Beyond the Reformer
Welcome to Beyond the Reformer, the podcast where Pilates professionals and enthusiasts come together for thoughtful conversations, genuine insights, and inspiring stories. Join Nic every Monday morning to feel more connected, inspired, and empowered in your Pilates practice, teaching, and beyond…
Episodes
78 episodes
Busy Isn't Profitable: How to Fix Your Pilates Studio Operations
"We looked really, really busy and busy isn't the same as profitable."In this solo episode, Nic, founder of Soul Pilates, shares the key lessons from a recent talk she gave on studio operations, and turns it into a mini worksh...
How to Build a Pilates Studio That’s Actually Worth Something, with Mitch McGinley
"Good exit strategy is just good business strategy."In this episode, Nic is joined by Mitch McGinley, founder of Boutique Fitness Broker and author of The Number Nobody Talks About. Mitch has spent his career helping boutique fitness and...
When Men Misunderstand Pilates | Tim Gough
"I'm about as alpha male as it gets. I come from 30 years in special forces. It doesn't come much better than that. And I now teach Pilates and I absolutely see the benefits."In this episode, Nic is joined by Tim Gough, co-owner and inst...
What No One Tells You About Teaching Pilates
"The second guessing is you're trying to be like somebody else and you can never be like somebody else. You can only be like you are."In this episode, Nic swaps the usual guest chair for an Agony Aunt session, answering real Pilates dile...
Why Some Pilates Teachers Always Have Full Classes with Phil M Jones
"You're in the service business, you're not in the teaching business."In this episode, we are joined by Phil M Jones, bestselling author of the Exactly What to Say book series (over 1 million copies sold) and one of the world's most in-d...
The Conversations That Mattered This Year
"We have so much more in common than we have in differences, despite what Instagram might make you think." - NicThis week's episode is a little different. Instead of one guest, Nic is looking back at 11 conversations from the podcast's f...
Why Your Pilates Qualification Is Just the Beginning
"Just because you've got your 600 hour certificate doesn't mean you know it all. This is your beginning. This is just truly your beginning."In this episode, Nic is joined by Anita Horry, a second-generation Pilates master teacher, founde...
Building a Reformer Pilates Studio on Your Own Terms with Kia
"Pilates isn't about that for me, you know? It's about really going deep, connecting these people."In this episode, we are joined by Kia, a classically trained Pilates teacher based in Los Angeles who built her entire studio o...
Has Pilates Lost it's Identity with Ava Rodriguez
"Pilates won't lose its identity just because you learn different methods. It loses identity when you haphazardly memorize a set of exercises and think you can just teach this."In this episode, Nic is joined by Ava Rodriguez, a movement ...
Why Great Pilates Isn’t Enough Anymore | Georgia Testa
"Until you do that, you're not a brand, you're just a transactional product within their life."In this episode, we are joined by Georgia Testa, founder of Studio 281, a fast-growing Reformer Pilates and functional fitness brand with five...
How to Build a Pilates Business That Actually Supports Your Life with Caroline Copp
"They create a business that worked for them ten years ago and they forget to move their business to work for them for the future."In this episode, Nic is joined by Caroline Copp, a Pilates teacher turned business coach for wellness entr...
The Truth About Pilates Cueing Nobody Talks About with Shelly Power
"We're not gonna cue muscles to cue a movement."In this episode, Nic is joined by Shelly Power, Director of Curriculum for Polestar Pilates and one of the most respected educators in the industry. Shelly has been teaching Pilates since 1...
Harder Isn’t Always Better: The Smarter Way to Build Strength
"I've been lied to my whole life. This just feels relaxing, and yet my body is starting to change."In this episode, Nic flies solo to unpack a question she gets asked constantly on her teacher trainings: why isn't harder always ...
How to Cue Pilates Like a Pro with Alan Herdman
"The technique is less important than the person."In this episode, we are joined by Alan Herdman - the man widely credited with bringing Pilates to the UK, opening the country's first Pilates studio back in the early 1970s. Afte...
What the Future of Reformer Pilates Actually Looks Like with Yvette McGaffin
In this episode, Nic is joined by Yvette McGaffin, co-founder of ReformRx and the driving force behind what is set to become the world's first digitally connected Reformer Pilates machine for the home.Yvette's story is one of the more re...
How to Build a Profitable Pilates Studio Business with Joanne Mathews
"I think we're at that time where we can actually professionalize this industry, and we can have the standards that we want to set, and we can offer people careers."In this episode, we are joined by Joanne Mathews, founder and CEO of Ten...
How Much Anatomy Do Pilates Teachers Actually Need to Know With Tracy Ward
"I really worry that we will lose the essence of what Pilates actually is. How much are we going to dilute it?"In this episode, Nic is joined by Tracy Ward - physiotherapist, Pilates teacher, and author of The Science of Pilates...
The Wild West of Pilates: Why Teaching Standards Are Letting Everyone Down with Katie Nankivell
"There is a lot of money-hungry people chasing trends with a lack of moral compass and ethics behind them."The Pilates industry is growing fast - but not always in the right direction. In this episode, Nic is joined by Katie, fo...
From Basement Studio to 9 Locations: How New York Pilates Defined Its Method
"Real change in your body happens from grounded, consistent work. Doing the split and a handstand is entertaining, but that's not what Pilates is about."In this episode, Nic is joined by Heather Andersen, founder of New York Pil...
The Missing Piece in Pilates Teacher Training with Amy Havens
"I think self-acceptance and self-compassion... it's gonna keep changing and if you hear the loud stuff saying, I can't do that anymore - no." - Amy HavensIn this episode, Nic is joined by Amy Havens, a veteran Pilates educator,...
Burnout, Boundaries and Building a Career That Lasts as a Pilates Teacher with Audrey O'Connor
"I cannot be of service to other people if I cannot be of service to myself."You left the corporate world for a reason. But somehow you're exhausted, resentful, and wondering why this passion-driven career feels just as relentle...
Teaching Pilates to Children: How to Make It Fun, Inclusive & Effective
Nic is joined by Clarissa Shepherd, kids Pilates specialist, pre and postnatal educator, Club Pilates master trainer, and author of Sage Does Pilates<...
Beyond Classical: Ron Fletcher's Pilates Legacy With Kyria Sabin
"The body floats on the breath. Without the breath, we don't have a core. We don't have a centre." - Kyria SabinIn this episode, we are joined by Kyria Sabin, director of Fletcher Pilates International and one of the most respected custo...
A Year of Pilates Conversations Changed How I Think About Teaching
Beyond the Reformer turns 1!! 🥳In this special solo anniversary episode, Nic marks one full year of Beyond the Reformer by sharing her honest reflections on everything she has learned over the past year.She o...
Rethinking Pilates for Runners, Pain, and Performance with Juan Nieto
Nic is joined by Juan Nieto, a physical therapist, Polestar educator, founder of the Reformer Flow Collective and co-creator of Runty.Juan brings a completely different perspective to Pilates, movement, and coaching. Rather th...