Dear Pilates Client, I love it when…

Dear Pilates client,

It’s Valentine’s Day and in honor of this day where we celebrate the things we love, I wanted to write you a little love note telling you how much I LOVE getting to be your teacher!  I am a big believer in the practice of gratitude and I keep a running list of things in my life that make me smile, make me laugh and all the things I’m grateful that are part of my life. My clients and the moments I share with them are often on my gratitude lists! One of my lists I started keeping last year I’ve been calling the I love it when…list!  Basically I try to jot it down when I have one of those moments when I say to myself ,” Awww that makes me happy, or I love it when that happens…!”  

I thought you might enjoy reading some of the things I have wrote down over the past year:

• I love that you really feel everything in your body and tell me about it! As a teacher it really helps me understand what’s going on in your body and figure out how I might help you better with your Pilates practice!
• I love it when you sing along to a song during class! It reminds me that life is meant to be fun and playful and way too short to not sing along when a song you like comes on! 
• I love it when you ask me what I have done for myself lately and when I don’t have an answer you give me suggestions!
• I love that you are always pushing yourself to do something new, something beyond your comfort zone! This includes pushing yourself in the studio but also all of the amazing things you do in the community and in your life!
• I love it when you show up for your class or session when you don’t really feel like it (it inspires me to move on days I don’t really feel like it and reminds me of the power of movement to change your outlook on the rest of your day)!
• I love it when you do your own thing in class! It’s a huge success for me as a teacher when one of my students is confident enough in their movements and body to not do what I just instructed in class, but do a movement “their” way! 
• I love it when you you tell me about how you used Pilates in your “regular” life and are soo excited about it! ( It gets me excited too!!) For instance, how cool is it that so many of you told me about how shoveling all that snow didn’t even hurt your back this year because of Pilates?! !
• I love it when you make up an exercise variation! It’s so empowering when you are confident enough as a mover to create a movement that feels good or is good for your body and do it! 
• I love it when we have a moment in class or a session when we have to stop moving because we are laughing about something.  True laughter is just plain good for your soul and what could be better than combining laughter and Pilates!
• I love it when you take a photo of you doing a teaser or any Pilates movement while on vacation and send it to me!!!
• I love it when you help a friend or loved one get set up to try a session at the studio.  I love it not because I care about it from a business standpoint, but because I can feel your care and concern and your wanting someone else to figure out that healthy movement can change your life for the better. 
• I love it when you tell me that you enjoy or look forward to your session or class!  It’s always nice to know you are appreciated and are making a difference in people’s lives.  
• I love it when you take the time to introduce yourself to a new person at the studio and really get to know them and make them feel welcome!  It reminds me of how grateful I am for all of our amazing, kind clients and the supportive atmosphere they create at the studio.

On this Valentine’s Day I hope you know that you are an important part of my life and I’m truly grateful for you every day!  Thanks for sharing your amazingness with me!

Love,

~Your Pilates Instructor, Carey