In this episode, Carrie sits down with Akilah, classical Pilates instructor and Bermuda's Best of Bermuda 2024 winner. Akilah opens up about the major surgery that led her to Pilates and the transformation — physical and mental — that followed. Together they bust the biggest myths around the method, explore its history and make the case for why classical Pilates is for every body, at every stage of life.

This year, Akilah won the Best of Bermuda award for Pilates for the second time. She began her Pilates practice nearly a decade ago as a way to recover from surgery. Building deep core strength changed the way she saw herself in the world and left her feeling empowered in a way she hadn’t before. Inspired, Akilah formalised her learning through a full apprenticeship in the classical Pilates method. Today she is a freelance instructor working with corporate, commercial and individual clients, sharing the balance and sense of alignment that enriches her own everyday life.

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