WHAT IF I FORGET THE NAMES OF THE EXERCISES WHEN I’M TEACHING A CLASS!!

One of the most common things  I hear from those wanting to do their Pilates  OR Yoga Teacher Training is  …..

 “What if I can’t remember the muscles or names of the exercises”

We all have those little gremlins sitting on our shoulders saying what if this and what if that. 👺

You love how pilates or yoga has helped you in your own life and you want to make sure that if you’re going to do this – you’re not going to make a fool of yourself.

And you’re serious about your training and want to make sure that you get the most out of it – but you are still really worried about all the names and body parts! 🦴

You must remember that you aren’t going to be assessed on whether or not you know the anatomy and the names of the exercises like a parrot. 

You’re going to be assessed on how you teach them!

Your understanding of them is far more crucial than your ability to recite the names ❣️

On our Teacher Training courses, one thing that we encourage our teachers to do (and in fact you can even start to do this now too) is to go to as many different classes and teachers as possible.

People have different teaching styles and you’ll mould into your own style too.

For example.

Paul who is my partner in life and business (isn’t he a lucky man!) teaches using a lot of anatomy and explanations BUT that is Paul’s background.  He has studied anatomy for nearly 20 years and it’s his passion.   

***(It’s so wonderful because Paul actually teaches all the anatomy on our course and we go way more in-depth training, which not many training providers can offer!)***

Even though I love that Paul can teach this to our students, it’s not my passion when I teach!   I love to teach more with feeling eg “can you feel this or can you feel that”.

I do occasionally refer to muscles, but I use lamens terms.  Bum, leg, calf etc rather than the scientific name, as some people’s eyes just glaze over and they have no idea what you’re talking about.

Some people prefer Paul’s class and some people prefer my class.   You will attract a certain person to your class.

And if all else fails – Paul makes names up that resonate with him for example JACKNIFE he calls KNICKERS ON KNICKERS OFF, which normally gets the ladies giggling!

You’ll develop your own style of teaching and people will come to your classes because of how you make them feel so cared for and looked after in your class, not your ability to remember the names of the exercises.

I hope that helps to ease any fears you might have about doing your teacher training.  The fact that you actually have these fears just goes to show that you do really care about becoming a teacher so don’t let the fears get in the way of something you really want to do!

If this is really resonating with you send me a message and let me know what’s stopping you from doing your teacher training!

Lots of love

Tanja x

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