Pilates Perspectives
Pilates Perspectives is your guide to how Pilates fits into real life, no matter your experience level. We unpack the method’s many approaches and history, where it sits in today’s wellness landscape, and simple ways to apply it day to day. Episodes range from building community through movement to using Pilates in physical therapy and rehab. We also explore timely topics, including education standards, diversity expansion across the field, and embracing Pilates as a lifestyle that supports both body and mind.
You’ll hear from seasoned teachers, clinicians, and thought leaders who share firsthand experience and evidence-informed insights; useful for curious beginners and long-time pros alike. Our aim is to offer practical knowledge, foster inclusivity, and widen perspectives so the practice continues to evolve for everyone.
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Pilates Perspectives
Uplifting Marginalized Voices in Pilates
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Tonya Amos is the kind of leader who expands what Pilates can be and who it can be for. As the owner of the award-winning Aspire Pilates Center and Artistic Director of the Grown Women Dance Collective, Tonya has delivered more than 22,000 hours of classes internationally, while building programs that pay it forward through scholarship access and community reinvestment. She shares what it means to bring Pilates to disinvested communities and demographics that haven’t historically had access, and why those communities may use Pilates differently.
Tonya also opens up about her experience with long COVID and how it reshaped her relationship to capacity, recovery, and care. Joy and Tonya explore the “rich tapestry” of Pilates through the lens of inclusion, cultural context, and Black liberation, and dig into practical ways studios and instructors can reduce barriers. If you’re interested in the future of Pilates, this conversation will challenge, inspire, and ground you.
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