Videos

Free videos from my YouTube channel: short movement sessions, full-length classes, and teaching and business advice for Pilates teachers and studio owners. Choose where you’d like to start.

Move with me

Short sessions for your own body. Pick an area:

These videos are education and movement, not treatment. If you have pain or a medical condition, please check with your GP or physiotherapist first.

Breathing and the basics

Introduction to Pilates: standing alignment and breathing · 9:24

Introduction to breathing for Pilates · 4:59

What is neutral pelvis? · 3:47

Aligning your lower spine: pelvic tilts · 2:54

Movement for breathing, lesson 1: release your neck, shoulders, ribs and face · 10:42

Neck and shoulders

Release your neck and shoulders · 8:10

Myofascial release for round shoulders · 4:19

Back and hips

Looking after your lower back · 13:33

Release tight hips, lower back and buttocks · 6:14

Lower back and foot relief · 2:27

Release your back, free your feet · 2:22

Legs, knees and getting up from the floor

How to improve your knee pain, part 1 · 3:11

Hamstring cramp when bridging, part 1: tracing your adductors · 5:09

Falls prevention: getting up and down from the floor · 2:46

Want to go deeper into one area? My 90-minute workshops each focus on one part of the body.

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Full-length classes

Three complete classes to do at home, from 25 to 40 minutes.

Class #1: whole-body intro · 39:39

Class #2: all about your neck and shoulders · 36:44

Class #3: move your spine · 25:24

Want to move with me live? See my online classes and private sessions.

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For Pilates teachers

Short lessons on the craft of teaching. Pick a topic:

Cueing

How to cue Pilates exercises #1: anatomical or form cues · 3:19

How to cue Pilates exercises #2: imagery · 2:09

How to cue Pilates exercises #3: sound · 2:09

How to cue Pilates exercises #4: touch · 1:40

Planning and running a class

How do I plan a Pilates class? · 2:42

How do I adapt my class plan while I'm teaching? · 3:06

How to modify an exercise for mixed-level clients · 2:00

Teaching with demonstration and explanation · 2:42

How do you motivate your Pilates clients? · 8:37

Barriers to people coming to Pilates classes · 6:10

Voice warm-ups for Pilates teachers · 4:19

Six tips for new teachers

Tip #1 for new teachers: know the names and movements · 1:04

Tip #2 for new teachers: stay calm and ask for help · 1:45

Tip #3 for new teachers: practise your class out loud · 1:11

Tip #4 for new teachers: video yourself teaching · 0:59

Tip #5 for new teachers: be your own student · 1:16

Tip #6 for new teachers: evaluate your class · 2:05

Confidence

Six tips to boost your confidence · 7:55

Conquering imposter syndrome · 10:28

Three ways to boost your confidence · 16:29

Want to go further? The Teach Pilates with Confidence Academy takes all of this much further, or work with me one to one.

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For studio owners

Goals, value, pricing your expertise and keeping the business simple.

How to achieve your goals with the WOOP method · 9:15

How do you identify your value as a Pilates teacher? · 6:29

How to explain that you're an expert, and how you can help · 9:31

Four tips to simplify your Pilates business · 4:00

How do you manage your energy versus your time? · 3:33

Why your studio needs clear business policies · 2:19

Marketing yourself as a Pilates teacher, tip #1 · 2:25

Want to go further? The Pilatespreneur Academy, or coaching for studio owners.

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Prefer to read or listen?

The Journal has articles on teaching, studio life and movement, and the podcast has whole seasons on teaching with confidence and building a studio.