Not Every Great Pilates Teacher Is Your Pilates Teacher — And That’s Okay.

In the world of Pilates, it’s easy to get swept up in credentials, classical lineage, or how many years someone’s been teaching. We follow the teachers with the most polished reels, the deepest backbends, or the most recognizable names.

But here’s the quiet truth:

👉 Not every great Pilates teacher is your Pilates teacher.

Because Pilates isn’t just about who can demonstrate the most flawless Teaser or recite Joseph’s quotes by heart. It’s about connection—between the teacher and the student, the mind and the body, the cue and the click.

You need someone who speaks your body’s language.

Not just in terms of anatomy—though yes, that matters—but someone who understands how you learn. Maybe you’re a visual learner who needs to see it. Maybe you learn by feeling, or by metaphor (hello, “imagine you’re zipping up your abs like a tight pair of jeans”). Maybe your brain short-circuits when you hear “neutral pelvis,” but instantly lights up when someone says, “Feel your tailbone melt into the mat.”

The right teacher for you knows how to decode that.

They listen when you say, “I don’t feel it in the right place.”

They show it again without judgment when you ask, “Wait, can you do that one more time?”

They celebrate the small wins and adjust without ego when something doesn’t click.

The most meaningful Pilates moments don’t always happen in the most advanced exercises.

They happen in the “Aha!” moments.

The breath that suddenly makes sense.

The shoulder that finally softens.

The day your core connects and you know it—not just because they told you, but because you felt it.

💡 That’s the magic.

And that’s what a true teacher does: they meet you where you are and walk beside you until you arrive where you need to be.

So if you’ve ever felt like Pilates “wasn’t working for you,” maybe it wasn’t you.

Maybe you just hadn’t found your teacher yet.

Keep looking.

Keep showing up.

Because when you find the one who teaches your way, that’s when everything changes.

✨ That’s when Pilates becomes personal.

✨ That’s when growth becomes inevitable.

✨ That’s when you stop doing Pilates… and start embodying it.