Bring The Recovery Barre to Your Community
Whether you'd like to offer The Recovery Barre at your facility, get connected with a leader in your area, or become one yourself, there's space for you and a path to make it happen.
The Recovery Barre Training, offered in partnership with Fit Pro Programming and continuing education-approved through ACE, AFAA, and NASM, gives you everything you need to confidently launch classes in your community.
You'll learn how to blend functional movement, barre foundations, and Pilates principles to create a recovery-informed, accessible class for all backgrounds — and walk away with a comprehensive leader guide, a repeatable class blueprint, and post-training nonprofit support.
Accessible. Easy to Implement. Recovery-Informed.
The Recovery Barre bridges the gap between fitness, mental wellness, and community support, making it an ideal program for anyone looking to build a welcoming space for sober connection. Whether you're a fitness instructor, studio, or facility looking to add a meaningful, community-driven format; a counselor, social worker, recovery advocate, or community health leader seeking to integrate the mind-body benefits of movement into your programs; or an individual who wants to build a space for sober connection and support in your own community — you'll join a connected network of leaders and be equipped to offer something truly meaningful to your community.
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What You'll Learn
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The Recovery Barre Programming: Learn how to use The Recovery Barre programming to create a welcoming community space, lead accessible movement classes, and become an integral part of the broader mission.
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Warm-Up Fundamentals: Apply exercise science best practices to design purposeful warm-ups that reduce injury risk, prioritize safety, and prepare the mind and body effectively for movement.
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Barre Foundations & Pilates Principles: Gain a foundational understanding of Barre Above methodology and the six Pilates principles—honoring the roots of each while adapting through a recovery-informed lens to prioritize functional, accessible movement patterns.
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Recovery Awareness & Considerations: Understand sober identities, growing cultural influence, brain-body benefits of movement, and key physical and emotional considerations for safe recovery-focused classes.
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Trauma-Informed & Body-Neutral Instruction: Apply cueing strategies to create an empowering environment that rebuilds body trust, encourages choice, and supports autonomy.
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Simplified Sequencing & Accessible Formatting: Teach prop-free, simplified classes that build self-efficacy, use intentional sequencing, and incorporate music with BPMs that encourage safe pacing.
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Meeting Facilitation Skills: Foster a warm, welcoming community and lead discussions using a repeatable, done-for-you leader guide that honors all sober paths, beliefs, and identities.
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Ethics, Scope of Practice, & Community Partnerships: Understand your role and scope, maintain healthy boundaries, lead with care, and build community partnerships that keep classes free, accessible, and respectful of your time and service.
What's Included
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4-hr Livestream or 6-hr In-Person Training: Your in-person or livestream training includes an educational lecture, discussions, a full 75-minute Recovery Barre experience, and in-depth breakdowns of key programming concepts and considerations. Livestream attendees will receive 30-day access to the training recording.
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2 Hours of On-Demand Educational Content: Includes two signature Recovery Barre class videos, key movement breakdowns with cueing strategies for safe alignment, and practical guidance on teaching to music and building 8- and 16-count combinations.
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The Recovery Barre Instructor Manual: A comprehensive guide covering evidence-based movement and recovery research, practical program applications, and best teaching practices.
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Turnkey Program Leader Guide: A comprehensive, ready-to-use leader guide with a repeatable, pre-scripted meeting format, discussion prompts, gratitude-centered mindfulness cooldowns, and templates to secure community partnerships.
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Continuing Education Credits & Certificate of Completion: Verifies your training completion and awards 0.6 ACE, 6.0 AFAA, and 0.6 NASM CEUs.
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FPP App & Anytime Access to Training Materials: Enjoy lifetime access to your certification materials, on-demand videos, and supporting resources on-the-go with the Fit Pro Programming app.
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The Recovery Barre Instructor Community: Join The Recovery Barre instructor community group to connect with instructors, ask questions, stay in-the-know about new opportunities and partnerships, join free events and classes, and access support.
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Nonprofit Support Post-Training: Trained instructors are invited to connect with The Recovery Barre nonprofit community, where you can apply for mat grants, access done-for-you marketing and outreach materials, get your class listed on our directory and social channels, and be featured on NewForm, The Phoenix's nationwide sober activity app—expanding your reach and helping those seeking support find you.