Send us a text Welcome 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 Season one and two, there were many opinions expressed about the Pilates method, but this time around there were also insights shared about the Pilates history in photos and magazine articles. There were complimentary modalities presented and how they fit in to the Pilates landscape. Many episodes illuminated the versatility of Joe’s method and hi...
Dec 28, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Send us a text You know, maybe there is something to this idea of six degrees of separation. My guest today, Roberta Kirschenbaum and I and Joe Pilates walked the same streets in New York City and actually, climbed the same stairs in the now famed building, 939 8th Avenue. Without being aware of each other, Roberta and I both took dance classes on the second floor at Clark Center not knowing that on the same floor Joe Pilates once had his first and only Contrology gym. It was during a ballet cla...
Dec 14, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Send us a text Injuries are sometimes unavoidable. Though I’ve always contended that an injury can be one of our greatest teachers, it’s comforting to know if surgery is necessary, having an experienced and caring surgeon can ease some of the anxiety produced by going under the knife. With us on this episode is one of those caring physicians, his name is Dr. Spencer Stein. Dr. Stein is a Sports Medicine surgeon who specializes in repairing shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. His intention is to e...
Nov 30, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Send us a text The 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, but Joe Pilates understood what to do, in fact, he invented two small devices to help correct the feet. The foot corrector and the Toe exerciser or sometimes referred to as the Toe Gizmo, were designed to strengthen and make supple the very foundation of our skeleton. I’ve asked our guest today, Karen Moran, a physical therapist to explain from her per...
Nov 16, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Send us a text We 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 practicing the Pilates method for sixty-two years and teaching for over fifty-four. There is so much to Lolita’s story from an illustrious ballet career, meeting and learning from Jospeh Pilates to her own Pilates programs that she imparts to students across the globe. Lolita shares stories and thoughts about Joe and his method. For more informatio...
Nov 02, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Send us a text Photojournalist Chuck Rapoport, the man hired by Sports Illustrated for a one day assignment to photograph Joseph Pilates, is here to share a part of that story and others including his time at the White House photographing President Kennedy. For more information about Chuck Rapoport - http://icrapoport.com/ Music credits: Guitar player - Eduardo Christian "Good Pace" - Thomas Gresen Support the show...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Send us a text When a Pilates conversation happens especially with those who have only heard bits and pieces about the method, usually there is nervous laughter about bodies contorting on torturous contraptions. But all that changes when someone begins a Pilates program and is introduced to this brilliant system. They get to work on fun apparatus like the reformer, the different chairs and barrels and even the Cadillac. There are a number of Pilates apparatus companies supplying studios and indi...
Oct 05, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Send us a text On 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 Cori, a disciple of Joe Pilates. Unless you’re a Facebook follower of Jonathan Grubb, the Pilates historian, you may not have heard of Naja Cori and neither had Judith. Special thanks: Hot Coffee by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of... Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Str...
Sep 21, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Send us a text Our guest is Full professor, Dr. Nic Butowski, a neuro-oncologist who researches brain disease at UCSF in the Neuro-oncologist department. He also is a Pilates devotee. Though his specialty is researching and studying brain cancer, today we’re focusing on brain health and, if the Pilates method is a key factor in maintaining a healthy brain. Dr. Nic says we hold psychological and physical tension in our fascia and in the way we move. By practicing the Pilates method regularly, his...
Sep 07, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Send us a text I’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 the Pilates method? Our guest today is Mara Sievers and she’s created an online educational platform for Pilates instructors especially those just entering this field. Mara, a former actress and dancer had a career in musical theatre and it offered her the chance to travel and express her stage talents in a variety of venues. It was at one of these ...
Aug 24, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Send us a text Joe Pilates’ life’s work is incredibly versatile. On one end of the spectrum his exercise program attracts people interested in mainly becoming fit, but at the other end, people seek out Pilates because it can help heal the body. Our guest today is Linda Burquez, a certified Pilates instructor and master teacher in Qigong, also a healing modality. Linda explains beautifully the healing possibilities of combining Qigong and Pilates. For more information about Qigong please visit: h...
Aug 10, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Send us a text Liz Koch is the creator of Core Awareness, an educational website dedicated to understanding the psoas through enhanced somatic awareness. She’s had 45 years of experience and her unique approach to movement has garnered a large following both nationally and internationally. She’s authored a number books that focus on kinesthetic intelligence and somatic awareness for developing our human potential. According to Liz, the psoas is much more than our deepest spinal muscle. She says ...
Jul 28, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Send us a text Unless you’re a Pilates geek, you may not know the history of Joe Pilates, especially the time period when he was interned on the Isle of Man during WW1. In this episode, Jonathan Grubb, a Pilates instructor, practitioner and Pilates historian has lived on this Isle almost his entire life. Situated between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, Jonathan originally began his research into the life of Joe Pilates after discovering his own great grandfather was interned at the same camp...
Jul 04, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Send us a text As 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 still going strong after sixty-one years of practicing and teaching Pilates. Since 1975, Mary's taught Joe's method and for the last twenty-six years has folded in to Joe's teachings her own Pilates Plus Psyche. According to Mary, Joe addressed the whole body in each move, but she's added her own Pilates Plus Psyche to address the whole person, consci...
Jun 29, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Send us a text It'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 today’s episode, I’m turning the mic on myself and for the first time speaking out about my life-changing experience. It won’t be the entire story, but enough for you to understand my absence. For those of you who don’t know me personally or aren’t one of my students, I was exposed to Covid-19 in November of 2020. I had no idea how my life perception woul...
Jun 04, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Send us a text As 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. We begin with John Steel, author of the hotly debated book, Caged Lion... Support the show
Dec 02, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Send us a text Paige Dent, a third generation classical Pilates instructor began her love of movement as a young competitive all-around gymnast where she learned hard work and discipline. Later, when she discovered the Pilates method, she delighted in knowing it was a natural evolution of her gymnastics training. In 2005, after experiencing what she now describes as, “Pilates lite," Paige took the next step and became certified with Power Pilates in Atlanta, Georgia. A move to England offered Pa...
Nov 18, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Send us a text My guest today is Tracy Belcher, the founder and managing editor of the popular Pilates blog and brand, Pilatay. Tracy is a classical Pilates instructor, Franklin Method teacher and former marketing and communications professional. And though Tracy is completely obsessed with classical Pilates, she says it has a public relations problem - actually two. Problem #1 - An awareness issue: People do not understand what classical Pilates is and what makes it different from its contempor...
Nov 04, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Send us a text What Olympic sport asks of its athlete to have 3 distinct qualities: the carriage of royalty, the freedom of a lap dancer and the delicate hands of a lady or gentleman? If you guessed Dressage horseback riding, you’re absolutely right. In today's episode, Allison Mathy, a 2008 USDF Gold medalist trains horses and riders at Lyric Dressage, her facility located in Petaluma, CA. But Allison is also a Pilates devotee and you'll learn just how many similarities there are between classi...
Oct 19, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Send us a text What is it like to be at the helm of the most recognized classical Pilates apparatus manufacturer in the world? In this episode, David Rosencrans, co-owner of Gratz Industries shares his thoughts about his role and his company's role in the classical Pilates industry. Support the show
Oct 07, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Send us a text In today's episode, a Pilates mystery will finally be revealed! It all began when my guest, Nora Gomez-Dears was in Bob Leinken’s certification program, The Pilates Standard. A culminating requisite was to research a part of the Pilates history. Bob mandated that all of his graduates dig deep into the life of Joseph Pilates or the apparatus he invented and share those results with the other students. Nora chose the Jump Board, an added accessory to the Reformer. Looking to find ou...
Sep 23, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Send us a text Simona Cipriani and Joe Muscolino are a wife and husband powerhouse. They impart Pilates information from two different perspectives. Simona is a Second Generation instructor from the Romana Kryzanowska lineage and Joe is a chiropractor who specializes in manual and movement therapies. In this episode, Simona and Joe share their love of movement and how they utilize the healing power of the Pilates method to address various pathological conditions. Support the show...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Send us a text In 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 these 2 huge responsibilities. Our guest is Sasha Koziak, a Second generation Pilates instructor who was certified in 1996 by Romana Kryzanowska. Four years later, certificate in hand, Sasha opened her own studio and quickly developed a following. Between running a successful studio and raising her two boys, Sasha felt happy and fulfilled. But as the mont...
Aug 26, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Send us a text Our guest, John Steel, author of the recently published book, Caged Lion shares pieces of his story and the unique relationship he had with Joe Pilates. For Joe, his Contrology method would solve every physical and mental ailment to anyone who practiced it. For John, it was a time in his life when he needed something to help anchor him and so Contrology found its way into his life. John takes us back to the 1960’s when he first met Joe and Clara. Part biographical, part historical...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Send us a text What does push pull mean? Can push and pull be done at the same time? Can anyone experience it? Pilates instructor and studio owner, Glenn Wilkinson shares his thoughts and ideas about this critical concept in the Pilates method. Support the show
Jul 29, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Send us a text Today’s episode is filled with historical information surrounding the years Joe Pilates was interned on the Isle of Man. Our guest, Jonathan Grubb who lives on the Isle of Man, discovered the teachings of Joseph Pilates in 2013 and soon after, learned that his great-grandfather was interned on the Isle of Man at the very same time as Joseph Pilates and in the same sub camp inside Camp Knockaloe. Though there is no proof, it’s believed that his great grandfather was actually one of...
Jul 15, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Send us a text I’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 strong after 61 years of practicing and teaching Pilates. When Mary was 29 years old, she discovered Joseph Pilates while scanning a NYC newspaper and saw an article about him. He was being interviewed about his exercise studio and his Contrology method. What caught Mary’s eye was the accompanying photo of a man of medium height, barelegged, bare ch...
Jul 01, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text I’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 the shots. But there is also the supporting cast, and just like with the supporting cast, in the body, there are the hands, arms, shoulders, head, the feet, shins, and thighs. But they don’t move correctly until they get their cue from the lead actor, or from what is our topic for today, the pelvic girdle. Joining me in the studio is my guest is Mer...
Jun 17, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text Reiner Grootenhuis was born in Berlin and his journey to finding his life’s work started as a 12-year-old racing cyclist, training 5 days a week, resting on Saturday and racing on Sunday. Reiner explored other sports as well, such as rowing and weightlifting, but all of these activities took a toll on his body and his physical pain was constant. There was something missing in his overall body conditioning and after much research he discovered autogenic training, a little known rel...
Jun 03, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text In this episode, you’ll learn about a unique approach to teaching the Pilates method. Owner of Pilates & Arts Studio, Tannis Kobrinsky, shares her passion for Pilates and visual art and how she combines both to an appreciative community in Echo Park, Los Angeles. Tannis Kobrinsky’s studio is experiencing first hand the COVID-19 crisis, and by featuring her story perhaps listeners will be moved to help support her. Original air date: December 8, 2019 Support the show...
May 20, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 26
