1 hr 16 min
Ep05: Allison Brown - Ivanhoe Pilates and Health Management, Melbourne The Pilates Diaries Podcast
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- Fitness
Our guest in this episode is Allison Brown from Ivanhoe Pilates and Health Management
Allison is based in Ivanhoe in Melbourne's inner-northeast and has been a long-term contributor to the Pilates Industry in Australia.
[01:22] Allison shares some of her background – her fascination with science and the way the body works, her experience as an operating theatre nurse and her interests in three-dimensional drawing and teaching.
[05:46] Allison explains how she and her husband decided on a career change and both went into remedial massage therapy. In their exploration of other methodologies to help their clients in the late 80s and early 90s, they came across Pilates.
[10:33] Bruce quizzes Allison about her first impressions of Pilates and she explains the difficulty of finding teachers willing to work with people not connected with ballet until she meets Robyn Fynmore.
[12:20] Allison remembers her initial Pilates Teacher Training with Rael Isacowitz as being intimidating and that it was on that course that she met Paul Cini.
[17:54] Allison describes how her experience of being helped by Pilates enables her to empathise with, and relate to, her clients, and how her foundation in the Pilates Method is complemented by more recent understandings of human movement and neuroscience.
[24:59] Allison stresses the importance of both the biomechanics and the client’s experience of feeling an exercise when it comes to enabling a person to move with optimal efficiency and effectiveness.
[26:49] Bruce asks what Allison didn’t like along her Pilates journey and she reflects on the old school ballet way of teaching and regimentation that put people down rather than built them up.
[29:47] Allison recalls her early mentors, colleagues, and involvement on the APMA education committee, and the formative years of the Australian Pilates industry.
[33:09] Bruce probes into the history of the APMA.
[41:31] Allison reflects on what drew her to Pilates – that it satisfied her intellectually and emotionally, and enabled her to teach, feel, express, and understand movement.
[43:28] Allison describes some more recent challenges – her recovery from breast cancer and a total hip replacement, and having to balance the demands of running a studio with being a parent and partner.
[49:10] Allison gives some details about her current work set-up, owning her commercial space and sharing it with another Pilates business and contrasts it with her previous studios.
[1:02:19] Allison reflects on her trajectory and how she is now in a place where she is comfortable with who and what she is and where she’s heading. She credits The Method with giving her the ability to be present in every facet of her life.
[1:05:14] Bruce asks what advice Allison would give someone starting, or struggling with, their Pilates journey.
[1:11:26] Allison concludes with her counsel that it’s got to be for the client, and that it’s not a sin to teach functional Pilates.
Contact Allison
Ivanhoe Pilates Facebook
Email
The Pilates Diaries Podcast
Website
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Our guest in this episode is Allison Brown from Ivanhoe Pilates and Health Management
Allison is based in Ivanhoe in Melbourne's inner-northeast and has been a long-term contributor to the Pilates Industry in Australia.
[01:22] Allison shares some of her background – her fascination with science and the way the body works, her experience as an operating theatre nurse and her interests in three-dimensional drawing and teaching.
[05:46] Allison explains how she and her husband decided on a career change and both went into remedial massage therapy. In their exploration of other methodologies to help their clients in the late 80s and early 90s, they came across Pilates.
[10:33] Bruce quizzes Allison about her first impressions of Pilates and she explains the difficulty of finding teachers willing to work with people not connected with ballet until she meets Robyn Fynmore.
[12:20] Allison remembers her initial Pilates Teacher Training with Rael Isacowitz as being intimidating and that it was on that course that she met Paul Cini.
[17:54] Allison describes how her experience of being helped by Pilates enables her to empathise with, and relate to, her clients, and how her foundation in the Pilates Method is complemented by more recent understandings of human movement and neuroscience.
[24:59] Allison stresses the importance of both the biomechanics and the client’s experience of feeling an exercise when it comes to enabling a person to move with optimal efficiency and effectiveness.
[26:49] Bruce asks what Allison didn’t like along her Pilates journey and she reflects on the old school ballet way of teaching and regimentation that put people down rather than built them up.
[29:47] Allison recalls her early mentors, colleagues, and involvement on the APMA education committee, and the formative years of the Australian Pilates industry.
[33:09] Bruce probes into the history of the APMA.
[41:31] Allison reflects on what drew her to Pilates – that it satisfied her intellectually and emotionally, and enabled her to teach, feel, express, and understand movement.
[43:28] Allison describes some more recent challenges – her recovery from breast cancer and a total hip replacement, and having to balance the demands of running a studio with being a parent and partner.
[49:10] Allison gives some details about her current work set-up, owning her commercial space and sharing it with another Pilates business and contrasts it with her previous studios.
[1:02:19] Allison reflects on her trajectory and how she is now in a place where she is comfortable with who and what she is and where she’s heading. She credits The Method with giving her the ability to be present in every facet of her life.
[1:05:14] Bruce asks what advice Allison would give someone starting, or struggling with, their Pilates journey.
[1:11:26] Allison concludes with her counsel that it’s got to be for the client, and that it’s not a sin to teach functional Pilates.
Contact Allison
Ivanhoe Pilates Facebook
Email
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
1 hr 16 min