What inspires your clients to learn?

And how do they learn? Do you have clients who love to move very slowly with intent? Maybe they prefer a private so they can go deep inside and feel each movement. I am wondering if he or she is a kinesthetic learner.

How about the client who wants notes written for each movement...the person who wants to think the piece before they feel it... how would you describe that type of learning style?

Do your clients like to see a reformer piece demonstrated or would they prefer to hear you describe the breath pattern and movement?

And what style gives you the most joy? My favorite class is the one where keeping the flow is the thing. I want to see a fine teacher demonstrate a few pieces, as it is artful and inspiring to watch, yet keep the flow. Your thoughts?

Teaching....a challenging transition

I love talking to new teachers about that awkward moment when they had to get up in front of the class and actually lead a roomful of people through movement for the first time. Everyone has a different experience it seems, but one thing that holds true for all---it was an "out of body/mind" experience for at least some portion of teaching the class. We wonder if we cued the right things, called our right hand our left mistakenly, or even remembered to get in all the spinal mechanics during the class. In our program, we challenge each student to first get the work in their own bodies, (as Ron says, "into our bones"), memorize the material, and begin the transition of learning how to actually teach others this expansive body of work. Teaching is much more than just calling out "exercises" with a few helpful tips. We strive to go much further down that path. We have specific "teaching labs" in our program and a process in which we lead the student to become a teacher, but first, let's talk about what it means to teach. I would love to hear some short definitions of what it means to be a Fletcher Pilates teacher...anyone?

Program Overview

The Fletcher Program Overview is a "Prep School" if you will, to prepare you the student for entrance into the Ron Fletcher Program of Study. 

 You may wonder is it important and do you need it.  Well.......while we are not yet teaching teachers to teach, we are laying the foundation needed to become one.

The  Overview is just that, a 30 hour look and feel of the Level l syllabus, however, we are now asking the student to become a partner in the learning process. To become aware of your body,  its'  learning style,  to be self disciplined and to ask intelligent questions. In short............ an Overview of things to come.