Resources For Teachers
This is the Mecca of ST resources. Here you will find a ridiculous amount of written, audio, and video content as well as the Thinking Pilates Podcast. Enjoy.
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The Cueing Forum
Get inspired with new verbal cues that will shift the way you teach and the way your students respond. Hundreds of cues to spice things up and make a bigger impact with your teaching!
Geeky Articles
Satisfy your geekiness – technique, repertoire, anatomy and other related topics that will give you a bit of a boost and a much needed spark.
Articles for your Inner Teacher
Go deeper and explore what teaching is really about – developing yourself as a person with clear values and a steadfast commitment to a purpose and vision. Ask the hard questions, get answers that will CHANGE the way your teach and run your business.
Geeky Videos
Videos that highlight repertoire exploration, anatomy and other technical elements that are sure to keep you inspired and curious.
Videos for your Inner Teacher
Personal & professional development you can’t get anywhere else.
How are you showing up? Why are you showing up? Why do you teach? What IS teaching? Why do you care? This is Skillful Teaching: A Whole-person approach to being an expert teacher, not an expert technician. There's a difference. Want to know what it is?
Effective Language Tools For Pilates and Yoga Teachers Part 1
/6 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillHow often have you really considered the language you use in your teaching? I mean really considered it? In the early stages of teaching we are on an intense learning curve of learning the language of our method be it yoga, Pilates or Feldenkrais. We spend endless hours listening, unraveling, understanding and then regurgitating new […]
How To Prepare For A Private Pilates Session and/or Mixed Level Class
/in Blog /by ChantillHow prepared are you for crucial student encounters? help me write my essay It’s easy to get lost in the demands of teaching and building a student base. There are so many details to attend to, most of which concern our actual teaching. A crucial part of teaching, however, is preparing and knowing just how […]
Could you be a better teacher?
/0 Comments/in Featured /by ChantillIf there is one thing I wish, it”s that someone would have asked me this simple question when I started teaching: “What kind of teacher do you want to be?” I had an amazing mentor, someone who was knowledgable, tenacious and lead by example. In large part she is why I know how good it […]
Be Like Pluto…
/11 Comments/in Blog, Featured /by ChantillThoughts on Student-Centered Teaching in the Pilates Universe: Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. …and your very flesh shall be a great poem. — Walt Whitman Wonderful Walt Whitman — gently, deeply touching the heart of us. I came across this quote recently while working on the newsletter for our studio, […]
Client Retention Worksheet and Teleclass
/1 Comment/in Blog /by ChantillGot Back Together With My Ex Thank you to everyone who joined us for our January Teleclass. It was a wonderful dialogue with Pilates Biz founder, Gina Axelson. And of course, it opened up many other aspects of how we work with clients, stay true to ourselves and maintain clear boundaries…not to mention navigating working […]
Honest & Authentic Connections = Greater Client Retention
/4 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillWell, it’s the New Year and if you are like most of us you are thinking a lot about how to make this year better. You are probably also thinking about how to draw-in new students and then how to keep them. At least I hope you are because getting them is one thing, keeping […]
Exclusive Retreat Discounts and Offers
/in Blog /by ChantillNew! UPC Member Exclusive Offer! New! Limited Time $150 General Discount (Good Till Jan. 18th at midnight) New! 2-Day Advanced Study Mini-Retreat Options
A Day In Your Life…
/in Blog /by ChantillHow wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. – Anne Frank I hope you all had a marvelous holiday! We now stand on the precipice of 2012 and one of my most favorite times of year.I’ve always been a fan of what the new year brings, […]
Creating Authenticity For Lasting & Foundational Success!
/in Blog /by Chantill