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
26/10/2025
BETRAYAL …most of us know the feeling of being betrayed.
In part two of my interview with Roberta Kirschenbaum, we learn what really happened to the House that Joe built.
ATP welcomes back Second Generation Classical Pilates teacher, Roberta Kirschenbaum. Roberta’s background includes massage, reflexology and decades learning the original Method from three of Joe Pilates’ main students, Carola Trier, Kathy Grant and Romana Kryzanowska.
Tune in Tuesday, October 28, 2025 7am PST - All Things Pilates is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and most other directories.
12/10/2025
TOUCH…can be a powerful tool for the Pilates teacher. But it can also be a misunderstood component in a teacher’s tool kit.
Tune in Tuesday, October 14, 2025 7am PST as ATP welcomes Second Generation Classical Pilates teacher, Roberta Kirschenbaum. Roberta’s background includes massage, reflexology and decades learning the original Method from three of Joe Pilates’ main students, Carola Trier, Kathy Grant and Romana Kryzanowska.
All Things Pilates is Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and most other directories.
02/10/2025
Pilates Mastery™ app by Darien Gold
THE ULTIMATE MOBILE RESOURCE FOR CLASSICAL PILATES!
Whether you’re just learning the classical approach to the Pilates Method, participating in a certification program or simply enjoy learning about Method, Darien demonstrates what the Contrology technique can do to help YOU get more out of your training sessions. Unlock the Gold standard in Classical Pilates. One time purchase. A lifetime of possibilities.
AVAILABLE in the App Store and Google Play.
“Masterful indeed! Your dedication to excellence in physicality, teaching, creating and marketing. You are always amazing me. Your App is gorgeous. Such an accomplishment! A real labor of love.”
— Elizabeth Larkam, Pilates Educator and Author
28/09/2025
Mindful Movement. What does this look like in an older clientele? Tune in on Tuesday, September 30th when All Things Pilates with Darien Gold welcomes Gail Foresster, studio owner of Ulta Pilates & Well Being.
Tune in Tuesday, September 30, 2025 7am PST on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon radio, YouTube and most other directories.
27/09/2025
The Mentor’s Table - A monthly gathering for support, insights and professional growth
Teaching Pilates can be deeply rewarding — but it can also feel isolating. Many instructors carry unspoken challenges from certification programs, workshops, or the daily demands of the studio.
The Mentor’s Table offers a safe environment for Pilates teachers to ask questions, share openly and grow in confidence. Together, we will build connection and community so you can return to your students feeling grounded and renewed.
$60 per person | Monthly
First group meeting - Saturday, October 25 11am PST, 2pm EST, 7pm GMT
Air Force Veteran, Elena Salamone shares insights she gained as an Air Force medical technician and pediatric medic and how her Pilates training helped to sustain her - while giving her the opportunity to help other soldiers pass their mandated PT test!
Tune in Tuesday, September 16, 2025 7am PST on most Podcast Directories (Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon radio, iHeart radio)
02/09/2025
Ladder Barrel Lindy🌟💃🕺
Join us this Sunday, September 7, 2025 10am PST for our monthly apparatus class!
To sign up: dariengold.com or email me darien@dariengold.com for more information. I hope to see you Sunday💪
31/08/2025
By now, most of you’ve heard me talk about Contrology, the name Joe Pilates gave his exercise system, but have you ever heard of Pauseology?
In episode 120, Pilates studio owner, Sandra Schonrock, our guest who lives in New Zealand was having a rough time during menopause and while researching ways to help ease her discomfort she realized that if she was receiving conflicting information, other women were too, and an idea was born…
Tune in Tuesday, September 2, 2025 7am PST on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon radio, YouTube and most other directories.
25/08/2025
Hey Everybody!
Some exciting news🎉🌟
dariengold.com has been redesigned! Besides a new brand identity, the website is simple to navigate. Links to the Pilates Mastery™ app, the ATP podcast and even to my voice-over website. Class information is easy to access, it’s on the home page. Also, an individualized mentoring program designed just for you.
And, I’m very excited to share an idea that began with a photoshoot in 2007, Tracing My Path, a digital coffee table book. You’ll find it on Darien’s Story!
22/08/2025
SEASON 7 and BEYOND
I LOVE my new ATP podcast graphic, do you? My student Andrea Thompson created it and then as per usual I tweaked it and tweaked it until it was just right!
18/08/2025
Even Editors need some Contrology…
When I’m editing my podcast, I’m SO grateful to have my other studio nearby to give all that flexion a break!
This Pull-up is not too difficult when it’s a half-way deal, but all the way down and then all the way up? Even editors need help🥴
17/08/2025
With the explosion of Joe’s teachings across the world, tune in on Tuesday August 19, 2025💪
As I introduce you to Richard Brown, an educator who combines his modern Pilates education with the healing practice of Eastern modalities. This is a long form, but I think you’ll really enjoy it!
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 7am PST on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon radio, YouTube and most other directories.
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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.
Darien shares her deep knowledge of the Pilates method to an even wider audience with a live weekly radio show, “All Things Pilates,” on KPCA.FM and local radio, 103.3FM. She also has a bi-monthly podcast, ALL THINGS PILATES that can be heard on Apple Podcast, Spotify and many other directories. Listeners learn about the two main approaches to Pilates - Classical and Contemporary as she features some of the top Pilates experts, as well as lesser known experts — who are making an impact in this fascinating industry. Darien also makes many of the station’s PSA announcements.
In the March/April 2020 issue of Pilates Style magazine, Darien is featured in the Masters of the Method, Powerhouse section, in a 3-page article called, “Voice of Pilates,” written by Anne Marie O’Connor. Darien’s forty-year journey from the gymnastics mat to the Pilates mat is explored and the magazine is available online and in print. In 2010, Pilates Style magazine named Darien’s Intermediate Mat DVD and the Advanced Mat DVD in 2012, in their “Top 10 Best DVDs” category. She was the first Second Generation classical Pilates instructor to present the traditional Intermediate Mat repertoire in an app, Studio Darien Pilates and two years later she produced her second app, Studio Darien Advanced Pilates, and both are sold in the App store and Google Play. For those Pilates students interested in learning more about the Pilates fundamentals, Darien’s basic mat DVD, The First Seven is available on Amazon.
