48 min
Ep02: Tania Huddart - Hearts and Bones Pilates, New Zealand The Pilates Diaries Podcast
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- Fitness
Our guest on this episode is Tania Huddart - owner of Hearts and Bones Pilates in New Zealand, and delivers internationally accredited teacher training programs.
[01:23] Tania talks about her life before Pilates, how dance was all she was interested in, and how she just fell into working for the Royal Academy of Dance as an International de facto teacher. She discovered Pilates in a dance magazine and tried it out because of her injuries.
[03:56] Tania labels her first session at Lesley Ackland’s studio in London as overwhelming and a revelation that she was not as strong as she thought she was. Three months later she had a whole new body.
[06:02] After Lesley offered Tania the opportunity to apprentice at the studio, Tania started working with people who were not dancers and had to learn to put herself in other people's bodies.
[07:50] Tania describes the Pilates world as being very small in 1995.
[09:57] Tania and Bruce talk about the miraculous transformations she was seeing in studio clients and the sense of community and connection in a Pilates setting.
[13:23] Bruce asks Tania if she was experiencing any roadblocks in her Pilates progress at that time and she talks about lacking upper body strength.
[15:00] Tania describes Lesley’s ability to work with a group, but still be specific for each person.
[15:53] Bruce and Tania talk about some of the phenomenal teachers that she met around that time.
[17:49] Bruce delves into Tania’s time spent in California where she was involved with both dance and Pilates.
[19:59] Tania continues her story with her move back to New Zealand, where she opened a studio in Wellington and taught for 15 years.
[21:01] Bruce asks about the hidden gems Tania discovered through Pilates.
[22:26] Tania elaborates on some things that concern her about Pilates teacher training, that there aren’t a lot of informed teachers that can inspire people, and how her passion is to support, help, and be a mentor for these teachers.
[28:20] Tania talks about the death of her best friend being the catalyst to her dedicating her life to Pilates.
[30:54] Bruce explores the path Tania has been on since and she mentions the part he has journeyed with her.
[31:40] Tania looks back at her initiative, Always Pilates, an online resource for teachers and clients that the world was not yet ready for but that brought her into contact with people like Phillip Beach who changed her life.
[34:04] Bruce invites Tania to look at how Pilates has changed her - body, mind, and spirit.
[36:58] Tania explains why business knowledge is important, why she is a business coach and that there are often smarter ways to do things. She introduces her current project: Teaching With Confidence.
Contact Tania
Instagram
Teaching Movement with Confidence
Hearts and Bones Pilates, New Zealand
Website
Instagram
Facebook
The Pilates Diaries Podcast
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Our guest on this episode is Tania Huddart - owner of Hearts and Bones Pilates in New Zealand, and delivers internationally accredited teacher training programs.
[01:23] Tania talks about her life before Pilates, how dance was all she was interested in, and how she just fell into working for the Royal Academy of Dance as an International de facto teacher. She discovered Pilates in a dance magazine and tried it out because of her injuries.
[03:56] Tania labels her first session at Lesley Ackland’s studio in London as overwhelming and a revelation that she was not as strong as she thought she was. Three months later she had a whole new body.
[06:02] After Lesley offered Tania the opportunity to apprentice at the studio, Tania started working with people who were not dancers and had to learn to put herself in other people's bodies.
[07:50] Tania describes the Pilates world as being very small in 1995.
[09:57] Tania and Bruce talk about the miraculous transformations she was seeing in studio clients and the sense of community and connection in a Pilates setting.
[13:23] Bruce asks Tania if she was experiencing any roadblocks in her Pilates progress at that time and she talks about lacking upper body strength.
[15:00] Tania describes Lesley’s ability to work with a group, but still be specific for each person.
[15:53] Bruce and Tania talk about some of the phenomenal teachers that she met around that time.
[17:49] Bruce delves into Tania’s time spent in California where she was involved with both dance and Pilates.
[19:59] Tania continues her story with her move back to New Zealand, where she opened a studio in Wellington and taught for 15 years.
[21:01] Bruce asks about the hidden gems Tania discovered through Pilates.
[22:26] Tania elaborates on some things that concern her about Pilates teacher training, that there aren’t a lot of informed teachers that can inspire people, and how her passion is to support, help, and be a mentor for these teachers.
[28:20] Tania talks about the death of her best friend being the catalyst to her dedicating her life to Pilates.
[30:54] Bruce explores the path Tania has been on since and she mentions the part he has journeyed with her.
[31:40] Tania looks back at her initiative, Always Pilates, an online resource for teachers and clients that the world was not yet ready for but that brought her into contact with people like Phillip Beach who changed her life.
[34:04] Bruce invites Tania to look at how Pilates has changed her - body, mind, and spirit.
[36:58] Tania explains why business knowledge is important, why she is a business coach and that there are often smarter ways to do things. She introduces her current project: Teaching With Confidence.
Contact Tania
Instagram
Teaching Movement with Confidence
Hearts and Bones Pilates, New Zealand
Website
Instagram
Facebook
The Pilates Diaries Podcast
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Episode Sponsors
TRIMIO
Pilates Reformers Australia
10% off with min. $100 spend - use PILATESDIARIES21
Whealthy-Life
10% off - use PILATESDIARIES
ToeSox Australia
15% off with min. $49 spend - use PILATESDIARIES21
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48 min