The Curious Body by The Pilates Foundation

As a BONUS episode and after talking about it for some time, Cat managed to pin down Leila Coppock in her busy schedule. Having known each other a while but never met... and still not having met in real life, Leila shares her story with Cat as to how she became to be the proud owner of Bodywise Pilates Studio in Salisbury, as well as an accredited Pilates Foundation teacher for the last 10 years!...

Anne-Marie wears both the Pilates teacher and Physiotheraphy hat, maybe even a dancers hat at that, AND all the others. But how does she keep herself in check, what self care practices help keep her going through the day to day. Of course Pilates is in there! You can sign up to Anne-Marie's newsletter here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lisa didn't know where to turn. Having been a mover all her life, she wanted to gain back the energy to move her body. Pilates gifted her this, over time becoming stronger. Although she still has to manage her energy levels, she is back to health and even trained as a Pilates teacher thanks to her love of the method. We acknowledge that this is...

Although having been a primary school teacher for many years, Kate Mercer was unsure she could teach Pilates. And yet here she is, with an at home studio, working with bodies diagnosed with osteoporosis. In this episode we touch on the imposter syndrome experienced, but how with support from those around her Kate her flourished into a fully comprehensive Pilates teacher. https://theros.org.uk/clin...

Having been born with Spina Bifida, Rosanna has experienced many types of therapy for her body. She's found Pilates has enabled her to be more able in her everyday life than any other physiotherapy and she willingly shares her story with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out more about your host Cat Proudfoot and how she came to be a Pilates teacher and where and how her teaching and business have evolved over the years. Taking the leap of faith from a corporate PA role and transforming that into a successful Pilates Studio in Margate. @proudfootpilates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this series we explore how some of our teachers came to be where they are today and where their special interests have taken them. We wanted to share how and why we as teachers came to Pilates and start to introduce some specialist subjects, this has become and introduction of some of our teachers and how they came to be where they are today. We hope this perhaps inspires you to perhaps start P...

Gary Carter talks about how he came to be so fascinated with the body and his Anatomy & Movement courses for professional yoga and Pilates teachers. Gary Carter has worked with the Pilates Foundation for the last 10 years, get to know him better in this podcast and look out for his upcoming online Pilates Foundation workshops. His dedication to myofascial research can be applied to all movemen...

We left off last time with Mel at the end of her radiology treatment and at the beginning of her scar tissue release work, not knowing the next part of her story.  We have so much we wanted to include in this episode that I’ve tried not to ask too many questions of Mel. However, Mel will be teaching an online class for Pilates Foundation members on Sunday 18th September specific to her experi...

We have got a bit of a Summer Special coming your way. During one of our recent book clubs, we were discussing The Living Wetsuit by Sue Adstrum, and talking about the connective tissue in our body and how scar tissue affects and changes its function and movement. Some of us on the call that evening had never (touchwood) had any surgery or injury to cause such scarring, but one of our attende...

Sibyl joined Cat back in October 2021 to discuss her experience of Long Covid. Sibyl is not only a client and friend of Cat's, but also a colleague having worked as a Certified Rolfer for 17 years and has extensive experience as a Clinical and Sports Massage therapist as well as Maternity Reflexologist. Sibyl has a particular interest in connective tissue disorders, particularly hypermobility synd...

In this episode Ethlinda Lashley-Scott and Angela Gasparetto talk with Cat about why they are championing The Pilates Foundations work on Diversity & Inclusion and what it means to them, as well as upcoming events and tools we have in our tool kit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grace discusses what is to come in her online workshop Pilates for Menopause Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Cat Proudfoot gives you a little insight into what we as the Pilates Foundation envisage our podcast to be.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen in to our trailer and get a feel for who we are and what we do.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.