Kathy Corey

One of the most established and caring ambassadors the Pilates industry has ever had

Not a lineage. Not a legacy. A movement.

Kathy was the first teacher I encountered after my initial certification — more than twenty years ago. She had something immediately unmistakable about her.

Grounded. Confident. Secure without arrogance. When she watched you move, she saw what others missed. Every breath mattered. Every transition carried meaning. Being in her presence meant being fully seen — and fully invited to go deeper than you thought you were ready for.

Twenty years of inquiry

She taught me how to lead.

Kathy came into my life as a teacher of movement — but what she actually gave me was a way of thinking. As a journalist by background, she has never accepted an answer simply because it was offered. She investigates. She questions. She explores until the body itself gives the real response. And that is exactly what she teaches you to do.
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Through her workshops and her mentorship, she showed me that it is not only acceptable to ask why — it is essential. That understanding deepens when you look for the experience behind the exercise, the history behind the movement, the meaning behind the method. She carries the story of Joseph Pilates' work not as a fixed thing to be preserved, but as a living intelligence to be explored.
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"She taught me leadership in the most elegant, gracious, and intelligent way — not only for my body, but for how I show up in this world trying to create change."
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What she modeled went far beyond technique. She showed me what it looks like to be a caring, deeply rooted, historically informed teacher who also leads — with grace, with purpose, and with an unwavering belief that the work matters. She is not building a lineage or protecting a heritage. She is creating a movement. And she has spent decades inviting others to be part of it.
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Any teacher who wants to create genuine change — in their clients, in their community, in this industry — needs to know Kathy Corey's work. At least, that has been true for me. And it remains true to this day.

Is this for you?

For the teacher who wants to lead with grace and intelligence.

You want to go beyond surface-level teaching and understand the deeper why behind the method
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You feel called to contribute something meaningful to Pilates — not just practice it
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You want to develop a stronger, more grounded leadership presence in your work
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You are drawn to the history and greater meaning behind what Joseph Pilates created
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You believe that caring and standards belong together — that excellence and warmth are not opposites

Now it's your turn

Step into the movement.

Inside IVA you will find Kathy's recorded workshops — her investigations, her frameworks, her way of weaving history, intuition, and deep observational intelligence into something that stays with you long after the session ends. You will hear her ask the questions that open new doors. You will watch her give her complete, undivided attention to every movement she explores.
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What she offers is not a system to copy. It is a way of thinking — and a way of showing up — that will elevate not only how you teach, but how you lead. How you see. How you carry this work into the world with the elegance and the purpose it deserves.
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It is a gift, an honor, and — for me — a must. I wish you the same encounter with her work that has shaped mine for more than two decades.
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Kathy continues to teach, mentor, and lead teachers worldwide. If what you find here calls you to go further, reach out to her directly. That is exactly the kind of inquiry she welcomes. Get in touch →

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