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?
How to inspire your Pilates or yoga students with new knowledge…
/4 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillWho 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 […]
Your Teaching Path Through Yogic Colored Glass
/in Blog /by ChantillSkillful 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 […]
What Makes A Great Teacher?
/in Blog /by ChantillBeing 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, […]
Creating A Framework For Enhancing Touch For Pilates Teachers
/in Blog /by ChantillHello 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 […]
Giving a GREAT Pilates class while attending to a myriad of body types and needs.
/4 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillThis 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 […]
Straight Talk About Movement in The Pelvis…
/1 Comment/in Blog /by ChantillA 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 […]
Stability – When is it too much?
/4 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillOkay, so here”s the deal…This past weekend I had an AMAZING group of teachers at my studio for our Reformer 1 training. Eleven of them eager to learn, practice and explore. These weekends are always such a wonderful experience for me because I learn so much. I learn from watching the students move, hearing their […]
Fearlessness in the Pilates Studio
/2 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillWhat does it mean to be fearless? To have no fear? To not be afraid of anything? Hardly. One of my favorite authors and teachers talks about fearlessness as an openness or willingness to see the thing that is creating the fear and move toward it. I know, it”s counter intuitive, but if you can […]
The Missing Mitten and The Gift of This Present Moment
/2 Comments/in Blog /by ChantillAll weekend I”ve been thinking about something that happened on Saturday just outside my studio. It”s really not any big deal, and I ma y have just let it slide away barely noticed had it not been for the deep and palpable sense of satisfaction and gratitude it gave me. 24 hours earlier… Fridays are […]