Vicalates

Touch 💞🫶🏼

One of the unique attributes that Pilates has as a movement modality is the relationship between student and teacher and the role of tactile cues in a private and group environment.

Being tactile with a client is not only a privilege but it’s also one of the most powerful things you can do to enhance and validate their movement. 🤗

Note here that I’m not necessarily correcting my client but instead guiding her, assisting her and moving alongside her. I’m cueing her - but cueing her for confirmation, not for correction.

If you’re a Pilates teacher, remember that with your clients consent, tactile corrections are a pillar of your teaching and a very important cueing skill.

If you’re in a Pilates class and your teacher gives you hands on adjustment, remember that we’re not always trying to correct you but sometimes to validate and enhance your movement and acknowledge your body.

What is your favourite tactile cue?

Reformer Teacher Training 🩷

In the Alignment Academy teacher training we really emphasise the role of tactile queueing in each and every piece of repertoire and not only teach you the verbal cues but the correct tactile cues for exercise exercises.

Comment reformer for more info + enrolment 💞

Horseback 🦄🫶🏼

I’ll never stop harping on about how much I love horseback and how much you grow to love it once you persevere with it.

it’s an exercise that has a peculiar setup and requires quite a lot of strength, coordination and a little bit of confidence.

For learning, I actually love to teach it without any strap tension so you can play around with the lift and understand more of the energy coming from the powerhouse, than coming from your springs.

Horseback is an exercise that we teach in many ways during our reformer teacher training. Well, you might not teach it every day. It is such an important part of the classical repertoire and has so many Pilates principles built into it.

Reformer Teacher Training

Enrolment for June 2026 is now open with limited spaces.

48 hours of total learning over 3 weekends - available in studio and online 💻

Over 100+ exercises and variations to make you an educated and well rounded teacher

You will experience: classical repertoire, contemporary choreography, practise teaching and sequencing, hands on cueing techniques, modifications for injury, programming + much more! ♥️

Comment reformer and I’ll send you some more information x

Book in bio and at alignmentacademy.com.au

Monthly Payment Plan available 💞