Hilary Opheim and Davita Paul are Pilates Teachers and Educators. Join them as they chat on Pilates, teaching, and life. Based in Los Angeles they will keep you thinking and laughing!
In this episode of the 2 Pilates Chicks we as we discuss how Pilates teachers might cue differently for our clients in Pilates versus how they are guided when recovering from an injury in therapy. I…
What cues are overly used and outdated for teaching Pilates? How can Pilates teachers update these cues to be more effective for our clients?
Join the 2 Pilates chicks to chat not only on how cues ca…
In the latest episode of 2 Pilates Chicks join as they chat about how to navigate client fears around pain and new diagnosis results from MRIs. Pilates clients may come in with apprehension after get…
Join the 2 Pilates chicks as we discuss the mastering of traditional and classical Pilates work even in today’s contemporary/modern training styles of Pilates. We chat on understanding the foundation…
Join the 2 Pilates Chicks as they discuss from their own experiences how injuries impacts work as a Pilates teacher. How you can learn from them to be a better Pilates teacher or practitioner of Pila…
Teaching Pilates and even practicing Pilates sometimes that critical self talk can come into the brain. Join the 2 Pilates Chicks as we discuss these moments and how to move past them for you and yo…
Join the 2 Pilates Chicks as we chat on the words, cues and how you guide a client in their Pilates experience. Have you ever thought about as a Pilates client or as a Pilates teacher the language t…
What does it mean as a Pilates teacher to “teach the body in front of you”? There has been a lot of chatter on Instagram, Facebook, and all of social media, but, does it mean what you think? Join the…
In the 2 Pilates Chicks first podcast of 2024 it is all about having those difficult conversations with your Pilates clients.
2023 and Season 4 is coming to a close and the 2 Pilates Chicks answer a few questions from listeners and look back a bit at the podcast and 2023!
Join the 2 Pilates Chicks in this podcast that delves into the social media Pilates Circus. Are you seeing all the acrobatics on the Pilates apparatus and seeing more discussions about injuries pract…
Join Hilary and Davita, the 2 Pilates chicks as they discuss what Pilates Teacher Training Programs are really like. How do you decide if one is the right pick for you? What do you need to know befor…
In this episode the 2 Pilates Chicks answer a question from a listener on when is the best time or right time to make that leap from a 9-5 job to teaching Pilates full time. Listen as Hilary and Davi…
Movement Science Made Simple is the post-grad Pilates program Hilary mentions and you can check them out https://movementsciencemadesimple.com/
Join the 2 Pilates chicks as they discuss dealing with not only moments of stress but long term stress and how to stay positive in your teaching and work life. Both Davita and Hilary have had to deal…
Join the 2 Pilates Chicks as we chat on what it really is to be a Pilates teacher. The realities of teaching Pilates and all the things that come with just teaching clients.
Inspried by a post by fellow Pilates teacher Danica Kalemdaroglu
Here is the link to the article that started this conversation for us!
https://pilatesjournal.com/articles/thepilatesreformationtpj
Join us for this podcast on that demanding Pilates client. Are they really demanding? What is really going on for this Pilates client. How do Pilates teachers deal and maybe get that client to be one…
Join the 2 Pilates Chicks as we discuss what tactile cues are, what they mean and how they can be used to let the client figure out movement and how things feel in their workout. Get ready to discuss…