Pilates Elephants

5 limiting beliefs about money that have held me back over the years, and the strategies I’ve used to overcome them.Resources mentioned in the episode:How to make $100k/year teaching Pilates book here Blair Enns Pricing Creativity hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Ab curls ARE safe during pregnancy. Many people mistakenly believe they increase risk of diastasis but this is not true.Resources mentioned in the episode:Diastasis gets narrower during a curl up here and hereDiastasis gets wider during TrA contraction here and herePrenatal abdominal strengthening probably helps diastasis herePostpartum abdominal strengthening probably helps diastasis hereUS General Surgeon’s perspective on exercise for diastasis hereACOG guidelines on exercise during pregnancy and postpartum hereGet a copy of Raph's new book 'How to make $100k a year teaching Pilates' here. Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

If you’re procrastinating on starting that business, building your existing business or upgrading your skills so you can earn more - this will help.Resources mentioned in the episode: Touching the void hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Marie is launching a business based on the Client Centered business model in Raph’s latest book. Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Marie Hopp hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Teneille built a thriving home-based Pilates business in her rural Australian town, population 400.Here’s how you can do it too.Resources mentioned in the episode:Check out TPalm Pilates and connect with Teneille Palmer hereFollow Raph on IG hereIf you want to plan, build, and launch your $100k/Year Solo Home-Based Or Online Pilates Business, check out our Launchpad program here. Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

There is a persistent myth in the Pilates world that prenatal Pilates needs to be gentle, safe, highly modified and complicated. But this is not true…Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Hailey Hawkins here Check out some of Hailey's Instagram posts here and here and here and hereACSM guidelines hereACOG guidelines hereNo relationship between relaxin levels and pelvic pain hereThe Sacroiliac joint moves 0.2 degrees in women diagnosed with pelvic instability hereInstead the intensity of fear-avoidance beliefs predicts pelvic pain hereDuring a curl up diastasis gets smaller hereAb strengthening during pregnancy reduces diastasis hereCurl-ups reduce diastasis hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Amanda and Simon are siblings who started out teaching personal training sessions in the park in Sydney Australia, and have built their business Mission Possible Fitness to 5 locations, which more on the way.This is their story, including ups and downs, plus what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown professionally and personally. Resources mentioned in the episode: Find Mission Possible Fitness online, on Facebook, and on InstagramConnect with Simon Bryce and Amanda Dell’Aquila on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

We nerd out on the original 34 Contrology matwork exercises.HundredRollupRoll overOne leg circleRoll backSingle leg stretchDouble leg stretchSpine stretchRocker with open legsCorkscrewSawSwan diveOne leg kickDouble leg kickNeck pullScissorsBicycleShoulder bridgeSpine twistJack knifeSide kickTeaserHip twistSwimmingLeg pull frontLeg pullSide kick kneelingSide bendBoomerangSealCrabRockingControl balancePush upResources mentioned in the episode: The training injury prevention paradox shows consistent high training load is associated with fewer injuries hereThe original Hodges and Richardson TrA study hereReturn to Life Through Contrology hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Yes, it’s true you can find a job at a studio where you are free to teach how you want. Here’s how.Resources mentioned in the episode: Daryl Davis hereConnect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

Nathan’s world tour continues and he shares what he has learned from visiting over 150 Pilates studios. Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Nathan on Instagram here Join Nathan's reformer academy here Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy