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In this Podcast, I will share my transformational journey to become a Health Coach. In each episode, I will address a different subject that impacts our well-being, whether physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually - because I've learned that being healthy means being in balance. If you’d like to make amazing discoveries, improve your health, get inspired, and yet find sustainable ways to live and help the planet, tune in! You are in the right place!
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Darien Gold, producer, writer, editor and host of All Things Pilates, brings her style and interviewing skills she developed in 2017 as a radio show host. Since then, Darien’s intention continues to light the way and bring greater exposure of the Contrology System and listeners rely on her and her guests for additional insights into the Pilates community. The Pilates Method is considered a global phenomenon and it has profoundly changed both the wellness and fitness conversations. Though we ...
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Send 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 Philadelphia, and he and his company service equipment in studios and in h…
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Send us a Text Message. I’m talking to Ayla Nova – a yoga Nidra guide in today's episode. Ayla began her training at an Ashram in India where she studied the practice and philosophy of Tantra Yoga which later evolved into her connection with Yoga Nidra. Later on her journey Ayla was diagnosed with leukemia. As usual, an immune suppression caused by…
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Send 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. In this episode, Joseph DeRuvo, the creator of Barefo…
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Maddy Keck, the Head of Mentorship at Awakenpedia. Maddy graduated with great honors from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2021 with a Bachelor‘s in Advertising & Branding. She was also the college national competitive equestrian champion individually and as a team rider. After working…
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Send 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 been studying the Pilates Method at her mom’s studio, De…
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to my dear friend Wanda Malhotra, the founder of Crunchy Mama Box - a mission-driven wellness platform with an ethical marketplace featuring curated products. Wanda is a fellow Integrative Nutrition Health Coach certified by IIN, a Lifestyle journalist for Authority Magazine, a successful entr…
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Send 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 things and we get into it! About Darien Gold ~ https://…
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Chloe Redmond, the visionary behind Vino Vaquera Consulting – the mindful digital marketing agency where she wears many hats - influencer, social media manager, luxury event designer, and intuitive consultant. After the amazing opportunity to work for Deepak Chopra’s global wellness company…
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Send 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 recovers from cancer. When we have outside challenges that i…
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Jackie Eul the Fit.Green.Happy program director and Mountain Challenge assistant director. Born and raised in the great Chicago area, Jackie longed for a college where she could enjoy the outdoor activities she started appreciating in High School. That’s how she ended up choosing Maryville …
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to my amazing yoga teacher Rachel Littrell. Although very young, Rachel shows an incredible ability to lead her classes. Born in South Carolina and raised here in Maryville -TN, Rachel started practicing yoga when she was only 12. Since then, she has been on and off the mat her whole life. She…
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Send 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 studio. On this first episode of Season 6, we’ll hear new …
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Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, I’m talking to my amazing yoga teacher Amanda Meyers. Amanda is a certified Bikram Yoga Teacher by Bikram Choudhury himself. She also holds a 200-hour Vinyasa Teacher Certification and a 200-hour Cancer and Cardiac Care Yoga Certification. She has continued her studies under several great Yogis in numerou…
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Send us a Text Message. On today’s episode, I’m talking to Cadin Naylor who is Barbara and Kevin Naylor’s (from 5Sprouts Farm) oldest son. Cadin is living proof that the seeds we plant in our kids throughout parenthood will sooner or later become sprouts. After graduating from high school and working in the food industry for almost a decade, Cadin …
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Send us a Text Message. On today’s episode, I’m talking to the amazing Terri Lyon - The Activist for Activists. Author of Make a Difference with Mental Health Activism and What's on Your Sign? How to focus your passion and change the world. Terri is a licensed psychologist and PhD, whose career experience includes government research, managing trai…
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Send us a Text Message. On today’s episode, I’m talking to the amazing couple Barbara & Kevin Naylor from 5Sprouts farm. 5Sprouts is a micro-farm where Barbara and Kevin grow 100% organic vegetables in less than ½ acre lot in a Maryville, TN subdivision. They follow permaculture principles like no-till and composting and also Back to Eden Methods l…
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Send 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 consistently produce quality shows that are filled with info…
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Send 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 physically and psychologically. Anna shares more memories of h…
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Send 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. My guest is Paula M, a new Pilates teacher who offers…
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Send 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 classical Pilates teachers in Berlin, Germany. Sarah has a manua…
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Send 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 to navigate uncomfortable conversations in our studios.…
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Send us a Text Message. Every Monday morning while having my coffee in bed, I log on to my Youtube account and listen and watch Gil Hedley and his Monday morning anatomy offering. Two human forms he respectfully refers to as Anna and Zee, help him share his vast anatomy knowledge. So whether it’s a joint in the body, the heart and lung relationship…
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Send us a Text Message. Jen Murphy, our guest today writes for the Wall Street Journal and has two columns: What's Your Workout and Anatomy of a Workout. Recently, Jen wrote the WSJ article, Men Suddenly Feel the Pull of Pilates, helping to further promote the reality that the Pilates Method is for every Body. Jen has interviewed public figures fro…
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Send us a Text Message. As America continues to grapple with its cultural and racial challenges, our very own Pilates community is still experiencing these divisive issues. In this episode, we hear from Rayannah Salahuddin and Rachel Gray, co-owners of Pilates School San Francisco. Classically trained and eternally curious, Rayannah and Rachael hav…
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Send us a Text Message. There has been a flurry of published Pilates manuals coming out of Germany, and more specifically, authored by a Pilates instructor named Reiner Grootenhuis. As a Pilates studio owner, Reiner recognized a need to document Joe’s method in all of its heritage. Reiner has published a number of books, including the well received…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Sonje Mayo, a Pilates educator and physical therapist talks about how she’s combines her experiences as a Joe Pilates student with her physical therapy background. In 2018 when All Things Pilates was a live radio show, Sonje was a guest and I and my listeners learned a bit about her. For instance, we learned…
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Send us a Text Message. Our guest today is Marcela Zia, a former professional ballet dancer, who now represents Empower Pilates, a classical Pilates apparatus company in Brazil. Based on Joe Pilates original designs, but also responsive to the teachers who use the equipment, this company is the latest in the growing need for quality classical appar…
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Send us a Text Message. Now 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 author. Last season, Gwen helped us understand about various spinal pathologies and how she was preparing for the publication of her upcoming book, Safe Movement for All Spines. Today, I thoug…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we’re going to hear from two very influential Pilates educators, Pat Guyton and Kevin Bowen. You may recall from last season listening to the wonderful Pat Guyton and if you’ve been following me for a few years, you might have heard my radio interview with Kevin Bowen on KPCA-Petaluma. Pat and Kevin have kno…
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Send us a Text Message. Healing is a word that’s tossed around a lot, even in the Pilates community. But what constitutes healing and how do we know if healing is taking place? There are many paths to healing, and the melodic sound and vibrational quality of crystal bowls is such a path. Here to explain about this growing field is Carrie Miller, a …
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Send us a Text Message. Our 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 of bed until we turn the lights off at night. Our hands grab, wave, lift, hold, caress..and in addition, our wrists and arms allow us to practice for example, the Long Stretch series on the …
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Send us a Text Message. As you may recall, in 2000 the Pilates community experienced a collective sigh as the Pilates trademark was litigated in a court of law. However, this lawsuit resulted in the Pilates name not deemed proprietary. Now, in 2023, there is yet, another Pilates lawsuit pending, and my guest today Mary Kelly is right smack in the m…
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Send us a Text Message. Hello Pilates Lovers..Just 2 weeks away until All Things Pilates Season Five launches! And as usual, there are varied topics such as details of a Pilates lawsuit, an author’s new book about the spine, insights into cadavers and a healing modality using crystal bowls for the Pilates student. So mark your calendars for June 6t…
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Send us a Text Message. During Season Four, you learned about some of our Pilates history, how best to heal from a hip replacement, the emergence of new authors and even advice and tips on how to run a successful studio. As 2022 comes to a close, I’d like to acknowledge all of my podcast guests and to say thank you very much for sharing a little ab…
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Send us a Text Message. As 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 end it with another. She is the most senior of our Pilates elders and is none other than Mary Bowen. Mary has taught the Contrology system for the last forty seven years. She is also a traine…
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Send us a Text Message. The Pilates Method Alliance had its beginnings in 2001. Kevin Bowen and Colleen Glenn, both Pilates teachers, shared a mutual interest in preserving Joe’s Method. So they invited Pilates teachers, including the First Generation - Ron Fletcher, Mary Bowen, Kathy Grant, Lolita San Miguel and even Romana Kryzanowska, though she…
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Send us a Text Message. My guest today is Roberta Gratz, co-owner of Gratz Industries and wife of the late Donald Gratz, whose father Frank along with a business partner opened a custom metal fabrication business Treitel/Gratz in New York City in the 1920’s. When Mr. Tretial moved on, Frank renamed the business Gratz Industries, Inc. and continued …
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Send us a Text Message. Second Generation Pilates instructors, like myself are referred to as such because we’ve had the privilege of learning the Method from one of Joseph Pilates’ disciples. But there are a handful of us who have had the opportunity to work with more than one disciple and and one of those instructor’s is my guest today. Her name …
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Send us a Text Message. This podcast has featured First Generation Pilates teachers, Second Generation teachers, authors, photographers, equipment owners and even a Pilates historian, but I’ve yet to feature just a regular guy who has taken a liking to the Pilates method. I thought it might be interesting for us to hear from a Pilates civilian, if …
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Send us a Text Message. Jonathan Grubb, Pilates historian appeared on my show for the first time a couple of years ago. He talked about his history based Facebook page, called, “Joseph’s Legacy - Pilates 100 + which at the time had already attracted five thousand followers. Jonathan has lived almost his entire life on the Isle of Man which is a sma…
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Send us a Text Message. Jennifer DeLuca, owner of BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium in Brooklyn, NY. Jennifer began her Pilates life in 1985 at the esteemed High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. Part of the curriculum was a semester of the Pilates Mat under the tutelage of Nancy Butler. Not exactly wowed by Pilates, Jennifer couldn’t have…
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Send us a Text Message. There is no machine that man has invented that can compete with the complexity of our own human spine. The Spine is a masterpiece of science and art. A pillared tapestry of bones, muscles, joints, nerves and connective tissue. But sometimes our spines fail us, they either can no longer keep us upright or disease has decrease…
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Send us a Text Message. Entrepreneurship. What is that exactly? And what does it have to do with the Pilates Method? Well, if are you a Pilates instructor or studio owner, then you may find this interview especially interesting. Our guest is George Tingo, an entrepreneur who has a 40-year career in business and law and founded and practiced law in …
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Send us a Text Message. Our 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 Pilates program called, The Work. Last summer, Nancy had a life changing experience that impacted her own Pilates practice and gave her an entirely new understanding of the body - especially…
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Send us a Text Message. If someone wants to learn the Pilates method, he or she most likely will sign up for a classical or modern Pilates class. However, before there was classical or modern, there was just Joe’s method that he called Contrology, but for some his work is also referred to as “Archival Pilates.” This term means that Joe’s exercises …
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Send us a Text Message. As many of you know, there is an aspect of the Pilates industry that involves law suits about intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, patents and public domain. I thought it important for all of us to learn about these legal terms because so many of us teach online as well as in person and may not be aware of how to p…
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Send us a Text Message. As promised, you will now hear Part two of my interview with Eva Rincke, the author of the Joseph Pilates biography. If you recall, in Part one Eva shared her research of Joe during his childhood all the way through to his internment on the Isle of Man. Today, Eva will talk about Joe Pilates’ new life in America. The 20% off…
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Send us a Text Message. Our guest today is Elizabeth Larkam, a Nationally certified Pilates teacher. Elizabeth has a very extensive background in human anatomy and physiology and used this knowledge to design Pilates programs for the center for sports and dance medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. From 1985 until 2000, Eliz…
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Send us a Text Message. When Joseph Pilates was interned at Camp Knockaloe on the Isle of Man during WWI, little could he imagine that over a century later, a museum would be built very near where he was interned. The Knockaloe Visitor Center took almost ten years from its concept to its grand opening in 2019. At the helm of this visionary project …
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Send us a Text Message. When we think about people practicing the Pilates method or Contrology, most likely we imagine heathy bodies engaging their musculature and employing their minds to get the most out of each class. But what happens if the brain is impaired by disease or injury, is it possible for the body to still get the benefits of Pilates?…
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