Or sometimes referred to as Centring. Remind your class members to “listen to their bodies first and you second”, be aware of how the body feels through the moves. Each exercise will challenge a person in a different way. Your class members need to learn their own strengths and weaknesses, which in turn brings body awareness, control and effective execution of the movement. Remind them that is not a competitive class and to concentrate on themselves and not anyone around them. Always give them modifications and the option to rest if they need to. Acknowledge and praise them for resting or modifying the exercise to suit their abilities.

Encourage quality movement over number of repetitions. It is better to do 4/5 slow and controlled repetitions than 10 poor ones. If you are doing a full flowing class encourage members to rest or do a lower level if they are losing the quality of the movement.

This is optional and will depend on your group, your room and the timings of your class. Relaxation comes at the end of the class and can be done lying down in the corpse position, or in Pilates set up on the floor or seated with legs crossed. Creating the right ambience with room temperature, lighting and music is vital.