About us

We are the Studio Für Körper­be­wusst­sein. Our focus is on the human being as a holistic indi­vidual. We have created a place to strengthen your health through the harmony of body, mind and soul. We support you in setting and achieving your personal goals.

Because we are convinced that increased body aware­ness not only strengthens flex­i­bility and endurance, but also inner balance. We accom­pany you on the path to your strong center.

About us

We are the studio for body aware­ness. Our focus is on the human being as a holistic indi­vidual. We have created a place to strengthen your health through the harmony of body, mind and soul. We support you in setting and achieving your personal goals.

Because we are convinced that increased body aware­ness not only strengthens flex­i­bility and endurance, but also inner balance. We accom­pany you on the path to your strong center.

Pauline Felicia Emily Hanna Reinaldo Barbara Birgit Kornelia Laura After an inter­na­tional dance career, Kornelia Ritter­pusch trained as a surgical assis­tant. This medical work led her to specialize in holistic aspects of body aware­ness and healing. She also trained in London as a Shiatsu ther­a­pist and as a teacher of the Pilates method. She opened the “Studio für Körper­be­wusst­sein” in 1989. As a Masterteacher Instructor, she trained Polestar Pilates trainers for 10 years. Her strengths lie in her many years of expe­ri­ence in working with the human body. Her Pilates training focuses on the quality of the exer­cises and strength­ening body aware­ness. In her own studio, she supports a team of qual­i­fied and certi­fied trainers. Kornelia ZURÜCK Emily Ritter­pusch has prac­ticed clas­sical ballet, jazz and modern dance with dedi­ca­tion from toddler­hood to young adult­hood. She was born with a passion and fasci­na­tion for the Pilates move­ment method. Emily is passionate about perceiving, under­standing and coop­er­ating with the body. She brings energy work and the devel­op­ment of body aware­ness closer to her fellow human beings with great dedi­ca­tion. In her work with people, holistic health on an external and internal level is her top priority. She gets every­thing moving! Emily has also been a licensed Polestar Studio Trainer since 2020. Emily ZURÜCK Biggi is pure move­ment – from jogging, hiking, skiing, ballet, salsa, flamenco and Zumba to yoga, she has tried out pretty much every popular sport! However, after completing an appren­tice­ship in publishing and studying educa­tion, she discov­ered her great passion for Pilates at the Studio für Körper­be­wusst­sein in 1995. She initially trained there until she qual­i­fied as a Pilates instructor in 2001. She has been a perma­nent member of Kornelia’s team since 2002. Her strengths are her varied classes with small equip­ment on the mat and on the machines, char­ac­ter­ized by constant moti­va­tion and humour! She is partic­u­larly keen to get her clients moving. Birgit ZURÜCK Cali­fornian Felicia Jackson always loved to sing and dance. Her dream came true when she was invited to study at the Alvin Ailey Amer­ican Dance Center in New York. After completing her studies, she continued her training at “Steps on Broadway”. Since then she has worked in many theaters as a performer and chore­o­g­ra­pher. She also loves to teach! She is a Stott Pilates instructor, progres­sive ballet teacher, yoga teacher and dance teacher. She loves to use her stage exper­tise to teach. It allows her to not only teach her clients effi­ciently, but also to make the workout fun. Felicia ZURÜCK She has been in “motion” for as long as she can remember, as a child in the gymnas­tics club, as a teenager in ballet school and later in various fitness insti­tu­tions. She began Pilates mat training with Stott Merrithew in 2005. She has been teaching as a free­lance Pilates trainer in Hamburg since 2006. Following her mat training, she completed further training on all Pilates equip­ment and, in 2013, addi­tional training for clients with phys­ical impair­ments or hand­i­caps. She is also certi­fied for prenatal and post­natal training. In 2019 she completed the Merrithew advanced training “Fascial Move­ment for Pilates Clients”. She also takes part in annual training courses and work­shops, most recently on the topic of fascia and Pilates. Barbara ZURÜCK Reinaldo Borges was born in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, and is a trained ballet dancer. During his active stage career, he has performed at the Stadtthe­ater Hagen and in the hit musical “Disney’s The Lion King” in Holland and Hamburg. His passion has always been to work with his own body and to keep moving. This is why he discov­ered Pilates as the perfect comple­ment to dance back in 2005 and has been working inten­sively with it ever since. In 2012, he also shifted his profes­sional focus to it by training as a Pilates instructor. Reinaldo ZURÜCK Hanna Eichler was born and grew up in the Ukraine and completed her training as a graphic designer in Hamburg. Her everyday life was mainly spent sitting in front of a screen. Like many success stories, her Pilates journey began with a wake-up call, a shock diag­nosis: knee osteoarthritis at thirty. After exten­sive research, Hanna completed her Pilates training at Body­mo­tion in 2012 and gained expe­ri­ence in fascia, illness, senior, preg­nancy and post­natal Pilates, as well as on the Allegro Reformer. The seem­ingly neces­sary knee oper­a­tion was avoided thanks to the Pilates routine. Every day, Hanna trains highly moti­vated, dynam­i­cally and with admirable passion in numerous Pilates studios with the course partic­i­pants and is partic­u­larly effec­tive in indi­vidual training. Hanna ZURÜCK Hinako Saku­raoka lebte bis zu ihrem elften Leben­s­jahr in Japan, bevor sie sich für eine Ausbil­dung in den Bere­ichen Musical, Theater und Ballett in New York und Wash­ington D.C. entschied. Sie kam wegen eines Engage­ments nach Deutsch­land, und tanzte unter anderem auch im Stück „Das Phantom der Oper“ und „Der König der Löwen“. Zusät­zlich zu ihrem Ausbil­dungsab­schluss bei BASI® Pilates ist sie zerti­fizierte Pre-Trainerin für GYROTONIC® und Master Trainerin für GYROKINESIS®. Darüber hinaus hat sie auch eine Weit­er­bil­dung für die ther­a­peutische Anwen­dung von GYROTONIC® (Schulter- und Beck­engürtel sowie Skoliose) abgeschlossen. Hinako bringt Bewe­gung ins Leben der Menschen. Wer GYROTONIC® oder Pilates probiert, wird sich im eigenen Körper wohl fühlen. Hinako ZURÜCK From child­hood to her early teens, Pauline passion­ately danced ballet and hip-hop. Due to her fasci­na­tion with the effects of move­ment, breathing, and medi­ta­tion on human health, she trained to be a yoga teacher in India in 2013. Her deep interest in medi­cine and holistic healing methods led her to a 5‑year study of osteopathy and her state certi­fi­ca­tion exam as a natur­opath. Since then, she has contin­u­ously furthered her educa­tion in body­work, as she loves to support people on their journey to them­selves. Pauline works as an osteopath, natur­opath, yoga teacher, and yoga teacher trainer in Hamburg. Pauline ZURÜCK Growing up in Croatia and along the German-Dutch border, Laura moved to Munich in 2018. Her enthu­siasm for move­ment led her to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Fitness Economics in 2015, which she success­fully completed in 2018, with a focus on func­tional training and reha­bil­i­ta­tion. During her classes, Laura places great emphasis on a holistic approach and the health of her clients. During her dual studies, she worked in a personal training studio and special­ized in Power Plate, EMS, fascia, and TRX training. After a few years as a Marketing Manager, Laura followed her passion for Pilates in 2023 and began mat and equip­ment training at the Basi Academy in Munich. She has now moved to her new home in Hamburg and is excited to teach inten­sive Pilates sessions at the Studio für Körper­be­wusst­sein, designed with great passion and precision. Laura ZURÜCK Kornelia Ritterpusch Felicia Jackson Emily Ritterpusch Reinaldo Borges dos Santos Barbara Kuhl Birgit Aghamiri
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Our team consists of highly qual­i­fied trainers from various fields of health and move­ment work. From dance, yoga and medi­cine to tradi­tional Pilates.

All our trainers are trained and licensed in Pilates. Kornelia also has years of expe­ri­ence in teaching Gyro­tonic® and the use of Shiatsu. Each trainer has his or her own indi­vidual training style, which is influ­enced not only by their prac­tical back­ground but also by their personal expe­ri­ences and indi­vidual characters.

Training is also avail­able in English.

Our team consists of highly qual­i­fied trainers from various fields of health and move­ment work. From dance, yoga and medi­cine to tradi­tional Pilates.

All our trainers are trained and licensed in Pilates. Kornelia also has years of expe­ri­ence in teaching Gyro­tonic® and the use of Shiatsu. Each trainer has his or her own indi­vidual training style, which is influ­enced not only by their prac­tical back­ground but also by their personal expe­ri­ences and indi­vidual characters.

Training is also avail­able in English.