Latest Pilates teacher Podcast Episodes
Elena Bartley ~ Latin American Pilates Educator/Former soloist for Dance Theatre of Harlem
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - July 16, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In the 1980’s, Elena Bartley our guest today was a company member of Dance Theater of Harlem, the most prestigious black ballet dance company in the world. As fortune would have it, Elena learned about the Contrology System AKA Pilates, from the company’s executive direc...
Tee Encarnacion ~ Pilates Pro-Maintenance
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - July 02, 2024 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Hey all of you studio and home apparatus owners! How often do you clean and maintain your apparatus? Were you ever shown how to properly care for your equipment? Our guest today is Tee Encarnacion who is the Owner of Pilates Pro-Maintanence located in New York City and h...
Special Guests - Mora Babineau & Elizabeth O'Rourke
Pilates Teachers' Manual - June 21, 2024 02:00 - 57 minutesToday the wonderful Mora Babineau and Elizabeth O'Rourke of studio47 Pilates join me on the podcast. They share their experience working in the Pilates industry for almost two decades, how Pilates has evolved over that time, and how they've adapted with it. They share the importance of apprentic...
Joseph DeRuvo ~ Universal Pilates Machine
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - June 18, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Over the course of nearly a hundred years, the design, form and manufacturing of Joe Pilates’ invention, the Reformer hasn’t changed much. But manufacturing materials have continued to evolve and in the 1950’s, Joe’s Reformer changed from a wood frame to that of aluminum...
Intuitive Transitions
Pilates Teachers' Manual - June 07, 2024 02:00 - 22 minutesProgramming your Pilates classes using intuitive transitions saves you time and energy as a teacher, and maximizes what you can accomplish in class as a student. In today's episode, I discuss strategies for around the world programming, the value on 90 degree turns, and taking the path of least ...
Bela Resendes ~ Pilates for Teens
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - June 04, 2024 14:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. For those of us who are adults and have only faint memories of what it was like to be in the world as a teenager, today I’d like to introduce you to Bela Resendes, a sophomore at Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton. Florida. For the last 2 years, Bela has b...
A Closer Look At Footwork
Pilates Students' Manual - May 24, 2024 02:00 - 26 minutesThis episode is a deep dive into all things footwork. Curious about the why behind the what of one the most common reformer Pilates exercises? Learn what muscles are working, different ways to perform the exercise, and why it's a great addition to any Pilates program when you tune in! I want to...
Shari Berkowitz ~ The Vertical Workshop
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - May 21, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. On this episode, we have with us Shari Berkowitz, the creator and founder of the Vertical Workshop. Shari travels nationally and internationally imparting the Pilates methodology but with a comprehensive focus on bio-mechanics. Shari has many thoughts about many Pilates ...
Dimensions Of Difficulty
Pilates Teachers' Manual - May 10, 2024 02:00 - 22 minutesThe difficulty of every Pilates exercise can be adjusted in three dimensions: strength, flexibility, and coordination. As teachers, we can manipulate the variables of lever length, base of support, equipment settings, exercise complexity, and range of motion to make exercises more or less challe...
Colleen Cappiello ~ A mother's love and determination
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - May 07, 2024 14:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Your daughter has cancer. Can there be four words more frightening for a parent to hear? Our guest today is Colleen Cappiello, a Pilates studio owner who has found herself juggling the running of her studio and being her daughter’s fiercest advocate as her daughter recov...
The Power Of Patience
Pilates Students' Manual - April 26, 2024 02:00 - 20 minutesThere are benefits to doing Pilates in the short, mid, and long term, and the longer you consistently do Pilates, the more benefits you can gain. I've done Pilates for several years myself, and I work with clients who've done Pilates from one day to one decade. Tune in to hear what's waiting fo...
Dale Matzkow ~ The Lawrence Hayward story
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - April 23, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In the early 1960’s, Joseph and Clara Pilates welcomed an assistant named, Lawrence Hayward into their lives. Lawrence spent so much time with Joe and Clara, documenting Joe’s work that he eventually moved in with them, spending a great deal of time in the Contrology st...
Special Guest - Tabatha Russell
Pilates Teachers' Manual - April 19, 2024 02:00 - 58 minutesTabatha Russell, owner of Tab Pilates studio in Chicago and master educator for Balanced Body, joins me on the podcast. She shares her the winding road of her Pilates teaching career, what she's learned from leading teacher trainings, the importance of mentorship, and her advice for new instruct...
The Goal Of Pilates Shapes Your Teaching
Pilates Teachers' Manual - April 05, 2024 02:00 - 17 minutesAs a Pilates teacher, what do you think is the goal of Pilates? Is it to perfectly execute the choreography? Is it to rehab an injury? To get stronger, more flexible, or more coordinated? To rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit? Is the goal of doing Pilates to meet physical activity guidelines, or ...
What Is March Matness?
Pilates Students' Manual - March 29, 2024 02:00 - 18 minutesYou may have seen a recent influx of people posting Pilates mat exercise on social media in March. Tune in to today's episode to learn about the inception of March Matness, what is is, how you can get involved, and why seeing lots of people sharing their version of Pilates exercises on social me...
Taking The Stress Out Of Teaching Evaluations
Pilates Teachers' Manual - March 22, 2024 02:00 - 21 minutesBeing evaluated as a teacher can be a big source of stress, but it doesn't have to be! Tune in to today's episode the learn about what to keep in mind going into a teaching evaluation, how to shine during your teaching evaluation, and why receiving periodic feedback from another teacher is an im...
Giving Individual Attention In A Group Class
Pilates Teachers' Manual - March 08, 2024 03:00 - 22 minutesToday's episode explore my favorite ways to make students feel seen, safe, and challenged in group classes. Group classes are a popular way to exercise in every fitness modality, Pilates included, and you'll likely teach lots group classes over the course of your Pilates teaching career. The pri...
What Is The Goal Of Pilates?
Pilates Students' Manual - March 01, 2024 03:00 - 15 minutesWhat is the purpose of doing Pilates? You may already have your own answer to this question, but there's lots of ways to answer it and lots of different lenses to look through. Tune in to hear about Joseph Pilates' goal of doing Pilates as well as how different schools of thought in Pilates appr...
Tips For Keeping Your Teaching Fresh
Pilates Teachers' Manual - February 23, 2024 03:00 - 22 minutesThere might be periods of time teaching Pilates that can feel stale or even boring, but don't worry! This episode explores some of my favorite tips for finding inspiration, staying connected to your Pilates practice, and keeping things fresh for yourself and your clients. Tune in! I want to hea...
2023 Season Five Highlight show
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - December 26, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Hello everyone, I want to thank you for taking the time to listen to S5 and a very special thank you to my subscribers, Buttercup Sally, Li-Ma, Rachel and Pat. Please consider supporting this podcast as I hope you agree with my subscriber's sentiments, “Darien, you con...
Anna Shaffer ~ Joe Pilates student/First Generation Pilates teacher
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - December 19, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. As we close Season 5, it's only fitting that we end with the student who studied with Joe Pilates the longest, Anna Shaffer. As Anna says, proper posture or “proper body alignment” as Joe reminded her throughout her studies, gives you confidence and elegance both physica...
Special Guest - Stephanie Neal
Pilates Teachers' Manual - December 15, 2023 03:00 - 53 minutesStephanie Neal of Pilates HQ joins me on the podcast today. She shares her Pilates journey, her experience learning and integrating Pilates as a physical therapist, finding balance between running a studio and making time for herself, and some incredibly relevant advice for new teachers. Tune in...
2023 Wrap Up
Pilates Students' Manual - December 08, 2023 03:00 - 12 minutesAs 2023 draws to a close, we look back on this year's episodes, look forward to 2024, and reflect on the incredible milestones met this year. Tune in! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesstudentsmanual. Full show notes and episo...
Paula Mourin ~ Pilates Ministry
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - December 05, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This is a beautiful account of how Joe’s work has helped to heal the body, mind and soul. Today’s episode is a touching one. It involves the church, the prison system and a woman who took her own suffering and discovered how the power of Pilates could save her and others...
Practice Teaching Tips
Pilates Teachers' Manual - December 01, 2023 03:00 - 23 minutesIf you're nervous to start practice teaching, you're not alone! It's scary to put yourself out there and dive in the deep end of teaching another person Pilates, but I've got some tips and tricks to help you along on your journey, as well as some advice and stories from when I first began teachi...
Sarah King ~ The ELDOA method
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - November 21, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Have you heard of a Method called ELDOA? This modality was created by world-renowned osteopath, Guy Voyer who designed it to help bring the body into balance and to heal the spine. Our guest today, Sarah King is a Pilates teacher who teaches Guy Voyer's work to classica...
How To Teach More Positively
Pilates Teachers' Manual - November 10, 2023 03:00 - 22 minutesDo you want to teach in a more positive way, but aren't sure where to start? This episode is all about framing our cues, thoughts, and expectations more positively while we teach a Pilates class. We outline three categories of Pilates students who aren't doing what you asked in class, and offer ...
Jennifer Abrams ~ Having Hard Conversations
All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert - November 07, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Teacher’s - Have you ever had a disruptive student? If so, how did you handle this situation? And if you’re a student, have you ever had a teacher you wanted to divorce? Having Hard Conversations by Jennifer Abrams is our guest today and I’ve asked her to talk about how ...
Normal Human Variability
Pilates Students' Manual - November 03, 2023 02:00 - 22 minutesIt is normal for human bodies to be a little bit different, from the shape of our bones, to how tall we are, to how flexible we are. We can work to improve our strength, flexibility, and coordination doing Pilates, but we are all starting at different points, and we do have some structural limit...
How Our Words Impact Our Clients
Pilates Teachers' Manual - October 27, 2023 02:00 - 24 minutesToday we look at the way our words impact our clients' experience in a Pilates class. Our language can prime our clients to expect a positive or negative outcome, and can influence how our clients feel about themselves and movement. We explore how fear-based cuing about alignment or subjects lik...
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