ABOUT US

The Two C's: CC Martin and Carolyn Stuart. Pilates experts and alignment specialists. Designers of personalized programs. Co-creators of Total Barre®. Best friends and passionate collaborators, dedicated to empowering clients through movement.

Life is easier when someone has your back—always nudging you forward.

We met in a college art class, and from there, ignited a friendship that felt as natural as breathing. It was like continuing a conversation we’d been having for years—an unspoken understanding that made us feel as though we had always known each other.


Some things take study and effort to understand deeply. Other times, it’s about living into what we’ve already known innately. Our friendship was that missing thread that bound us together. Through that connection, we co-founded our Pilates businesses, merging decades of experience and passion to create one powerful entity.


We combined our knowledge of movement and Pilates education to develop our programs, training center, and adjacent barre studio. Our work isn’t about just going through the motions or pushing the body to extremes—that's what modern culture does. We focus on a personalized, mindful approach centered on posture. The muscles of the pelvis, spine, torso, and shoulder girdle are the foundation of the body, and we help clients build from there.


Training in Pilates and barre is a full commitment to your body, your breath, and your movement. It’s an athletic challenge, but also an antidote to the effects of sedentary work, task overload, and chronic injury. It’s a preparation—because when life changes inevitably come, it’s our devotion to ourselves, our bodies, and our relationships that keeps us grounded.


The way we move, breathe, and even love—these are decisions we make every day, often unconsciously. And we recommend choosing the practices that sustain you.


We’ve lived parallel lives—studied together, worked together, summered together. After graduation, we even lived together. Our engagements were three weeks apart, our weddings five months. We came to Pilates for different reasons, but the impact was the same. Careers flourished, children were born, and when we both faced unimaginable loss, we traveled through grief side by side.


And through it all, we've come to understand: life is made up of moments—some joyful, some challenging—but it’s how we move through them, with intention and connection, that defines us. At C2 Body, we create space for you to reconnect with your own body and your own journey, just as we’ve done for each other. Because, when you have the right foundation, you can weather any storm and emerge stronger than before.

CC & Carolyn

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