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friday 11 september

explore.new this week.

this week's formatno. 12

the full room.

a mat class for twenty people. few transitions, and cues that reach the back row.

livethu 18 sep, 7pm

live, with molly

teaching in heat.

an hour on pacing, breath and keeping a hot room safe. bring your questions.

new city guide51.51° n

london.

the studios, classes and teachers worth booking next time you're in town.

just dropped.new plans this week.

a reminder.for your next class.

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for your next class11.09

the room doesn't need you perfect. it needs you present.

@formatbymolly
for your next class11.09

every instructor you admire once taught to an empty room.

@formatbymolly
for your next class11.09

your voice is enough. you don't have to show everything.

@formatbymolly
for your next class11.09

slow is a skill.

@formatbymolly

music.made for the mat.

84playlistcool down.
this week's playlistcool down.12 tracks, 38 min
0:003:42
1Low TideMara Vale84 bpm3:42
2Quiet HoursOlsen & June78 bpm4:05
3GlassworkTomas Reyes72 bpm3:18

spotlight.three instructors to know.

01 / 03
portrait of jess harlow
spotlight 01qualified jan 2026
mat instructor, manchester14 classes a week

jess qualified in january and now teaches fourteen mat classes a week. her rule: plan for twenty, then teach the room that actually turns up.

45 minute mat, standing to floor. no props, so late arrivals can join without stopping the room.

two gyms in manchester. weekday mornings and evenings.

portrait of aisha karim
spotlight 02qualified mar 2026
mat instructor, dubaicover list to her own slot

aisha spent six weeks on a studio's cover list, said yes to every early slot, and had her own 7am class by week seven.

30 minute sunrise mat. breath, then spine, then a slow burn through the hips.

a boutique studio in jumeirah. weekdays at 7am, with a waiting list.

portrait of priya nair
spotlight 03qualified 2025
mat instructor, londonsold out since june

priya couldn't find a studio slot in london, so she hired a community hall. twenty mats, one speaker and a waiting list since june.

50 minute mat on a hall floor, with cues that carry without a mic.

a community hall in hackney. thursday evenings and sunday mornings.

swipe to meet the next
formatbymollynew reel, 2 hours ago on instagram

three ways to
cue the hundred.

for a full room, a quiet room and a room that isn't listening.

city guides.classes worth booking.

city guide 01
dubai.
local time--:--
25.20° n55.27° e

12 studios and classes worth booking.

city guide 02new
london.
local time--:--
51.51° n0.13° w

9 studios and classes worth booking.

city guide 03
sydney.
local time--:--
33.87° s151.21° e

7 studios and classes worth booking.

city guide 04
new york.
local time--:--
40.71° n74.01° w

11 studios and classes worth booking.

the lounge.trending this week.

coming up.live and in person.

18
sep
live: teaching in heat.online, 7pm dubai
25
sep
ask molly, live.online, 8pm dubai
04
oct
workshop: cueing a full room.dubai, 12 spaces

fourteen sections

hub.everything, in one place.

fourteen sections, 412 things

based on your first 90 days

suggested.picked for you.

start here this week

because your classes are getting bigger

voice care.

nine minutes on protecting your voice across a busy teaching week.

9 min

class plans.for the way you teach.

guides.useful right now.

instructors only

the lounge.ask, share, swap.

this week's question

what's one cue you stole from another instructor?

molly

52 answers so far
member pass

sophie
hart.

mat instructor, dubai

classes completed47 qualifiedmay 26 founder04 / 20

my class plans.three saved.

keep going.your first 90 days.

04 / 12
04 up next, lesson 04cueing without demonstrating.3:12 of 8:00

playlists.saved for class.

cool down.

12 tracks, spotify

warm up.

14 tracks, spotify

the flow.

15 tracks, spotify

sunday slow.

10 tracks, spotify

the burn.

16 tracks, spotify

journal.notes for future you.

after saturday's classthe full room

what landed today?

saved.ready when you are.

return to.worth a refresh.

lesson series

leading a room.

finished 3 weeks ago
lesson series

the mic, part one.

finished in august
guide

teaching in heat.

finished last month
format 09

hips, then heart.

taught twice

certificates.keep them current.

sat 12 sep, 9amthe full room.
9:00 startends 9:4518 moves
warm up.6 min
breathing 2roll down 2pelvic curl 2
standing.12 min
standing roll down 4side bend 4leg pumps 4
floor.15 min
the hundred 3roll up 3single leg circles 3shoulder bridge 3swan 3
core.8 min
single leg stretch 3criss cross 3teaser 2
cool down.4 min
spine stretch forward 2final breathing 2
moves31 in the library
3min section
total45:00

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