This is one of my favourite ways to use hands-on assistance in a High Bridge on the Reformer.
I’m not doing the movement for her. I’m giving her enough support to find the position, understand what I’m asking for, and then eventually taking that support away as she takes over.
That’s the goal of hands-on cueing.
Not forcing a position. Not moving someone’s body for them. Giving them information they can actually use, and hopefully giving them the confidence to eventually execute the movement without my hands-on assistance.
My Pilates Instructor Workshop Tour continues across Europe & the UK:
🇵🇹 LISBON • 5–6 September
🇫🇷 PARIS • 16 September
🇩🇪 BERLIN • 18–20 September
🇨🇭 ZURICH • 26–27 September • 5 SPOTS LEFT
🇱🇺 LUXEMBOURG • 30 September
🇧🇪 BRUSSELS • 1 October
🇳🇱 MAASTRICHT • 3 October • 1 SPOT LEFT
🇳🇱 UTRECHT • 4 October
🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM • 5 October
🇬🇧 BELFAST • 9 October
🇪🇸 MADRID • 10 October
🇪🇸 CALP • 14 October
🇬🇧 LONDON • 17 October • SOLD OUT
🇬🇧 LONDON • 18 October • SOLD OUT
🇬🇧 LONDON • 19 October
🇬🇧 GLASGOW • 21 October
🇮🇪 DUBLIN • 23 October
🇮🇪 CLONMEL • 24 October
Want to join me? Check my website or DM me for workshop details.
🎥 video filmed at: Heartbeat High
📍Perth, Australia
Chrisen Pilates
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24/08/2026
NEW EUROPE & UK WORKSHOP DATES ARE HERE. 🌍
The 2026 Pilates Education Workshop Tour just got a LOT bigger.
Some workshops are open for registration now, with new cities across Europe and the UK opening very soon.
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NOW
🇵🇹 LISBON • 5–6 September
🇩🇪 BERLIN • 18–20 September
🇨🇭 ZURICH • 26–27 September • 5 SPOTS LEFT
🇬🇧 LONDON • 17 October • SOLD OUT
🇬🇧 LONDON • 18 October • SOLD OUT
REGISTRATION OPENING SOON
🇫🇷 PARIS • 16 September
🇱🇺 LUXEMBOURG • 30 September
🇧🇪 BRUSSELS • 1 October
🇳🇱 UTRECHT • 4 October
🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM • 5 October
🇬🇧 BELFAST • 9 October
🇪🇸 MADRID • 10 October
🇪🇸 CALP • 14 October
🇬🇧 LONDON • 19 October
🇬🇧 GLASGOW • 21 October
🇮🇪 DUBLIN • 23 October
🇮🇪 CLONMEL • 24 October
⚠️ MAILING LIST GETS 48-HOUR PRIORITY ACCESS
👀 Heads up, 100% of the places for my first two London workshops were taken by people on my mailing list before general registration opened.
Comment WORKSHOP and I’ll send you the details + mailing list access.
Where am I seeing you? 🌍😍
23/08/2026
LISBON, I’M COMING! 🇵🇹✨
I’m so excited to be presenting at PEP: Pilates Education Passport in Lisbon this September.
And the lineup for this festival is INCREDIBLE. 🔥 So many brilliant Pilates educators coming together from around the world for a weekend of learning, movement and connection.
I’ll be presenting two workshops:
🇵🇹 SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
Cueing That Lands: The Chrisen Pilates Method
3:00pm to 4:30pm
🇵🇹 SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
Tactile Cueing: Hands-On Assists
9:00am to 10:30am
Both at The Vintage Lisbon The Vintage Hotel & Spa Lisbon
If you’re a Pilates instructor who wants to become a stronger, more confident teacher, this is going to be such an incredible weekend.
The festival is down to its FINAL SPOTS and is almost SOLD OUT. 👀
Comment LISBON and I’ll send you all the details.
Breathing doesn’t need to be complicated.
Sometimes a simple cue is enough:
Breathe into the sides of your ribs.
And if they need more feedback? Have them put their hands there and feel it.
Simple cue. Clear focus. Give them time to respond.
That’s good cueing.
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UPCOMING PILATES INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOPS ✈️
LAST SPOTS
🇩🇪 Berlin | 15 Aug
🇵🇹 Lisbon | 5 + 6 Sep
🇬🇧 London | 18 Oct
NOW BOOKING
🇨🇭 Zurich | 26 + 27 Sep
🇳🇱 Maastricht | 3 Oct
COMING SOON
🇳🇱 Amsterdam
🇮🇪 Dublin
🇬🇧 Belfast
🇬🇧 Glasgow
SOLD OUT
🇬🇧 London | 17 Oct
Comment “WORKSHOP” and I’ll send you all the details.
13/08/2026
July dump 🌍
Three continents. Three countries. Four cities. A LOT of Pilates.
July was one of my biggest months yet.
Here are 20 highlights:
1. Tactile Cueing Workshop in Sydney.
2. Advanced Reformer Workshop in Sydney.
3. My last weekly session with Tamara after six years of working together before she moved to England. I’ll miss you, Tamara! 🥹
4. Saying goodbye to Pilates on King 2.0 and moving back into our more intimate space up the road.
5. Perth! Teaching an Advanced Master Class that was SUCH a vibe.
6. Teaching with the incredible Heartbeat High team in Perth. The energy here was next level.
7. Exploring Singapore for the first time. Could this be my new favourite city?
8. Teaching Pilates instructors at Wunderbody in Singapore. Can’t wait to be back in October. 👀
9. Getting the ultimate Singapore tour from Jessica after our workshop. Truly the best tour guide I could have asked for.
10. Hanging with my second favourite Colombian in Berlin. 🇨🇴
11. The best schnitzel I’ve ever had. Berlin, you win.
12. My favourite spot in Berlin, Teufelsberg.
13. Post Mat Pilates workshop at Beyond Berlin with this amazing group of instructors.
14. Lotta Tagesbar, right next door to Beyond. The perfect post-Pilates wind down.
15. Teaching my first Pilates class in Berlin and someone turned up wearing THIS. More of this please. No more beige. Pop divas only. 💅
16. Berlin Pride. 🏳️🌈
17. First beer in Berlin. Definitely not the last. 🍺
18. Taking a Reformer class in Amsterdam with my new Pilates friend, Lynne. We originally connected through DMs over our shared love of Pilates and being courageous enough to ignore the noise and put yourself out there. So glad we finally got to meet in person. ❤️
19. Amsterdam with my bestie. Nothing better.
20. Amsterdam kitty. 🐈
July, you were very good to me. 🌍✈️💜
13/08/2026
The Hague, that’s a wrap. 🇳🇱
Such a great afternoon teaching Pilates instructors at Mellow Reformer Pilates, an amazing studio owned by fellow Aussie Cassie. Always exciting finding another Australian killing it on the other side of the world. 🇦🇺
Thank you to Cassie for having me, and to everyone who joined me for the workshop. You were a joy!
Next up, the Europe and UK tour continues:
🇩🇪 BERLIN • 15 August
FINAL SPOTS
🇵🇹 LISBON • 5 & 6 September
LAST SPOTS
🇨🇭 ZURICH • 26 & 27 September
60% SOLD OUT
🇳🇱 MAASTRICHT • 3 October
JUST WENT ON SALE
Only 1 Early Bird spot left
🇬🇧 LONDON
17 October • SOLD OUT
18 October • LAST SPOTS
And London… I’m thinking about adding a third day while I’m there. 👀
Would you be interested?
For Maastricht or any of my upcoming Pilates instructor workshops, comment WORKSHOP and I’ll send you the details.
Snake isn’t just an exercise you throw into class and hope for the best.
Before I teach it, I’m looking at a few things:
Can they access enough shoulder extension for the position?
Can they comfortably load one arm and organise the shoulder under load?
Do they have the side plank strength and control to support themselves before we add the complexity of the carriage?
This is why I love using prep work before advanced Reformer exercises. It gives you information about whether your client is actually ready, and gives them a chance to practise the pieces before putting everything together.
Advanced repertoire becomes a lot more teachable when you stop treating it as one big exercise and start breaking down what the body actually needs to do.
This is exactly the kind of detail we get into in my Pilates instructor workshops. If you want to develop your eye, your cueing and how you prepare clients for more advanced repertoire, come join me:
UPCOMING PILATES INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOPS ✈️
LAST SPOTS
🇩🇪 Berlin | 15 Aug
🇵🇹 Lisbon | 5 + 6 Sep
🇬🇧 London | 18 Oct
NOW BOOKING
🇨🇭 Zurich | 26 + 27 Sep
REGISTRATION OPENING SOON
🇳🇱 Maastricht | 3 Oct
🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 4 Oct
COMING SOON
🇮🇪 Dublin
🇬🇧 Belfast
🇬🇧 London | 17 Oct | SOLD OUT
Comment WORKSHOP and I’ll send you all the details.
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