• 2.5 Hours of self-paced study 
• Access to slack community
• Key points/outcomes:
  - Stages of teaching (where are we starting)
  - The hallmarks of an exceptional Reformer class:
    1. Managing time/intensity and a good spread of work in the body
    2. Effective transitions with a balance of work and rest
    3. Everyone rides together and receives challenge appropriate to their current ability
    4. Flow state VS exercise sequencing that flows 

- The 4 great problems with Reformer teaching:

1. Providing appropriate challenges in load/complexity
2. Teaching effectively despite the limitations of the modern studio and equipment
3. Pressure to be creative at the expense of effectiveness
4. Shape/Form VS how to support clients

 - How we can solve the 4 problems effectively:
    1. Simple to teach
    2. Easily scalable
    3. Broadly applicable(layers, clusters…)

This short course is module 1 of the RMP foundations program. The content can be studied as a stand-alone, or as part of the 1 - 5 sequence of the RMP foundations