Darien Gold
Darien Gold - Pilates Expert. Second Generation teacher, Podcast producer, Online/In person lessons. Also, online group, duet and private lessons.
Darien Gold - PILATES EXPERT and Pure Gold Pilates LLC’s principal, continues the Pilates legacy as a Second Generation instructor who focuses on technique and transitions. Darien offers in-person private lessons at her studio in Sonoma County, California. Podcast producer of, "All Things Pilates" since 2019. For more information: dariengold.com
07/31/2024
Out of respect of Jay Grimes and his recent passing, I held off celebrating this hard fought milestone.
Below is a fan email I received this morning from one of my subscribers:
Dear Darien, Congratulations on your 100th episode of All Things Pilates! What a milestone you have achieved. I enjoy every single episode you have made. I just learned your podcasts have been aired in 70+ countries. Your impact is immense. The whole Pilates world owes you a gold medal. I look forward to your next episode and many more after. Congratulations again! Li
07/30/2024
My heart goes out to all who were touched by Jay Grimes. This photo was taken during a photoshoot in 2007 as I had asked Jay to by my co-author for a coffee table book. I wanted to celebrate the incredible gift Joseph Pilates gave to us by demonstrating to the best of my ability, the Work.
The design was in place, and the book agent, but we couldn't get a book deal. It was disappointing, but at the same time, it was a blast to work with Jay again and also, my friend and colleague, Moses Urbano.
Thank you Jay for all of your inspiration and encouragement! Your legacy is inside thousands of us and we won't let you down!!
Our minds play a most important role in the health of our bodies. Many believe it’s the mind that builds the body. Joe Pilates understood this, but did he understand his own mind? On this 100th episode of All Things Pilates, we’re going to hear from Gareth Cornwall, a psychotherapist. What might have been revealed had Joe Pilates received mental health support? Tune in to All Things Pilates on Tuesday July 30, 2024 7am PST. Apple Podcast, Spotify and most other directories!
07/26/2024
Online Men's Mat class - EVERY Tuesday 9am PST -- come join us! All levels absolutely welcomed. For more information visit www.dariengold.com --
Darien's Wall Repertoire ~ Reimagining Joe's Method
Thigh Stretch, Spine Twist, Stomach Massage. A longer clip, at your convenience If these 2 clips inspired you, I’ll be offering my Wall Workshop again towards the end of the year!
Darien's Wall Repertoire ~ Reimagining Joe's Method
Arm circles at the Wall. Similar to being on the Reformer but we don’t have the spring support which means we have to stabilize by pressing our feet firmly into the wall as our pelvis remains forward and lined up with the spine. Not easy! Thank you all for your participation today💪
07/19/2024
Unbelievable...
Suni Lee is absolutely insane 🤯 #usagtrials24 #gymnastics #olympics #gymnast #sunilee #sports #win
07/19/2024
I just had to share this! Do you see her rhythm? This is what we want when we practice Contrology! Gymnastics is the ultimate when we aspire to achieve precision, quickness, form and total body control.
Suni Lee is absolutely insane 🤯 #usagtrials24 #gymnastics #olympics #gymnast #sunilee #sports #win
All Things Pilates welcomes Elena Bartley who is in part, responsible for the classical Pilates surge in Latin America. A former ballet soloist with DTH (Dance Theatre of Harlem), Elena has decades of teaching movement to those interested in learning how the Pilates Method can help them in their quest for a healthy life style. Tune in to All Things Pilates on Tuesday July 16, 2024 7am PST. Apple Podcast, Spotify and most other directories!
07/11/2024
Return of the Wall!
In case you missed my wall workshop in January, please join us for Darien’s Wall Repertoire - Reimagining Joe’s Method
on Sunday, July 21 10am PST. Learn how the wall increases your understanding of alignment and how to achieve perfect body placement no matter if you’re practicing Pilates or just living life.. This Wall is for you! For more information visit dariengold.com.
07/03/2024
JUMP BOARD HERE WE COME! Come jump with us on Sunday, July 7 10am PST. Props needed:
Foot Corrector (or Pinky ball), Toe Gizmo (or 2 thick rubber bands) theraband and 2 yoga blocks.
How often do you service your apparatus? Or do you ever? This crucial piece is often overlooked. In episode 98, Tee Encarnacion schools us about why we must care for our equipment! Listen in Tuesday, July 2, 2024 7am PST wherever you get your podcasts!
Design, Fabrication, Service. These are the 3 pillars of a new classical apparatus company called, Universal Pilates Machine. Join me as I welcome, Joseph DeRuvo, co-owner of UPM to the show. As we learn about this new equipment company, Joseph’s business partners, Charlie Haffner and Russell Soder are hard at work preparing for their company’s launch August 2024. Listen in on Tuesday June 18, 2024 7am PST on most directories including Apple Podcast and Spotify.
06/02/2024
What a fun class today! Thank you all for your focus and hard work. Although we stuck with the Basic Reformer repertoire, it was very effective! Come join us July 7, 10am PST for our next monthly apparatus class. For more information: http://dariengold.com/pages/classes_apparatus_01.html
I hope JP is looking down and smiling as we all listen in to a teenager who practices and loves his Method. All Things Pilates welcomes Bela Resendes, a high school junior to the show. Tune in Tuesday June 4, 2024 7am PST. Apple podcast, Spotify, Pandora and most other directories!
05/29/2024
June 3, 2024 - Wow! Half way through the year, how is that possible? See you in my monthly apparatus class - we'll be on the Reformer for both the Basic routine, and a few challenging exercises that incorporate the basics. Simple, not easy. Let’s grow together!
All Things Pilates welcomes Shari Berkowitz, founder of the Vertical Workshop. What is the Vertical Workshop you might ask? Tune in Tuesday May 21, 2024 7am PST to learn about this comprehensive program. Available on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and most other directories!
05/11/2024
Rowing Six on the Spine Corrector🌟 May’s Sunday apparatus class on Saturday. Yep, my peeps can do it all!💪 Join us for more exploration June 2, Sunday 10am PST
05/09/2024
In the very first class I had in 1994 with Romana K., I learned the first seven exercises of the mat work. From then on as I delved deeper into the Contrology technique, I recognized in my own practice and with my students, that I could use these seven exercises to develop a guide to help clarify the Method’s capabilities. The First Seven was conceived as a result, in fact I produced The First Seven in a DVD format to help demonstrate how both a beginner or advanced student could be challenged in different ways.
Please join me May 19th, 2024 9am PST as I introduce variations for each of the seven exercises easily practiced at home or studio. This workshop is appropriate for both teachers and students!
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All Things Pilates welcomes Colleen Cappiello, owner of Club Pilates in Pompano Beach, Florida. Colleen shares insights she’s been learning as she champions for her eight-year old daughter who is healing from osteosarcoma. Episode 94 launches Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7am PST. Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Amazon radio, Pandora and most other directories.
Please join me as I welcome Dale Matzkow to All Things Pilates! This is a very illuminating first episode of Season 6🌟 Tuesday, April 23, 2024 7am PST.
HERE WE GO!
All Things Pilates Season 6 launches April 23, 2024 7am PST.🌟
Another Gold special! Thank you for trusting me!
NICE Pilates
Our Mat warmup for the Arm chair class💪Great work everyone, thank you!
RUSSIAN SQUAT PREP! The Gold style..:)
04/07/2024
WHAT A CLASS!! I bet ALL of our behinds are gonna be sore tomorrow!! Great work everyone💪⭐️
04/03/2024
BACK ON THE REFORMER, WE GO! Won't you join us this Sunday for 75 minutes? Maybe a new idea will spark or a new understanding will excite? Come find out, we'd love to have you!
APRIL 7, 2024 10am PST
03/18/2024
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03/08/2024
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Our Story
When another dancer introduced Darien Gold to the Pilates method in 1992, she felt an immediate connection to the work and began studying with Romana Kryzanowska, a Joseph Pilates premier disciple. The Pilates technique seemed familiar to Darien because of her extensive background in advanced gymnastics and her eighteen years as a professional dancer. Darien spent the next few years incorporating Pilates into her dance classes and in 1997, completed her pilates certification.
Darien felt compelled to share what she had learned and with a used reformer bought from a student, began teaching in her Hollywood, CA apartment. As her practice grew, she moved into a larger space and invested in a Cadillac, additional reformers, chairs and barrels. Three years later, another move — this time to West Hollywood above the famous TOI Thai restaurant on Sunset Blvd. and named this larger commercial space, Studio Darien. After fourteen years, she moved north to Sonoma County and created a home studio. The peaceful countryside encourages students to experience what Mr. Pilates meant when he referred to his work as, “The complete coordination of body, mind and spirit.”
Moving from hectic Los Angeles to her new forever home proved to be a very positive decision. Darien has shared her talents with a variety of facilities such as POST Wellness by Design, a full-facility wellness center next to the Petaluma River, Yoga ONE, located in downtown Santa Rosa, and Body Kinetics Marin Health Club where she taught classical mat and apparatus classes and served as a continuing Education Pilates instructor. At Lifestyle Pilates in Petaluma, Darien taught the classical approach to those who knew only the contemporary style.
In 2019, she worked with the officers and fire fighters of the Santa Rosa Police and Fire Departments. Her class quickly gained popularity because of the improvements in core strength and mobility the attendees were experiencing. Besides conducting private and duets lessons atIN?her home studio, Darien also teaches mat classes at the Soulstice Mind+Body Spa in Santa Rosa, apparatus workshops at the Santa Rosa Airport Club and private and group lessons at Internal Fire Pilates studio in Mill Valley. She also has an international following with students from England, South Korea, France and Switzerland. An invitation in 2018, took Darien across the pond to England where she taught classical Pilates to both classical and contemporary Pilates instructors.
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