Thinking Pilates Podcast

Chantill Lopez, Debora Kolwey + James Crader•skillfulteaching.com

Pilates is a mindset. Movement is a practice. Teaching is a relationship. We talk about it all. The Thinking Pilates Podcast is a fun, edgy, insightful, and relevant (slightly irreverent) conversation that will make ANY Pilates teacher -- or yoga, or dance, or anyone who teaches movement -- pause and reconsider how they do what they do. Join us as we probe the inner edges of the Pilates industry and the outer limits of movement science, psychology, art, mindfulness and more. We’re in search of how to be better humans through movement and the Pilates mindset. It’s a wild ride. Jump on!

Created by Chantill Lopez, founder of Skillful Teaching, and co-hosted by master teacher trainer and mentor Debora Kolwey, of the Pilates Center in Boulder, CO, and master teacher and founder of PhysicalThinking.com and owner of Evolved Body Studio, James Crader.

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Ep 14: SPECIAL EPISODE! The Origins of Pilates Part 2 – Don't miss this!

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Sep 28, 2015•50 min

Ep 13: SPECIAL EPISODE! The Origins of Pilates Part 1 – Don’t miss this!

The Thinking Pilates Podcast is about providing you with awesome content about Pilates, the method itself and how to teach it, what it’s like to be a teacher and how we can EXCELL at teaching as a craft. That’s why from now on I’m giving you access to TONS of the most awesome interviews, workshops, […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 28, 2015•1 hr 1 min

Episode 12: Two Teachers Get REAL with SELF-PRACTICE

Conversation with two teachers about their experience working with resistance, self-doubt, self-care, and internal motivation in a recent round of the 28-day Fulfilled & Successful Pilates Teacher Online Course. If you need a little pick-me-up, want to know you’re not alone and are curious to learn more about how the 28-day course can actually impact […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 28, 2015•31 min

Ep 11: Developing Confidence Without Knowing All The Answers

In this episode of The Thinking Pilates Podcast Chantill and Debora explore creating space within teaching, space to be without all the answers and navigate the myriad challenges of teaching by developing a strong self-practice. Hear about how to cultivate self-reliance, ownership, personal responsibility, a dedication to develop yourself as a human being, to be […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2015•34 min

Ep 10: Stacey Mulvey: A Teacher’s Journey to Transformation, Change & Embodying The Practice

In this episode Chantill interviews recent TT graduate Stacey Mulvey who shares with us her journey to becoming a Pilates teacher that was not only surprising but life changing. Listen to Stacey’s story and find yourself, your struggles, fears, and successes in her experience – one that so many of us have shared. Learn more […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2015•59 min

Ep 9: Becoming a Teacher – Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and Support Along The Way

In the next two episodes, Debora and I talk about the teacher training journey, where we can get held up, waylaid, thrown for a loop, lose our minds, and where and how we can support ourselves along the way. If you are in the midst of your TT or newly out of training, I think […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2015•43 min

Ep 8: The Power of Consistency – Creativity, Successful Learning & Safety

In this episode, The Power of Consistency – Creativity, Successful Learning & Safety, we welcome another special guest, Melissa Kakavas, educational director at Evolve Movement in Raleigh, NC. We continue the very rich and super cool topic of using the original Pilates orders as a framework for fostering creativity, successful development of us as teachers as well […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2015•46 min

Ep 7: Following Orders – To Hinder or Inspire?

In this episode we continue talking about how the heart of the Pilates philosophy informs the way we teach specifically when and why we might choose to follow “traditional” or “original” orders or not. If you have a strong opinion about this topic, which most people do, you will get a lot out of our conversation. Is […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•31 min

Ep 6: Insights From The Inner Teacher – Do You Have One and Where Does it Lead You?

Special Guest: Studio Owner, Melissa Francis We all struggle. We all lose faith in what we do. We all search for purpose, a point of view, a philosophy. Chantill Lopez continues the discussion about the Pilates philosophy with Balanced Body faculty and studio owner Melissa Francis of Intelligent Exercise LLC in Ann Arbor Michigan. Hear […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•23 min

Ep 5: The Pilates Philosophy – Do You Really Know What It Is?

In our fifth episode of the Thinking Pilates podcast we tackle a large, deeply rich and inspiring topic about what the Pilates philosophy actually is and how teachers integrate it into their teaching, how we can educate other teachers and help them work from the philosophy more often. The podcast explores Joseph Pilates’ original texts and goes down […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•40 min

Ep 4: Two Simple Questions for Sustaining Confidence

In this episode Debora and I have a brief and rich conversation about what we can do to help us find some space in our heads and create calm and confidence in our teaching while we are in it as well as in the time between. Hear what we both have to say about creating awareness […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•26 min

Ep 3: Clearing The Clutter For More Effective Teaching

Part 3, the final part in our Introduction series. In this third section of our first episode we dive in to the topic of “clearing the clutter” from our heads in order to teach from a place of greater confidence, less self-doubt and more simplicity. We explore what kinds of clutter we can be plagued […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•22 min

Ep 2: What Does it Mean to THINK Pilates?

Awake. Alive. And Inspired. Part 2 In this episode, which is actually part 2 of episode 1, Debora Kolwey and Chantill Lopez continue to explore our objectives and hopes for the podcast and talk a little about what it means to “think” Pilates. They look at teaching and practicing from the point of view of […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•16 min

Ep 1: Awake, Alive and Inspired. The Beginning.

Awake. Alive and Inspired. Introductions. The Thinking Pilates Podcast is a conversation and exploration of the rich layers of teaching Pilates beyond just technique. Author, mentor, coach and master teacher trainer Chantill Lopez, founder of SkillfulTeaching.com, along with master teacher trainer and mentor Debora Kolwey, of the Pilates Center in Boulder, CO, take on topics […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2015•8 min

Ep 17: How To Use Story For More Powerful Teaching

With author of “Plus One – Finding God on the Yoga Mat” Cori Martinez In this podcast, we’re brining back an awesome interview with author and master yoga teacher trainer, Cori Martinez. Enjoy this unique take on framing and focusing your classes. It was such an amazing pleasure to have my dear friend, teacher, peer and […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 20120

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