748. Why I Finally Created upLift (When I Said I Never Would)

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Lesley Logan vowed she would never create a Pilates teacher training program, until a problem in the industry became impossible to ignore. In this episode of Be It Till You See It, she opens up about why she finally broke her own rule to build upLift. She breaks down how the program bridges the gap between manual-based choreography and teaching the real body in the room, and why a truly comprehensive education gives instructors endless career options, intuitive presence, and a way to ditch imposter syndrome for good.


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In this episode you will learn about:

  • The shortage of comprehensively trained Pilates instructors across the industry.
  • Why memorizing choreography fails when working with real bodies.
  • Shifting from memorized manual scripts to teaching actual people.
  • How layered education builds true confidence and teaching intuition.
  • Why comprehensive certification gives instructors total schedule freedom.


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Lesley Logan 0:00  

I remember when I was a brand new teacher, my friend asked me to sub for her, and I said, "Oh, you know, can you tell me about her client?" And she said, "Oh, you know, she's got some asymmetries." Y'all, the person had one leg. My training didn't tell me what to do with someone with one leg, so on the fly, I had to figure it out.


Lesley Logan 0:15  

Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.


Lesley Logan 0:59  

All right, Be It, babe. I said I would never do this for years. I, if you asked me if I was going to create a Pilates teacher training program years ago, I'd literally laughed at you. It was no, because also I had eLevate, and before I created eLevate, I had people asking me, "Aren't you going to create your own program?" I said, "Never. I would never. I've already done that." So you can remember, actually, in 2018, somebody, maybe it was 2019, somebody asked me, I was in my studio I remember, so it was before 2020. And she's, you just need, you should have a program. And I said, "Oh no, I was a teacher trainer before. I did that. You know, I'm on the next thing." And then when I created eLevate, as well, I'll never create a teacher training program because I have eLevate and I can just help people in eLevate. I can take the ones who are already certified, and that just felt like enough. And it wasn't enough. And today, I'm going to tell you why.


Lesley Logan 1:44  

So, it was really quite an unexpected beginning. Because here's the truth: I actually really have never, has not been on the vision board. I created a teacher training program for new teachers. People are partially trained. People who want to bridge, not once, not even a little bit. I have been so happy doing what I'm doing. My eLevate mentorship program, which I'll do another episode on with that, is so you have two to compare it by. You know, I was happy mentoring teachers through eLevate. It's been, it grows, it sells out two years in advance. So as far as upLift goes, it's not difficult, and it's also, so more importantly, it's the most fun thing to watch them get better at what they're already doing, and so, you know, in my head, like, that was the plan. This is what I'm going to do. This is my retirement project. I want to help teachers who are already certified, already trained, become the type of teacher that they really want to be. To ditch the imposter syndrome, to deepen the work that they're doing with their clients already. And I, I didn't just wake up one day and decide I'm going to build a 600-hour program called upLift. So that isn't the story that you're hearing. But truthfully, there was just a problem I couldn't ignore.


Lesley Logan 2:51  

So here's what kept happening: I had studio owners that I was coaching with Profitable Pilates who were struggling with the same thing that people who did eLevate were struggling with. We were struggling with the same things that people outside of both of my programs struggling with, which is finding good teachers. Over and over again, all I would hear is, I can't find comprehensively trained teachers. And, you know, I go on tour, I meet people that are going through trainings all the time, and what I kept hearing from them is, why didn't anyone ever tell me this? How come I didn't know that? I'm only able to do my program. I started this program, and then the person quit doing the program, or I moved, and I have to start over. And so, you know, I just felt like there's this hole, maybe not vacuum, but like a hole, that just needed to be dealt with.


Lesley Logan 3:37  

One of my eLevate teachers, she has her own studio, and she was actually running her own program. And she started telling me the exact same thing, but she came at it from a different angle. And this angle is kind of similar to the people who graduated from eLevate who got so busy teaching, so they got everything eLevate wanted. They wanted from eLevate. Now they're too busy, and they wanted to hire teachers, and they're struggling. But this person showed her own studio. I knew her from Profitable Pilates. She did eLevate, so I knew her from there. And she wanted to start a program so that she could teach people from the beginning what eLevate did. And she got through the program halfway through, and she just was, you know, it'd be really great if you could, you could help us out here because truthfully, so many programs that are going on out there, including the one that this person had licensed, they really are good at graduating teachers who know choreography inside and out. But when a real body walks through the door that has a different learning style or a different understanding or different background that doesn't fit the textbook, they kind of freeze or they get frustrated. They don't know really what to do, and it's not that they don't know how to teach. It's as they weren't taught how to work on the fly.


Lesley Logan 4:56  

Most programs and most studios are actually kind of requiring a pre-planned class, and so that flow looks good on paper. In fact, a lot of people are buying flows these days. That flow looks good on paper, but it doesn't work when a regular comes in with a broken arm or a consistent client brings their best friend who's never done Pilates before.


Lesley Logan 5:19  

So, you know, with the problems that the studio owners I coached for their business had, with the problem that eLevate created, which is amazing teachers who are super busy who needed teachers, and just teachers and studios in general needing comprehensively trained teachers who can handle real bodies, I really couldn't dodge the question anymore. I had to sit down and go, is this a problem I can actually solve? If you know me, you know I wasn't about to copy something that already existed. The world actually does not need another version of what's already out there, and I truly mean that. So, I have in a teacher trainer for a program. I have referred people to that program. I think it is really great, and I have done multiple programs. I've actually done three. Two of them were for becoming a teacher, and one was a mentorship program. And so, whenever I am looking at creating something, I really am thinking. Obviously, what I went through had pros and cons, and everything will, right? Everything will. Everything had pros and cons. But what did I like about that, and what didn't I like? And so, I really, when I was asked and propositioned, "Hey, what if you created a program? People know who you are. People want to study and learn with you. And what if we, those who have trained, can teach it? That'd be really great." And I was, okay, but I don't want to just create what exists out there. I don't want you just buying the same thing that you just bought from someone else, but it has my name on it. I'm a classical teacher, so the reality is some of the orders are the same, right? There's not so much variance. So if I was going to do this, and it's not something I'm just going to do in a weekend, this is going to be years of my life. This is, I had to really sit with. If I do this, this is not just, oh, a project that I do and I walk away from. This is part of my job for the rest of however long I'm doing my Pilates life, right? So that means years. I needed to create something that resonated with me, that lit my fire, that really felt something like I would fight for. Not something I was whelmed by, but overlywhelmed by how incredible this can change what is going on there. And it needed to solve the problems I've personally been watching happen.


Lesley Logan 7:20  

And if you're a teacher, listen this. You know what are happening. So, you know, after teaching thousands of clients and thousands of teachers at this point, what are teachers actually missing from their original programs? Because the reality is, is no first program is going to make anyone a master instructor. And also, by the way, you should never be able to tell yourself that you are a master teacher. That's something people say about you. But anyways, no one program can do that. That is just impossible for anyone to expect. But how could I make sure that the instructors were ready, right? So another question I was like, why are many new instructors completely overwhelmed the second they start teaching, or why do they feel like they can only teach groups, or why do they feel like they only teach privates? What is going on in the trainings that people feel like they're very siloed into something, and they don't have the confidence to try out the other thing. And what do I wish every single teacher understood before they ever step foot in front of a client? What do they really need to know? Because yes, people want to become Pilates instructors as fast as possible. These programs are an investment. Students need teachers two months ago, but how do we make sure that we give them information in a way that also allows them to teach a real client and not be memorized in a manual? I really, how do I make a program that isn't a bunch of people who sound like me, but sound like them teaching the work that I've been so lucky to have learned from the people that I've been so lucky to train under?


Lesley Logan 8:40  

So, with those questions, upLift kind of started from that. No business plan, but with a list of problems I couldn't stop thinking about because I have done eLevate for so long. I know what teachers are loving out of eLevate that they didn't get from their first programs because I travel the world teaching teachers of all backgrounds, of all styles, of all levels. What is it that they have been frustrated by? How do I make sure that that's solved in the first program? And then, what do clients actually need in a teacher? What are clients thinking that they need? But what are our clients actually needing? Right. And so that's kind of what I did. I really sat with that, and then I got even deeper. Right. I got really deep because it can't just be, I can't just pull from Pilates. Nothing that I do ever just pulls from the one thing. Joe Pilates didn't do that. He pulled from so many walks of life to bring his work together. So the truth is, is that the years of teaching really led me to put upLift together. While I only, you know, in the last couple of years sat with these questions, it's the years of teaching, the years of experience that have really helped me. So I think it's important that you know upLift wasn't an idea that hit me in the shower. As I already mentioned, I denied wanting, I denied doing it multiple times because it just was not that it wasn't the right time. I didn't have the right experience with the knowledge that I have, and the understanding, and the time to, you know, you know, when lightning in a bottle, everything has to come together, and so the these different things had to intersect, and that couldn't happen in 2018, that couldn't even happen in 2021, and that really couldn't even happen in 2023. It wasn't until after I finished my flashcards that I had the space in my brain to go, okay, what is next, right? So I have been lucky, you know, teaching thousands of classes and teaching all over the world in rooms of full of people who moved differently, thought differently, needed different things from me as a teacher. Learning from Jay Grimes, who taught me that Pilates is never about memorizing sequence, even though we do use orders.


Lesley Logan 10:37  

It was learning from every mentor who's really came before him, and, and, and, and in my life, I really thought, how do I put this together in a way that helps these people who will come through upLift, who want to become Pilates instructors, who have done partial trainings, or want to bridge into classical? How do we make sure that they're not just memorizing, but they actually get the gems and juice that Joe Pilates passed to Jay and Jay passed to me, and then the people in between have also given me and inspired me, so that we can keep Pilates in Pilates and have teachers start from the beginning with this information, not have to find it after years of being a teacher and kind of getting frustrated. Because here's the thing: Pilates is more than choreography, and that really is the thing that changed everything for me, and it's how I built this whole program around it. Because my first training program, you know, was based on exercise levels, and, you know, memorize all the different. I mean, you have to learn the names and the choreography and everything, of course. But it was really much: this is the beginner order, this is intermediate order, this is the advanced order, and, you know, you say it like this and do it like this, and it looks like this. And then I got to another program that also had levels, but didn't have a beginner 100 and advanced 100. They just had the 100, and so that shaved a lot and answered a lot for me. But it still felt like I was memorizing orders and memorizing exercises. And it wasn't until I got to Jay where it was, well, what do they need? What are they doing well? And then, you know, there is going to be ugly Pilates, but never dangerous. And how do we make sure that we're actually using Pilates to help them, not our words? Because Pilates is about understanding why exercise exists in the first place.


Lesley Logan 12:16  

As a teacher, not taking what you've memorized and putting that in the class, but what are we actually looking for as a client moves, and what does that client need? You know how do we how do we look at them today and go, how did that look yesterday, and ooh that's different than yesterday, good or bad. How do we do that? How do we be so present that we can teach the body that's actually in front of us and not the body from the manual, right? Most of the people we'll teach are not teachers. So how do we teach them they're the human that they are, who is deserving of our attention and our time and our thoughtfulness, and and bringing Pilates to them, not in a watered down fashion, but in a way that is accessible and achievable and supportive towards their goals. Because every single client who walks through that door is actually different, every single one, and if all you know is choreography or even orders, you're gonna freeze the moment that they're they don't match the script.


Lesley Logan 13:09  

I remember when I was a brand new teacher, my friend asked me to sub for her, and I said, "Oh, you know, can you tell me about her client?" And she said, "Oh, you know, she's got some asymmetries." Y'all, the person had one leg. My training didn't tell me what to do with someone with one leg, so on the fly I had to figure it out, and I'm grateful for that experience every single day because it really got me out of the textbook training that I was given. But what if I didn't have to have a freakout moment? What if I could have the confidence to go, tell me more about you? Right? I think one, that client would have had they had a great workout. I think they would have had a better workout. I think they would have wanted to work out with me again. You know, so, so I really want that for teachers because, you know, you don't become a Pilates instructor because you kind of like Pilates. You become a Pilates instructor because you love it.


Lesley Logan 13:53  

And I find some training programs can really take the fire out of someone because instead of it being about, you know, how are we empowering people to move their bodies and have and balance their imbalances and achieve these goals in their life, it becomes about what shouldn't they do? What should they do? You know, it treats people like robots, and they're just not. So, as I was curating what I was going to do, one of our past guests, Claire Sparrow, actually was, "Oh, have you read this book?" And I started going down a rabbit hole of what is the science of learning, because it's one thing to put together a program that teaches people Joe's intentions and orders. It's another thing to make sure they actually learn them. And I think this is what's also missing from most programs, but our education systems in general, which is actually how do people learn, not just kinesthetic, auditory, visual, blah blah blah. No, how do people actually retain the information? And this is why upLift is built the way that it is, not as an information dump, but as transformation. I really did build the material and the education hours around into being repetitive and, you know, just say it like I do. In fact, it's actually built on how retention actually happens. There's layered education. I can't give you the advanced stuff without you having a solid foundation. But also, how do we make sure you see the full big picture and that you see it as a system? It's been really radical and fun for me to curate that process, and because honestly, there's not a single program out there that's doing it the way that I'm doing it, and that's because few people know that there's a way that we can train you to learn and to take it from memorizing and repeating, parroting is another word, or narrating to teaching intuitively, even though you'll have new skills, so the intuition will still be new, but you'll have a bigger understanding, the bigger picture, so that you know we can actually progress people safely, but not just safely, but purposefully, right?


Lesley Logan 15:55  

So, what I'm really excited about is that because it's layered education built on a foundation that is solid, we can actually practically apply the information, and we don't just do it sitting in a classroom because that doesn't make you a teacher just sitting there memorizing. We actually do the work together, and there's this really fun hands-on experience. In fact, within the first couple hours of education, you are teaching each other, and I'm so proud of how that is designed. I'm really, really excited, and that's what helps with confidence because confidence is something you get from finishing a course. If it was, we wouldn't have imposter syndrome in this industry. Confidence is something that you get because you built up this knowledge over time. You did it. You did the reps. You got the feedback. You got the real understanding, and so you actually do feel ready. You know, what is confidence? It's feeling ready. And like I said, no one program can make you a master instructor, but your first program should certainly make you sure you feel ready, feel confident to teach this stuff, and that you understand it. And so that's the difference of what I was. How do I make sure that we're just not doing another classical teacher training program that looks a little bit like all the others, but is slightly different because it's my name and my branding. No, it needed to be different than what is out there because what is out there is not creating analytical present teachers. Unfortunately, it's taking a lot of great teachers' potential and watering them down into kind of, is our class full, and that's why we're losing teachers. That's why they're burning out because the focus isn't on, are they impacting people, but, you know, it's class full. So upLift is a comprehensive teacher training program for new teachers, partially trained teachers, and people who would like to bridge into classical, or maybe you train classically but you want to learn the way that I'm doing it. But it's truly for people first and foremost, you are brand new and you want to become a Pilates instructor because of the way a lot of programs are working out there.


Lesley Logan 17:47  

You may have done one or two trainings or some trainings, and so upLift is still for you. A comprehensive education actually gives you, as a teacher, options. So, without a comprehensive training, you will likely find yourself driving between five studios to try to piece together enough hours to make it work. This is what happens to a lot of people in a lot of cities. They are running around town. Think of it. I used to work at a gym, and the group fitness instructors who taught HIIT and spin and yoga and blah blah blah. They were only maybe working 20-ish hours a week, but they had to drive around town to six different studios, sometimes three studios in one day. So what a weird schedule that is, just to cobble this together. Whereas when you're a comprehensively trained teacher, you just have options. You can teach one-on-ones, semi-privates, and group classes. So hopefully, you can find yourself in a place where you can actually teach hours that are back to back, you know. If you only get trained on the mat, then you can only teach mat classes. There's only so many mat classes in a community that are at times that you're going to want to teach. No one wants to teach at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. That's annoying. If you only have mat and Reformer, you're limited there. When you have a comprehensive training, you actually can teach in fully equipped studios, and you can teach in mat only and Reformer only. So you have these options to put together a career that works for you, to put together a schedule that fits your needs and your goals.


Lesley Logan 19:08  

You know, I truly believe that everyone's Pilates business can actually meet them where they are and where they want to grow if they are given the opportunity to have a comprehensive education. So this program isn't about just making sure you can teach more hours because some of you only want to teach five hours, some people want to teach 15 hours. This program is really designed so you can actually teach whatever hours you want, make the money you desire, but do it better, right? Do it impactfully, do it purposefully, do it present, and not overwhelm, and that's what I'm really excited about. So, what is a comprehensive training? Let me explain that to you. It means that while we teach things in modules of equipment, you cannot just pay for one of the modules. You cannot just take upLift Reformer or upLift Mat. You have to do the entire upLift program to do it, and because you're doing that. You're actually going to see the entire system work together. I'm very excited about how the student workbook allows you to be constantly learning about the mat, even when we're on the barrels, and that is the intentionality of how I put the program together, so that you see them as a system and not like, well, this is my barrels and this is this. So if you've never done a training, you don't know anything differently, so you won't know. But what I see out there, you do your mat one, your mat two, your mat three, your Reformer one, your Reformer two, one Reformer three, and so you only see things as in that piece of apparatus versus this is a full system. It was created together. There are exercises you can't do in Reformer three because you need Barrels, right? So we got rid of the levels. We got rid of the ability for you to just buy things piecemeal, and instead you are learning the full Pilates system in a way that allows you to dictate and choose and understand when someone is ready for another exercise. So I will be honest with you about something like this. This did not happen very fast. It probably feels fast to you because I wasn't very public about it, but I've been saying this idea for a really long time, and really getting as much information, and contemplating, and chewing on it, and swirling it around, and dreaming about it. You know, because before I did anything, I really did question whether I should be doing this. Does it need to be me? And brainstormed a lot and put some things together because it's so important to me.


Lesley Logan 21:21  

Since the day that I started managing studios, which was six months after I started teaching, I saw how sad and devastated it can be to tell someone interviewing for a job why I couldn't hire them because the training that they did was not good enough. That's why I wrote my book Profitable Pilates. By the way, I wrote that because I wanted to equip future teachers before they paid money, before they signed contracts, to understand truly what they were getting themselves into. So when I put this together, I was very thoughtful in that I am the person who has been telling people what questions to ask before they sign up for a program. So I need to make sure that if I'm going to do another program, it's going. It's because there is a hole, because there is a problem, you know. Yes, it's classical, and that's different than what a lot of people are doing. But there are other classical programs out there. So how is this going to be different? How is this going to make sure that it really does help, not just in theory but actual reality? How does this benefit not just the teachers who are going to take this program, but the studio owners who they're going to work for, but most importantly, the clients who are going to learn from them and take from them, and so upLift wasn't built quickly, but it was very much built on purpose and one decision at a time with lots of community outreach. Where I talked to a lot of different potential people who would either be teaching it or hiring people from it or doing it to make sure that I had their worries and concerns in mind because they have different ones than I do, and so we have beta tested this program as well. As I record this, I am leading the beta group, and so you might be hearing this when they've already graduated. But I wanted to make sure that this program would work before I took any educators' time and any students' time and money, I really needed to make sure. Okay, this is it. Looks really good, and I really believe in it, but is it really good? And I didn't want it just to be something on spreadsheets. It looked really good. I really wanted to be really good in real life, and so I actually put together a beta group to ensure that any type of person who might fall into the upLift program, I could see how their journey would go. So I have someone who is a comprehensively trained teacher doing this program. I have someone who has done a mat and Reformer training and a yoga training, but never a full comprehensive training in this program. I have someone who has taken classical Pilates for years doing this program, and I have someone who's been doing hot Pilates and contemporary Pilates for years, doing this program, and then I have someone who's done one class doing this program. So I wanted to make sure that the different ways people fall into a Pilates teacher training could be seen, and that all those people could be successful. Because if only the bridge person is successful, then I didn't create a teacher training program for new teachers. I created another mentorship program, and then I also have someone who's remote learning to see, is this something that someone could do if they aren't living near an actual cohort, and how does that look, and what would that be like? And then in the beta group, I also have three people I have trained sitting there watching it to see if what I'm seeing is what they're seeing. Are we seeing growth? Are we seeing them develop on their own in their skill sets? What are the hangups? What's going on? Is that where they should be at this time? A lot of brainstorming and working together so that it's not my opinions, but it is actually about very much a community-based program. So that when people start taking upLift, you know, in 2027 and beyond, we know that if you've only ever taken a megaformer class, this might be weird. It's going to be different, but you can be successful if this is what you want. And if you've taken years of training, you can be successful.


Lesley Logan 24:58  

And if you did someone else's program, you're not too confused. All of that stuff is so key. So it's really been a be it till you see it in action. If you think about it, and I just want to say, you don't wait for anything to be perfect before you start. You build, you listen, you improve, and then you build some more. And that's what we've been doing with this beta program. And the workbook is basically done at the time I'm recording this, but the changes that I'm still making will be ready for the cohorts, and it's because I did it with the ideas in mind, and then I let them use it, and I got to see, how are they using it? Oh, they're using it like that instead of like this. So instead of it being like this, I'm gonna rearrange it like that, and so that it can, by the time it gets to you, there's no such thing as perfect ever, but it is freaking great, and it will support those of you who are wanting to become a truly comprehensively trained teacher who understands that if Pilates has made it 100 years, how did it do that, and how do we make sure it stays continues for 100 years, right? And so, so it's been really fun. It's been really fun.


Lesley Logan 25:59  

So, bigger picture, here's what I want you to walk away with. One, if you're just excited about upLift and you're excited what I'm doing, and you're just here to support me and cheer me on, thank you, thank you for listening to this whole story. Thanks for listening to the whole journey. I really am grateful. If you are wanting to become a Pilates instructor, I want you to know that upLift is here to help you become a thoughtful, empathetic, present Pilates instructor who teaches not just what you should be doing, but why you should be doing it, understands the bigger picture for the clients and for the goals. Teachers who are curious from the outset, instead of just getting comfortable in repetition and having a script, teachers who actually can observe the body in front of them and can in real time adjust a session to make sure it's meeting that body's needs in real time, and then teachers who will keep learning long after they've trained because they're going to change all these clients' lives because of it. And you're and you're learning. By the way, when I say continue to learn, I feel like I learn every single time I teach, and that is because the curiosity I bring to every session, I learn every single time I teach, and that's what I want for upLift grads. And that's how I created the experience, how I created the workshops, how I created the homework. Everything is created, is done intentionally to enhance and support curiosity, and I'm really, really excited about that.


Lesley Logan 27:28  

So, if you are someone who is interested in being a Pilates instructor, this is for you. If you've done a partial training, upLift is for you. If you've done a comprehensive training, and you do not want to wait for eLevate, upLift is for you. upLift is in-person comprehensive training that really does prepare you for the real teaching world and allows you to have as many options as possible when it comes to teaching. You're not just a Reformer teacher, a mat teacher. You are a Pilates instructor who can adapt to wherever it is that you're going to grow. But for those who are comprehensively trained, you'll probably want to listen to the eLevate episode and then compare. We also have a quiz that you can take to see if you're an upLift student or you're an eLevate student. And I just want to say, upLift wasn't born to because I wanted to create a Pilates program. There are enough, as I said. It's born because of years of teaching people like you and the teachers that have gone through my program of observing what's going on out in the Pilates community and also in the spaces that I'm invited, listening to clients, listening to teachers, listening to studio owners, and asking better questions. Okay, how many people want to do in training? No. How do we make sure Pilates continues to impact the world? Right. How do we do that?


Lesley Logan 28:56  

How do we do that with new teachers and existing teachers? How do we do that? How do we make not just a goal achieve, but change the lives of everyone who is touched by upLift? Whether it's a client, a teacher, a studio owner, and upLift is created because when you actually understand Pilates, it's not just choreography, but the why underneath all of it. You actually stop teaching just exercises and you start teaching people, and that's the kind of teacher that we are building with upLift, and I really hope that if you are wanting to be that kind of teacher, that you join us. We have cohorts all over the world. You can actually see where our existing cohorts are. Our educators are on my website, and if you would like to get more information, see if upLift is right for you, take the quiz. Go to xxll.co/quiz, xxll.co/quiz. You can also go to xxll.co/uplift to get more information on the program and see where all of our educators are. And if you don't see an educator near you, know that there is in some cases a remote option for learning. There's some things we have to talk about, and I can help you see if that if you're a candidate for that. I can also let you know if we'll have an educator coming to your area soon or not.


Lesley Logan 30:13  

Our goal, like I said, is really to support those who truly desire to teach Pilates. You know, if that's what you want, upLift is for you. So thank you, my loves. Thank you for listening to me talk through how upLift was created, what it does, and something that I have not said is the actual logistics. And if Lesley, how many years, how long? All of that information is on our site, but so quick and dirty, It is 150 hours of education, 15 train-your-eye-meetings, 600 practical hours. So it is one of the most robust education programs that's out there. Most programs are about 450 practical hours. They actually put your education hours in those 450 hours, so you have less time learning from them. And I just think that's unfortunate. You really do need to be at a space where they actually do not count the education time in those practical hours, so that you have time with your mentor, your educator, and then time to practice and to take away a single practice hour is unfortunate because it does. There's a compoundingness that happens, and I'm very intentional about that, and I'm very excited. And so it's a nine-to-12-month program, depending on how many hours a week you can dedicate to your practical hours. But there is a way to get done in nine months, and if not 12, and by the way, most things take four years plus. Imagine where you'd be in less than a year if you do upLift. It'll happen faster than you think. So let me know if you have any questions. Feel free to reach out. And until next time, Be It Till You See It.


Lesley Logan 31:43  

That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.


Brad Crowell 32:26  

It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.


Lesley Logan 32:31  

It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.


Brad Crowell 32:35  

Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.


Lesley Logan 32:42  

Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.


Brad Crowell 32:46  

Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.



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