In the early 2000s, I was living my dream as a professional musical theatre performer - until a knee injury suddenly took it all away. In that difficult moment, I discovered Pilates. It didn't just heal my body; it gave me a new purpose.

I'm Leslie, and I've been in the Pilates industry since 2001. Over the past two decades, I've had the privilege of working with one of the top Pilates education companies, mentoring and training Instructor Trainers around the globe and managing our international training teams.

Through thousands of hours working with instructors, I noticed a pattern: students and newly certified teachers knew the exercises, the anatomy, the repertoire - but they struggled with the actual art of teaching - the "how" to teach element. That's why I created The Pilates Compass - because how we teach is just as important as what we teach.

This is my passion and I'm excited to share it with you!