Thats a great question.  I always teach breathing and effective muscular engagement to even my newest clients.  Especially breath.  That being said, every person has a different threshold for integration of information.  Likely I would be far less picky with a student who is a lay person.  Tucker, on the other hand, is a student on her journey to becoming a Pilates teacher with a very high degree of body awareness and the desire to go deep even if it is difficult.  For these reasons  I chose to work with her the way I did here and also because I knew she would benefit from it.  I believe that it is super important for her to understand these concepts in her own body so she can better communicate them to her eventual students. Hopefully this is helpful to you as well.  Please let me know and thanks!