Pure Barre: Oh What a Feeling

I had planned to do a house update since we have guests coming into town next week and the house is in disarray, but I want to take a few minutes to acknowledge a few events that happened this week at work. I normally don't talk about work, but this week was a really good week. I received a text from my boss/studio owner Tuesday night letting me know she was planning to review me the next morning. Not only did she review me, but she took my first class and reviewed my second - so much for warming up in that first class. Just a month ago, I would have been super nervous and anxious, but I was feeling upbeat and confident, and it showed. She told me I was 1,000 times better than the last time she watched me teach back in January, when I started. I was on the beat of the music, engaging with clients, I had inflection in my voice, and seemed like a natural. What a confidence boost. It was wonderful hearing those comments from her since she did take a chance on me. I've never taught anything before and I'm not one to enjoy public speaking. When I asked about teaching way back when what I did know was I loved the classes and believed in the technique - I still do. I wanted to know how to become even more involved. I think that's just the "student" in me.
Once I started learning the technique on the teaching side I was told there is about a three month learning curve. I can confirm that is true! April begins month four for me and I am REALLY enjoying teaching. Now that I am comfortable in front of the class I've been able to really engage with and get to know the clients. I'm having fun while I am teaching and I think it rubs off on the clients. I can say the wrong word(s) and laugh about it and so can they. The best part of my job is watching the clients advance and change their bodies. I've seen women shrink their waistlines and come out of the dressing room with shocked faces when they try on a pair of pants and the size they use to wear is too big. Just this morning I had a client hand me a thank you card from her wedding. She started Pure Barre the same week I started teaching in January. She wanted to get toned for her February wedding. The thank you card was addressed to the morning instructors, but she handed it to me because I was her first teacher and the one she has had the most. Her card thanked us for giving her a toned body for her wedding. She specifically loves her toned arms! I took class with her later this morning and she told me she loves that she is starting to see definition in her abs. She says they are her "Megan abs". Those two little words put the biggest smile on my face. It's such a wonderful feeling hearing and seeing other women embrace their body and enjoy doing something good and healthy for themselves. That moment resonates with me because I too connected with my first teacher and I got hooked on Pure Barre once I started seeing definition in my arms and a stronger core. My weight hasn't changed a lot, but I feel stronger physically and mentally when I take class. That is a great feeling.