Imagine answering a call in the early hours of the morning from a client who’s too drunk to attend class the next morning. It sounds absurd, right? Yet, this is the exact scenario that your host, Hannah Teutscher, had to deal with in the formative years of her studio before she learned how to set firm boundaries. With over two decades of teaching experience, Hannah uses today’s episode to share her journey from those early days to learning how to maintain professional boundaries. She discusses how to avoid falling into the trap of responding to every non-essential “emergency” with urgency, key strategies for optimal communication, and why maintaining boundaries takes constant work. Tune in to find out why it’s crucial to establish firm boundaries, manage client expectations, and preserve your time and energy, all while fostering a more balanced and ethical studio environment!

Key Points From This Episode:

• The challenge of setting boundaries with your students.
• What Hannah’s studio was like when she first started.
• The story of how a student called at 3 AM to cancel a class.
• Key lessons that Hannah learned about setting boundaries.
• How she improved communication with her clients.
• Why there are no emergencies in Pilates.
• Ways that students create false urgency.
• How responding with urgency robs you of time and energy.
• Why setting and maintaining boundaries is an ongoing process.
• Ensuring that there is a good fit between the student and the studio.
• Tips on how to optimally handle communication with your clients.
• Advice for setting emotional boundaries with students.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Pilates Elephant Episode 259: There’s no such thing as a Pilates Emergency with Kyle Marsh and Natalie Wilson — https://open.spotify.com/episode/52NMpBnXEapQhSLVPDUEna

Free Ebook – 100 Pilates Class Themes: performance-fit-online.com/100-pilates-class-themes

Free Ebook – Top Teaching Tips: performance-fit-online.com/top-teaching-tips

Free Creativity Masterclass: mailchi.mp/pilates-studio-nuernberg/creativity-masterclass

Train the Trainers: pilates-studio-nuernberg.com/train-the-trainers

Connect with Us: hannah@pilates-studio-nuernberg.com 

Performance Fit Pilates: pilates-studio-nuernberg.com 

Performance Fit Pilates on Instagram: @performance_fit_pilates

Performance Fit Pilates on YouTube: @PerformanceFitPilates 

Hannah Teutscher on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hannah-teutscher