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Stephanie Neal

Dec 21, 20232 min read

Pilates Teaching Tips for Beginners: Creating a Positive Experience

As the festive season approaches so does the New Year and with it the influx of fresh faces to our Pilates classes. So, I wanted to share...

5 Tips for New Pilates Teachers (That I wish someone had told me)

Stephanie Neal

May 7, 20222 min read

5 Tips for New Pilates Teachers (That I wish someone had told me)

Read these 5 Tips to help you avoid some of the common mistakes New Pilates Teachers make when getting started.

Stephanie Neal

Mar 7, 20222 min read

Hands on Assists for Pilates Teachers

I'd love to know where you stand on using Hands-on Assists and Tactile Cueing in your Teaching? Are you a lover or a hater (or a never...

How to Fill Your Pilates Classes and Create Raving Fans in the Process

Stephanie Neal

Dec 21, 20212 min read

How to Fill Your Pilates Classes and Create Raving Fans in the Process

This week I've been thinking about how I can best help the Reformer Pilates Teachers in my Mentoring program (HQ Academy), teach classes...

Tips for Teaching Open Level Pilates Classes

Stephanie Neal

Oct 3, 20212 min read

Tips for Teaching Open Level Pilates Classes

Teaching open-level pilates classes is one of the most challenging styles of classes to teach. There is so much that we have to focus on...

How to Teach Advanced Reformer Exercises

Stephanie Neal

Sep 26, 20212 min read

How to Teach Advanced Reformer Exercises

How to stop making these two mistakes when teaching the advanced reformer exercises

Stephanie Neal

Aug 10, 20211 min read

What to do when you have a New Client in Your Pilates Class

Ever had this happen to you? You have your pilates class all planned out only to arrive and realise that you've got a brand newy in your...

Stephanie Neal

Jul 22, 20212 min read

How to Teach Reformer Classes that Flow

BY CREATING EXERCISE CLUSTERS Ever taught a class where you felt like your clients were getting up and down, changing positions, changing...

Stephanie Neal

Jul 12, 20212 min read

Teaching Teaser on the Reformer

Teaser on the Reformer are you a lover or a hater?? OR Are you a “I’ve never tried it or taught it before - er” When I first started...

Stephanie Neal

Dec 16, 20202 min read

How to Teach Any Pilates Exercise

The key to teaching any of the Pilates exercises is being able to break the exercise down. I talk about this concept a lot because I...

6 STEPS TO TEACHING ANY ADVANCED PILATES EXERCISE

Stephanie Neal

Nov 23, 20203 min read

6 STEPS TO TEACHING ANY ADVANCED PILATES EXERCISE

New Reformer Pilates Teachers tend to make one of these two mistakes when teaching classes Teaching an advanced exercise without building...

4 EXERCISES TO HELP YOU NAIL THE ROLLOVER

Stephanie Neal

Aug 10, 20202 min read

4 EXERCISES TO HELP YOU NAIL THE ROLLOVER

The Rollover is the third exercise in the Classical Matwork sequence. Don’t let it’s early appearance in your workout fool you though,...

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