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See MoreThe Pilates Show! – Success in Numbers: Teaching Pilates
Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the Forum! Interested in more in depth workshops? Check out our online […]…
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See MoreThe Pilates Show! – Caution the Over Cue
Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the Forum! Interested in more in depth workshops? Check out our online […]…
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See MoreLeg Slides on the Mat
With even the most simple exercise, you can help the clients travel deeper into their body to unearth new discoveries about how they move. Don’t think for a second that any movement is too easy for someone or that advanced movers have nothing to gain from “beginner” exercises. The skilled teacher illuminates and perceives even […]…
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See MoreCall & Response: Leg Springs
The first step to detailed cueing is seeing where the imbalances are in the body. The second is to put that into words, images, and touch that will help the client to become aware and transform. Call and Response cueing is a powerful tool. We ask for a shift and the client tries to respond […]…
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See MoreCall & Response: Ab Curl
A teaching basic that needs energy, practice, and patience is the idea of creating a basis of communication with your client. This communication is not always verbal, but it is just as important, if not more so, than what the client says. As a teacher, you must read what the body is saying and translate […]…
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Working Out Versus Working In
This topic is a very important concept to talk about with your clients. For real body metamorphosis to take place, attention to detail, heightened awareness, and a good dose of patience is crucial. And as for you the teacher, you must be able to explain to your clients why you are doing what you are […]…
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Attracting Your Ideal Pilates Client
By Lacy Fabian, PhD Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could identify our ideal Pilates clients? Imagine the regularity and the ease of the session! There are a few practices to increase your chances of attracting that ideal client. 1) What’s your Pilates style? Part of knowing who you want to attract is knowing what […]…
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Healthy Boundaries: How to Stay Professional
Being professional with your clients is a must if you want to build a steady, solid practice. Your reputation is of the utmost importance. The reality of this business is that word of mouth is your best marketing asset. Without gleaming recommendations from your clients, it is impossible to reach the many people it takes […]…
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Healthy Boundaries: How to Deal With a Difficult Client
The client is always right. Well, yes and no. In the service industry, we must always strive to please our clientele and go to whatever lengths we possibly can without compromising our integrity, putting them or ourselves in danger, inconveniencing other clients, or losing income flow for ourselves or the studio. There are times that […]…
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How to Correct without Being Critical
No one wants to be told or to feel that he is messing up at every turn. People new to Pilates can get discouraged because of all the details and nuances involved. Someone not used to moving or not naturally coordinated or body-aware may end up having instructors correcting him at every turn. Constant correction […]…
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See MoreHow To Ask About Pain
Many people from many different walks of life have found Pilates to be an interesting, challenging, and engaging practice. Some people look to Pilates to build strength, agility, and balance with beautiful life-changing results. But no person benefits more from this amazing scope of work than the person who comes to you in pain. Typically, […]…