This workshop is designed as the next step following TMS Pilates Equipment Teacher Training, providing instructors with practical, proprioceptive techniques to support and refine client movement during sessions.

The central focus of this workshop is developing the instructor's ability to observe and interpret what the eyes see and what the hands feel. Through discussion-based learning and guided practice, instructors will refine their visual assessment skills and tactile sensitivity—learning to recognize compensation patterns and opportunities for more efficient movement. This dual awareness informs instructors to meet clients where they are and respond with clarity.

This workshop includes an anatomy lecture based on the TMS CoreMovement Principles. Giving instructors the foundation of understanding why sight and touch are effective in enhancing client proprioception. By connecting anatomical understanding with hands-on application, instructors can more effectively guide clients toward individualized movement strategies.

A key component of movement teaching is learning when and how to appropriately use hands-on facilitation. Instructors will practice safe, respectful touch techniques that assist clients in finding alignment, initiating movement patterns, and accessing intended musculature—without over-correcting or creating dependency. Emphasis is placed on using touch as a temporary feedback tool that supports long-term motor learning and independence.

The workshop also highlights the importance of clear communication skills and professional boundaries. Instructors learn how to ask for consent, give concise verbal cues alongside touch, and create a safe, collaborative environment for clients to feel supported and empowered.

Participants will leave the workshop with practical strategies to:

• Use sight and touch as complementary proprioceptive tools 

• Integrate hands-on facilitation into Pilates choreography

• Identify when tactile cueing most effectively supports movement learning

• Enhance client proprioception, coordination, and body awareness

• Maintain professional boundaries and communicate clearly when using touch 

By integrating sight, touch, and communication, instructors will be able to adapt their approach to different learning styles, abilities and comfort levels.