How to Build a Thriving Practice

This program is designed to set you up for future success as part of any teaching and/or clinical team or as an independent Pilates and movement practitioner. Curriculum is divided between the course work covered in Client Care Essentials to Build or Rebuild Your Practice that starts the program. This lecture-based course is filled with the key concepts for success as a health and wellness service provider. After the course, there are seven weekly sessions for practical application, in-the-moment problem-solving, and analysis of different scenarios that make or break a successful Pilates and movement practice. Based on the principles of Adult Education, each of the seven sessions includes a conceptual framework, discussion, and interactive practice.

CECs: 15
Tuition: $999
Questions:  teachertraining@bodyharmonics.com

Ever notice how some Pilates teachers are consistently busy and have the best clients in the world? Sometimes this gets chalked up to luck, experience, or good karma. In fact, it is a reality you create. In this series, you learn a step-by-step process to help each of your clients have the best chance to become committed, engaged, and fun to work with. You’ll learn simple markers to know exactly what a client needs from you to feel satisfied and excited about next steps. And, you’ll learn simple techniques that help people stay the course long term.

The curriculum for this two-part series developed out of the Body Harmonics Teacher Mentoring program with the goal of ensuring all teachers have the skills and knowledge needed to build a thriving practice at any stage of their career. Each course can stand alone, but together provide a comprehensive plan for client care. You will walk away knowing exactly what people need to become lifelong, loyal clients and what you need to do to help them get there.

Learning objectives

• Learn a step-by-step intake process that ensures people come back
• Explore tools to know how to meet client needs within minutes of your first interaction
• Develop a systematic approach to keep clients on track, committed and loyal

CECs: 6
Tuition: $275
Questions: teachertraining@bodyharmonics.com

Expert touch and hands-on feedback is a defining feature of a sophisticated movement teacher. Learn to “listen with your hands” so feedback becomes two-directional. Gain experience observing and assessing opportunity for meaningful and assistive touch. Become sensitized to how a body yields and awakens with purposeful hands-on feedback and guidance.

Learning objectives

• Learn how touch affects a person’s movement
• Practise how to use your hands in a variety of ways for effective movement outcomes
• Discover how to analyse your use of touch to ensure its effectiveness

CECs: 3
Tuition: $140
Questions:  teachertraining@bodyharmonics.com

This world needs your expertise and care. Your knowledge and emphasis on movement education—planned with respect for people’s abilities, and permission to set different parameters depending on the day—is critical to helping people feel calm and resilient in these uncertain times. Never underestimate the essential role you play in helping people stay well!

These two hours are tailored for you if…

• You love what you do, but feel anxious about how to proceed over the next 12-18 months
• You lack motivation but want to reignite your passion for your work
• You can’t quite envision how you will work in the “new normal” reality
• You worry that your work won’t be viable and that you won’t make enough income
• You hate working virtually, but know you will have to suck it up to make your work viable
• You don’t know how to budget for the coming year given the uncertainty
• You don’t feel you have the expertise to work with a hybrid of teaching virtually and in-person

Learning objectives

• How to map out and project revenue for a hybrid practice
• Marketing–what to do and what not to do
• Learn to implement a client care system regardless of the size of your practice

CECs: 2
Tuition: $60
Questions: teachertraining@bodyharmonics.com