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Core with Shawna Beardsley | A Pilates Podcast — 55 episodes

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Spiritual Health — The Missing Link

2

Strong for Life: How I Train in My 30s vs. My Teens

3

The Mental Game: You Don’t Have to Believe Every Thought You Think

4

What Do You Do to Feel Your Best?

5

Advanced Beginner: Why Your First Two Years of Teaching Pilates Are Just the Beginning

6

You Loved Pilates—So Why Did You Stop Practicing?

7

Clear Is Kind: The Art of Direct Conversations in Pilates & Leadership

8

Not All Pilates Is Created Equal: Protecting the Method in a Trend-Driven World

9

Accessibility Without Apology: Belonging, Balance, and the Future of Pilates

10

Coach, Not Player: Why Great Pilates Instructors Don’t Limit Their Clients

11

YouTube Pilates, Rib Flare, and the Myth of ‘Perfect Form

12

The Language of Pilates: Guiding Principles & Movement Principles

13

Sub Etiquette 101: Respecting Your Team, Your Clients, and Your Career

14

Landing Your Dream Pilates Studio Job the Right Way

15

Instructing vs. Teaching: Elevating Your Pilates Practice

16

The Power of Mentorship in Pilates

17

When Feedback Hurts: Growing Stronger from Criticism

18

Cue the Magic: Mastering Communication in Pilates Instruction

19

Post It or Ghost It: Why Pilates Instructors Need to Be on Instagram

20

From Boardroom to Box Spring: A Corporate-to-Pilates Pivot

21

More Than a Mic: What Makes a Great Instructor

22

The Pilates Path: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

23

If You’re On Time, You’re Late: The Real Talk on Punctuality in Pilates

24

The Pilates Boom: What’s Real, What’s Risky, and What You Should Know

25

Pilates or Not? The Lagree vs. Pilates Debate

26

Pilates, Passion & Progress: Our Eastside Grand Opening Celebration

27

Making Mistakes on Purpose: The Art of Effective Corrections in Pilates

28

Graceful Flow: Teaching Pilates with Disruptions in the Room

29

Teaching & Selling: Why Pilates Instructors Should Embrace Sales

30

The Weight No One Sees: Managing Without Applause

31

Practice What You Teach: Why Your Own Pilates Practice Matters

32

Leading with Balance: The Woman Behind In Balance Pilates

33

More Springs, More Strength: Why Underloading Is Failing Our Clients

34

The Danger of ‘Nice’: When Leadership Lacks Clarity, Courage, and Kindness

35

Letting Go with Grace: When a Leader No Longer Fits Your Pilates Studio

36

Pretty Privilege in Pilates: What No One Talks About

37

Burned Out or Fired Up? Managing Burnout as a Pilates Studio Owner

38

Pilates on the Weekend: Shortcut or Standard?

39

Behind the Scenes: The Realities of Running a Pilates Studio

40

Mastering the Flow: Elevate Your Classes with Rhythm, Transitions, and Pacing

41

Membership Models vs. Drop-Ins: What Works Best?

42

Teaching Privates vs. Groups: What Changes and What Stays the Same

43

Handling Difficult Clients & Awkward Moments in Class: Professional, Compassionate Solutions for Group Instruction

44

Expand or Stay Small? Defining Growth on Your Terms

45

Handling Difficult Conversations: Clients, Staff & Studio Boundaries

46

Strong as a Mother: Pilates, Pregnancy, and Empowering Women Through Movement

47

Teaching Mistakes Pilates Instructors Make (and How to Avoid Them)

48

The Backup Plan Is You: Studio Ownership and the Sub Struggle

49

Creating Class Plans That Deliver Results: Structure with Purpose

50

Mastering Mixed Levels: Progressions, Regressions & Keeping Your Class Flowing

51

Teaching Tips for Pilates Instructors: How to Elevate Your Classes

52

Behind the Studio: A Day in the Life at IBP

53

Pilates Myths Busted: What You’ve Gotten Wrong About Pilates

54

Pilates 101: History, Mat vs. Reformer, and Core Principles

55

First episode! Get to know Shawna!