You Loved Pilates—So Why Did You Stop Practicing?

You didn’t become a Pilates instructor because you wanted a job—you became one because you loved Pilates. You loved how it made you feel, how it challenged you, how it connected you to your body. You practiced constantly, often daily, before teacher training ever began. And then something shifted. In this episode, I’m talking about a pattern I see every single year—and one I personally lived. When I first started teacher training and then began teaching, I dropped off my own personal practice hard. And looking back, that was the biggest bottleneck in my teaching. Personal practice isn’t optional. It’s not extra credit. It’s skill development. When instructors stop practicing Pilates, they stop growing as teachers. They lose sensation, clarity, language, and connection to the method—and that always shows up in the way they teach. We’ll talk about why this happens, why the excuses feel valid (especially after long teaching days), and how to realistically rebuild a consistent personal practice—even when you’re tired, busy, and tempted to just go home and turn on Netflix.