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October 19, 2000. Everybody who teaches Pilates should know that date. It’s when the Pilates trademark registration was canceled. It cost millions of dollars for those in what people call “Contemporary” Pilates to battle Romana. There are almost 4 million registered trademarks in the U.S., and you could put the number that have been canceled in the history of the USPTO in your eye and not feel it. This was a landmark decision. The day Romana lost the Pilates trademark, the name “Classical” was born. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

80Bites is so straightforward that people don't think to thank us when they lose weight. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

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The speaker—Joan Breibart—only did "Classical" Pilates until 1994. She knows GRATZ and BB and STOTT and PEAK. She asked Patti Kreiner for details: Gratz springs are heavier and provide more resistance. They give immediate, honest feedback if your form is wrong. The leather straps in frame system is non forgiving and heavier than ropes. The carriage has a drag, Feels less fluid than Balanced Body or Stott reformers. This is why most teachers opt to buy these other contemporary brands of Reformers. Easier for the instructors to use in group classes and for the clients bodies of today. Gratz keeps dimensions fixed to original specifications. Strap lengths, heavy handles pully system, foot-bar positions, and frame sizes do not have extra modern adjustments. You must adapt your body to the machine.  _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Get ready for Workshops to proliferate.  Pilates and Somatic Movement gurus are gearing up to solicit you and your money. Yes we need more tools. No we won't find them in boring complicated workshops.   _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

This podcast features Joan Breibart’s thoughts on Tracey Mallett’s recent Instagram post discussing the three styles of Pilates, which you can watch here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrMBRURRl9/?hl=en _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

In this episode, Joan Breibart discusses her concerns about Anthony Fauci, how obesity in America contributed to excess deaths during COVID-19, and why she believes his department concealed the extent of the problem. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Listen to Joan Breibart discuss the history of Pilates and if it currently constitutes a "fad". For further analysis please read her latest substack here. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

The obsession over "getting enough protein" is just another wellness fad aimed at getting people to consume more food. Listen to Joan Breibart discuss.  _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Recorded this on Nov 15th, but then didn’t post it. It’s even more relevant on April 29, 2026, about the cycles in exercise and branding. Guess what? Callanetics and calisthenics are both coming back! _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Joan Breibart of PhysicalMind Institute discusses why the Pilates Reformer is the worst possible apparatus for group exercise and why there is no such thing as classical and contemporary Pilates.  _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Joan Breibart talks with Comedian Tori Piskin about “wellness” and what this means for exercise, diet, fitness and nutrition in the time of Ozempic. Both are long time Pilates Clients, but Tori, because of her age (34), is what is commonly known as a Wellness Bitch while Joan (age 84) is a Natural Eater just like Joe Pilates. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Discussion about all the Reformer Franchises, how the Pilates Industry is changing, whatever happened to individual sessions, does anyone even understand tensegrity, and are these changes going to keep growing our beloved Method?  _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Why is innovation ignored in the "wellness" space? Trainers are typically afraid to take a chance. They fear upsetting their clients because they never really why someone hires them. They do know that at any minute any "devoted" client may leave without any explanation.  _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

If you are listening to this podcast then please watch a real live  Japanese person, YUU Fujita, Creative Director of the PhysicalMind Institute, in the attached video.  BRANDING. NOT SCIENCE and how are your feet?? Flat? Or a nice arch? And how much extra weight are you toting along too.  EVERYTHING can Work. But Maybe nothighn DOES. It is up to you to figure it out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnXiU3hcHrU _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.