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Pilates has Style
More than once I’ve been told I’m not teaching “real” Pilates. From classes being too challenging and fast to sessions being too slow and easy. What I’ve realized is that always calling Pilates, Pilates doesn’t give people enough information about the session. ...
Pilates has Style
More than once I’ve been told I’m not teaching “real” Pilates. From classes being too challenging and fast to sessions being too slow and easy. What...
Guilt of not, no more
The constant go and grind are put on a pedestal, even when it burns out our nervous system. Feeling we have to keep going, and doing too much is the norm. I’ve fallen into this trap before. It leads to stress, resentment, and I’m sure has contributed to my gray...
Pilates & Weight Loss
Rewind time to my student teaching days, okay its more like we'd have to time warp it's been so long, but the story still applies. One of the first clients I had was coming to Pilates with the goal of losing weight. This isn't a question I had run into previously and...
Pilates, Somatics & Embodiment
“That was such a great somatic experience.” Years ago I received this comment after teaching a slow paced, explorative Pilates class, following the classic 34 exercises. My first thought was, ‘I was never trained to teach somatic movement. Was that really somatic?’ ...
What being Trauma Informed Is NOT
Sometimes I can be blunt and just call it for what it is. Now this gets to people sometimes because culturally this isn't a woman's role. We’re supposed to sugar coat it and drop hints. But you know what? I'm tired. So tired of hiding this. It's okay to say you...
The Evolving Understanding of Trauma
In my 10 years of taking some form of education on trauma there have been changes in how we understand trauma, trauma informed care best practices and the competencies needed to work with an understanding of the Nervous System to support a trauma informed care...
New Year, New You Mantra
We are starting to detach from unrealistic expectations for the New Year. But honestly, it’s not only the New Year that can offer false hope. Whether it’s moving with Pilates, a wellness habit or business goals, it’s so easy to expect too much too soon. This post is...
Threading Support into your Pilates Sessions
Each Pilates teacher has their unique perspective of what Pilates is and different themes that they use to teach. Whether it’s sticking to just the mechanics of the Pilates exercises or expanding how you teach to deepen the experience for you as a Pilates teacher and...
What’s the difference between Pilates and Yoga?
Which is better, Pilates or Yoga, this is one of the most common questions a Pilates teacher will be asked. Years ago I made a video on the Trifecta Pilates YouTube breaking this down. And it is one of the most popular videos! So since it’s been a while I wanted to...
Teaching Pilates from an Anatomy or Trauma Informed Perspective
Since I’ve opened the Trauma Informed Pilates Approach Continuing Education Course for Pilates teachers in 2019, a question I continue to get asked about is scope of practice. So I wanted to take the time to address this head-on. If you teach Pilates, how you were...
Starting with Zero: Teaching Pilates Online
We all start with zero. Zero experience with Pilates.Zero teaching experience.Zero followers on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook...whatever your social media platform you’re on, zero. And so many people stay here. Always wanting to try something new but not taking...
The Value of Pilates Challenges
As much as I loved teaching in the Pilates studio. Most people I worked with came in once or twice a week. A select few came in three times a week. And I may be dating myself here, but at $65 per private session or $25 per group session, even twice a week is anywhere...
Sticking to a Workout and Wellness Plan When Life is Hard
These past few weeks I’ve been struggling, HARD. The kids are back in school and considering it’s been a year since I’ve worked full time and run the business. I envisioned this: The perfect schedule where things came with ease. My time would no longer be so...
Trauma Informed, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Over the past year, there has been a collective calling to learn beyond Pilates specific training. Specifically education in Anti-Racism, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. And what I'm hearing more and more of thread into these stories is the acknowledgement of...
Education Tips for Pilates Teachers: Part 3
Part 3 of the Educational Series for Pilates Teachers, Continuing education, does it always have to be formal training? Now that you know the types of training, part 1 and the different resources , part 2 you have for continuing education, it’s time to get into the 3...
Education Tips for Pilates Teachers: Part 2
As a Pilates teacher there's a balance between education and taking action because you can quickly spend your resources on continuing training programs and be stuck in the learning mode. In Part 1 of this Series, we reviewed 3 types of Continuing Education buckets:...
Education Tips for Pilates Teachers: Part 1
Being in the field of teaching Pilates there are so many continuing education courses you can take, it can be overwhelming to make a choice for the next course you will be taking. I’ve been teaching Pilates since 2004 and I have to say it’s only gotten more...
About Trifecta Pilates Founder Beth Sandlin
Hi my name is Beth Sandlin and I’m the founder of Trifecta Pilates. One of the unique aspects of Trifecta Pilates is that it’s online by choice as a way to make the classes and offerings more accessible to people. Trifecta Pilates offers a Trauma Informed Continuing...
Taking a break from Social Media as an Online Pilates Teacher
It was time to take a break. I had been thinking about it for months and kept dragging my heels. Should I do this, especially since the business is 100% online? I knew that stepping away is how you can lean in. And I did disengage from social media years ago, long...
Freedom and Pilates
With the New Year the energy is charged with yearning for a much different experience compared to the whirlwind of 2020. And since I’ve been around a while at this point in my life, I have been through the fads of setting resolutions, intentions, goals, and now it...
Book Recommendations for Understanding Trauma
If there’s one aspect of being a Pilates teacher that’s essential to the practice, it’s never stop learning or exploring. This can be with the movement experience, taking workshops or reading. In addition I’ve found that widening what you learn about can help you find...
A Letter…
I think if you asked any of us where we would be right now, we wouldn’t have said, still managing COVID. Like so many of you, where I live we are back to more restrictions and so many Pilates studios are continuing to work remotely. Bringing Pilates out of the studio...
