Notes from practice
Reflections on movement, learning, and building strength.
Learning Pilates well enough to teach it
Learning Pilates well enough to teach it took more than reading the exercises in a manual. It meant seeing the work, feeling it in my own body, practicing it repeatedly and learning how to connect movement with the words I would eventually use to teach.
Start with the foundation before you expand
Before you expand beyond your Pilates training, learn the foundation well enough to understand the movement, springs, anatomy, intention and what makes the work Pilates in the first place.