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Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 52: The Power of Safe Spaces: How Women Thrive Through ConnectionIn this episode, we explore the critical importance of building safe spaces for women—both personally and professionally. Chantill shares family music highlights, while Anne celebrates a big milestone—her new office! Together, they reflect on the deep connections forming within their client community and the power of women supporting one another.We dive into the history of women’s entrepreneurship and how creating intentional containers of safety can positively impact our physiology, nervous system regulation, and overall well-being. When women feel safe and empowered, they step into their personal and professional lives with greater confidence, resili...2025-02-2829 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 49: Stop Repeating Yourself: How to leverage curriculum design for more time + profitsIn this episode, we begin with a heartfelt "What's in Process/What's in Progress" update. Chantill shares her run-in with unexpected garage intruders, while Anne reflects on the joy of celebrating her dad’s magnificent 85th birthday. They explore how their nervous systems handle stress differently and how staying curious can be a grounding practice for greater resilience.Shifting gears, we dive into the transformative power of curriculum design in the service-based economy. Discover how creating intentional, well-designed teaching frameworks can help you stop repeating yourself, reclaim your time, and increase profits. By meeting students where th...2024-12-1331 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 48: Episode 48: Buckle Up! We are sharing all the goods.Welcome to Episode 48, where we serve up equal parts inspiration, education, and laughter! This week, we dive into what it means to be a polyvagal-informed business and how this philosophy shapes our three key pillars: Developing Awareness, Practice Shifting, and Nurturing Change. (Spoiler: these pillars are the secret sauce to our Nervous System Integration Facilitator certification!)As always, we kick things off with a life update—and yes, we touch on the U.S. election. Don’t worry, though, we keep it light and leave the soapboxes at home. But let's just say… feelings were felt!...2024-11-2939 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 42: Resilience and the Nervous System in Work + LifeWhat is resiliency? In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of resilience—defined as the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity. We share personal reflections on how we are navigating life's transitions, with a strong emphasis on the importance of making time for rest, restoration, and solitude. These moments of intentional downtime are not just about relaxation but are vital opportunities to rebuild and recharge, ensuring they can continue to face challenges with strength and grace.The conversation takes a thoughtful turn as we discuss various strategies for repairing and re...2024-08-2353 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEpisode 41: Leveraging the Nervous System (NS Awareness) in Times of Challenge in High Performance EnvironmentsAs we dive into the final days of summer, Anne and Chantill share their own pause and savors of all things family, travel, plus their own nervous system statuses. Whether you’re a parent, leader, or someone seeking personal growth, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice to help you leverage your nervous system for better outcomes. By sharing real-life experiences, we explore how understanding and regulating our nervous system can significantly impact both personal and professional spheres, ending with how having a higher level of nervous system regulation can lead to more self-compassion AND compassion for others, an...2024-08-0936 min

The LoCo ExperienceEXPERIENCE 178 | Body, Neurology, and Smart Business with Chantill Lopez, Author, Podcast Host, and Co-Founder of the Embodied Business InstituteA few weeks ago, longtime friend and local musician Max Mackey joined me in studio for a wonderfully authentic conversation (Episode 174), and afterward he mentioned that I really should have his girlfriend on my show because she’s so smart and experienced and I would just love her - and she was coming to visit in a couple weeks! And so I did - and I’m smarter for it, and glad to add another friend. The entrepreneurial journey for Chantill Lopez seems to have started with a move to Hawaii, when she and her partner went there...2024-07-292h 15

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 37: Calling Bullshit on the Cost of AmbitionFeisty, fiery, and lots of friendly co-regulation. That’s what’s going on in this episode. Impassioned. Opinionated. Data-backed. Process-driven. It’s all here. Join Chantill and Anne to explore what it means to be high-performing (they don’t agree) and how to eliminate the historically patriarchal assumption that drive and ambition cost you. They explore how high performance can be navigated with grace and ease WHEN you know your nervous system, can interpret its messages accurately, and create enough space between your habituated behaviors and the way you actually want to behave. Take away...2024-06-2233 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 32: Part 1 - Why Your 1:1 Clients Need Curriculum DesignWe’re talking about some pretty spicy stuff in these next two episodes — another 2 part series — and calling out the BIGGEST PITFALLS coaches and educators face when over personalizing their coaching and teaching. Learn more in this part 1 about how to use transformative, brain-based educational design to make sure you stay accountable to the work you’re doing and the goals your people pay you to help them achieve. Anne is also going to share with us the power of using educational design to support your clients’ intrinsic motivation and insights, while Chantill will take us down the pa...2024-03-1722 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 29: Your Nervous System and Your BusinessIn this episode, Anne and Chantill discuss how your Nervous System can impact your business. They discuss the impact of a dysregulated nervous system on co-workers and business decisions. They discuss how inaction can be a coping mechanism in business. Some of the ways we try to regulate our nervous system and strategies for recognizing this in yourself and others. The topics include:1. How do you use co-regulation?2. Why removing yourself from the environment can help dysregulation?3. When is a good time to use self regulation?We a...2023-09-1937 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEP 28: ASK AN EXPERT Interview with Chantill LopezIn this episode, Anne interviews nervous system expert Chantill Lopez. Chantill started her professional life as a journalist and quickly moved into the realm of movement education where she has stayed for more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and studio owner. Her extensive studies have led her to become one of the top experts in applying Nervous System work to movement + behavior change in the areas of education, business development, and personal growth. She is an innovator, international educator, presenter, mentor, and coach whose passion is supporting people in creating whole-person health that is sustainable across all areas of...2023-09-1244 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 27: 3 HUGE Missed Opportunities When You Ignore the Power of Curriculum DesignIn this episode Chantill and Anne reunite to discuss the top 3 problems you will always have if you ignore the powerful Embodied and Transformative Curriculum Design that they are sharing with entrepreneurs: 1. A divisive and unmotivated team culture 2. The never-ending struggle to find and KEEP highly qualified employees/team members 3. Burnout + overwhelm when finances are down and you're working your ass offWe are excited to announce two programs that are currently open for enrollment. Our first is the Embodied Course Creation 12-Week Program. If you would like to...2023-08-2434 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEp 23: Your Guide to Leveraging Embodied ExperiencesFREEBIE alert! We’ve got something extra special for you in this episode to support you in building stronger, more transformative, and potent content (no matter what it is) by leveraging embodiment and an embodied perspective. We’re going back to the beginning and digging back into what embodiment means to us (we both have a slightly different take on it), and what it might mean to you and your tangible, sellable, scalable offerings. Then once you’re done listening, click this link to grab our exclusive 6-Step Design Guide (to Skyrocket Engagement, Conversion + Course Profitability Online...2023-03-1039 min

The Pilates Goddess Podcast37. Stepping Into What's Possible with Chantill Lopez & Anne BishopIf you teach Pilates and struggle with fear and anxiety around your business, your staff, your clients, and all the things, today's longer episode is for you!The one thing I've learned in the past few years that has made the most difference in my life and my business is learning how to regulate myself and my nervous system. And, while I have many of my own tricks and tools for managing my mind, my guests today are Pilates pros who also specialize in Nervous System training.There is so much gold in this interview...2022-11-2953 min

Course Lab: Lessons from Successful Online Course CreatorsSomatic Course Design (Anne Bishop & Chantill Lopez)Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Anne Bishop and Chantill Lopez are the creators of The Embodied Course Creation Program. They help embodied movement teachers design courses that can be completed entirely online. In this episode we discuss:Getting past mindset barriers to open up new opportunities in course creation.What are embodied practices?Stepping into embodied practices in online courses.Designing variability into your course to give students a range of learning opportunities.Using body-based and somatic techniques to move students forward.How to use p...2022-11-2834 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainOnline Education + The Age of Transformation is RIGHT NOWWhat does it mean to be in the Age of Transformation in the online education space? And why does it matter to you as a conscious educator, business owner, teacher, and change-maker? Anne and Chantill explore answers to these questions and more in this exciting mini-series part 3 episode. Learn HOW to create powerful transformation using ALL of the tools you have access to without relying on only the one or two things you've been taught make all of the difference. Gain a more expansive understanding of how to increase your potential and impact easily and immediately in the online s...2022-11-1533 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainDemystifying the Online Education SpaceChantill and Anne begin their new series helping you to break through the mysteries and sometimes overwhelming roadblocks of hybridizing your body-based, embodied and transformational businesses. Whether you are a body-based educator, you lead workshops or retreats that incorporate mindfulness, movement or inquiry, or you desire to build your business more on the facets of embodiment, this 4-part series is going to blast you off. They share their stories about getting into the online space, how they did it, what the challenges were and how they overcame them. You'll also learn about one of the most important tools they've...2022-11-1141 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainThe change process with Debora KolweySome change has no choice but to be cataclysmic. Is that true? Or are we just in the habit of responding to change in an aggressive way? (Because it’s easier to take action from anger and being fed up.) Can we choose a gentler/slower shifting into change that is both spurred from and committed to thoughtful and honest reflection? This is what we’re exploring in Ep. 9. Along with the following questions: How do you identify the need for genuine change? Do you identify it or does it identify you? And how...2022-05-241h 05

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEmbodiment. Teaching. Leading.Today…we’re talking about the path we’re on to change the world! What it is we do and how it’s changing the game and the design of teaching, educating, and leading. There are two ways in to building businesses that are embodied entities: You are an embodiment-based/focused teacher or professional and you want to uplevel and uplift your entrepreneurial skills for more financial prosperity, more expansive freedom, and more joy. OR…You are an entrepreneur, creator, builder, or leader and you want to bring embodiment has something to do with it.2022-04-0758 min

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainMONEY + SAFETY - Why and how we keep ourselves from what we say we desire...We begin with our Real Life Riff and uncover the external stories that keep us in the scarcity mindset that tell us to find your way to wealth you must buy fewer lattes, no blue velvet couches or rugs. And we also explore how we spend money on foundational products and services that ARE not fancy. And how spending habits reveal your money stories. We ask ourselves what is the being experience instead of the having experience behind driving your business. Understand how embodied and health and wellness professionals can shift f...2022-03-311h 06

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainEmergent Embodiment - The practice of practicing the practice of embodimentEpisode three answers some fundamental questions you may have already been pondering: How do I become embodied? How can I nurture my embodied experience? How do I build and nurture an embodied business?We dive into how each of us has come to our embodied experience differently and how being embodied has supported us in making our natural talents and characters more potent. We’re opposites in a lot of ways, but the path forward has always been driven by the same end: bringing more of ourselves to everything we do...2022-03-081h 12

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainThinking outside the brainToday we’re taking inspiration from the book, The Extended Mind The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul to explore how we use our body-based intuition to support running our businesses. Anne shares her story of transitioning from independent contractors to employees and how her intuition led the way, how listening to her body informs her business decisions, even if she doesn’t know the outcome. Together we geek out about interoception, exteroception, Polyvagal Theory, distributed cognition, and we share our stories of how stepping into entrepreneurship as young women...2022-03-011h 07

Embodied Business, Inspired BrainWhat is your business asking of you? (and why aren't you listening?) And so it begins. This is a journey toward wholeness. It is a journey toward building and developing businesses that align with who you deeply are and desire to be in all aspects of your life. It is a journey toward understanding yourself and your work in a different way and developing trust in all of the intelligences that you possess. In this inaugural episode we lay it all on the table and we ask one critical question: What is your business asking of you?It’s a question that helps us stay con...2022-02-1757 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 75: Tonya Marie AmosGrown Women Dance Collective creates cross-cultural, intergenerational, and cross-class connections, encouraging dialogue, empowering thought and action, and building cross-racial alliances through concert dance and wellness programs. Mature dancers challenge the stereotypes of aging and create artistic work that is relevant, accessible and inspiring to diverse and financially challenged audiences. We promote mind and body healing through health and fitness programs and create economic opportunities for young people.It is my pleasure and honor to be able to end our sweet podcast after five years with a series of three episodes dedicated to highlighting and elevating...2020-09-0846 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 74: Rupture, Repair + Listening to Your Nervous SystemIf the right way is not my nervous system’s way in this moment then I’m going to override what my nervous system is telling me and I’m going to suffer both physically -- physical injury -- but my psychology also suffers because I’ve now disconnected and thought what my system is telling me is not okay.My work was always with complex trauma survivors and so isn’t that what they bring? They’ve been told that what's happening in here either really isn’t happening, because what you see out here is not going on, or what’s happ...2020-06-231h 10

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 73: The Spark of Human MovementMovement is life. If we go to all life forms, there's movement even breathing in the cells of our bodies -- or in multi-celled creatures -- there’s always movement and vibration and the movement of fluid. It’s through movement that we meet the world and the world meets us, and we have a chance to interact and grow. -- Mariko TanabeThis conversation has been a long time in coming with Mariko Tanabe, Body Mind Centering Faculty and Program Director of Esprit en Mouvement in Montreal. James and I recorded this interview many month...2020-05-251h 01

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 72: Bringing Every Cell To LifeWhy should we care about embryology as movement educators? Why should we care if all of our cells are in a creative mode or not? Is there a history in us from the time of the moment of our making that can inform how we express our bodies today? Join me and Debora Kolwey with Body-Mind Psychotherapy creator, Susan Aposhyan, for this wonderful conversation that kicks off our final season.The way I define embodiment is on a cellular level. Cellularly we can be in a physiologically creative mode or be in more of...2020-01-2059 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 71: Jill MillerThe first question I wanted to ask Yoga Tune Up creator, Jill Miller, but didn't was how do you perceive your level of success?I didn't because there wasn't a natural opening that wouldn't have left you all feeling like "Why the hell is Chantill derailing this conversation". However...we DID talk about Korean natural gardening, bulimia, hip replacements, learning to walk, and many more strange and offbeat things that are sure to leave you feeling like you just watched a Wes Anderson movie. (Good thing.)How does someone who's...2019-06-141h 35

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 70: Anna Hartman - The Best of UsAnna Hartman is the best of us. She is deeply intelligent and unfailingly kind. She is generous, curious, willing, open, and creative. She cares about people in a way I've seen few others. This interview is a wonderful opportunity to experience the potential of brilliance infused with a willingness to be wrong.Meet my dear friend and colleague, the tinkerer, Anna Hartman.Listen. Delight. Smile. Feel inspired and alive and renewed. Pass it on. {My work as I see it is to} ultimately, get people to...2019-05-211h 13

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 69: Sun, Skin and SoulOut. Of. The. Box...And into the sun! Nadine Artemis (it's a name made in heaven), author of Renegade Beauty and Holistic Dental Care, and founder of the natural beauty and wellness elixir company Living Libations, joins James and I for a lively and insightful conversation about the sun, our skin, and our souls. It is sweet, eye-opening, fun, and in places startling -- in the "I'm smiling ear-to-ear because I can't quite believe what I'm hearing but I LOVE IT" kinda way.Listen and have your perspective on being...2019-04-121h 09

Pilates UnfilteredEp. 85 | Chantill Lopez; Creating Empowered StudentsThis episode has been a long time coming. Chantill Lopez is a movement explorer, educator, and mentor and has made a 20-year career teaching Pilates; it still makes her smile. Her work focuses on teaching from the whole-person and whole-body perspective, drawing from brain-based learning frameworks, motivation and communication science, somatic and humanistic psychology, and other emerging models such as the polyvagal theory. She is the founder of the education company, Skillful Teaching, the creator of the Thinking Pilates Podcast and author of the book “Moving Beyond Technique”. She is also the creator of one of Pilates Metrics’ original movement libraries...2019-03-281h 38

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 68: Debora Kolwey Returns!The point about curiosity is to be able to be okay with not knowing. If we cultivate the capacity for this -- and this comes from the listening -- we can actually be experiencing and appreciate our present moment reality, vs. the insistence on strategizing, fixing, etc. Then there is openness and even wonder and delight in our curiosity. -- Debora KolweyCuriosity can mean more than one thing?Curiosity can influence different states of being...free or stuck?What does it mean to listen?WHAT HAP...2019-03-271h 00

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 67: Growing Young - A Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen ExperienceThere may be words somewhere, at some point, but I'm not quite sure what they are. James and I, along with two of our most beloved colleagues, Claudia Moose and Louise Johns, recently spent 4 days in Berkeley, CA with the soulful Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. The topic of our time with her: Engaging Self and Other Through Embodiment. Phew. Yes. What? Shaking. My. Head. Head in hands. Tears. Knowing. Not knowing. This is one of our many "download", WTF just happened/is happening, could this be any more strange and amazing, conversations. This...is wh...2019-03-0745 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 66: To Make Music of What RemainsWhat happens when we don't strive for perfection but for finding the perfection in what is imperfect? Dr. Suzanne Martin shares with us her journey with scoliosis and how it's manifested in her new book "Spinal Asymmetry and Scoliosis – Movement and Function Solutions for the Spine, Ribcage and Pelvis." It's a clear, expressive, multidimensional, and expansive approach to working with asymmetries in the body especially those caused by scoliosis. The most refreshing thing about her new book is that it's not just another protocol to follow (although there are plenty of guidelines), but a way of seei...2019-02-1455 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 65: Curiosity MashupWe are many voices. Thousands more than can be heard here, but we've opened the door for some of those voices to come through. The Curiosity Mashup is YOU. It's what and who inspires you. Like you find yourself in our voices, we've found ourselves in yours. This is literally short and very, very sweet. And we're grateful to those who contributed. Listen. Smile. See yourself. Share."I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." -- Albert Einstein More A...2019-01-2435 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 64: Augusta MooreWild woman. Wisdom body. The tube. Nervous system neutral. The sacred and powerful minute and a half.Meet Augusta Moore. Movement pioneer, Feldenkrais teacher, survivor, ballet dancer/educator, somatics cosmonaut, your guide to meeting yourself. This episode of the podcast is like reading a chapter from a wonderful and strange novel. It's a peek into the life and teaching of someone called to do the work of the body with arms thrown wide, eyes open and bright, and heart aflame. All of this and ZERO hesitation in pushing the edges of somatic exploration in the realm...2019-01-041h 11

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 63: What's Your Movement IdentityWhat'd I miss? And what does soap have to do with it? Nothing. But it makes for a fun backdrop for some potentially juicy stuff: labels, identity, growth and learning, becoming discerning and losing our way, finding it again and discovering as if for the first time what it is we do. This is what James and I are up to in this episode. It's a refreshing and honest conversation about asking the WHAT and the WHY of what we do both on paper and in real-life in the studio everyday....2018-12-2346 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 62: Heather Vaughan-SouthardHeather Vaughan-Southard, an intuitive, expansive, creative, thoughtful, and powerful teacher touching people across many realms, professions, cultures and in deep and wonderful ways. If you've ever felt like your work is on the "fringe" or that you want to walk the line and push the edges a bit more but you think it'll never work or you have no idea how to get there this is your episode. Where the spark lies is not necessarily where you think.A little bit about the BIG things we dive into:Approaching social justice through...2018-12-061h 18

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 61: Frank ForencichPushing the edges of how we view our human form and human existence in an ever morphing world. Meet Frank Forencich. Founder/creator of Exuberant Animal, health and human adaptation expert, author, and international speaker. Are we really separate from our environment or is nature just an external organ? Why isn't sapience a word we know and endeavor to achieve? How is the "short body" view keeping us held hostage to a diminishing return both physically, intellectually, and emotionally.Interested? Here are some of the questions we dive into:What is ancestral...2018-11-211h 05

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 60: Amy Taylor AlpersThis is a wonderful and rich conversation that if you call yourself a Pilates teacher you DON'T WANT TO MISS. It's an iconic and critical dialogue with one of the teachers who has not only been trail blazing within the industry for 30 years, but is and has been deeply invested in understanding the Pilates system in all of it's power and uniqueness.If you're not a Pilates teacher but a movement teacher of ANY KIND -- or a Pilates enthusiast -- this is one of those conversations that will give you perspective on...2018-11-071h 42

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp: 59 Awaking PotentialI feel very grateful for the podcast. I'm very appreciative because I teach in Indianapolis and don’t always feel camaraderie. Sometimes I feel I'm kind of isolated with my ideas or my thoughts or even with an every day things like, "Hmmmm, how could I teach that better?" Just simple things too. So then when I listen to the podcast I feel like I’m suddenly united with my people. And I have a community of people that I didn’t even know were thinking about things far beyond what I had imagined. It makes my world so much bigger...2018-08-0759 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 58: Changing TidesI find this very empowering. (Something Jessica said) It's very simple, complex in practice, but so simple to tell somebody…to empower other people; to tell them “You have to learn the rules and then open your box. Allow that lid to open and experiment and try things on and become the teacher you are, not the teacher I am or the teacher someone else is. I think that is such a beautiful way to approach learning.Yael Japha Trainer, PMA®-CPT, Owner of Terrafly Pilates, Denver, COAbout the Show 2018-07-3156 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 57: Season 2 Host DebriefGetting to the end and looking back and going: We have absolutely created a season of podcast shows that reflects our vision. Maybe that doesn't feel like a big deal, but to me it just feels like we are totally doing it. We are absolutely100% totally doing the thing we said we were going to do. -- CLWhen you're within the episode, in the conversation, then sort of on to the next it seems like little islands. To look back on it and be like that told a cohesive story, there was a thing that happened there and t...2018-07-251h 13

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 56: Ecosomatics + Chandler StevensChandler is: A true champion of being human, in a human body, in a natural world.Q: What does coming home to your body look like?What I’ve been clicking with more and more lately is something like -- I just call it a practice of sensory stories. It’s like "Hey, think about your favorite smell. Now tell me a story about your favorite smell."Oh, my gosh, I think back to... I was in this bog in Vermont for a field project and we were walking around on t...2018-06-131h 10

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 55: Embracing Spirit w/ Jenna ZaffinoThere was this question as to okay if this body mind spirit thing is happening then where the heck is this spirit element. And I think that where it manifested for me was definitely in that area outside of the comfort zone. I would start to explore a concept that I found fascinating that had nothing to do with exercise proper. And in the exploration of that, if I could make it past the discomfort of nerves or ego or insecurity jumping in, if I could make it over that hurdle and drop in, then I could experience an embodiment of...2018-05-251h 06

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 54: Body as Continuum - John SharkeyWe now have incredible electron microscopes. We have light technology. We have nano technology. We can illuminate cells and tissue in the way we couldn’t say 20 or even 10, 15 years ago. We have computer technology to integrate into all of those. And that’s fantastic!The downside to that is that we have been specializing and by specializing we’ve been separating and separating, and separating…We’ve so many specialist area now…and I’m not getting out of that for a moment, I saying that’s absolutely fantastic, but what needs to happen is that we all need to take a cleans...2018-04-201h 28

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 53: Blossom Crawford IS Modern PilatesKathy was intense. The best line I've ever heard was once this woman said "My friendship with Kathy Grant was hard won. Every friendship Kathy had was hard won." And it's true man. It was a privilege to be a part of her life and world and a friend. And it was not without a price. But you know what, I'd pay it all again and I think so would most people.What do Satchmo, Kathy Grant, donuts, Hawaii and Modern Pilates all have in common? Blossom Leilani Crawford. Obviously ;)This podcast is on...2018-03-201h 16

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 52: Embodied LeadershipWhen someone says 'this is too much, I can't do this,' the challenge that they're facing, the can't, is 'I don't know how to contain the experience of feeling this intensity of emotion playing out in my body again." That's really what they 'can't.' That's what the can't refers to and so for me the question is always how do we bring ourselves back to being able to feel that experience but feel it from a place of non-reaction. To be able to feel it and be with it and face it, or maybe face it for the fi...2018-02-221h 14

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 51: Tenacious H – From rickets to RomanaPlease visit ThinkingPilates.com for all show notes. Thank you for your patience as we make the transition between hosting the podcast on the Skillful Teaching website and our new, beautiful Thinking Pilates website. Chantill, Debora + James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-02-051h 01

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 50: Speaking of Momentum w/Jessica ValantPlease visit ThinkingPilates.com for all show notes. Thank you for your patience as we make the transition between hosting the podcast on the Skillful Teaching website and our new, beautiful Thinking Pilates website. Chantill, Debora + James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-02-051h 07

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 49: Grit + Tenderness w/ Brooke Thomas“Tenderness may be the most powerful force in the Universe.” That’s a quote from our rockstar guest, Brooke Thomas. Join James and I as we get deep (squishy, yummy, raw, and real) with podcaster, Rolfer, movement educator, truth-seeker, and all around super cool chic, Brooke Thomas. Brooke is the co-creator of the podcast Bliss + […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-12-201h 22

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 48: Celebration!!!It’s a whole new season and we are READY to CELEBRATE! In this first episode of Season 2, Debora, James and I go deep into the juicy, fuzzy, feel good realm of celebrating and what it means to celebrate our bodies, ourselves, our practices and just plain being alive. We have so many wonderful NEW things […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-12-071h 06

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 47: Season 1 Debrief – We: The MovementSo…this episode is… Hilarious. Totally off the cuff. Insanely honest. Thoughtful. Profound. Goofy. Riddled with lots of juicy language. (Headphones?) And the three of us being exactly who we are hashing out all of the beautiful ideas that have infiltrated our conversations over the past (47 episodes, what?!) season. We talk about: Teaching fatigue The […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-09-271h 19

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 46: Teacher Debrief – Raising the Volume {Part 2}Here we are, our second installment of the Teacher Debrief. A little background if you missed Part 1: Originally Debora, James and I wanted to do a show that brought just the three of us back together to reflect on and unearth some of what we’d been talking about in the 4-5 most recent episodes. […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-09-1559 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 45: Teacher Debrief – Raising the Volume {Part 1}This was a very fun two-part series where we explored a new concept called the Teacher Debrief. Originally Debora, James and I wanted to do a show that brought just the three of us back together to reflect on and unearth some of what we’d been talking about in the 4-5 most recent episodes. Due […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-09-1459 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 44: Trina Altman Deconstructed: Making Mistakes + Moving FreeA FULL HOUSE this episode, as Deborah, James, and I all talk to Trina Altman about her past in fashion and finance and her current path as a dynamic movement teacher who refuses (kindly) to be stuck in a tribe-mentality. From her infectious laugh (we like the effusive ones, they make the best drinking buddies […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-08-241h 16

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 43: Where history, art, and potatoes collide – A lesson w/ Anula MaibergJames and I are very, VERY excited to be sharing this latest episode of the TTP with you. It’s one of our funniest, most philosophical, intelligent, and wild episodes yet. I think we’ve done it; we’ve gotten everything we could possibly get out of a guest. AND Anula gives A LOT! Get to know her, […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-08-031h 16

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 42: Self-Practice – The what, why & HOW (that eludes us)Why should our students practice? And how do we get it to happen? Recent Facebook post: One of my favorite cohorts, Trinity Grace Minty, and I will be recording an in-depth conversation on self-practice, student autonomy, and self-efficacy tomorrow for the Thinking Pilates Podcast. We’d like to hear from you on how you work to cultivate these […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-07-211h 35

Moving Well PodcastEp 36: Chantill Lopez | Autonomy, empowerment and teaching beyond biomechanicsIn this episode, Janet and Nikki chat with Pilates teacher and mentor Chantill Lopez about how to help our students find greater autonomy and take ownership for the work that they do with us. They discuss: The paradigm shift of moving from the "fixing" mentality to one of exploration and discovery How asking deeper questions can help us find intrinsic motivation beyond the boilerplate reasons why a lot of people come to Pilates and how these questions can better help us meet our or our students needs How to help our students set goals and take o...2017-06-151h 10

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 41: Unraveling Pilates mythology with Wendy Leblanc-ArbuckleWhat an absolute thrill it was to make this podcast! In episode 41 we are talking to Wendy Leblanc-Arbuckle, a dear and wonderful human being and a consummate contributor to the Pilates, yoga, and movement industries. If I were going to choose one way to describe Wendy it would be a movement astronaut; she’s not […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-06-071h 10

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 40: Nikki Naab-Levy – A fresh conversation on “Body Diversity”Nikki describes herself as a kind of interpreter of ideas in the movement community; someone who looks at all that’s out there and helps others make sense of it, how it fits, and how it supports us as movers and professionals who teach movement. When I was exploring Nikki’s website and podcast there was one […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-05-251h 02

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 39: Cognitive overload – A trap laid with best intentions.Welcome to Episode 39…another wonderful exploration with James Crader. We’re just so damn excited to have him as a part of the team…the conversations we’ve had on and off recording have been incredibly rich, stirring up all kinds of edgy and fun topics we can’t wait to share with you. In this episode James and […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-05-1356 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 38: Down the rabbit hole with James Crader – Developing presence and other delightful nonsenseToday is a good day. Today you get to experience the continued brilliance of James Crader, but this time as an official co-host of the Thinking Pilates Podcast. Join me and James every other episode as we explore another parallel thread to being and thinking within the Pilates Method. It’s total shenanigans (obviously) AND such a […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-04-1337 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 37: “We Are Not Trees.” The pitfalls of comparing, the folly of self-improvement.Happy to be back with Debora Kolwey in this episode talking about a very interesting topic that plagues all of us to some degree…comparing. Whether we are comparing yoga to Pilates, classical to contemporary, or ourselves to others, the comparing mind can assume a state of right or wrong, that one way, one thing, one […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-03-2942 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 36: Our changing industry – Do we fear or embrace change?I’m excited to share this podcast with you for a couple of reasons. One, Melissa Kakavas and I met and connected several years ago while in the Balanced Body faculty training. We were thrust together spontaneously to make some videos for their enthusiasts collection, but had never even met. It’s not all that often that […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-03-141h 20

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 35: Circle of Trust – LIVE Round Table @ Village Pilates, ChicagoWhat is a circle of trust? It’s a gathering of people who honor the process, not the outcome. It’s a coming together of diverse histories, experiences, strengths, skills, motivations, and talents in order to discover…something or maybe nothing. The first and only place I’ve ever heard of a circle of trust is from author Parker […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-02-161h 14

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 34: Brain, Mind, Body – The Missing Pieces w/ Anne BishopWhat’s your brain got to do with it? What is your mind? We are taught that Pilates is a body, mind, spirit approach, but one sometimes wonders (in my case a lot of the time) where the mind and spirit fits in when we were being taught. Our podcast guest, Anne Bishop, founder of Body […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-02-021h 04

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 33: How to break the rules – When questioning is the answer.Today we proudly bring you episode 33 staring one of our new co-hosts, mentor and teacher, Trinity Minty. Even though we are technically one third of the way to 100 it somehow feels like this is still only our second episode. We’ve gotten so much wonderful feedback as a response to our new and improved […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-01-181h 02

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 32: The Absolutely fabulous women of Primal Movement WORKSJoin me in this fantastic interview with the talented, funny, and successful band of mighty misfits, the founders of Absolute Center in Lafayette, CA: Claudia Moose, Katie Santos, and Louise Johns. In this episode you’re going to get a lot of laughs (that’s I think par for the course with us), get a ton of […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-01-0453 min

The Mindful Movement Podcast and CommunityEpisode 005 Interview with Chantill Lopez, Get Curious to Get ClarityEpisode 005 Chantill Lopez, Get Curious to Get Clarity Thank you for listening to the Mindful Movement podcast. This weeks episode includes a vulnerable moment where I share a learning experience. Then I get right into the interview with Chantill Lopez, the founder of Skillful Teaching, an international online resource for Pilates Instructors. Chantill opens up…Our Sponsors:* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code MINDFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com* Check out Washington Red Raspberries: https://redrazz.org* Check out Wonderful Pistachios: https://WonderfulPistachios.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b...2016-12-281h 01

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp: 31 – LIVE From the PMA (A prompt from Eve Gentry) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-10-3144 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 30: Geeking out w/ Anna Hartman – Wow! What?! That’s AWESOME!Welcome to our 30th podcast! I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to give you a peek into one of the most curious and beautiful brains I’ve ever…met? gotten to know? had the pleasure of learning from? All of the above I suppose. Anna Hartman is kind of magical. She’s all heart […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-10-291h 22

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp: 29 – Digital Health Meet Joseph Quinn & Pilates MetricsBig data and digital health meet Pilates. Pilates meet big data and digital health. Who’s responsible for this titillating and powerful introduction? Enter Joseph and Karine Quinn, owners of Real People Pilates in Berkeley, CA and founders of the new app for Pilates teachers by Pilates teachers – Pilates Metrics, launching NOW! Join me and […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-10-251h 23

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 28: No Fucking Around – James Crader is the real dealIn all honesty, James Crader is one of the most exceptional teachers I’ve ever met (as can be seen by the fact that I’ve also written an article about him). I’m definitely nursing a teacher crush — no reason to deny it — that is based on more than our love of profanity (this podcast was […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-10-041h 07

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp. 27: When change hits the fan…discerning in the big picture.If you ever struggle with UNCERTAINTY, or ever find yourself feeling UNCOMFORTABLE with NOT KNOWING — this is your podcast! I feel like I could say this EVERY time we do a show, but this one was really awesome! It’s the third in a continued conversation about how to be present and aware in our teaching […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-07-071h 01

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp. 26: From mimicry to original thought…How does it happen?The path to taking your seat as a teacher. The evolution of the teacher within. How do you become the teacher you are, not the one you were trained to be? This is one our BEST PODCASTS to date! We have two wonderful teachers join the conversation and offer their perspective on when they really […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-04-271h 09

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp. 25: Missed Opportunities in Teaching – How to recognize and utilize pivotal opportunities for potent teachingIt happens to the best of us. We get in our own way. In this episode Chantill and Debora explore how we can get caught in our own agendas or lack of confidence and miss valuable opportunities to bring power and precision to our teaching. Whether you’re a new teacher focused on mastering complex choreography […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-04-0350 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp. 24: All About Eve GentryThis is, what I’m sure will be, the first of several conversations with Debora Kolwey — our Thinking Pilates Podcast co-host — about one of her teachers and mentors, Eve Gentry. Our chat takes place right after Debora was a speaker on a panel at the PMA conference on Eve and her work. It’s a […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-01-0528 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 23: Special Edition #2 – What it Really Means to Teach From WithinThis is the second special edition episode where you get to hear an honest and revealing conversation with teachers who’ve just completed 30 days of dedicated self-practice. These episodes are SO worth listening to. Gain insight and inspiration from other teachers who are putting in diligent and dedicated work to understand their motivation to practice […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-01-0548 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 22: Special Edition – Practice. Working in Real Life.The next two episodes of the Thinking Pilates Podcast are a special addition to our series. They are both candid conversations I recently had with teachers and students about the realities of self-practice, what it is supposed to look like, and how to maintain it. This is a frequent theme on our show, however these episodes […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-01-0559 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 20: So you want to teach teachers? Pilates Education Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-11-0948 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 21: Zen and the Art of Teaching with Tom McCookTom McCook is one of my all time favorite teachers not only to study with but to just be near. There are those rare people who you gravitate toward as if they were pulling you into their orbit – that is Tom. Learn how this deeply calm, compassionate and inquisitive teacher builds his teaching foundation. […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-10-1536 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 19: Pilates, Healthcare and Mentors with Dr. Suzanne MartinIn this podcast interview Dr. Suzanne Martin talks about her work and how she got where she is: a master Pilates teacher with a Ph.D. in physical therapy. We also chat about what inspires her to keeping pushing Pilates as a means of healing and a potential alternative to traditional healthcare. It was very cool to […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-2948 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 18: How The Pilates Philosophy Will Help You Not Be Afraid To Ask For MoneyThis brief recording is an exploration of how, by knowing, understanding, and integrating the Pilates philosophy we can more easily and authentically guide our students down a direct path to practicing with us. Learn what you can do to get more comfortable with selling what you do simply by getting excited and being honest about […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-2908 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 16: Bridging The Disconnect – Working With Scoliosis & OsteoporosisThis interview was one of the BEST I’ve done! I loved Lindy Royer from the moment we met (sounds like the beginning of a love story 😉 at the Balanced Body Faculty training many years ago. She’s got spunk. She’s smart, thoughtful, and no-nonsense. She sees her students as whole and gets straight to the […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-2957 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 15: The First Conversation With Master Teacher Debora KolweyListen to an inspiring, intelligent, informative conversation that will spark your desire to be better at what you do and reassure you that you are not alone. Meet master teacher Debora Kolwey of The Pilates Center in Boulder, Co. She’s thoughtful, intelligent, and been in the biz for a freakin’ long time! She has something […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-291h 06

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 14: SPECIAL EPISODE! The Origins of Pilates Part 2 – Don't miss this! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-2949 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 13: SPECIAL EPISODE! The Origins of Pilates Part 1 – Don’t miss this!The Thinking Pilates Podcast is about providing you with awesome content about Pilates, the method itself and how to teach it, what it’s like to be a teacher and how we can EXCELL at teaching as a craft. That’s why from now on I’m giving you access to TONS of the most awesome interviews, workshops, […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-291h 01

Thinking Pilates PodcastEpisode 12: Two Teachers Get REAL with SELF-PRACTICEConversation with two teachers about their experience working with resistance, self-doubt, self-care, and internal motivation in a recent round of the 28-day Fulfilled & Successful Pilates Teacher Online Course. If you need a little pick-me-up, want to know you’re not alone and are curious to learn more about how the 28-day course can actually impact […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-2930 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 11: Developing Confidence Without Knowing All The AnswersIn this episode of The Thinking Pilates Podcast Chantill and Debora explore creating space within teaching, space to be without all the answers and navigate the myriad challenges of teaching by developing a strong self-practice. Hear about how to cultivate self-reliance, ownership, personal responsibility, a dedication to develop yourself as a human being, to be […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1833 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 10: Stacey Mulvey: A Teacher’s Journey to Transformation, Change & Embodying The PracticeIn this episode Chantill interviews recent TT graduate Stacey Mulvey who shares with us her journey to becoming a Pilates teacher that was not only surprising but life changing. Listen to Stacey’s story and find yourself, your struggles, fears, and successes in her experience – one that so many of us have shared. Learn more […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1859 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 9: Becoming a Teacher – Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and Support Along The WayIn the next two episodes, Debora and I talk about the teacher training journey, where we can get held up, waylaid, thrown for a loop, lose our minds, and where and how we can support ourselves along the way. If you are in the midst of your TT or newly out of training, I think […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1842 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 8: The Power of Consistency – Creativity, Successful Learning & SafetyIn this episode, The Power of Consistency – Creativity, Successful Learning & Safety, we welcome another special guest, Melissa Kakavas, educational director at Evolve Movement in Raleigh, NC. We continue the very rich and super cool topic of using the original Pilates orders as a framework for fostering creativity, successful development of us as teachers as well […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1845 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 7: Following Orders – To Hinder or Inspire?In this episode we continue talking about how the heart of the Pilates philosophy informs the way we teach specifically when and why we might choose to follow “traditional” or “original” orders or not. If you have a strong opinion about this topic, which most people do, you will get a lot out of our conversation. Is […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1731 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 6: Insights From The Inner Teacher – Do You Have One and Where Does it Lead You?Special Guest: Studio Owner, Melissa Francis We all struggle. We all lose faith in what we do. We all search for purpose, a point of view, a philosophy. Chantill Lopez continues the discussion about the Pilates philosophy with Balanced Body faculty and studio owner Melissa Francis of Intelligent Exercise LLC in Ann Arbor Michigan. Hear […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1723 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 5: The Pilates Philosophy – Do You Really Know What It Is?In our fifth episode of the Thinking Pilates podcast we tackle a large, deeply rich and inspiring topic about what the Pilates philosophy actually is and how teachers integrate it into their teaching, how we can educate other teachers and help them work from the philosophy more often. The podcast explores Joseph Pilates’ original texts and goes down […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1740 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 4: Two Simple Questions for Sustaining ConfidenceIn this episode Debora and I have a brief and rich conversation about what we can do to help us find some space in our heads and create calm and confidence in our teaching while we are in it as well as in the time between. Hear what we both have to say about creating awareness […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1725 min

Thinking Pilates PodcastEp 3: Clearing The Clutter For More Effective TeachingPart 3, the final part in our Introduction series. In this third section of our first episode we dive in to the topic of “clearing the clutter” from our heads in order to teach from a place of greater confidence, less self-doubt and more simplicity. We explore what kinds of clutter we can be plagued […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1721 min