Staff Profiles

We will be profiling one staff member every month so you our readers can get to know the friendly team at The Body Refinery.
This month is Susan Cottrell - Director of The Body Refinery.

Susan Cottrell

(Director)
Physiotherapist
> University of Sydney (2003)
Degree in Biomedical Sciences,
University of Wollongong (1999)

Massage Therapist
> Dip Remedial Massage,
Nature Care College
(Sydney 1999)

Clinical Pilates Instructor
> DMA Clinical Pilates
(July 2007)
> Polestar Pilates
(April 2008)
> Pink Pilates
(August 2009)

GYROTONIC® Instructor
> Energy Kinetics Melbourne
(August 2009)

Susan has combined her skills in physiotherapy with her love of Pilates to teach perfect poise, alignment and healthy movement. She operated her own massage business while completing a degree in Physiotherapy, and then worked as a physiotherapist at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital before she moved to private practice in Brisbane in 2006.

After suffering on-going neck pain, Susan joined the Pilates Studio New Farm and became a passionate advocate after her pain disappeared after only a few sessions. She was so committed to combining the benefits of Pilates with physiotherapy that she bought the business in July 2007. In early 2009, she renamed our studio The Body Refinery, offering a full suite of services including physiotherapy, Pilates, massage, GYROTONIC® and Power Plate®.

Susan is qualified to instruct all classes, and hopes to add a diploma in acupuncture to strengthen her holistic approach to health.