Zuzanna Bartoszcze

My Journey

This wasn't fitness.
This was going home.

I help people connect with their body again, release their limitations, and find strength they did not think they had.

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I get to wake up every morning doing things I love.

I live in San Francisco with my husband; I am a Pilates teacher. I help people connect with their body again, release their limitations, find strength they did not think they had.

I feel alive, present, and at peace with myself. Movement should feel good, not be punitive, nor exhaust us.

"Pilates has literally given me back a body that I thought I had lost."

Pilates practice

However, it wasn't always like this.

Athletic beginnings

Sport was never just a game - it defined me as a person.

I kicked my first kick at age seven. For eight years, Taekwon-do shaped my discipline, my resilience, and my perception of what my body was capable of.

Then there was basketball - another eight year romance. The court was my second home. The rhythms of the game, the teamwork, the adrenaline rush.

Until my body told me: enough.

A doctor looked me straight in the eye and said:

"One more injury, and you will need surgery. Permanently damaging your body and spending the rest of your life dealing with the aftermath."

At twenty-seven, my athletic career was over. Not a slow fade-out - but a sudden slam-shut-door.

I needed to create myself again.

I took up a bamboo sword and began studying Kendo - the traditional Japanese sword. It's more than just a martial art - it's a moving meditation. Every strike is deliberate. Every breath is intentional.

It showed me that strength does not derive from brute force - but from being present.

In 2019, I enrolled in Asian Studies with a focus on Mandarin Chinese. The plan was simple: Go to China. Find a job. Live abroad.

I graduated in 2020. What happened in 2020? We all know...

Finding new direction

Working in corporate, I found myself suffocating.

Somewhere late at night, I asked myself:

Do I want to stay in Poland long-term?

No.

Do I thrive in large corporations?

No.

Can I spend decades without creating?

Absolutely not.

Am I willing to trade my time for someone else's vision?

Not anymore.

Building my own business

CEO and Creative Director.

In 2021, I entered a role that I never envisioned - CEO and Creative Director of a small company developing cutting-edge, eco-friendly breastfeeding pillows.

I desired to develop my creativity in a space that had no boundaries. To be my own boss. To allow my vision to come to fruition.

Our mission was simple: Give mothers a product that will make a positive impact on her life. A pillow designed to support the natural feeding position - which supports both the health and comfort of both mom and baby.

We impacted thousands of mothers. Our product became a viable option for many women who were fed-up with the suboptimal products filling the marketplace.

In 2025, I sold the business. Not because we failed - but because I sensed something new stirring inside of me. Something that would take me to places I had never been before.

Traveling and discovering

For one year, I wandered around the world with no permanent place to call home.

No set plans. Just movement and discovery. With constant changes in location, I returned to something I did casually for years, but never seriously pursued - Pilates.

Weeks after consistently practicing Pilates, something changed within me. My body felt different. Not just stronger - intelligent.

I could feel muscles I forgot existed. My posture improved. The chronic tension I experienced through years of high-impact sports started to dissipate.

For the first time in a decade, I felt whole.

I wasn't just exercising. I was communicating with my body. Learning its language. Understanding its needs.

The transformation

In 2025, I began the Balanced Body Comprehensive Teacher Training Program.

One of the leading Pilates certifications in the world.

I am still learning and growing as a teacher, but I am already teaching. Why? This knowledge is too precious to keep to myself.

16+

Years in Sports

3

Continents Lived

1

Mission

Ready to start your journey?

Whether you're a former athlete rebuilding, a busy professional trying to regain some balance, or a person who has never felt comfortable in their body - I see you. I was you.

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