Moving Conversations

Breath! With Helen Vanderburg

Breathing is a hot topic and we wanted to start the conversation with Helen Vanderburg, a world champion synchronized swimmer, gym owner, international presenter and a woman who has possibly taught a greater variety of fitness modalities than anyone...

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Begin with the End in Mind : Program Design for Results

When working with clients with multiple issues, it can be easy to stop seeing the forest for the trees and get lost in the details of addressing each specific issue. In this episode we talk about how to make client sessions more effective by...

Yes, Scapular Staility is Important!

We both grew up in an industry where keeping the shoulders away from the ears and scapular stability were a foundation of upper body strength. While helpful, this is a limiting understanding of functional upper body movement. Today we take a deep dive...

Facing Fear- Working with Challenging Clients

Fear is a common emotion in many clients and especially in those who are dealing with pain. As an instructor, learning to create trust, manage expectations, refer when needed and maintain your center with difficult clients are important skills to...

AI meets Pilates and Fitness, What Now?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is entering all of our lives. What impact is it having in the movement space? Pros and cons, human versus machine, science versus personal touch. Brian and Nora provide a thought provoking, wide ranging discussion of where...

Fitness Fads and Fundamentals

Brian just returned from a major fitness industry trade show and it got us thinking about fitness fads that come and go and fitness fundamentals that last through time. This conversation takes a look at how fitness and Pilates have evolved over the...

Keys to Connect Mind and Body

Last episode we learned about mirror neurons and the vagus nerve and other ways the brain and body connect with Anne C. Bishop, a neuroscientist and Pilates teacher. Today Brian and I discuss ways to bring the brain into training through clarifying...

How the Brain influences Movement with Anne C Bishop

Anne C Bishop, creator of Brain Body Connect has spent over two decades deciphering the connection between neurology and teaching movement. In this episode, she introduces us to mirror neurons, polyvagal theory and other concepts from neurobiology and...