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...

Listen to Joan Breibart who has been DOING Pilates for 60 years and doing it professionally since April 1991 and who has met or been in a workshop or as a client with an Elder or “master” 2nd Generation— a lineage deal she invented 1993. Why listen? She explains why EVERYONE today is Confused about Pilates. Or Pilots or Pilaadees or whatever it was called only 30 years ago when the name was unknown and unpron...

Ten examples of how our branding obsession has ruined our minds—and our bodies too. Well, it's time—our 250th anniversary is next year. Bye bye MAGA and the American Dream. No one ever promised you a rose garden. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

MORE Branding. More avoidance of HOW MUCH you put in your mouth. More confusion. Matcha Tea is now a super food even though you mostly drink it. Be warned. Branding not content. More ways to identify yourself you seem to be going with the right trends. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Somatic exercises which no one has even heard of are going mainstream according to John Wiley Publishers who added this title to their DUMMIES Series. To be included in this brand, the subject has to be of interest to everyone. For so many reason - not the least of which is America's penchant for masochism - it is unlikely we will all turn inward and become gentle. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the Physi...

What a mouthful oh sorry it's a pun when we can't get rid of the idea that we can torch calories by some kind of moving around. Of course 80Bites has always had information about NEAT. But we do it because it's good to change position and it helps your circulation because we know that torching calories when it's hormones is really silly forget calories hormones rule anyway we'll talk about all of this and what the very frightened exercise biz is doing as they now think maybe so SOMATICS is th...

Discussion on how branding foods lads to gainign weight not losing it. Constant telling us what to eat nd never talking about hwo much. Why using the 80Bites app is so revealing and for some frightening unless they are on Ozempic and their consumption has dropped by 25% at least. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Now that 80Bites is gaining an audience, it's really interesting to hear people's reactions. Some think 80 bites means the number of bites you take in one meal, while others believe it refers to 80 chews. It’s all part of the shift from what you eat to how much. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

As a female who is 84 years old, I'm deluged with invitations to talk at "Women's Empowerment" conferences to talk to young women about how they can succeed at becoming an entrepreneur. I decline because I'm what I like to think of as a "reluctant entrepreneur". _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

In this episode of Body Conversations, Joan Breibart discusses why consumers are so easily suckered into doing things for their bodies that are obviously ineffective—and why, even after hundreds of articles have exposed this marketing concept as unrelated to how many steps you should take a day, they continue to parrot those ideas. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

I'm being asked to be a guest on podcast. These are about wellness, but it's also an indication of how incredibly lazy and screwed up this country is marketing people or actual podcasts. Find me on LinkedIn and they just project because I'm in the Pilates business they never look at anything I've written or said I'm telling you now don't listen anymore unless you're just doing it to make negative comments as I do but believe me, Mel Robbins would have me put to death if she ever read anything...

Another day, another miracle food list—this time courtesy of Mel Robbins and Dr. Li, who swear dark chocolate (80–90% cacao), pomegranate juice, and five daily cups of coffee will melt fat and change your life. But don’t question the “science”—just buy the magic foods, shut up, and eat. Meanwhile, Joan Breibart cuts through the wellness hype with brutal clarity, humor, and a $537 eyedrop story you won’t forget. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our...

It’s St. Patrick’s Day in NYC, and I’m calling out the self-help industrial complex—starting with Mel Robbins. Millions love her. I can’t stop watching her. But her 5-second rule doesn’t fit my chaos. This episode breaks down why her sob story sells and mine doesn’t, how my Pilates invention got hijacked by direct-marketing vultures, and why the algorithm thinks Tony Robbins is my next guru. Introducing my Chicken Sh*t Strategy—a filter for modern life—and the 537 Tactic, proof my mornings mo...

In this episode, Joan takes on the self-help circus starring Mel Robbins, Tony Robbins (no relation), and AI algorithms. With 60+ years of industry insight, Joan breaks down why diet trends, fitness fads, and self-help hacks haven’t delivered. From $29 dolphin-neck creams to three-minute miracle workouts, she exposes the false promises and explores why we keep buying hope. She’s not doomscrolling like Mel Robbins has warned against—she’s researching, dancing, stretching, and calling BS on it ...

After five years of podcasting with minimal fanfare, I finally asked myself: What makes the top podcasts so popular? Cue a deep dive into the world of Joe Rogan, sex talk shows, and the queen of life advice—Mel Robbins. In this episode, I explore how Mel went from anxious attorney to $48 million microphone mogul, why her style resonates, and what it reveals about today’s obsession with Life Coaches. I question the cult of confidence, share a few hard-earned truths from my own experience as an...

This episode discusses the idea of Hara Hachi Bun Me and how it is central to the 80Bites Program. _____ Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter. Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Episode #1 of the Anti Series Introduction to the book which was just published and it's available on Amazon on Kindle or the Kindle app it's $.99 or free if you're in Kindle unlimited and it explains why wellness is a scam and where will be at the end of this year I discussed Fat acceptance and body positivity and why these groups are endangered as our what I referred to as wellness bitches. The book has 40 photos and there are two really funny wellness bitch garments. I predict that being ...