGRITY • Fostering Expert Teachers
We believe in you, and we believe in ourselves!
MEET THE FOUNDER:
MELISSA CALMES
Master Instructor, Founder & Director of Mind Over Body Studio + CORE3 Pilates
Melissa is a nationally certified instructor and the visionary behind Mind Over Body and the CORE3 international teacher training program. With over 14 years of experience studying and teaching across Washington D.C., Singapore, Jakarta, and Arizona, she brings a global perspective and a results-driven approach to every class.
Her teaching blends deep anatomical knowledge with a passion for helping every body — from athletes to those with injuries — move with more strength, control, and freedom. Melissa is known for her attention to detail, energy, and belief that real change comes from working smarter, not harder.