Anna was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She has always been quite active, played tennis, danced folk and modern ballet, and graduated at the Pedagogical University. Anna was first introduced to Pilates in 2001 while living and working in South Africa by her friend and former Prima Ballerina Irina Zyrianova from St. Petersburg.

Gözde was born and lived in Istanbul until she accompanied her husband to Zug in 2013. As a master degree engineer she worked for several years on engineering projects and later became a successful business owner.