One of the hardest parts of teaching Pilates is finding the right words in the moment. You know what you want the client to do. You can see what needs to change. But somehow the cue coming out of your mouth feels too complicated, too vague, or just doesn’t land the way you hoped. And honestly, th...

When Pilates teachers feel stuck, the first instinct is usually to think “I need better cueing.” And sometimes that’s true. But not always. You might think the problem is that you’re not explaining exercises clearly enough, when what’s actually happening is that you’re missing important informati...

Most Pilates teachers learn exercises first. The deeper understanding usually comes later. And that makes sense in a very real way. At first, focusing on choreography, transitions, and managing the flow of a session feels like the most important thing . . . because at that stage, it usually is. T...

One of the hardest things about teaching Pilates is that bodies don’t always respond the way you expect them to. You can give what feels like a clear cue and still watch someone completely miss the goal of the exercise. Or see a client working hard, but somehow the movement still doesn’t look or ...

At some point, most of us were taught to “pull the navel to the spine” . . . and never really questioned it.  It sounds right, it feels like you’re doing something useful, and it’s been the go-to abdominal cue for a long time. And to be fair, it can feel like it’s working. The client...

Have you ever had a client say “Wait . . . didn’t the other teacher tell me to do this differently?” It happens more often than people admit. Two teachers teaching the same exercise with slightly different cues or a different focus. Sometimes that can actually be a good thing. A cue from one teac...