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Spotted in the Media

We are so proud of being featured in some Local and National media. After 14 years in the New Farm community, The Body Refinery became a centre of excellence for movement and health.

Join us and let our team help you improve your vitality, performance and overall wellbeing through our large range of services: Pilates, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Osteopathy, Myotherapy, Remedial Massage and Fitness classes

Style Magazines - 27 May 2021

Big Stretch! We’ve Found BNE’s Best Yoga And Pilates Studios

When you join this qualified studio, you’re paving a way to make everything you do in your life easier! The Body Refinery are renowned for taking their clients from pain to performance […]. Offering a full range of classes, the choice is yours with rehab-focused classes with physiotherapists, studio-based classes individualised with a Pilates teacher, and fitness-based classes including reformer, barre, TRX, yoga, and mat-based Pilates.

Read The Full Article

Pablo for Breakfast - Triple M Karratha

Gone too hard on the Netflix binge?

No judgement friends; only care. And let’s be honest, it’s all of us, right? Physiotherapist & Pilates Expert, Susan Cottrell, has some tips on how to minimize getting a sore neck and shoulders, along with some remedies for those who’ve already gone too hard with screen time and need some smoothing out.

Listen Now

My Village News - July 2020

Emerging from lockdown into a new normal

Susan Cottrell, the owner of The Body Refinery, tells how she and the studio experienced the lockdown. But moreover, how thankful she is for her wonderful team and amazing clients, who help the business get through this crisis.

Read The Full Article

2GB Nine Radio

Sitting is the new smoking

The past few months, staying at home we have neglected our posture even more given how much time we’ve been spending watching Netflix and tv.
Physiotherapist and Pilates teacher Susan Cottrell is given us her tips and advice on the situation.

Listen Now

Mitchell's Front Page - The Pulse 94.7 FM

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Susan Cottrell – Physiotherapist & Pilates Teacher talks about her experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and what she learnt about goal-setting.

Listen Now

6PR 882 News Talk Radio

The unlikely solution to your back pain

Do you suffer from back pain? It can be so easy to hole up and move as little as possible when you’re in pain, but is that really the best answer?
Physiotherapist and pilates teacher Susan Cottrell says not.

Download this podcast here

Listen Now

Radio National

Susan on Radio National

Our own Susan Cottrell was on Radio National “Sporty” broadcast Saturday 7 September 2019 to talk about: Pilates, and history of the sports shoe.⁠
Want to listen to it (again) – follow the link below.

Listen Now

Village News

We are in the Village News

Susan Cottrell, Owner of The Body Refinery and Physiotherapist has been feature in the September edition of the Village News.
Learn more about Susan’s journey and the amazing development of The Body Refinery as a centre of excellence for movement and health since 12 years in the New Farm community.

Read Now
Brisbane's Best Pilates and Yoga studio The Body Refinery New Farm

Style Magazines - 27 May 2021

Big Stretch! We’ve Found BNE’s Best Yoga And Pilates Studios

When you join this qualified studio, you’re paving a way to make everything you do in your life easier! The Body Refinery are renowned for taking their clients from pain to performance […]. Offering a full range of classes, the choice is yours with rehab-focused classes with physiotherapists, studio-based classes individualised with a Pilates teacher, and fitness-based classes including reformer, barre, TRX, yoga, and mat-based Pilates.

Read The Full Article
Susan Cottrell ABC radio Pilates

Pablo for Breakfast - Triple M Karratha

Gone too hard on the Netflix binge?

No judgement friends; only care. And let’s be honest, it’s all of us, right? Physiotherapist & Pilates Expert, Susan Cottrell, has some tips on how to minimize getting a sore neck and shoulders, along with some remedies for those who’ve already gone too hard with screen time and need some smoothing out.

Listen Now

My Village News - July 2020

Emerging from lockdown into a new normal

Susan Cottrell, the owner of The Body Refinery, tells how she and the studio experienced the lockdown. But moreover, how thankful she is for her wonderful team and amazing clients, who help the business get through this crisis.

Read The Full Article
sitting

2GB Nine Radio

Sitting is the new smoking

The past few months, staying at home we have neglected our posture even more given how much time we’ve been spending watching Netflix and tv.
Physiotherapist and Pilates teacher Susan Cottrell is given us her tips and advice on the situation.

Listen Now
Low Back pain workshop pilates The Body Refinery new Farm

20/02/2020

The unlikely solution to your back pain

Do you suffer from back pain? It can be so easy to hole up and move as little as possible when you’re in pain, but is that really the best answer?
Physiotherapist and pilates teacher Susan Cottrell says not.

Download this podcast here

Listen Now
climbing kilimanjaro

18/02/2020

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Susan Cottrell – Physiotherapist & Pilates Teacher talks about her experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and what she learnt about goal-setting.

Listen Now
Susan Cottrell ABC radio Pilates

7/09/2019

Susan on Radio National

Our own Susan Cottrell was on Radio National “Sporty” broadcast Saturday 7 September 2019 to talk about: Pilates, and history of the sports shoe.⁠
Want to listen to it (again) – follow the link behind.

Listen Now
Susan Cottrell pilates New Farm Village news

1/09/2019

We are in the Village News

Susan Cottrell, Owner of The Body Refinery and Physiotherapist has been feature in the September edition of the Village News.
Learn more about Susan’s journey and the amazing development of The Body Refinery as a centre of excellence for movement and health since 12 years in the New Farm community.

Read Now