Barbara was born and raised in Austria/Europe but spent most of her adult time overseas, mainly in Asia working as a sales director and now in the Middle East. After giving birth to her second daughter, she realized that she was uninspired by her corporate life and that she needed a change.

Having practiced Pilates for many years and throughout both of her pregnancies, her love for sports and movement in general as well as her two beautiful girls motivated her to get a formal Pilates teacher training with Pilates Moves Australia continuing to grow her list of certificates which now includes a Cadillac certificate through Balanced Body.