Pilates, Perfectionism, and Personal Evolution

This is a catch-up episode and an honest one. I’m reflecting on hosting my first international Pilates retreat in Tulum, being nearly one-third of the way through my 600-hour classical Pilates training, and a quieter but equally important shift: realizing that business success doesn’t only come from social media and that the version of myself I’ve been working toward isn’t someone I need to wait t...

You can teach back-to-back Pilates sessions, have a full client roster, and still drive home feeling completely alone (and it’s not because you don’t love the work). In this episode, we break down why loneliness shows up for Pilates teachers and movement professionals, especially in the early years of teaching and during seasons of burnout. Because Pilates teacher burnout isn’t just about physical...

If you've ever thought, " I want to become a Pilates instructor, but I don't have anyone to practice on ," this episode is for you. If you've ever felt called to Pilates teacher training but worried you don't have friends, a community, or people to practice on, you're not alone. In this mini episode, I share a personal story from my early teacher training days as a po...

If you're a Pilates instructor in training or early in your teaching career — who feels behind, unsure, or quietly ashamed that your certification or teaching timeline hasn’t followed the “ideal” path, this episode is for you. I’m sharing the story I rarely talked about: enrolling in a 500-hour Pilates comprehensive certification, not completing the final test-out, choosing to teach anyway wit...

Practicing With Tunnel Vision — Somatic Tools for Pilates Instructors If you’re a Pilates instructor experiencing anxiety, freezing mid-class, or your mind going blank while teaching, this episode is for you. We break down why Pilates instructor anxiety happens, especially for new instructors, and share simple tools to help you teach with clarity, presence, confidence, and sustainability. Welcome...

When you start teaching Pilates and your mind goes completely blank, it's not because you're unprepared— it's tunnel vision . This episode explains what tunnel vision is, why it happens to new and experienced Pilates instructors, and how to shift out of it using nervous system tools and mindset techniques. Tunnel vision shows up in three ways for Pilates teachers: with opportunities (b...

  Pilates, Perfectionism & Personal Evolution — a podcast for new Pilates instructors, teachers in training, and anyone navigating imposter syndrome, burnout, perfectionism, and the emotional side of teaching Pilates. Today’s episode is a deeply personal one — born from a journal entry that stopped me in my tracks. I asked myself: “Who is the part of me that doubts I can become my future self?...

This guided episode gives Pilates instructors easy, effective nervous system tools to dissolve anxiety before class, release the sting of cancellations, and shift out of comparison mode — all common emotional patterns that quietly lead to burnout. Whether your booking app gives you butterflies or scrolling through other teachers leaves you feeling behind, this 5-minute practice combines EFT tappin...

If you’re a new Pilates instructor who’s felt frozen, “not enough,” or unsure whether you’re ready to teach — this episode is for you. I unpack the invisible journey most Pilates teachers face: why imposter syndrome shows up even when you know your stuff , how the nervous system holds fear in your body, and the exact shift from performance energy to presence energy that builds sustainable confiden...

Welcome to Pilates, Perfectionism & Personal Evolution — the podcast for new and evolving Pilates instructors navigating the invisible curriculum no Pilates training program prepared you for. In this trailer, you'll meet your host, Kayla Helen — Pilates instructor mentor, mindset coach for Pilates teachers, and forever student of personal evolution. Here, we go beyond Pilates technique. We div...