

Pilates Teachers' Manual
Olivia Bioni
Pilates Teachers' Manual is your guide to becoming a great Pilates teacher! I discuss everything about being a Pilates teacher, from certification, class preparation, and scheduling, to working in studios, gyms, and in clients' homes, online and beyond! This podcast is for YOU if you are a current Pilates instructor, an aspiring Pilates instructor, or anyone who wants to learn more about the world of teaching Pilates!
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Feb 26, 2021 • 25min
Choosing Studios As A Teacher
What's a good studio to teach at? As a teacher, there are important considerations to take into account when choosing studios to work at. I've got some tips and tricks to share when you're looking for new studios, and some things to keep in mind as you weigh your options. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Feb 19, 2021 • 20min
Pilates Teachers' Manual Year in Review
Happy birthday to Pilates Teachers' Manual! This is the one year anniversary of the Pilates Teachers' Manual project. I look back at the growth of the podcast, the trainings that impacted me in 2020, and what to look forward to! Thanks for tuning in! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes:Check out Kinexology here for amazing continuing education opportunities and classes.Check out the Trauma Informed Pilates Approach course to learn more about how to apply a trauma informed approach to your teaching.Follow Sonja R. Price Herbert and check out her workshops and webinars!Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Feb 12, 2021 • 22min
Working with Difficult Clients
Working with difficult clients is part of any job that involves working with people. Today I discuss what can make clients difficult, offer strategies for working with them, and when breaking up with a client is the best option. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Feb 5, 2021 • 45min
Special Guest - Maria Earle
The lovely Maria Earle joins me on the podcast today. As a Second Generation Pilates teacher who studied extensively with Kathy Grant, she shares her experiences as a student and a teacher, reflects on her teacher training, and gives some great advice for Pilates teachers. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes:Maria is a Second Generation teacher with 20+ years of international teaching experience. She completed the Advanced Teacher Training Program at The Pilates Center (Colorado, USA) in 1997 and moved to New York City to teach and dance professionally. She co-founded Pilates East in Manhattan in 2001. She is currently living and teaching in Barcelona.You can follow her on Instagram @maria_earle and find her on the web here. Her Advanced Mover Series is back the week of February 16th, so be sure to save your spot! Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Jan 29, 2021 • 26min
Career Paths for Pilates Teachers
What comes after your Pilates teaching certification? Lots of things! Today I share some potential career paths that are available to you once you obtain your teaching certification. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Jan 22, 2021 • 40min
Special Guest - Adam McAtee
Adam McAtee joins me on the podcast to share his Pilates experience, the importance of an evidence based approach to teaching Pilates, and offer some inspiring sage advice for Pilates teachers. He's also in the process of becoming a physical therapist, and he shares his way of weaving different movement modalities together. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes:You can follow Adam on Instagram here and sign up for his Pilates Meets Exercise Science workshops, his Core to Coeur classes, and his newsletter here. The course I took with Chelsea Corley is a six week Motor Learning Theory adventure called What You Say Matters. Check it out here.Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Jan 15, 2021 • 23min
Working With Brand New Pilates Students
Working with first-time Pilates students can be daunting, exciting, frustrating, and inspiring, often all at the same time. Check out these tips to working with brand new Pilates students and learn what you can do to make them feel safe and welcome in your class. I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Jan 8, 2021 • 39min
Special Guest - Sonja R. Price Herbert
Sonja R. Price Herbert joins me to share her Pilates journey, what makes a great Pilates teacher, and the ways she is disrupting racism and white supremacy in the Pilates and fitness industry. Our conversation continues on Pilates Students' Manual here: *http://bit.ly/PSMs3e1* I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes: About Sonja: For nearly a decade, after shifting from a solid career in social work to a deep professional commitment to fitness training, Sonja has devoted herself to teaching classical Pilates and integrating it with her clients' fitness and athletic goals. Holding a variety of Pilates certifications, including the comprehensive classical intensive training completed in 2008, Sonja also is certified in TRX and Kettlebell instruction. She is also the founder/creator of Black Girl Pilates which is a platform highlighting/supporting Black/Afro Latina Pilates instructors and Black Girl Fit & Well - a platform designed to curate health/wellness events, workshops, conferences representative of Black women and in 2020 co-founded Melanin Brothers of Pilates with seven Black male identifying Pilates instructors to highlight Black men who teach or take Pilates. Sonja is committed to Black Female representation within fitness and improving the health/wellness in the Black community through writing, speaking and curating health/wellness events for Black women. She is also a very proud mom two adult children who are both competing athletes. Find her on Instagram, sign up for her anti-racism newsletter, and check out her webinars and other offerings. Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Dec 18, 2020 • 8min
Season 3 Wrap Up
Today I'm wrapping up Season 3 of Pilates Teachers' Manual. I'll be back on January 8th, 2021 with brand new episodes! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes: Martin Reid is the founder of Reid Method Pilates in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He hosts Core Conversations podcasts live on his Instagram @personalvictory weekdays at 10am Eastern. Check out @realmendopilates and his podcast here: *https://coreconversatinonspodcast.podbean.com/*Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show

Dec 11, 2020 • 35min
Special Guest - Martin Reid
Martin Reid is on the podcast today! He shares his Pilates journey, how he helps his clients reach their podium performance, the importance of representation, his passion for getting men involved in Pilates, and about finding and flowing in his gift. Martin is an awesome teacher, movement specialist, and host of Core Conversations podcast. Check out more of his offerings in the show notes below! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *https://bit.ly/YouTubePTM* Email pilatesteachersmanual@oliviabioni.com with your feedback. Show Notes: Martin Reid is the founder of Reid Method Pilates in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He hosts Core Conversations podcasts live on his Instagram @personalvictory weekdays at 10am Eastern. Check out @realmendopilates and his podcast here: *https://coreconversatinonspodcast.podbean.com/*Support the podcast: Visit https://links.oliviabioni.com/affiliates to take advantage of some sweet savings! Episode Music: Tracks: Tobu - Good Times, Tobu & Itro - Sunburst Tobu Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficialItro Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitroReleased by NCS https://www.youtube.com/NoCopyrightSoundsSupport the show