Debora Kolwey

In the lineage of Eve Gentry — carrying a deeply human understanding of what the body holds

Remarkable and soulful. One does not exclude the other.

The first time I met Deborah, I felt it immediately. Spark and calm. Energy and peace. Both at once, without contradiction.

Every encounter with her created space — not through force, but through presence. Space to become. Space to listen. Space to find a kind of strength that doesn't come from the mind or the ego, but from something the body has been holding all along.

What she prepared me for

A strength that cannot be depleted.

Deborah carries the lineage of Eve Gentry, one of the first-generation teachers trained directly by Joseph Pilates. But what she brings goes beyond lineage. Her own healing journey — deep, real, and hard-won — lives in the way she teaches. She has been through it. And that changes everything about how she holds space for others.
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When I was later facing injury and healing in my own body, I realized she had prepared me without me even knowing it. The concept she had planted — softer, slower, smaller — had quietly become a resource. A way of accessing strength that doesn't require force. A kind of life force the body is already holding, if you know how to meet it with awareness rather than effort.
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"She showed me that you can be outstanding at what you do without losing the love and the soul for what you do. Remarkable and soulful — not one or the other."
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There is joy in her work too. Laughter. A zest that makes even the most profound concepts feel alive and accessible. She taught me that healing is not the absence of strength — it is its deepest form. And that a teacher who understands this will never run out of something to offer.
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Getting to know Deborah's work is not about adding more competencies as a Pilates teacher. It is about becoming more fully human in how you practice and how you serve.

Is this for you?

For the teacher who feels called to go deeper than technique.

You work with clients in healing, recovery, or navigating injury — and want to meet them with more wisdom
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You feel you are teaching competently but want to teach more soulfully
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You are curious about the kind of strength that doesn't deplete — in your clients and in yourself
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You want to bring more joy, more humanity, more genuine presence into your teaching
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You sense that being of real service to others starts with going deeper in your own inner journey

Now it's your turn

Find the strength that was always there.

Inside IVA you will find Deborah's recorded courses and workshops — her teaching, her presence, her way of opening the body into its own deeper intelligence. You will hear her speak about healing, about the Eve Gentry lineage, about what it means to build strength from the inside out.
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What she offers is both practical and profound. It will inform how you work with clients in recovery. It will change how you think about effort and ease. And if you let it, it will quietly transform how you inhabit your own body as a teacher.
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For every teacher who is called to go deeper — who wants to be remarkable without losing their soul for the work — this is the encounter I wish for you. I cannot recommend it more wholeheartedly.
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Deborah continues to teach and share her work with teachers who are ready to receive it. If what you find here calls you further, reach out to her directly. Get in touch →

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