Why You Should Use Music For Your Pilates Class

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Back in the Studio: Fear, Imposter Syndrome, and Returning to Teaching

Returning to teaching after a serious illness is not just a physical process. It is also emotional, psychological, and deeply personal.In this episode of The Pilates Exchange, Hannah and Christian reflect on what it was really like for Christian to teach his first classes back in ...  Show more

Women’s Bodies Are Not Neutral: Power, Autonomy, and Movement Spaces

In this episode of The Pilates Exchange, Hannah sits down with terrorism scholar Gülden Hennemann for a thoughtful conversation about how women’s bodies have historically been used as sites of power, symbolism, and control.Across cultures and political systems, the regulation of ...  Show more

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