We love working with committed aspiring teachers who want to give it their all to be the best they can be AND who love having some fun along the way! ​
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So if you’ve been considering doing your teacher training because you’re really passionate about pilates and you want to teach it and you want to be READY as soon as you’re qualified, then this is the course for you and we’d love to hear from you!
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Just get in touch either via email (info@elitepilatesteachertraining.co.uk) or pm and I’ll take you through how the course is run and answer any questions you may have 🙂
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Lots of love,

Tanja

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Meet Leanne!
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When Leanne was thinking about doing her teacher training she called me up and we had a chat, followed by a visit to the studio so I could show her around and show her all the course materials.
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Now most people have some sort of doubts, whether that’s skill or talent or whatever, but for Leanne, it was whether or not she’d get through a course with her disability. ​ ​ Not that she even considers it a disability.
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Leanne suffers from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which in all honesty I had never even heard of until I met Leanne! ​ A quick google search enlightened me!
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So if you don’t know then EDS is an extreme dislocation of joints and the connective tissues of the body are very supple, to explain it very briefly. ​ ​ ​ An example of this might be if Leanne was writing with a pen for too long it could cause her thumb to dislocate. ​ This can happen in any joint in the body – knees, hips, shoulders so I”m sure you can appreciate the impact this can have on anyone’s life!
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After meeting Leanne and talking about her condition I knew she’d definitely be able to qualify and be a great teacher, as we were able to support her in a way she needed. ​

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Since we’re a small and bespoke teacher training studio, we don’t have strict timetables and schedules. ​ ​
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We can be more flexible and we strive to accommodate our teachers and the barriers that they face, as we know life does throw curve balls and we don’t want that to stop you from becoming a Pilates or Yoga teacher!
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After Leanne and I met and we discussed how we could work around her needs like having extra breaks or even just giving her some space to sit some of the exercises out – she felt supported enough to register for her teacher training, so much so that her mum joined us too! ​ ​
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Anyway, to cut a long story short Leanne completed her training to a high standard and this is where the fun starts.
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2 years on, today Leanne has left her job to work full time in her own business. ​ Not only is she enjoying teaching. ​ Her business has grown so much that she has actually hired another teacher to start teaching more classes for her.

Leanne markets her business to people just like her. ​ People with medical conditions that can’t find “normal classes” to suit them and guess what…
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Most of Leanne’s classes are online! ​ (people always think no one wants online, but there are people out there that love online classes!) ❣️
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The reason I wanted you to meet Leanne is because apart from all the normal self doubts people have when they’re thinking about becoming a Pilates or Yoga teacher, she also had to consider her own condition and whether or not she would be able to get through each day. ​
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Although our training is intense, you’re never forced to do anything and everything and you go at your pace. ​ If the practical elements are getting too much then you can modify them or just watch. ​ ​ ​ We all have off days physically and mentally. ​ Some days you might feel great and other days you haven’t got an ounce of energy. ​ You will not be judged when there’s something you feel isn’t right for you. ​ ​
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AFTER all that is what we are trying to teach you as teachers. ​ ​ Not everything is right for your clients to do and it’s a big learning curve to allow people to make those decisions for themselves.
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I love sharing Leanne’s story as she has overcome so much to get to where she is and so can you. ​ ​
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If being a teacher and helping others is something you really want to do then there is no reason why you can’t do it and the only person that is stopping you is YOU.
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If you have this burning desire inside of you to do your teacher training, but maybe have lots of gremlins talking dirty in your head, then get in touch and we’ll go through your concerns and help you to take the next step forward! ​
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We have a Pilates Course starting in soon and it’s the perfect time to join us!
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Lots of love,

​Tanja

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AND you know what – THAT IS LIFE.
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Problems will never go away.
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It doesn’t’ matter how successful you become THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE PROBLEMS.
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However, as you grow and you can afford to take on a manager – your manager will take some of those responsibilities off your shoulders.
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I’ve got staff that deals with customers for two reasons. One because I don’t want to be dealing with emails all day and having someone else deal with it keeps the negativity away from me BUT also – it stops me having to have any confrontation with a client so that our relationship is preserved, which is really important since I am the face of my business.
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The good thing is ……
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As your business grows – your problems will change!
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So when you start to notice different challenges arising guess what?
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It’s time to celebrate!
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Your business is moving to the next level!
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And I will be honest the more successful you become the easier the problems are to deal with – in my opinion.
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Or maybe it’s not that they are easier it’s that I have learned how to deal with the challenges better and to be more responsive rather than reactive!
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I’ve also learned to delegate more to my team so that I don’t have to carry everything on my shoulders…..
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👉Being a business owner is not easy.
👉You will cry.
👉You will want to throw in the towel.
👉You will want to punch a hole in your computer screen.
👉You will argue with your spouse.
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When you start seeing the fruits of your labour and you see that amazing life that you are creating for you and your family AND how your business is helping other people to have a better life …..
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THEN all that other stuff just disappears.
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You forget all about it.
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Sometimes I sit back and reflect on my journey (which is very important to do by the way)…..
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And I’m amazed at how I got here.
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I’m amazed and how I got through all the challenges we’ve faced.
And I look at our beautiful studio that has had our blood, sweat and tears poured into it and it’s all been absolutely worth it and I love what we have.
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Start to think of problems as challenges and lessons from the Universe.
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Maybe you’ve had clients asking for refunds because your Terms and Conditions need to be made clearer or your instructors are trying to steal your clients because you haven’t got a contract in place…. (and they will still try! – that’s for another post!)….
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When you start to look at it from a place of “What is the lesson here”, you’ll be able to deal with the challenges from a different state of mind and made better decisions.
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Keep going!
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I’ll give you an example!
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I have an assistant who answers all my emails and deals with all my client enquiries.
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I have sent emails on various occasions reminding people to email Danah with their requests or queries.
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BUT at least once every two weeks one person, in particular, will FB Message me at anytime between 4am and 6am!!!
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I KID YOU NOT……. 😲
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This is just one example.
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I have in a roundabout way – told this person that she needs to email Danah.
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NOW I refuse to answer that message until after 10am on purpose because I know they’re in the morning class.
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After the class, I’ll message them back and say – oh in future if you message Danah she’ll assist you first thing in the morning, as I don’t check my FB until after the classes.
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This is just one instance.
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And it is challenging because I do really love all my clients – but seriously that time of the morning is NOT APPROPRIATE for anyone!
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So you too need to set your boundaries.
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Perhaps you don’t want people contacting you on the weekends or you will only answer emails at a certain time.
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If you’re doing 1-2-1’s the maybe there are specific days off that you don’t want to work or maybe you only want to do mornings.
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Sometimes people may be trying to get extra sessions off you or want to come to classes with a package they bought 2 years ago (yes that’s happened to me as well!)
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STICK TO YOUR GUNS!!!
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This actually goes for life as well.
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People will treat you the way you allow them to treat you!
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Unfortunately, there are those that “DON’T GET IT” and there are also people that will try and push your limit, that sadly is human nature!
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What boundaries are you going to set in your business and life???
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So here are the key steps to closing the sale…

1. LEARN THEIR NAMES!!!! (you will be surprised how much impact this has!)

2. Give your new client attention during the class for example if they said they want to try pilates because of a bad back then make sure during the class you say “this is great for your back” etc

3. After the class don’t leave them alone – we all know what it’s like being the new kid on the block!

4. Tell them what your packages are AND GIVE THEM A FORM with the information, I actually share examples of my forms with my private mentoring clients.

5. Offer them an incentive to register, but have a deadline on it

6. MAKE IT EASY!

7. Follow up!

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I was actually trained by one company to try and get people to sign up on the dot right there and then – and to be honest – this did NOT feel good to me.

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You may have a different opinion or sales training and you have to go with what feels right for you!

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If you do NOT offer your services or give them information – they are less likely to join!

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So there you have it – IF YOU WANT FULL CLASSES THEN MAKE SURE YOU OFFER YOUR SERVICES. !!!!

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𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. ​ 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝐸𝐴𝑆𝑌 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑢𝑝!

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Let me know how it goes!

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Lots of love

Tanja x

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First of all, I don’t really like the word “syndrome”. ​ Syndrome’s are often “unfixable” unless with medication and I also think it takes away the seriousness of other “syndromes” SO I prefer to call it Imposter Belief …..

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🤜 That is what I’ll be referring to it as! ​ 𝑰𝑴𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑭

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So what exactly is Imposter Belief ❓

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Have you ever wanted to do something and thought:

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👉 “𝐼’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ”

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👉 “𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒”

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👉 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝐼’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡….”

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👉 “𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠”

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The good thing about this is that you are 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙀. 🕺

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We all go through this at some point or another.

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Would you ever believe it if I told you Albert Einstein had Imposter Belief ❓

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And what about Tom Hanks ❓

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Or Tina Fey ❓

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OR get this…..

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𝙇𝘼𝘿𝙔 𝙂𝘼𝙂𝘼 ❣️

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You see.

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It’s not exclusive to us minions……. 🤪

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Even the rich and famous suffer from it.

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BUT the difference between them and us is that they never let it stand in their way. ​ ​ ​ The found a way to work through those limiting beliefs and I’m sure you would agree have been very successful in their chosen fields AND guess what…

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There is no reason why you can’t either.

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Here is a few steps on how to deal with Imposter Belief

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1️⃣ 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥.

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When you’re about to look for a new job or perhaps you’re considering your pilates & yoga teacher training….

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WHAT pops up into your head at the very moment ❓

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Honestly, sit right now, close your eyes and think about what it is you want to do.

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What is coming up for you ❓

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Just allow the feeling. ​ It’s only when you face these gremlins head on that you can actually work through them and smash them out your way. 💪 🤛

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Start noticing what is triggering these beliefs. ​

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Could it be you’re comparing yourself to someone on social media and every time you see them you start to feel like a fraud or you’ll never be able to achieve what they have ❓

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2️⃣ 𝑾𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙘𝒂𝙣 𝙮𝒐𝙪 𝙙𝒐 𝒕𝙤 𝙧𝒆𝙙𝒖𝙘𝒆 𝒕𝙝𝒊𝙨?

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For example if something shows up for me on social media I can unfollow the person or even pause them for 30 days, which I have done in the past.

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Is there a specific person that you see quite often perhaps a teacher, business parter or office colleague ❓

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𝐻𝘰𝑤 𝑐𝘢𝑛 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑟𝘦𝑑𝘶𝑐𝘦 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘪𝑚𝘱𝑎𝘤𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝘴 𝘱𝑒𝘳𝑠𝘰𝑛 𝑜𝘳 𝘴𝑖𝘵𝑢𝘢𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯 𝘩𝑎𝘴 𝘰𝑛 𝑦𝘰𝑢 ❓

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3️⃣ ​𝘋𝐼𝘚𝑃𝘙𝑂𝘝𝐸 𝑇𝘏𝐸 𝐵𝘌𝐿𝘐𝐸𝘍

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Now it is time to blow your own trumpet. 🎺

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𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

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Look back at times at your life when you got a promotion through sheer hard work or you got accepted into a University you wanted.

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Perhaps, like me you’ve travelled from another country with nothing but a backpack and now you own a house, you have a successful business and also spent several years as a police officer.

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Grab a piece of paper and write down what 𝒀𝙊𝑼 have been successful at. ​ No one else is going to see it, unless you want them to, 𝙎𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝙃𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁, or even ask your BFF or partner to help you with this ❣️

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You’ll be surprised at how chuffed you begin to feel when you see that actually you 𝘼𝙍𝙀 successful.

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4️⃣ 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏!

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Now that your confidence is high and you’re walking around like a peacock and as Nike says, JUST DO IT. ​ ​ Go and do the thing that you wanted to but were holding yourself back.

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🤜 Go apply for the job.

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🤜 Go ask that person on a date.

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🤜 Get in touch with training providers about doing your Pilates or Yoga Teacher Training

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𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏 ❣️ ❣️ 🕺

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The final thing I want to touch on is this.

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𝑵𝙤 𝙢𝒂𝙩𝒕𝙚𝒓 𝒘𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙮𝒐𝙪 𝙨𝒆𝙚 𝙤𝒏 𝒔𝙤𝒄𝙞𝒂𝙡 𝙢𝒆𝙙𝒊𝙖 𝙩𝒉𝙚𝒓𝙚 𝙞𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝙞𝒈𝙝𝒕 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒅𝙖𝒓𝙠 𝙨𝒊𝙙𝒆 𝒐𝙛 𝙚𝒗𝙚𝒓𝙮 𝙨𝒊𝙩𝒖𝙖𝒕𝙞𝒐𝙣.

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Perhaps you see someone really successful pilates or yoga teacher who is constantly on social media doing 10 lives a day and they have 6 million followers.

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That may look great, but it has taken a ton of hard work, and hours away from their family and friends to achieve that and to 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 that. ​ ​

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Personally I don’t want to work THAT hard and for me TIME with my family is the most important thing.

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Of course I have my financial goals, BUT my mission is to always create MORE TIME to spend with my husband and my dogs and being out in nature. ​ ​

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I hope you have found this useful and Imposter Belief can show up anywhere and anytime ❣️

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Tanja xx

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The 4 Things that are stopping you from becoming a Pilates or Yoga Teacher

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Over the years I’ve spoken to many people that have wanted to do their Pilates or Yoga teacher training and all for various reasons from doing it for their own knowledge or they want to teach classes.

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1️⃣ 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉

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Although yes, there’s a bit more to it I agree!

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Yes it’s helpful when you have got experience, but sometimes people pick up “bad habits” and it’s harder for us to correct them (𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚) than it is to work with someone who has no preconceived notions ….. It’s a blank canvas and that has it’s benefits.

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Our courses are designed to build your confidence with each and every exercise we do over the course of the training and we have fun doing it. ​ We create a safe environment where it’s okay to mess up, 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒕 ❣️ ​ ​ The sooner you get used to making oopsies the sooner you relax and enjoy the experience of teaching!

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2️⃣ ​ 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔

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If you’ve been in our world for a while, you might have heard to me talk about Glen Mills? ​

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Do you know who he is?

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He is only the coach of the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt. ​ ​ 😲

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And do you want to know another interesting fact about 𝐺𝑙𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 ❓

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𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔.

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Seriously ❓

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Yes Seriously ❣️

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So you think you can’t become a pilates or yoga teacher just because you can’t stand on your head ❓

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Think again my friend ❣️

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Not convinced ❓

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How about Richard Williams ❓

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Father and coach to the Tennis Queens of the World – Serena & Venus Williams. ​

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Although he had some tennis lessons, he never played professionally AND has 𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 won any grand slam tournaments. 😲

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There you have it ❣️

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𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒’𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝐸𝐴𝐶𝐻𝐸𝑅𝑆, 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 ❣️

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3️⃣ ​ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕

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Time for a bit of a pep talk!

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If you really want to do something 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑫𝑶 𝑰𝑻 ❣️

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🤜 “I don’t have time” is an excuse. 🥴

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It could be you’re not serious about doing your teacher training or it could be self doubt and your own limiting beliefs using the time thing as a reason not to do the course.

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𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝐼𝐹 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡 11 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠, 𝐼 𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑡. 💸

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Now don’t get me wrong, there is 𝑁𝑂 𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 from me about whether or not you think you have “time” to do the course. ❤️

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Even when I did my own course, I had to take annual leave to fit the course in as I was working full time in the police working shifts and my training was 4 hours away from me, so I also had to stay over night. ​

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👉 I’ve often travelled to other parts of the country or even abroad to attend seminars and events because it’s something 𝑰 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳𝑳𝒀 𝑾𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑫 to do! 🕺

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Our course is approximately 360hours of blended learning, which is stuff you do in your own time and then there are 11 practical days with us, held over the weekends. ​ ​ ​

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𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐶𝐴𝑁 𝐷𝑂 𝐼𝑇.

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The best part is that although we aim to get you through the practical days over a 3 month period, you do actually have 2 years to complete all the elements of the course – 𝑠𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒 ❣️

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4️⃣ 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕

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I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “You get what you pay for” and it’s no different when it comes to choosing who you want to do your training with.

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And I get it, it’s a big decision to make.

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Not only is it the cost of the course itself, but it’s the travel expenses too.

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Imagine you chose to do your training which was only 3 or 4 days and by the end of it you still had no experience with teaching real people or having an opportunity to read people’s bodies or if you finished and still didn’t feel confident enough to start classes, ​ then was the money worth spending ❓

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Don’t you want to qualify feeling super knowledgable and feeling so confident that you couldn’t wait to get your classes starting knowing that you’re prepared for anything that comes your way and even if something odd does cropp up, knowing you still have access to your training provider to get support ❓

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Our course is 11 days because we run a successful studio and we know what you’re gong to come across in your classes AND we’ve added additional content so you have a deeper understanding of various medical conditions AND whole bunch of other exercises to use with your clients to ensure your classes are accessible to most people and 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑌𝑀𝐶𝐴 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑚. ​

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👉 BUT it’s what we feel you need in order to be a GOOD teacher!

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✅ 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 ❣️

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So there you have it – the 4 biggest things that stop people from doing their teacher training.

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I hope that if you experience one of these things that what I’ve shared here with you will help you overcome these barriers and motivate you to take the leap!

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If you want more information about our courses get in touch and we’ll send you a prospectus and you’ll be able to see exactly what you get with the course and how much value and additional training resources we have for you to make your experience with us with every penny!

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Lots of love

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𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔….

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𝐷𝑂𝑁’𝑇 𝐵𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑇 𝑃𝐸𝑅𝑆𝑂𝑁….

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❌ Getting into a price war is a huge mistake and there are no winners ….

❌ It undermines your education, your training, and the value you provide.

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❌ It undermines the whole industry and every teacher out there.

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​𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑 ….

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They have their own money stories, their own beliefs, and their own agenda…..

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✅Do what feels right for you and how you want your plans to look 🙂

One of the things I teach my 1-2-1 mentoring clients is HOW to price up your services, get paid EVERY MONTH, CONSISTENTLY, and without nagging people!

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Say goodbye to those beliefs that teachers can’t earn a regular income from teaching or earn a GREAT income from teaching.

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𝑃𝑅𝐼𝐶𝐼𝑁𝐺 + 𝑃𝐴𝐶𝐾𝐴𝐺𝐸𝑆 + 𝐺𝑅𝐸𝐴𝑇 𝑆𝐸𝑅𝑉𝐼𝐶𝐸 = 𝑃𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝐶𝑇𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐸 𝐺𝑅𝑂𝑊𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑀𝑂𝑁𝑇𝐻𝐿𝑌 𝐼𝑁𝐶𝑂𝑀𝐸 🙂

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The system is easy, but it does need to be implemented and you do need to take action, but the rewards are very sweet!

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Have fun!

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Standing on a line cutting cauliflower or broccoli for 10 hours a day or cutting swede! ​ YIP, I can cut you broccoli or cauli ready to go for your roast in under 10 seconds! (you always learn something!)

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It’s quite sad actually that so many people settle for the job that they’re in, even if it’s sucking the life out of them, one day at a time.

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People don’t get that they spend a huge part of their life at work, yet they stay there feeling unfulfilled, unsatisfied, unappreciated and like they’re just living through the motions each day.

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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑘.

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How do I know?

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Because I was one of those people.

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After years of waking up and dreading the day and the week ahead I started to get ill. ​

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Not physically, but mentally. 😪

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I didn’t really know much about depression at the time. ​

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This was about 2005 so back then it wasn’t as discussed as it is now. ​ ​

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At my lowest, I had suicidal thoughts, but instead of focusing on how I wanted to end it, it felt like things were so hopeless and I certainly couldn’t have imagined ever finding a job that would light me or fulfill me.

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BUT I never got that far and the only thing that stopped me was my parents. ​ ​ Any pain I felt being alive did not even come close to the pain that committing suicide would do to my parents and that’s what stopped me.

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Fortunately, I went to the doctor for something else and she diagnosed me with depression and that was the first start to my recovery. ​

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That and a book called “Notes from a Friend” by Tony Robbins. ​ ​ Little did I know who he was at that time!

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Since then I joined the police force – my lifelong dream! ​ ​ Or so I thought. ​ ​ ​ Although I enjoyed the job mostly, I also felt unsatisfied and I was dealing with the same criminals day in and day out and didn’t feel like I was having much of an impact. ​ BUT I never woke up not wanting to go to work and I had such an awesome team that I worked with.

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However, once I was diagnosed with PTSD everything changed and after 7 months of treatment, it was clear that going back wasn’t going to be the right choice for my mental wellbeing, and the decision was pretty much made for me. ​

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I could never have imagined not being a police officer anymore, but the Universe had other plans, which led me to where I am today and when I look back I think PTSD was a gift from the Universe as it gave me an exit strategy. ​

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Now I get to do something that not only lights me up 🥰​ but also helps me look after my own mental health and body, through Pilates and Yoga whether that’s my own practice, teaching my clients or being a teacher trainer.

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I now know that it is OKAY to leave jobs that you don’t like and it’s okay to leave jobs that you do like, but perhaps aren’t serving you fully in some way, whether that is physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. ​

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So fast forward 15 years and I won’t lie, there are still low days and high days. ​ ​ Especially over the past 18 months – but then everyone has felt that. ​ ​ However, I received amazing help from therapists over the years and I’ve learned how to cope with my anxiety and can now manage my day-to-day life so much better and it’s rare that I even experience those really “bad” days. ​​👏

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So why am I telling you all of this ❓

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𝑁𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑤𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤

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Things CAN get better if you DECIDE you want it to be better and then you DO something different to improve your circumstances.

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If you had said to me back then, that I’d be in the police or I’d be running a successful Pilates & Yoga studio with a 6 figure income and it would support our whole family and we’d only be working about 20hrs a week I’d have said “no f******g way!”

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BUT… this is our life now…

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𝑀𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠 “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝐴𝑁 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑. ​ ​

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I look back on my life and sometimes it’s a blur, how on earth did I get to where I am now?

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🤜One day at a time.

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🤜One step at a time.

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🤜One action at a time.

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You might think that doing your Pilates or Yoga teacher training is minuscule or it couldn’t possibly give you an amazing life. ​ ​

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👉 I am evidence that it can happen.

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👉I’m not anyone special.

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👉I am just like you.

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​👉I cry and I laugh and I get angry and I get happy.

Being a teacher has allowed me to help others in a way that I could never have imagined – giving them a better quality of life as they’re not in pain or they suffer less with anxiety or depression or they’ve come off medication….

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It’s also been the source of income for my own family and it supports both Paul and I.

Working with a business coach to build a business has meant that we now run a business around the kind of lifestyle that we want and sometimes Paul and I will sit in the hot tub and giggle because the life we live is just so laid back and we have so much time to spend with each other.

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If I can make a successful business out of it, so can you. ​ ​ If you’re fed up with your job and you’re missing out on important things with your children or you’re stuck with a boss you hate or perhaps you’re in what you thought was your dream job, but it’s just not lighting you up anymore, ​ guess what 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐶𝐴𝑁 𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑁𝐺𝐸 𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑇!

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Don’t wait for the next 2 years or 3 years or 5 years!

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Life waits for no one and you are only delaying your success and happiness if you do wait!

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I’m really excited to help you on your journey to not only getting your qualification but also getting you started on creating a life that you really love!

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Lots of love

Tanja xxx

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It’s the reason we’ve designed our courses the way we have and we’ve put a lot of thought, effort and time into coming up with teaching exercises to help build your skill and 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕. ​
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Unlike what Paul and I went through when we completed our own initial training, you get lots of teaching practice.
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At first you may get nervous standing up in front of the group, but once you do it a few times you will get more comfortable with doing it and we have fun games to play too to help calm your nerves and make you feel more relaxed and actually start to enjoy the experience. 🕺
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I don’t want to give all our secrets away, but I know that there aren’t many, IF ANY, that put so much effort on your teaching abilities, as we do! ​ ​ ​
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But to have the ability you need to have knowledge and we’ve created:
💝 ​ ​ beautiful manuals, that we created and are exclusive to 𝒖𝒔,
🦴 ​ ​ and a video library of anatomy training specifically relating to Pilates & Yoga – not just the generic level 3 content. ​ ​
🤸‍♂️ ​ ​ Pre-recorded videos of exercises and modifications to refer back to whenever you need
🏥 ​ ​ descriptions of medical conditions so you modify your classes can look after your clients and keep them safe
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And you won’t get anywhere else and you have lifetime access so you can always go back to it, even after you’re qualified. ​
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We have so much content to share with you, that having these pre-recorded modules will give you the opportunity to review content as and when it suits you even years later!
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We don’t believe you can do your training in 5 days or 6 days and be ready to know how to look after clients so our courses are 11 days and we cover additional bonus content that will help you to look after your clients better and you’ll know how to adjust or modify exercises, if your clients can’t do some of the moves.
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𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑦! ​ ​ ​ ​
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𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞.
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And that’s why our courses are priced differently. ​
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👉 We don’t call it Elite Pilates & Yoga Teacher Training just for fun. ​ 😉
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This training will give you the edge over other teachers. ​ ​ It is the high quality training that will leave you knowledgeable, confident, experienced AND well prepared to help the many types of clients that will come to your class!
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✔️Know how to modify exercises to suit the person in front of you (we aren’t all the same and shouldn’t be expected to do the same!)
✔️How to look after people
✔️Understand what you “should or shouldn’t” be doing with certain medical conditions
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If you’re thinking of choosing your course, based on what’s the cheapest, I really from my heart, invite you to think again because it could be case that you’ll be flushing all the money down the toilet, if you’re investing in a teacher training that doesn’t really teach you how to be a truly confident and knowledgeable teacher.
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𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒:
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💜 ​ excellent teachers and making sure they have confidence,
💜 ​ vast knowledge,
💜 ​ skills to read people’s bodies and respond accordingly and even
💜 ​ ​ understand the foundations of business,
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I really invite you to think about WHY you’re doing this, and if it’s because you really want to teach, give yourself the best foundation possible.
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Lots of love,

Tanja

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