Sarah Sessa qualified as a physiotherapist from University College London (UCL) in 1995 and then as a Pilates Instructor in 2009. She began lecturing for the Pilates studio Teacher Training Programme in 2012. She has completed a Masters in Inter-Professional Development at the University of West of England (UWE) where much of the focus was on neuroscience and the use of Pilates in neurological conditions, particularly Parkinson's. Sarah is now a senior neuro-rehabilitation lecturer at UWE on the Physiotherapy degree course. Karen Pearce is a former Ballet dancer, who trained with Aian Herdman in 1999 and has been running the ever-expanding, equipment-based Pilates Studio in Taunton for over 20 years. She has since been developing a teacher training programme affiliated with Alan Herdman. In 2015 Karen and Sarah joined forces to found The Physiotherapy Pilates Rehabilitation Centre in Clevedon (PPRC) and most recently another studio in Clifton, Bristol. This is now the centre for the PPRC teacher training school in affiliation with Alan Herdman.

Karen is the master trainer and Sarah the lead lecturer in anatomy, pathologies and conditions.