The Pause Method

Stop guessing your way through class planning, it's time to build the kind of classes clients can't stop rebooking for. This is the exact system Pause uses to train every teacher on our own team, and now it's yours.

A clear, repeatable framework built from years of real studio experience

Whether you've just finished your reformer Pilates teacher training and have no idea where to start, or you've been teaching for a couple of years and you're stuck in a rut, I promise you're not alone. Chances are, one (or all) of these sounds familiar:

Even though you've completed your teacher training, you still can't shake the feeling of not knowing how to "put it all together" into a class that flows.

You dread planning classes, so you scroll social media for inspiration, but come away feeling more overwhelmed, unsure how to make it fit alongside what you already teach.

You teach the same safe rotation of exercises and sequences because venturing beyond it causes stress and anxiety.

You panic when something unexpected happens in a class, and it knocks your confidence for the rest of it.

You go into a tailspin over a bad review, replaying it for days instead of shaking it off.

You worry your classes aren't full and wonder what the fully booked teachers are doing differently.

Here's the good news: The Pause Method is a clear, repeatable framework built from years of real studio experience, and I'm about to hand you the whole thing. Inside, you'll learn the three pillars behind every great teacher:

  • Remarkable class design — plan classes that flow with intention and keep clients coming back, again and again
  • Outstanding teaching skills — lead a room with real confidence and connect with every client in it
  • Growth mindset — build the habits and self-reflection that turn good teachers into great ones

It's the exact system we use to train every teacher on the Pause team, and it could be yours too.

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Here's everything in your back pocket the moment you enrol:

Class Planner 

A downloadable template that maps out how to build a great reformer Pilates class.

Peak Exercise Library 

Video demos including how to cue key traditional peak exercises.

Pre-Built Sequence Library 

Ready-made sequences that build to key traditional peak exercises, so you always have inspiration when you're stuck.

Teaching Growth Plan

Assess exactly where you're at, then build a personal action plan to track your progress and reach your goals.

On-Demand Video Lessons

Four modules you can work through at your own pace, and revisit whenever you need to.

Stop Guessing.

Start Teaching With Confidence.

Join The Pause Method, and let's turn you into the kind of teacher every studio wants on their schedule
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Learn at Your Own Pace

The Pause Method is a fully on-demand course made up of four video modules, totalling X hours of self-paced learning you can work through entirely on your own time.

Alongside the easily digestible lessons, you'll get hands-on resources to put everything into practice straight away, including the Pause Class Planner and easy to use exercise and sequence video library.

Module 1: Introduction

Understand the gap between being qualified and studio-ready, meet the three pillars behind every great class (design, delivery and mindset), and complete your own self-assessment and growth plan to kick off the course.

Module 2: Remarkable class design

This is where the magic happens. Learn the mechanics behind building a class that flows: body positions, layering, peak exercises, finishers and transitions. Then bring it all together using the Pause Class Planner, backed by the Peak Exercise Video Library and Pre-Built Sequence Bank.

Module 3: Outstanding teaching skills

Take your planning into the room. Learn how to read and cue a class, handle the unexpected like a pro, create genuine connection with clients, and build an environment they never want to leave.

Module 4: Growth Mindset

Turn feedback, including reviews (even the negative ones), into fuel for your growth, build a sustainable teaching career that avoids burnout, and step confidently into your future as an in-demand teacher. This is where you really come into your own

Is This Course Right for Me?

Whether you're newly certified and craving more structure and consistency in how you plan and deliver classes, or you’ve been teaching for a couple of years and feel uninspired and stuck in a rut. 

Once you know the Pause Method, you'll be able to plan a reformer Pilates class in a fraction of the time using a framework you can trust, lead a room with genuine confidence even when something unexpected happens, and know exactly what makes clients rebook time and time again.

This course is right for you if:

You're newly certified or early in your teaching career and want more structure, clarity and consistency in how you plan and deliver classes.

You feel like your class plans are boring and lack direction.

You lack confidence in teaching.

You want to learn how to be the best teacher you can possibly be.

It's probably not right for you if:

You're an experienced master/senior teacher looking for advanced biomechanics or rehab-focused education.

You're not open to feedback or adapting your approach.

You're looking for a course on the anatomy of Pilates.

You haven't completed your reformer Pilates teacher training.

Hi, I'm Louise Jackson,

Founder of Pause, Pilates and movement studios in London, and yes, I am going to be your biggest cheerleader through every single lesson in this course.

My journey in movement started over a decade ago as a yoga teacher, before I found my way into Pilates and opened my first studio in London nine years ago. Since then, I've taught thousands of classes and hired hundreds of teachers, building a successful multi-site, multi-service business along the way. For years, we mentored our new teachers one-to-one, sitting in on their classes, giving feedback, and helping them bridge that exact gap between qualified and studio-ready.

It worked so well that we decided to shape everything we'd learned into something we could share more widely. That process became the Pause Method, everything I know about building a great reformer class, and a great reformer teacher, distilled into one course. It's the same method I use to train every teacher who joins the Pause team today. Now, I'm sharing it with you.

It's Time to Pause and Take Action

The Pause Method gives you the exact framework Pause uses to train its own team: how to plan classes that flow, lead a room with confidence, and build a teaching career clients want to be part of. This isn't just a course, it's a tried and tested system.

The Pause Method

£197

  • 4 video modules of on-demand training, covering remarkable class design, outstanding teaching skills and growth mindset
  • The Pause Class Planner
  • Peak Exercise Video Library
  • Pre-Built Sequence Bank
  • Your Teaching Growth Plan, a self-assessment and personal action plan to track your progress
  • Lifetime access, learn at your own pace and revisit anytime
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