All Things Pilates with Darien Gold

Heidi Miller ~ The Mentor's Table

09 Dec 2025

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Send us a textSupport the showAs the former host of the very first Pilates podcast called Beyond the Movement which began in 2005, Heidi Miller is our...

Elvira M. ~ Think you need narcotics? Try the Universal Reformer instead! ~ An arachnoiditis story

25 Nov 2025

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Send us a textHave you ever heard of arachnoiditits? I know, neither had I..But my guest today has. In fact, she’s suffered from this autoimmune iss...

Chloe B. Thompson ~ Overcoming Limits: Living with EDS and POTS Through Pilates

11 Nov 2025

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Send us a textWhat must it feel like to be bedridden with Ehlers Donlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome? My guest today Chloe B...

Roberta Kirchenbaum (Part Two) ~ Betrayal in the House that Joe Built

28 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn part two of my interview with Roberta Kirschenbaum, she shares the devastating account of losing a precious piece of the Pilates Hist...

Roberta Kirschenbaum (Part One) ~ Guiding Hands: The Role of Touch in Teaching Contrology

14 Oct 2025

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Send us a textToday we’re talking about one of the most powerful and sometimes not completely understood tools we have as Pilates teachers; Touch. T...

Gail Forrester ~ Strength and Vitality at Any Age

30 Sep 2025

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Send us a textLiving in Florida where there are many retirees, Gail Forrester our guest today and owner of Ulta Pilates & Well-being, emphasizes t...

Elena Salamone ~ Pilates: Dedicated to the Duty of Healing

16 Sep 2025

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Send us a textCan you remember what you were doing at age sixteen? Our guest Elena Salamone does - in fact, this was the year she began learning Pila...

Sandra Schonrock ~ Mind, Body, Hormones. Enter: Pauseology

02 Sep 2025

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Send us a textBy now, most of you’ve heard of Contrology, the name Joe Pilates gave his exercise system, but have you ever heard of Pauseology? In t...

Richard Brown ~ Pilates in China

19 Aug 2025

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Send us a textSupport the showMarried with 3 kids, 2 dogs and 5 cats, our guest Richard Brown, an Englishman living in China, is a Pilates studio owne...

Jillian Hessel ~ The Pilates Hybrid Mentor

05 Aug 2025

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Send us a textSupport the showOur guest is Jillian Hessel, a Second Generation Pilates teacher who has had the great privilege of learning from many o...

Shelly Knight-Jones ~ Recover, Rebuild and Rise

22 Jul 2025

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Send us a textOur guest today Shelly Knight-Jones, creator of the Knight Technique and Pilates Barre workouts has been through an experience none of u...

Gwen Miller ~ Bone talk: Osteopenia and Pilates

08 Jul 2025

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Send us a textMy guest Gwen Miller and I have a few things in common. We love what we do, we enjoy educating our students to the best of our ability a...

Kitti Cheevasittiyanon ~ Contrology in Thailand

24 Jun 2025

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Send us a textThailand, considered to be the #1 tourist destination in the world, now has a new member, Contrology! Join me as ATP welcomes Kitti Chee...

Elizabeth Larkam & Madeline Black ~ Pilates Applications for Health Conditions

10 Jun 2025

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Send us a textElizabeth Larkam and Madeline Black are with us today. These two powerhouse teachers have individually published books in the movement t...

Vineet Buch ~ "I should have started this thirty years ago!"

27 May 2025

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Send us a textMasters athlete, avid chef and tech investor, our guest Vineet Buch is obsessed with being fit. Vineet is a long distance runner, kayake...

Mercy Sidbury ~ All About Eve

13 May 2025

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Send us a textMost of you know that Joe had a group of very talented students who went on to share what he had taught them, either through their own c...

Ale Sain ~ Beating the Odds

29 Apr 2025

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Send us a textWe open Season 7 with a moving and unbelievable story. Our guest Ale Sain is a Pilates studio owner in Costa Rica and she shares an extr...

2024 Season Six Highlight Special

17 Dec 2024

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Send us a textAs we close Season Six, I think we can all agree we learned a lot from our guests and they seemed to have a good time sharing their expe...

Lynn Grandjean ~ Going Swiss! Pilates retreat for Studio owners

03 Dec 2024

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Send us a textNeed a break from running your Pilates studio? Need some ME time? Well, this episode will have your eyes rolling around in their sockets...

Allison Denney ~ Massage anyone?

19 Nov 2024

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Send us a textEver feel like your body just needs a pair of experienced hands to massage your muscles and soften all of that tight fascia you carry ar...

Adrianne Yurgosky ~ Global Pilates Organization

05 Nov 2024

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Send us a textHow does this mission statement sound? “We aim to build and grow communication, opportunity, and support through continued education, ...

Susannah Cotrone ~ Footwork

22 Oct 2024

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Send us a textJoining me today to talk about the exercise cornerstone called Footwork is my friend and colleague, Susannah Cotrone, co-owner of Cotron...

Susan Temkin ~ Pilates and the Spirited Senior

08 Oct 2024

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Send us a textLet’s face it, though gravity keeps us grounded it also pulls us down, from boobs to butts to bellies… If gravity were a person, you...

John Riccitiello & Elizabeth Osterman ~ New owners, Gratz Pilates

24 Sep 2024

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Send us a textThe Pilates apparatus company, Gratz Industries, Inc., has 2 new co-owners. John Riccitiello & Elizabeth Osterman. Both classical Pi...

Joan Blum ~ Perfection and Performance

10 Sep 2024

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Send us a textPerfection in life is a double edged sword. Perfection can lead to excellence and mastery, but it can also lead to obsession and anxiety...

John Vignola ~ Pilates Civilian (Part 2) - Fully recovered

27 Aug 2024

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Send us a textOne of the most well received episodes from last season was with John Vignola and if you haven’t heard his first interview, briefly, h...

Blossom Leilani Crawford ~ Kathy Grant disciple

13 Aug 2024

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Send us a textKathy Grant, a student of Joe Pilates brought so much to the Contrology table. Her inherent love of dance sparkled through even when tea...

Gareth Cornwall, Psychotherapist ~ Joseph H. Pilates, Patient

30 Jul 2024

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Send us a textMany believe it’s the mind that builds the body. Joe Pilates understood this, but did he understand his own mind? On this 100th episod...

Elena Bartley ~ Latin American Pilates Educator/Former soloist for Dance Theatre of Harlem

16 Jul 2024

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Send us a textIn the 1980’s, Elena Bartley our guest today was a company member of Dance Theater of Harlem, the most prestigious black ballet dance ...

Tee Encarnacion ~ Pilates Pro-Maintenance

02 Jul 2024

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Send us a textHey all of you studio and home apparatus owners! How often do you clean and maintain your apparatus? Were you ever shown how to properly...

Joseph DeRuvo ~ Universal Pilates Machine

18 Jun 2024

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Send us a textOver the course of nearly a hundred years, the design, form and manufacturing of Joe Pilates’ invention, the Reformer hasn’t changed...

Bela Resendes ~ Pilates for Teens

04 Jun 2024

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Send us a textFor 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 in...

Shari Berkowitz ~ The Vertical Workshop

21 May 2024

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Send us a textOn this episode, we have with us Shari Berkowitz, the creator and founder of the Vertical Workshop. Shari travels nationally and interna...

Colleen Cappiello ~ A mother's love and determination

07 May 2024

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Send us a textYour daughter has cancer. Can there be four words more frightening for a parent to hear? Our guest today is Colleen Cappiello, a Pilates...

Dale Matzkow ~ The Lawrence Hayward story

23 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn the early 1960’s, Joseph and Clara Pilates welcomed an assistant named, Lawrence Hayward into their lives.  Lawrence spent so much...

2023 Season Five Highlight Special

26 Dec 2023

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Send us a textHello everyone, I  want to thank you for taking the time to listen to S5 and a very special thank you to my subscribers, Buttercup Sall...

Anna Shaffer ~ Joe Pilates student/First Generation Pilates teacher

19 Dec 2023

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Send us a textAs we close Season 5, it's only fitting that we end with the student who studied with Joe Pilates the longest, Anna Shaffer. As Ann...

Paula Mourin ~ Pilates Ministry

05 Dec 2023

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Send us a textThis 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 invo...

Sarah King ~ The ELDOA method

21 Nov 2023

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Send us a textHave you heard of a Method called ELDOA? This modality was created by world-renowned osteopath, Guy Voyer who designed it to help bring ...

Jennifer Abrams ~ Having Hard Conversations

07 Nov 2023

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Send us a textTeacher’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...

Gil Hedley ~ The Integral Anatomy experience

24 Oct 2023

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Send us a textEvery Monday morning while having my coffee in bed, I log on to my Youtube account and listen and watch Gil Hedley and his Monday mornin...

Jen Murphy ~ The Wall Street Journal: Men Suddenly Feel The Pull of Pilates

10 Oct 2023

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Send us a textJen Murphy, our guest today writes for the Wall Street Journal and has two columns: What's Your Workout and Anatomy of a Workout. R...

Rayannah Salahuddin & Rachael Gray ~ Pilates for All ~ Leave no one behind

26 Sep 2023

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Send us a textAs America continues to grapple with its cultural and racial challenges, our very own Pilates community is still experiencing these divi...

Reiner Grootenhuis ~ Pilates teaching manuals

12 Sep 2023

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Send us a textThere has been a flurry of published Pilates manuals coming out of Germany, and more specifically, authored by a Pilates instructor name...

Sonje Mayo ~ Carrying Joe’s message forward

29 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, Sonje Mayo, a Pilates educator and physical therapist talks about how she’s combines her experiences as a Joe Pilates...

Marcela Zia ~ Empower Pilates Apparatus company

15 Aug 2023

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Send us a textOur guest today is Marcela Zia, a former professional ballet dancer, who now represents Empower Pilates, a classical Pilates apparatus c...

Gwen Miller ~ Author, Safe Movement for All Spines

01 Aug 2023

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Send us a textNow part of the Penguin Random House Author club, Gwen Miller is all smiles and is here to share what it’s like to be a new published ...

Pat Guyton & Kevin Bowen ~ If Joe Pilates only knew...

18 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, we’re going to hear from two very influential Pilates educators, Pat Guyton and Kevin Bowen. You may recall from last...

Carrie Miller ~ Pilates and Sound healing

04 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHealing is a word that’s tossed around a lot, even in the Pilates community. But what constitutes healing and how do we know if healin...

Justin Cottle ~ The Hands

20 Jun 2023

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Send us a textOur hands. How often do you think about your hands and all they do for you each and everyday? We put them to work the moment we get out ...

Mary Kelly ~ The Counter Lawsuit

06 Jun 2023

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Send us a textAs you may recall, in 2000 the Pilates community experienced a collective sigh as the Pilates trademark was litigated in a court of law....

Season 5 ~ Two weeks and counting!

23 May 2023

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Send us a textHello Pilates Lovers..Just 2 weeks away until All Things Pilates Season Five launches! And as usual, there are varied topics such as det...

2022 Season Four Highlight Special

27 Dec 2022

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Send us a textDuring Season Four, you learned about some of our Pilates history, how best to heal from a hip replacement, the emergence of new authors...

Mary Bowen ~ The most senior Pilates Elder

13 Dec 2022

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Send us a textAs Season Four comes to a close,  I thought it only fitting as we began the season with a First Generation Pilates teacher that we book...

Carla Harris ~ Executive Director, Pilates Method Alliance

29 Nov 2022

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Send us a textThe Pilates Method Alliance had its beginnings in 2001.  Kevin Bowen and Colleen Glenn, both Pilates teachers, shared a mutual interest...

Roberta Gratz ~ Co-Owner of Gratz Industries (Rebroadcast, 2018)

15 Nov 2022

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Send us a textMy guest today is Roberta Gratz, co-owner of Gratz Industries and wife of the late Donald Gratz, whose father Frank along with a busines...

Pat Guyton ~ In the Elder’s words

01 Nov 2022

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Send us a textSecond Generation Pilates instructors, like myself are referred to as such because we’ve had the privilege of learning the Method from...

John Vignola ~ Pilates Civilian

18 Oct 2022

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Send us a textThis podcast has featured First Generation Pilates teachers, Second Generation teachers, authors, photographers, equipment owners and ev...

Jonathan Grubb ~ Pilates historian & Camp Knockaloe descendant

04 Oct 2022

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Send us a textJonathan Grubb, Pilates historian appeared on my show for the first time a couple of years ago. He talked about his history based Facebo...

Jennifer DeLuca ~ Owner of BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium and Breast cancer Thriver

20 Sep 2022

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Send us a textJennifer DeLuca, owner of BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium in Brooklyn, NY. Jennifer began her Pilates life in 1985 at the esteemed High Scho...

Gwen Miller ~ Safe Movement for All Spines

06 Sep 2022

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Send us a textThere is no machine that man has invented that can compete with the complexity of our own human spine. The Spine is a masterpiece of sci...

George Tingo ~ Are you an Entrepreneur?

23 Aug 2022

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Send us a textEntrepreneurship. What is that exactly? And what does it have to do with the Pilates Method? Well, if are you a Pilates instructor or s...

Nancy Chin ~ Owner, Pilates Avenue Los Gatos, Full hip replacement

09 Aug 2022

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Send us a textOur guest today is Nancy Chin, owner of Pilates Avenue Los Gatos in the city of Los Gatos, California. She is a graduate of the Vintage ...

Christina Gadar ~ Open Access Pilates Archives

26 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIf someone wants to learn the Pilates method, he or she most likely will sign up for a classical or modern Pilates class. However, befor...

Gordon Firemark ~ Copyright Attorney

12 Jul 2022

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Send us a textAs many of you know, there is an aspect of the Pilates industry that involves law suits about intellectual property, copyrights, tradema...

Eva Rincke ~ Author, The Joseph Pilates Biography (Part Two)

28 Jun 2022

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Send us a textAs promised, you will now hear Part two of my interview with Eva Rincke, the author of the  Joseph Pilates biography. If you recall, in...

Elizabeth Larkam ~ Author, Fascia in Motion: Fascia-focused movement for Pilates

14 Jun 2022

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Send us a textOur guest today is Elizabeth Larkam, a Nationally certified Pilates teacher. Elizabeth has a very extensive background in human anatomy ...

Alison Jones ~ Curator, Knockaloe Visitor Center, Isle of Man

31 May 2022

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Send us a textWhen Joseph Pilates was interned at Camp Knockaloe on the Isle of Man during WWI, little could he imagine that over a century later, a m...

Professor Mair Culbreth ~ University of Wisconsin, Neuro Pilates program

17 May 2022

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Send us a textWhen we think about people practicing the Pilates method or Contrology, most likely we imagine heathy bodies engaging their musculature ...

Eva Rincke ~ Author, The Joseph Pilates Biography (Part One)

03 May 2022

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Send us a textThe  Pilates book list is growing and in case you don’t have Eva Rincke’s biography on Joseph Pilates, I highly recommend it. Born ...

Rael Isacowitz ~ Founder, BASI (Body Arts and Science International)

19 Apr 2022

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Send us a textToday we have with us a very accomplished Pilates educator. His name is Rael Isacowitz and his Pilates certification program, BASI - Bod...

Anna Shaffer ~ Joe Pilates student/Pilates elder

05 Apr 2022

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Send us a textBy now, many of you have watched the various archival footage online showing Joe Pilates and a handful of his students practicing his me...

2021 Season Three Highlight Special

28 Dec 2021

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Send us a textWelcome to the ALL THINGS PILATES Season Three highlight show. This Season was a fun one for me and I hope you thought so also. As with ...

Roberta Kirschenbaum ~ Owner, Rolates Pilates studio - 939 8th Avenue, NYC

14 Dec 2021

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Send us a textYou know, maybe there is something to this idea of six degrees of separation. My guest today, Roberta Kirschenbaum and I and Joe Pilates...

Dr. Spencer Stein ~ Orthopedic surgeon

30 Nov 2021

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Send us a textInjuries are sometimes unavoidable. Though I’ve always contended that an injury can be one of our greatest teachers, it’s comforting...

Karen Moran ~ Physical therapist and CEO of Fusion Arts Physical Therapy

16 Nov 2021

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Send us a textThe Feet. Ugh, love ‘em or hate ‘em, we’re stuck with them. Many people experience foot pain and may not know what to do about it,...

Lolita San Miguel ~ Joe Pilates student/Pilates elder

02 Nov 2021

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Send us a textWe are so lucky to have with us today, Lolita San Miguel. Known in the Pilates community as one of our Pilates elders, Lolita has been p...

Chuck Rapoport ~ Photo journalist/Joe Pilates photographer

19 Oct 2021

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Send us a textPhotojournalist Chuck Rapoport, the man  hired by Sports Illustrated for a one day assignment to photograph Joseph Pilates, is here to ...

Joseph DeRuvo ~ Pilates Apparatus innovator & Photographer

05 Oct 2021

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Send us a textWhen a Pilates conversation happens especially with those who have only heard bits and pieces about the method, usually there is nervous...

Judith Green ~ Student of Naja Cori, a Joe Pilates disciple

21 Sep 2021

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Send us a textOn this episode we have with us Judith Green.  Judith has quite a story to tell beginning with how she met and became a student of Naja...

Dr. Nic Butowski ~ Neuro-oncologist and Pilates devotee

07 Sep 2021

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Send us a textOur guest is Full professor, Dr. Nic Butowski, a neuro-oncologist who researches brain disease at UCSF in the Neuro-oncologist departmen...

Mara Sievers ~ Creator of the Pilates Encyclopdia

24 Aug 2021

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Send us a textI’m sure most of you have used an encyclopedia at some point in your life, but did you know there is now an encyclopedia dedicated to ...

Linda Burquez ~ Qigong and Pilates, a healing partnership

10 Aug 2021

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Send us a textJoe Pilates’ life’s work is incredibly versatile. On one end of the spectrum his exercise program attracts people interested in main...

Liz Koch ~ Stalking Wild Psoas

28 Jul 2021

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Send us a textLiz Koch is the creator of Core Awareness, an educational website dedicated to understanding the psoas through enhanced somatic awarenes...

Jonathan Grubb ~ Pilates Historian

04 Jul 2021

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Send us a textUnless you’re a Pilates geek, you may not know the history of Joe Pilates, especially the time period when he was  interned on the Is...

Mary Bowen ~ Pilates elder and creator of Pilates Plus Psyche

29 Jun 2021

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Send us a textAs promised, I’m excited to share with you a very special guest. Her name is Mary Bowen and she is the eldest of the Pilates Elders st...

Darien Gold ~ My Covid Journey

04 Jun 2021

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Send us a textIt's  been over six months since ALL THINGS PILATES has aired a new episode and I wanted to share with you the reason why. So in t...

2020 Season Two Highlight Special

02 Dec 2020

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Send us a textAs Season Two comes to a close and we say good-bye 2020, we wanted to share four of our outstanding podcast and radio show interviews. W...

Paige Dent ~ Third Generation classical Pilates instructor

18 Nov 2020

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Send us a textPaige Dent, a third generation classical Pilates instructor began her love of movement as a young competitive all-around gymnast where s...

Tracy Belcher ~ Classical Pilates has a PR problem!

04 Nov 2020

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Send us a textMy guest today is Tracy Belcher, the founder and managing editor of the popular Pilates blog and brand, Pilatay. Tracy is a classical Pi...

Allison Mathy ~ Classical Dressage/Classical Pilates

19 Oct 2020

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Send us a textWhat Olympic sport asks of its athlete to have 3 distinct qualities: the carriage of royalty, the freedom of a lap dancer and the delica...

David Rosencrans ~ Co-owner, Gratz Industries LLC

07 Oct 2020

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Send us a textWhat is it like to be at the helm of the most recognized classical Pilates apparatus manufacturer in the world? In this episode, David R...

Nora Gomez-Dears ~ The Jump board mystery

23 Sep 2020

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Send us a textIn today's episode, a Pilates mystery will finally be revealed! It all began when my guest, Nora Gomez-Dears was in Bob Leinken’s...

Simona Cipriani & Joe Muscolino ~ Pilates and Pathologies

09 Sep 2020

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Send us a textSimona Cipriani and Joe Muscolino are a wife and husband powerhouse. They impart Pilates information from two different perspectives. Si...

Sasha Koziak ~ Teacher Burn-out

26 Aug 2020

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Send us a textIn today’s episode, we take a look at what it’s like to be a studio owner and mother and all of the expectations that accompany thes...

John Steel ~ Author of Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates & His Legacy

12 Aug 2020

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Send us a textOur guest, John Steel, author of the recently published book, Caged Lion shares pieces of his story and the unique relationship he had w...

Glenn Wilkinson ~ The Push Pull concept

29 Jul 2020

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Send us a textWhat does push pull mean? Can push and pull be done at the same time? Can anyone experience it? Pilates instructor and studio owner, Gl...

Jonathan Grubb ~ Pilates instructor, Isle of Man

15 Jul 2020

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Send us a textToday’s episode is filled with historical information surrounding the years Joe Pilates was interned on the Isle of Man. Our guest, Jo...

Mary Bowen ~ Pilates Elder, Creator of Pilates Plus Psyche

01 Jul 2020

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Send us a textI’m so excited to share with you a very special guest. Her name is Mary Bowen and she is the eldest of the Pilates Elders still going ...

Mercy Sidbury ~ The Pelvic Girdle

17 Jun 2020

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Send us a textI’d like to begin with a little story. The pelvic girdle is similar to a lead actor in a play. The lead actor sets the tone and calls ...