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02/08/2026

Consistency is KEY.

Being an instructor is not rocket science (although sometimes the anatomy training can feel like being in med school 😂) .

I’m not saying it’s easy - but like anything else in life being better at teaching comes with practise.

Why then are the loads of very good instructors with semi full classes, and some very average ones with waitlists?

This is a job based more on relationships and hospitality than it is anatomy. The more you show up, the more you see and get to know the regulars, the more they feel seen.

I’ve had empty classes. I’ve had the class where just 1 or 2 people show up week in week out for weeks on end. Likelihood is - it’s not you, it just needs time to build.

Be patient with summer, the ones who are still showing up are clearing their schedule to be there to see you. They have told their colleagues they can’t meet until after 12 for their meeting. They have told the Dad of their kid that he needs to pick the kid up from school, they’ve told their mum they’ll be at hers to help out an hour later.

Trust and safety builds with consistency- and once word of mouth gets going, you’ll be unstoppable ❤️

❤️ ̇lates

24/07/2026

Hear me out. I like music. I like reformer. Whether a class is done to the music or not won’t inherently make it unsafe - client screening, marketing , programming have the potential to - but this is for consenting adults who (in theory) know what they’re signing up for.

Does it have potential to be unsafe? Yes
Will I be signing up for teacher training? No
Is it real pilates? I don’t care if it is or not
Am I curious to try it? Definitely

But we won’t know the facts regarding safety and ex*****on for a while. I’m staying cautiously optimistic as the dancer in me loves moving to the beat

23/07/2026

One of these opinions was inspired by something that’s been on my mind for years.

I finally feel like I’m starting to *get* lateral breathing.

And the simple truth is... it’s really not all that.

For years, I thought I was somehow failing at Pilates because it never felt comfortable.

Recently, I opened up to an educator about it, and she basically validated everything I’d slowly been believing.

I asked her whether it should feel like inhaling smoke from a cigarette. That’s how it has always felt to me - slightly forced and a bit anxiety inducing and I HATE smoking so that breathing isn’t comfortable for me. I’ve always found it much more comfortable to belly breathe.

There I was thinking I was being a Pilates traitor.

If you get it, brilliant. If thoracic breathing has changed your life, helped your pelvic floor, or transformed the way you move and teach, genuinely, that’s fantastic.

But this is what we talk about all the time: every body is different.

There are very few universal truths in Pilates. Very few exercises, cues or concepts that will feel right for every single person.

I still do a few breaths at the start of my class but am really trying to draw the attention away from the ribs, but rather keeping the shoulders down or growing the neck long or engaging the core - which can be interpreted many ways in a group. If someone can make lateral breathing make sense to me more than how I currently breathe - I will dedicate a post to you. I’m still open to learn and change - but after years of my brain saying “wtf is this” while we all knit our ribs together , this is the first time it makes sense.

And that conversation gave me the confidence to make this post.

Not because I think I’ve got the answers, but because I think it’s healthy to question the things we’ve all been taught to repeat.

Maybe the best thing you can do as an instructor is learn from as many people as you can, figure out what resonates with you, and be okay changing your mind along the way.

Anyway... which one cost us our friendship? 👀

22/07/2026

The Pilates that the physiotherapist is referring their client to is not the same pilates that more than half of the studios offer.

First off - no first education be it comprehensive or not, prepares you for every injury? None 😂 There are specialised courses for special populations and those special populations aren’t who 20 reformer bed classes are aimed at.

Instructors and educations get a lot of flack for this- but educations deliver the information necessary to deliver to a healthy group of people. Instructors learn that information.

What happens when someone shows up to your class who probably shouldn’t be there? Either someone who was referred by their physio to do pilates but had more of a senior specialist in mind? Or the beginner who shows up to advanced?

Both of these are on the studio or gym for not screening properly, or for misleading advertising.

With the growth of pilates it’s actually now starting to be more important to clarify concepts and levels to help the right person find the right studio for them

19/07/2026

There is no break when teaching, not a 10 second mini break to check your messages.

All instructors seem to have their own versions of going into a catatonic state after teaching, I’ll sometimes be at a studio for 20 minutes after class staring at the roof. It’s like you opened 1 tab too many and the little rainbow wheel of monotony shows up, too much processing power is being used and now everything needs to catch up.

I don’t mind that this happens, it’s an occupational hazard and like any job it has its pros and cons. But what I mind is when people close to me don’t see it as a proper job, they see it as a hobby job - something to earn a bit of pocket money while parents or boyfriends pay for your life.

This happens a lot. And isn’t helped by the culture of influencers turned 1-class-a-week pilates instructors are making it look like the main part of the job description is looking cute and going for brunch.

This isn’t me saying it’s harder or easier - but both have their own challenges - and your loved one isn’t being dismissive, they still love you - they are just buffering after having a massive cortisol spike to stay focused and massive adrenaline spike to stay energetic. Both of these spikes take a moment to settle. We love you just need to buffer 😂

After a bit I’ll personally often get a second wave of zoomies 😂 so you never know

Who are you sending this to?

15/05/2026

It’s never about the moves you do - but how present you are for your class.
I’ve gone to structurally great classes but the instructor is on autopilot- and we all have those days don’t get me wrong.
But the point is - the classes I remember positively, can have mistakes, can break flow, can be super simple - if the instructor is present and cares, people know the difference.
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06/05/2026

I don’t get these comments. I BET if I were making content about sales jobs or nursing I wouldn’t hear this kind of crap.

There is something about the wellness industry that assumes privilege - and perhaps that’s the image that is portrayed on social media. But this job is HUSTLE culture - maybe even more so than some corporate jobs as you are way easier to fire when you’re self employed.

You can earn a living in this job. Just like any career paths there are better and worse looking versions of the role …and don’t get me wrong, there are SO many pilates instructors who are being supported financially by partners, and I’m so not against that at all! But if you’re not in that position, don’t let that false idea stop you from pursuing your dreams.

You just might have to work more than 10 hours a week, and not go to Bali for 3 months every year.

I don’t really take holidays abroad that much, nor do I own a car or have any expensive hobbies and have been living in shared accommodation the whole time I’ve lived in London. My biggest expense at the moment outside of rent is egg freezing.

You can earn more than this figure or less than this figure.

29/04/2026

I can’t believe how difficult and unclear pilates educations are about what they include and what they don’t.

The most expensive part of your pilates education will be the practise and observation hours if you don’t read the fine print!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - mentorship is dying in this industry. Even a lot of fully comprehensive certificates aren’t what they used to be as they have students on a conveyor belt of workshops then just get thrown out into the wild without any feedback aside from on the assessment.

Some pilates studios and education are still doing the good work but it’s important now more than ever to know what you’re paying for as it varies A LOT!

I’m here to help make the journey a little bit easier so don’t forget to give this post a like if you found it helpful and subscribe if you aren’t already for your one stop shop on navigating pilates education, professionalism and self employed life. And humour. Because I love a good trend 😊

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