Pilates for the Queer Community
From Pilates Perspectives by Balanced Body
June 3, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
This episode discusses creating inclusive and trauma-informed Pilates spaces for the queer community.
What does it mean to facilitate Pilates “queerly”? In this episode of Pilates Perspectives, host Joy Puleo speaks with Sofia Engelman about creating more inclusive, trauma-informed Pilates spaces for queer and trans clients and for everyone who deserves to feel respected, supported, and safe in movement. Sofia Engelman shares practical ways Pilates instructors can move beyond surface-level inclusion and create meaningful change in their inclusive Pilates teaching. Learn the importance of usin...
People in this episode
Host: Joy Puleo
Guest: Sofia Engelman
Topics covered
- inclusive Pilates
- queer community
- trauma-informed care
- Pilates teaching
- movement safety
Keywords
- Pilates
- queer inclusion
- trans clients
- trauma-informed
- movement
- fitness
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