This project first began as a way of drawing out the richness of our message as teachers. Currently we are working on this in my mentoring group at the studio in order to develop an “elevator pitches” or 30-second commercial and it’s been an invaluable tool. I hope you enjoy working with these questions and that you […]
What are you inspired to do? We all dream of doing work that means something; work that contributes to the greater good. If we didn’t it’s not likely that we’d be teaching. But the hard question is how do we do that? No matter if we already know what cause we want to support […]
How Much To Touch The reason it even occurred to me to write this post was watching myself during the Long Stretch series of manual cueing videos we have been releasing. I realized that from an outsider the possibility was that it would seem like I was touching A LOT. Perhaps even too much. […]
Breath, Belly, Butt, and Back: The Power of the “Bs” (And perhaps some insights on marrying classical and contemporary Pilates…they make better bedfellow than you might think 😉 You know how when you go through your training there are certain phrases, concepts, or experiences that just stick? Those things that for some inexplicable reason resonate […]
Who doesn’t have a pile of manuals, notes, notebooks, handouts, and other training materials lying around? I do! So much actually that it all has to have its own bookshelf in my garage. But… How often do I look at it? How much of it have I been able to successfully integrate and inspire my […]
Skillful Teaching was founded on one fundamental idea: That there is more to teaching than technique. That we have an opportunity to become the best we can be, which requires expanding beyond technical skill and diving into the real-life challenges of relating to people, blending professionalism with intuition, developing empathy, and doing the inner work […]
Being better than you thought is easier than you thought… Can you be a better teacher? Are you already the kind of teacher you want to be? How do you know? Who do you ask? Who do you compare yourself to? How do you determine how to improve? How can you be more authentic, […]
Hello fellow teachers, We have a lot of exciting stuff going on at ST these days and many of them revolve around our new Manual Cueing Video Series that will start launching on Friday, May 24th! This post is meant to give you a little more insight both into how to begin to look at […]
This post is in response to a very thoughtful question posed on the Skillful Teaching FB page. Here’s the question: I desire to be attentive to each and every student and their needs. However, I struggle with the desire to also give a great class to each level attending. How do I let go and […]
A brief description of how the pelvis moves: Movement of the pelvis is derived from the complex potential of movement at the SI or sacroiliac joint and at the pubis. Because of the SI joints peanut-like shape it allows for a multitude of movements as the spine rotates and the legs move. Here are some […]
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?