All Things Pilates with Darien Gold - Pilates Expert

Send us a text Perfection in life is a double edged sword. Perfection can lead to excellence and mastery, but it can also lead to obsession and anxiety. In the Pilates community, there is not only a hint of perfectionism but an element of performing, as if on a stage in front of an audience. Joan Blum, our guest, is a 25-year Pilates veteran and former professional dancer. I’ve asked Joan to share her thoughts about the need to be perfect and the need to perform which sadly is often encouraged in different sectors of the Pilates industry. This episode touches on First Generation Pilates teacher, Jay Grimes who recently passed away and who contributed so much in helping to maintain the Contrology system. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer About Joan Blum ~ https://www.instagram.com/joanieblumstagram Support the show

Send us a text One of the most well received episodes from last season was with John Vignola and if you haven’t heard his first interview, briefly, he spoke about his journey from a severe back injury in the 1990’s to taking a chance with the Pilates Method. He saw many specialists who helped a little or not at all. Then with a few little nudges from me, his SIL (sister in law) he discovered the power of the Method and how it helped him become pain-free. Today, he’s back to talk about his full recovery! And I'd like to add, it's not just because JV is family, his message to all of us is a powerful reminder about committing to our health. Here's to your health! About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Support the Show.

Send us a text Kathy Grant, a student of Joe Pilates brought so much to the Contrology table. Her inherent love of dance sparkled through even when teaching the mat exercises. She understood the importance of moving with rhythm without controlling the outcome. Please join me as All Things Pilates welcomes Blossom Leilani Crawford, a student of and confidant to Kathy Grant. Blossom is widely known in part because of her teaching online at Pilatesology and Pilates Anytime. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer About Blossom Leilani Crawford ~ https://www.bridgepilates.com https://blossompilates.com Support the Show.

Send us a text Many believe it’s the mind that builds the body. Joe Pilates understood this, but did he understand his own mind? On this 100th episode of All Things Pilates, I wanted to present something a little different for you. Last year, Gareth Cornwall, a psychotherapist who is our guest today, sent me an email expressing his appreciation for this podcast. Well, it got me thinking about the role our psychology plays in the health of our body and I wondered how Gareth might have treated someone like Joseph Pilates who experienced so much childhood trauma and adversities later in life. So on this special episode, Gareth will take us through some of the process of what it might have been like had he treated or even just made observations about Joseph Pilates. As Gareth says, “Part of reclaiming life after trauma is a return to control - and certainly 'Contrology' seems to have a really positive impact on that journey. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email Gareth Cornwall ~ pilates.evidence@outlook.com Support the Show.

Send 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 director, Kathy Grant who was as many of you know, a disciple of Joe Pilates. After spending two decades as one of the company’s soloists, Elena transitioned to teaching Pilates and brought with her a dancer’s eye for detail and a passion for movement. She also studied with other first generation teachers, Ron Fletcher, Eve Gentry, Jay Grimes and Romana Kryzanowska who all informed Elena’s teaching. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer About Elena Bartley ~ https://tupilates.video Support the Show.

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 New York City and he and his company service equipment in studios and in homes throughout the country and now international as well. Tee will help us understand why we need to maintain our equipment and will share a few tips on how to make our apparatus babies last as long as we do. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer About Pilates Pro-Maintenance ~ https://www.pilatespromaintenance.com Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 Barefoot Contrology and co-founder of Universal Pilates Machine is about to change our idea of Joe's apparatus designs. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Universal Pilates Machine ~ https://universalpilatesmachine.com Instagram: @universalpilatesmachine Support the Show.

Send us a text 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, Delfina Pilates. Last year, I had the pleasure to teach a Wunda chair duet lesson with Bela and her sister, Luna. What I found so refreshing was their pure focus and ability to remain quiet as they took in my detailed cueing. I asked Bela if she’d share with us why in the life of a busy teenager, she makes time for her Pilates practice. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com Support the Show.

Send us a text 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://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Shari Berkowitz/The Vertical Workshop ~ https://www.theverticalworkshop.com Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 impact our ability to run our studios, where or who do we turn to? I’ll be discussing this question with Colleen as well as how this event has impacted her Pilates business About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com To contact Colleen Cappiello ~ colleen.cappiello@clubpilates.com, https://www.clubpilates.com/pompanobeach Support the Show.

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 compelling information about Joe’s Contrology system that will make us scratch our heads and think, there’s way more to this Contrology story than most of us have been told. Lawerence himself can’t be here to talk about this part of the Contrology story and so, I’ve asked Dale Matzkow who was a student and close friend of Lawrence’s to share with us his story. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Dale Matzkow ~ https://www.purepilatesnyc.com https://www.lawrencehaywardcontrology.com Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 information and inspiration.” A very special thank you to my audio engineer, Fabian and my music composer, AKA Johnny. I'm also looking for a show assistant, please contact me if you might be interested! And finally, as we leave 2023 behind, let’s envision a world that focuses on health, healing and most of all, peace. Wishing you an inspiring 2024. See you next year for Season 6 of All Things Pilates. As always, please feel free to reach out if you're interested in joining my Pilates class email list or if you simply want to contact me and say, "Hi!." About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darien_gold_pilates_expert/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariengold/ Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com Support the Show.

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 her time with Joe Pilates. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com To contact Anna Shaffer ~ awoolley34@aol.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

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 classes for church members and at a women’s local detention center. Paula refers to these classes as her Pilates ministry and her goal is to bring out the beauty in the broken. What a full circle of Joe’s life. He developed his method while incarcerated and all of these decades later, his work has returned to those who need it the most. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Paula M. ~ https://www.every1pilates.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 manual therapy background so it’s no wonder she was drawn to another type of modality that has hints of yoga but also offers it within an osteopathic framework. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Sarah King ~ https://www.authenticbodycontrol.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

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. Jennifer is a communications expert, keynote speaker, facilitator and author. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Jennifer Abrams ~ https://jenniferabrams.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 or the nervous system, Gil’s compassion, wisdom and humor fills my morning. In case you haven’t heard of my guest, Gil Hedley - he is the creator of Integral Anatomy, an online educational platform. For the last 29 years through Hands-On Human Dissection Workshops in the laboratory, worldwide lecture presentations, and online events, Gil has encouraged thousands of fellow "somanauts" to appreciate, explore, and embody the wonders of the human form. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Gil Hedley - https://www.gilhedley.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

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 from Sarah Palin and the Rev. Al Sharpton to Drew Brees and Lester Holt on their fitness habits. I wanted you, my listeners, to hear Jen’s thoughts on why she thinks it’s taken men so long to embrace Joe’s Method. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Jen Murphy ~ https://www.jenrunsworld.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

Send us a text 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 have created a unique business model designed to welcome students who otherwise couldn’t afford Pilates classes and more specifically, those in the black, brown and LGBTQ communities. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credit ~ @theotherjohnmayer mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Ray Salahuddin, Rachael Gray, Pilates School SF ~ https://www.pilatesschoolsf.com Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.

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 biography on Carola Trier, one of Joe’s most talented students. About Darien Gold ~ https://www.dariengold.com Music credits ~ Instagram: @theotherjohnmayer Email: mayerranchrecordings@gmail.com About Reiner Grootenhuis ~ https://pilates-powers.de Become a show supporter! https://www.buzzsprout.com/332675/supporters/new Support the Show.