I am looking for both encouragement and realistic advice. Long story short--- I started Pilates about a year and half ago. Up until recently my interest was satisfied by DVD's and reformer equipment purchases from QVC. As I have come to enjoy Pilates after being a non-excerciser for years, I began to have a little twitch towards becoming a more serious student and possibly a certified instructor. Here's my obstacles--1) I already have a full-time career in which I do not want to give up. 2) Finding an instructor course that is local, reputable and flexible with my full-time career. I live in the Oklahoma City area, it seems there is almost nothing in this area. Are there any online courses or mentors that can help me?

I also live in the 'middle of nowhere', up a mountain in France and decided to go to London for a Stott course. I had to take 2 weeks out and visited friends/family on the weekend.

I have come across this online possibility but don't know how good it is:

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I decided to become certified after moving to a foreign country in which I don't speak the local language, so initially began training with an online certification program so I could do it in English. Shortly after I decided to make the time and financial investment to train with a reputable program that required multiple weekend workshops out of the country. I am really glad that I did it, as I would be nowhere the instructor I am today if I'd continued with online training and missed out on the 1:1 training I received in the studio. You could certainly find some weekend workshops in Dallas if you are willing to make the trip. Good luck!