Today, Nic is joined by Amy Kellow, founder of Everybody Pilates, second-generation teacher, and educator with studios across the UK and the Netherlands.
They talk about what classical Pilates really means, how to balance structure with intuition, and why understanding the origins of the work is essential, no matter what style you teach.
Amy explores the challenges of scaling a Pilates business, managing a team across locations, and how to keep evolving as a teacher while staying rooted in the original system.
Timestamps:
00:00 Amy’s first encounter with Pilates and how it helped her back pain
02:13 Teaching her first classes in local leisure centres and village halls
03:19 Training in the full classical system
05:37 What classical Pilates really is and how it’s often misunderstood
10:14 Classical vs contemporary Pilates
14:14 Amy’s first meeting with Jay Grimes and what she learned from him
16:30 Stories from Joseph Pilates
19:24 Developing her own training programme and the role of intuition in teaching
24:05 Changes Amy sees in Pilates clients
29:31 Growing Everybody Pilates to four studios, including one in the Netherlands
31:17 Maintaining quality and ethos across multiple locations
34:29 Leading a team and looking after your teachers
37:42 Future plans for expanding education and opening more studios
39:15 The pressure to modernise with trends
43:33 How Amy balances studio life, teaching, and curriculum development
48:07 The importance of staying inspired, asking questions, and being curious
53:58 Quick fire questions- advice from Jay, biggest influences, and the gift Pilates has given Amy
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