What I’m Seeing: The Pilates Approval Panel Isn’t Coming
- Mar 3
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 1
A quick observation I keep seeing inside the Pilates world.
Many talented instructors are still teaching like someone is grading them.
In this month’s What I’m Seeing, we’re talking about the imaginary Pilates Approval Panel — and why letting go of it might be one of the most important shifts a teacher can make.
Certification is the beginning of your teaching life — not the final authority over it.
The instructors who build long careers aren’t the ones performing perfection. They’re the ones paying attention to the human in front of them and teaching accordingly.
If this idea resonates with you, I recently put together a Free Guide for instructors called:
Make Every Student Feel Seen... Even in a Full Class
A practical look at how experienced teachers create connection... even when a room is full.
You can download the Free Guide here
Yes, teaching at a large studio with up to 12 people, all with very different expectations, had me feeling a little like every day of work was a job interview. I realized this isn't a sustainable feeling. Also a lot of it- most of it- was in my head. They are a great group of people. I just wanted to be all the things for everyone and still felt insecure as a new-ish instructor. But I know quite a bit more than they do and I have the ability to encourage them and I am not new at that. So I have chilled out, lol. Eventually I will know the Pilates stuff I want to know, but these people just…