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Carola Trier: The first woman ever to open a Pilates studio - Portrait of an extraordinary journey - Plus: Photos of her Mat and Reformer Exercises
This book tells the fascinating story of Carola Trier's life journey, from being born to a German father and American mother just before WWI, her years of struggles and romance in France, up until her opening the very first professional Pilates studio in the world with the blessing of Clara and Joseph Pilates. A whole generation of famous teachers worked for or trained with Carola Trier, such as Kathy Grant, Lolita San Miguel, Deborah Lessen, Roberta Kirschenbaum, Jillian Hessel or Alan Herdman, just to name a few. Romana Kryzanowska even worked for 10 years at Carolas studio. Find out more about the life of Carola Trier, her journey, her sparkling personality, and development as a teacher - and why her influence on the Pilates method is important up until today.