Marianne’s Pilates Journey (Part 1): When Movement Became Medicine

The Core Connect Podcast · May 9, 2025 · 30m

Marianne walked into her first Pilates class in London at 22, just hoping to move without pain. Chronic injuries had ended her rhythmic gymnastics dreams as a teen, and her body was still in recovery. At 16, the pain was so bad her friends would push her around in supermarket trolleys, because walking was too much.A simple, no-frills mat class in 2008, the first time she’d moved pain-free in nearly a decade.What began as physical relief soon became something deeper.By 27, in the midst of a mental health crisis, Pilates gave her the only quiet she could find. Weekly classes and a retreat in…