새내기 필라테스 강사들을 가르치는 선생님으로써, 나는 종종 새내기 필라테스 강사들에게 “주변의 모든 친구들과 가족들에게 가르치는 연습을 해보세요”라고 반복적으로 말하는 내 자신을 발견하곤 한다. 하지만 우리가 어떻게 해야지만 이런 연습시간을 최고로 활용할수 있을까?
글쎄, 당신은 운이 좋다! 당신의 티칭 능력을 크게 향상시켜줄수 있을뿐만 아니라 당신의 전반적인 이해까지도 도울수 있는 티칭연습 가이드를 함께 나누어 보고자 한다.
최근의 많은 새로운 연구 결과들을 통해 알수…
I want to share a sneak peek at what’s going on for Blue Sparrow Pilates, The Hatchery, and me. And take a look into the schedule of other Pilates entrepreneurs.
Those of you who know me know I always have a few big plans brewing. But the reality is we only have so much time. So, in the spirit of…
“Now, do the same movement as though you’re pulling a rabbit from a magician’s hat.” As soon as the words left my lips, both my client and I burst into laughter.
Ok this may be a hilarious, even borderline ridiculously example of imagery. But imagery is such a powerful tool as a Pilates instructor. What makes sense to one client may not to another. Some clients need anatomical,…
Many of my students that go through Pilates teacher training finish their courses and get started practicing. Then they realize that they learned so much that they don’t know where to begin. So when teacher in training Mary Cobb came to me with suggestion for how she organized her study time, I had to share it with all of you!
You’ve completed your first Pilates teacher training…
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You know those teachers that always seem to have a full schedule and clients fight to get on it? Those teachers whose clients refer to them all their friends and family? And their schedule is booked way in advance?
Well, I’ll let…
Let’s talk messaging.
During a Pilates session, what is the most important message you aim to communicate to your clients? Or to say it in a different way: What are the key points about Pilates you want your clients to be thinking about during the session (and perhaps outside of the session later on)?
Seriously, take a second and write down a few ideas. I’ll wait…
So, I asked this same…
When it comes to group instruction, exercise selection is one of the most noticed components of the class. Program design plays the defining role in how a workout is perceived, and therefore, how successful the class will be.
But coming up with a class design that has flow is often a challenge for many otherwise highly-trained instructors. They may be indecisive…
Ignorance. We all have it.
Boom. That’s a mic drop kind of statement.
So, let…
Everyday I teach Pilates.
Yes, it’s “just” exercise. But in these uncertain times, I’m realizing it goes beyond fitness. Let me start with a little background.
About ten years ago I set out to open a Pilates studio in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Both the location and the name of my business were no coincidence. I came up with…
1:00 – 3:00PM
This will be a workshop trouble shooting those moments where students might not understand what we are prepping for, may be feeling too much or too little and how we can keep a class or session moving though mild discomforts or lack of sensation and how both are totally acceptable.