LB Pilates Team

Over 20 years ago, at the age of 30, I found Pilates. It changed my physical health and how I my body functions. I spent my entire youth as an athlete. My main sport was rowing but I was also a swimmer, gymnast, dancer, baseball player, basketball player and even American football. I new what it meant to workout hard. To compete. To win. To be the best at something. To be a champion. But I also new what it felt like to be in pain and to feel the limitations of my body’s strength. I did not yet know Pilates. I did not discover Pilates until after my first child had been born. And finding Pilates had nothing to do with recovery from that birth although I wish I’d had it then! I came upon Pilates by chance or by fate and it forever improved my body, my health and my life for the better.

I encourage you to come and try Pilates with me to find out how it can change your life too. I truly love it. Now at age 51 and after having birthed three wonderful children, I feel more fit and healthy than ever before! Pilates is perfect for any age, any sex, every physical ability level.

For athletes it is particularly ideal as it will help you get to the next level, help prevent injuries and speed recovery after competitions. Everything else becomes easier once you have Pilates in your body.

• Owner of LB Pilates in Switzerland
• National Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)
• Balanced Body Educator Switzerland
• Balanced Body Authorized Training Center
• Pilates Comprehensive Master Teacher
• Bodhi Suspension System Master Teacher
• ACE Certified Personal Trainer
• Pilates Mentor & International Presenter, specializing in training men & athletes
• Instructs in English, German & Swiss German

Certifications

• Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)
• American Council on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer (ACE)
• Certified by QualiCert in Switzerland (Health Insurance)
• Fitness Trainer · Swiss Academy of Fitness & Sports · Zürich, Switzerland
• Mat Pilates Expert · Swiss Academy of Fitness & Sports · Zürich, Switzerland
• Power Yoga Expert · Swiss Academy of Fitness & Sports · Zürich, Switzerland
• Full Comprehensive Pilates Instructor · Balanced Body Education · Sacramento, California
• Balanced Body Pilates Master Teacher Trainer · Balanced Body Education · Sacramento, California
• Balanced Body Barre Master Teacher Trainer · Balanced Body Education · Sacramento, California
• Balanced Body Bodhi Suspension System Master Teacher Trainer · Balanced Body Education · Venice, Italy
• PMA/ACE Programming Pilates for Youth · Pilates Method Alliance Continuing Education · Berkeley, California
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology · University of California at San Diego, USA
• Proficiency in the German Language · Aachen Technical University, Germany

Rebecca is a joyous and energetic Pilates Instructor who is certified in Reformer & Mat Pilates as well as Bodhi Suspension System. Rebecca began her Pilates journey by participating in LaBriece’s Mat Classes in Evilard. Inspired by the changes she felt in her own body from the Pilates Matwork, Rebecca embarked on the path of learning to teach first Mat Pilates, then went on to learn Bodhi as well as the beloved Reformer apparatus. She has since added the Pilates Chair and Tower to her repertoire of teaching skills. Impassioned by her own journey in the importance of weight loss & healthy living she loves teaching Pilates to a diversity of students, young and old. Rebecca instructs in both her native English as well as French.

Certifications

• Balanced Body Mat Pilates 1, 2 & 3 · LB Pilates · Biel, Switzerland
• Balanced Body Reformer Pilates 1, 2 & 3 · LB Pilates · Biel, Switzerland
• Bodhi Suspension System (cert. pending) · LB Pilates · Biel, Switzerland

Dr. Paula Sauer – Paula brings over 20 years’ experience working with the human body and movement as a physical therapist and an educator in the fitness space, specializing in orthopedics, women’s health and geriatric medicine. Paula authored and produced an integrative therapeutics training program for online and in person training, and has lectured worldwide on the topics of anatomy, kinesiology, therapeutics, women’s health, and injury prevention. Paula holds a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and works fluently in both English and German. She created and operated her successful practice in Los Angeles, CA and also co-founded a computer vision company in the fitness technology space. When Paula isn’t teaching or writing new material, you can find her treating patients in Switzerland. You can also add: She’s certified in Pilates, Yoga, as well as other movement modalities.

Patrick Ochsner is the studio manager of LB Pilates, personal trainer and Bodhi Suspension System instructor. Born 1972 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, he works as an Assembly Specialist, assembling ultra-high-precision grinding machines for use in the watch industry. When he’s not working or managing the Pilates Studio, he enjoys spending time with his family and exercising. Patrick loves everything to do with water, from walking along the lake with his kids to fishing in rivers and swimming in the ocean. Patrick instructs in Swiss German and English.

Certifications

• Bodhi Suspension System (cert. pending) · LB Pilates · Biel, Switzerland

Alexander manages all aspects of technology at LB Pilates. He currently works in the field of mechanical engineering, in which he completed his university studies. During his free time, Alexander enjoys going on adventures, playing baseball, riding his bike and spending time with friends & family.

Im Zürcher Oberland bin ich 1990 geboren und aufgewachsen. Meine Kindheit verbrachte ich bis 14-jährig als Kunstturnerin hauptsächlich in der Turnhalle. In einem Trainerkurs fürs Kunstturnen in Magglingen, lernte ich meinen Mann 2009 kennen und lebte mit ihm während 9 Jahren in Biel. Seit 2019 leben wir gemeinsam mit unseren beiden Söhnen im schönen Evilard.

Nach langjährigen Nachwehen des intensiven Kunstturntrainings, vor allem im unteren Rücken, fand ich nach der Geburt meines ersten Sohnes 2017 zum Pilates. Ich habe mit Pilates endlich wieder Freude an der Bewegung gefunden und lebe, seit ich regelmässig trainiere schmerzfrei.

Ich bin ursprünglich gelernte Kauffrau und Fachfrau Betreuung Kind. Aktuell arbeite ich in einem Schulsekretariat in Biel. Seit 2023 habe ich das Glück, mein grosses Hobby Pilates intensiver ausüben zu können, mit der Ausbildung zur Pilates Instruktorin bei LaBriece. Mein Ziel ist es, Sportlerinnen und Sportler mit Pilates, als Ergänzung zu ihrem bestehenden Training zu unterstützen aber auch Verletzungen vorzubeugen. Ich bin sehr überzeugt von dieser ganzheitlichen Trainingsmethode und freue mich über alle, die ich mit meiner Begeisterung anstecken kann – egal ob Sportler/in oder nicht.

Mein Stimm-Coaching ist hauptsächlich inspiriert durch die Stimmarbeit nach Roy Hart.
Es geht darum unabhängig von ästhetischen Normen “die ganze Stimme”, mit all ihren Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten zu erforschen**, entdecken und entfalten. Mit der eigenen Stimme und parallel dazu, in Sich selbst immer mehr Freiheit zu kreieren.

Singen, Atmen, Sprechen, Lachen, Kreischen, Quitschen, Summen, Jammern, Plappern, Schreien, Jolen, Flüstern, Heulen, Brummen, Kratteln, Stottern…….

Jede Stunde gestaltet sich neu und individuell, da die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmenden den Fokus geben.
Mittels Körper-und Wahrnehmungsübungen, musikalische, spielerische und theatralische Inputs, präzises Horchen und Hören, Improvisation, Intuition und Refelktion etc. werden die Singenden inspiriert und unterstützt ihre ganz eigene Technik* zu kreieren, um mehr und mehr in die Verwirklichung Ihrer Stimm- und Sing-Wünsche hineinzuwachsen.

der Begriff “Technik” beschreibt nichts anderes, als die Fähigkeit etwas erwünscht zu Wiederholen.
**Forschen bedeutet für mich “In der Frage zu sein”! Dies wird in unseren Breitengraden oft als unangenehm empfunden. Ich glaube aber, dass wenn dieser offene Zustand des “nicht Wissens” als wertvollster Inhalt der Selbsterkenntnis erkannt, geschätzt und genutzt wird; Gesundheit, Friede und Freiheit daraus erwachsen können.