Get to know Jodie.
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I was a competitive gymnast in my childhood, so I always had a passion for movement. I question it now, but I chose a career in Marketing before I found my way back to movement. During my corporate Marketing job I worked out very quickly that sitting at a desk all day wasn’t for me but I didn’t make a change until an injury pushed me to!
As challenging as recovery from the injury was, I am grateful it happened. It taught me what it takes to heal from a chronic injury and led me to training to become a Pilates teacher.
What do you love about teaching?
I love that no client is the same. Every client has a unique way of moving and every client is at a different stage in their healing or movement journey.
What I enjoy seeing is my clients and community grow, progress and truly feel the potential that mindful movement has to offer not only to our physical body, but our mind.
Through becoming a teacher, it’s helped me personally too, both physically and mentally. I’ve created a business that I love and am passionate about.
I get to spend each day with my best buddy Nelson. He’s become a big part of my business and my community of clients absolutely adore him.
What is your biggest learning so far?
When it comes to my clients my biggest learning is that we all have the answers with us - our bodies tell us what we need if we are willing to learn and listen. It’s my role to cultivate a space and share knowledge that encourages and empowers my clients to come back to listening to themselves and; to being aware so they can create healthy habits.
As far as being a teacher, my biggest learning has been reducing perfectionism in both mine and my clients practice. To simply allow clients to move and teach technique over time. My perfectionism comes from my gymnastic days but what I now understand is that we are all at different levels, have different awareness and ability - and that’s ok.
The simple fact that clients are moving, learning, improving and feeling the benefits is what’s most important to me.