Petra Karlsson co-founded The Pilates Standard with Bob Liekens in 2012. She is an NCPT® Certified Instructor and a Licensed Naprapath since 2001, with over 20 years of experience teaching Pilates.
Petra owns and operates Studiopilates in Helsingborg, Sweden, where for two decades she has combined treating musculoskeletal issues with training clients — from rehabilitation patients to elite athletes. She holds multiple Pilates certifications and has been educating instructors through Power Pilates until 2012.
Deeply committed to Pilates education, Petra brings her extensive experience and passion for movement into her teaching, always striving to convey the method with simplicity, clarity, and inspiration to the next generation of instructors.
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