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Core with Shawna Beardsley | A Pilates Podcast — 55 episodes
Spiritual Health — The Missing Link
Strong for Life: How I Train in My 30s vs. My Teens
The Mental Game: You Don’t Have to Believe Every Thought You Think
What Do You Do to Feel Your Best?
Advanced Beginner: Why Your First Two Years of Teaching Pilates Are Just the Beginning
You Loved Pilates—So Why Did You Stop Practicing?
Clear Is Kind: The Art of Direct Conversations in Pilates & Leadership
Not All Pilates Is Created Equal: Protecting the Method in a Trend-Driven World
Accessibility Without Apology: Belonging, Balance, and the Future of Pilates
Coach, Not Player: Why Great Pilates Instructors Don’t Limit Their Clients
YouTube Pilates, Rib Flare, and the Myth of ‘Perfect Form
The Language of Pilates: Guiding Principles & Movement Principles
Sub Etiquette 101: Respecting Your Team, Your Clients, and Your Career
Landing Your Dream Pilates Studio Job the Right Way
Instructing vs. Teaching: Elevating Your Pilates Practice
The Power of Mentorship in Pilates
When Feedback Hurts: Growing Stronger from Criticism
Cue the Magic: Mastering Communication in Pilates Instruction
Post It or Ghost It: Why Pilates Instructors Need to Be on Instagram
From Boardroom to Box Spring: A Corporate-to-Pilates Pivot
More Than a Mic: What Makes a Great Instructor
The Pilates Path: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
If You’re On Time, You’re Late: The Real Talk on Punctuality in Pilates
The Pilates Boom: What’s Real, What’s Risky, and What You Should Know
Pilates or Not? The Lagree vs. Pilates Debate
Pilates, Passion & Progress: Our Eastside Grand Opening Celebration
Making Mistakes on Purpose: The Art of Effective Corrections in Pilates
Graceful Flow: Teaching Pilates with Disruptions in the Room
Teaching & Selling: Why Pilates Instructors Should Embrace Sales
The Weight No One Sees: Managing Without Applause
Practice What You Teach: Why Your Own Pilates Practice Matters
Leading with Balance: The Woman Behind In Balance Pilates
More Springs, More Strength: Why Underloading Is Failing Our Clients
The Danger of ‘Nice’: When Leadership Lacks Clarity, Courage, and Kindness
Letting Go with Grace: When a Leader No Longer Fits Your Pilates Studio
Pretty Privilege in Pilates: What No One Talks About
Burned Out or Fired Up? Managing Burnout as a Pilates Studio Owner
Pilates on the Weekend: Shortcut or Standard?
Behind the Scenes: The Realities of Running a Pilates Studio
Mastering the Flow: Elevate Your Classes with Rhythm, Transitions, and Pacing
Membership Models vs. Drop-Ins: What Works Best?
Teaching Privates vs. Groups: What Changes and What Stays the Same
Handling Difficult Clients & Awkward Moments in Class: Professional, Compassionate Solutions for Group Instruction
Expand or Stay Small? Defining Growth on Your Terms
Handling Difficult Conversations: Clients, Staff & Studio Boundaries
Strong as a Mother: Pilates, Pregnancy, and Empowering Women Through Movement
Teaching Mistakes Pilates Instructors Make (and How to Avoid Them)
The Backup Plan Is You: Studio Ownership and the Sub Struggle
Creating Class Plans That Deliver Results: Structure with Purpose
Mastering Mixed Levels: Progressions, Regressions & Keeping Your Class Flowing
Teaching Tips for Pilates Instructors: How to Elevate Your Classes
Behind the Studio: A Day in the Life at IBP
Pilates Myths Busted: What You’ve Gotten Wrong About Pilates
Pilates 101: History, Mat vs. Reformer, and Core Principles
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