What do you do when you retire from teaching Pilates?

Hi friends,

I know many of you have gotten emails from me recently, but I’ve been wanting to send out a more personal note to you.

Over the past 15 years it’s been such a pleasure, and an honor frankly, to work with each of you, to be exposed to all that you have to offer the world of Pilates and the world at large.

No matter what our individual interactions I have been so tremendously impacted and inspired by each of you and I wanted to say THANK YOU!

On December 4th I officially “retired” from teaching students. I’ve been trying to make this transition for quite some time and it has been not only challenging, but incredibly eye opening.

The process of transitioning fully into the role of “teacher of teachers” and away from my regular clientele has illuminated so, so many opportunities to learn more about myself and my teaching path.

The reason I’m telling you all of this is because for the first time in a long time I feel 100% EXCITED and absolutely GIDDY with the prospects of my teaching and how I might continue to be of service in our community, in our profession, and really in the world.

I can’t remember the last time I felt like I was going to BUST AT THE SEAMS when talking to someone about what I do.

In the past 10 days I’ve had the amazing experience of talking to at least 15 different teachers about Skillful Teaching and this new phase of my career… and I’ve never felt more committed and in alignment with what I want out of life.

What do you do when you retire?

You keep creating. You become a better version of yourself. You become of greater service to the community at large. You dive deeper. You step up. You move into fear. You don’t stop.

Already in the past week I’ve talked with teachers in Canada, Colorado, Australia, and North Carolina. I’ve run a fundraiser for an amazing non-profit called ARM of Care, run by my colleague Amy Lynch. And I’ve completed a 300 page manual for the teachers in the Skillful Teaching Mentoring Program. Once again it feels like I’m doing what I am supposed to be doing.

What this transition reminds me of is that IT IS POSSIBLE to live the life you want, to create the career that you want AND that it takes patience and perseverance beyond what you think you’re capable of…at least for me.

This coming year I have three 4-Week Immersion Workshops planned to offer continuing education and CEC’s to teachers. I’m hosting a “Courageous Living  Through Living” retreat in Occidental in April and planning my first international retreat for October. I’ll be offering the Mentoring Program ONLINE (yay!!) and continuing to develop the in-person program throughout Sonoma, Napa, Marin, and Sacramento Counties. And I have two books in the works for teachers.

AND more than anything I want to share all of this with you! I want you to be a part of it. I want you to have access to what I truly believe is a deeply powerful and sorely missing aspect of our development as teachers and as people. I want to be a part of helping teachers create a life that is undivided, where their work is a direct reflection of their life and vise versa.

So, there you have it. That’s what I’m doing now that I’m retired 😉 I hope that you all find much joy and satisfaction in the year to come. I hope that in 2015 we will have an opportunity to work together and explore the path of teaching and all that it offers.

With love and light,
Chantill

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