One of the biggest mindset shifts a Pilates instructor can make is realising that compensations are not mistakes. They're information. Great instructors don't just spot compensations, they understand what they mean. When a client hikes their shoulders during arm work, arches their lower back during footwork, grips with their hip flexors instead of feeling their abdominals, or shifts all their weight onto one leg during standing exercises, they're not trying to do the exercise

One of the biggest misconceptions in Pilates education is that if a client performs an exercise well during class, they've learnt it. Effective teaching isn't about giving more cues, it's about helping clients develop movement they can retain independently. In reality, performing a movement well and learning a movement are two very different things. A client may complete a beautiful bridge while you're standing beside them, providing constant corrections, demonstrations and e