Carla’s lifelong passion for movement began in childhood, inspired by the 1976 Olympics and a fascination with how the body can move, perform, and evolve. This curiosity led to years of exploration across athletics and, later, martial arts in the early 1990s, where Wing Chun and Tai Chi became both a practice and a teaching path.

After a hip injury, Pilates was introduced as rehabilitation—but quickly became a deeper pursuit. Driven by ongoing curiosity and a desire to understand the method more fully, Carla completed two contemporary pilates educations. But it wasn’t until she was introduced to classical pilates through the lineage of Jay Grimes that things finally began to make sense. This journey led to a 3rd education, this time in the classical method in Denmark, where she met Gloria Gasperi and later Lesley Bell, from the Pilates E-motion school. She finally felt like she found her home. Carla completed their full Pilates education and is starting the Master’s program in July 2026.

The path toward becoming an educator emerged naturally over time, inspired by witnessing the profound impact this method has on people’s lives. Today, the focus is on sharing that knowledge—helping others build a meaningful connection to their own bodies, discover the power of movement, and move toward better health. It is a passion rooted in the belief that this work is too valuable not to pass on.

Cyrena is a dancer and pilates instructor from New York City. She has been a professional dancer almost her entire life, first with classical ballet and for the past 20 years with Argentine tango, teaching and performing around the world.

She began practicing Pilates 30 years ago to accompany her ballet training. Her first teacher was her mother, Helen Drusine, one of the original Pilates instructors who studied with Joseph Pilates himself.

Cyrena is certified in Pilates Mat from Power Pilates and then completed her training with Roberta Kirshenbaum at Rolates Pilates, the original Joseph Pilates studio in New York City. Cyrena continues to study pilates both as a teacher and a student with Gloria Gasperi and Lesley Bell of the Pilates E-motion Classical Pilates School.

Kolbjørn is educated in dance, movement, naturopathy, pedagogy, psychotherapy, neurology, trauma, and organizational development. He is a co-creator of Relational Trauma Therapy, and his main interest lies in the development of methods and theory based on movement, psychotherapy, and shock-related trauma.

Kolbjørn has been teaching, supervising, and working with clients in both individual psychotherapy and group therapy since 2001. At Kjernekraft, he also teaches neuro-athletic training and is responsible for professional development. In addition, he is involved in professional development across various institutions and groups in Scandinavia. He has completed level 2 of mat/reformer and CBC with the Pilates E-motion school and teaches apparatus classes at Kjernekraft.