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Hosted by Balanced Body · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 28 episodes
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Pilates Perspectives is your guide to how Pilates fits into real life, no matter your experience level. We unpack the method’s many approaches and history, where it sits in today’s wellness landscape, and simple ways to apply it day to day. Episodes range from building community through movement to using Pilates in physical therapy and rehab. We also explore timely topics, including education standards, diversity expansion across the field, and embracing Pilates as a lifestyle that supports both body and mind. You’ll hear from seasoned teachers, clinicians, and thought leaders who share firsthand experience and evidence-informed insights; useful for curious beginners and long-time pros alike. Our aim is to offer practical knowledge, foster inclusivity, and widen perspectives so the practice continues to evolve for everyone. Follow Pilates Perspectives and join a community committed to learning, growing, and practicing with purpose. Visit pilates.com/pi
Balanced Body hosts Pilates Perspectives, a health show with 28 episodes published.
Joy talks with Kathi Ross-Nash , creator of the Red Thread Method, founder of the KRN Education and the Pilates Advanced Professional Teacher Training (PPATT) program, celebrated author, and globally renowned classical P
Leah Grant , NCPT and BFA, explores the powerful connection between functional exercise, creative expression, and the ultimate mind-body experience. Through the lens of the Pilates method, Leah shares how mindful movemen
What does it take to become the Pilates teacher you aspire to be? Joy chats with Lesley Logan , founder of OPC (Online Pilates Classes), Pilates educator, business owner, and host of the Be It Till You See It podcast, fo
What role does Pilates play in fitness, athletic performance, and real-life movement? Joy chats with John Garey, founder of Pilates & Fitness TV and Pilates Grad School, about how Pilates can support athletes, everyday f
What does it mean to facilitate Pilates “queerly”? In this episode of Pilates Perspectives, host Joy Puleo speaks with Sofia Engelman about creating more inclusive, trauma-informed Pilates spaces for queer and trans clie
Safety is essential to a strong, effective Pilates practice for students, teachers, and studio owners alike. In this episode, Brooke Bowersock , Balanced Body Principal Educator and Founder of ALIGN Pilates Studios, talk
Joy and Shelly Power, VP of Education at Polestar, have a thoughtful conversation on navigating movement advice and fitness misinformation in a world full of conflicting information. Shelly Power shares how to identify f
Proprioception is often described as the body’s “sixth sense,” but what does that really mean for movement quality? In this episode of Pilates Perspectives, Joy talks with Misha Von Bechtolsheim about proprioception, kin
How do we teach Pilates in a way that empowers rather than corrects? Joy and Cara Reeser , Master Teacher and second-generation Pilates educator, explore a more nuanced, relational approach to Pilates teaching. Drawing i
What does it really mean to practice “classical” Pilates, and is that even the right word? In this thoughtful conversation, Blossom Leilani Crawford , owner and director of Bridge Pilates in Brooklyn, reflects on the cla
Pilates is more than a workout; it’s a path to better health, holistic wellness, and a more meaningful life. In this inspiring episode, Dr. Brent Anderson , Founder of Polestar Pilates, joins us to explore the Pilates me
Join Joy and Nora St. John , renowned Pilates educator, acupuncturist, and massage therapist, for a rich conversation on Pilates for care of health and how movement can support healing in practical, lasting ways. Nora sh
In this episode of Pilates Perspectives, Joy has an open conversation with Stephanie Comella (Co-Founder & CEO of Zebrafish Neuro) and Vanessa Cameron , PhD (nurse and disability advocate), about ableism in healthcare an
Amy Rost , Founder of Arc Pilates, joins Joy for a powerful conversation on building real community through Pilates education and events. She shares how to create inclusive Pilates spaces that feel like home, how to crea
In this Pilates history episode, Joy interviews John Howard Steel , author of Caged Lion, and Ken Endelman , founder and CEO of Balanced Body, for a rare firsthand telling of what it was like to train directly with Josep
Tonya Amos is the kind of leader who expands what Pilates can be and who it can be for. As the owner of the award-winning Aspire Pilates Center and Artistic Director of the Grown Women Dance Collective, Tonya has deliver
Mychele Sims has one of those “wait, how do these worlds connect?” careers: legal investigator, certified Pilates instructor, and dancer. In this episode, Joy sits down with Mychele for a conversation that reveals the su
In this two-part season finale episode, host Joy Puleo sits down with the visionary minds behind Pilates Anytime : first, co-founders John Marston and Kristi Cooper, then current CEO Kira Sloane, to explore how one platf
Host Joy Puleo sits down with renowned educator Karen Frischmann (Pilates Educator, Mastery Series, Classical Progressions continuing education programs) to explore how contemporary and classical Pilates share the same d
In this powerful episode of Pilates Perspectives, Jessica Valant , physical therapist, Pilates instructor, and women’s health expert specializing in perimenopause and menopause, joins Joy for a deeply honest conversation
Brent Anderson
Part 1 - Movement as a spiritual experience & the creation of Polestar Pilates Int · Polestar Pilates
1 appearance on this show
Brooke Bowersock
ALIGN Pilates Studios
1 appearance on this show
Shelly Power
Polestar
1 appearance on this show
Blossom Leilani Crawford
Bridge Pilates
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Brent Anderson
Polestar Pilates
1 appearance on this show
Stephanie Comella
Zebrafish Neuro
1 appearance on this show
Amy Rost
Arc Pilates
1 appearance on this show
Ken Endelman
Balanced Body
2 appearances on this show
Tonya Amos
Grown Women Dance Collective
1 appearance on this show
Elizabeth Larkam
Polestar Pilates
1 appearance on this show
Everlea Bryant
Thique Sophisticate
1 appearance on this show
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