About The Speir® Movement

The educators and mentors behind our teacher training program. The educators and mentors behind The Speir Movement teacher training program.

Our faculty

Andrea Speir · Founder

Andrea Speir has spent her career going deeper: into the classical Pilates method, into the science of how bodies move and heal, and into what it truly means to educate, not just instruct. Her practice is built on a 600-hour classical Pilates certification, and for over a decade she worked as a private Pilates instructor in Los Angeles, building a practice one client at a time.

Kristen Matthews · Director of Education

Kristen Matthews is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher and the Director of Education at Speir Pilates, with over two decades of expertise in Pilates instruction, teacher training and movement science. She completed her 600-hour classical certification with Power Pilates in New York City in 2003 and has been with Speir since its inception, shaping its teacher training program.

Zola Williams · Lead Teacher Trainer

Zola Williams is a Pilates instructor, dancer and movement educator whose work lives at the intersection of athleticism, artistry and transformation. Certified through Equinox in 2013 and classically trained, she brings over a decade of teaching experience and a BFA in Dance Performance to every session.

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A community, not just a classroom

What you join is bigger than a curriculum. It's a tight-knit team of educators, mentors and fellow trainees who genuinely show up for each other, in the studio, in your career and long after graduation.

From our graduates

“The training completely transformed how I understand and teach movement. Andrea's approach is unmatched.”

Sarah M. · Comprehensive Graduate, 2024

“I came in with zero experience and left feeling fully prepared to teach. The support system is incredible.”

Jenna R. · Mat Certification Graduate

“The science-informed approach sets this program apart. I feel confident in every cue I give my clients.”

Marcus T. · Reformer Graduate

Get in touch

Questions about training? Email training@speirpilates.com or explore our programs.

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