ALIGN Pilates Studios

“Our team is well equipped to help you if you’re a beginner, help you with modifications if you’re injured, and challenge the student who is ready for the challenge.” –Brooke Bowersock, Founder & CEO of Align Pilates Studios

Align Pilates Studios was built upon the idea that the Pilates community thrives in a supportive environment. Every instructor at Align Pilates has undergone an extensive training program before becoming a certified Pilates instructor. You can be confident that each challenging workout at Align Pilates is being taught by someone who will create a safe environment for you to gain a deeper understanding of Pilates and push yourself physically. Currently, there are two Align Pilates studios in Austin, with a third on the way and a fourth breaking ground in Houston next year.

The first Align Pilates Studios opened in 2013 (now called Austin West) in downtown Austin and was followed by a teacher training studio called Austin East. The Austin West studio is bursting with exceptional Pilates instructors, many of which are graduates of the teacher training program within the Austin East studio.

Founder and owner of Align Pilates, Brooke Bowersock, was one of the first to open a Pilates studio in Austin in 2004. Bowersock and the other early business owners supported each other and together they introduced the city to the Pilates lifestyle. Years later, Bowersock created Align Pilates Studios and her teacher training program with the same “better together” and supportive community mindset.

It only took one Pilates mat class for Bowersock to get captivated. Shortly after attending her first class in 1999, Bowersock became a certified Pilates instructor and is now a Principal Educator with Balanced Body (the leading Pilates equipment manufacturer and Pilates instructor training in the world). Today, Bowersock’s teacher training program is one of the top and most comprehensive Balance Body educators.

But what exactly is a teacher training program? Or a teacher training studio like Austin East?

The teacher training program offered by Bowersock is a Pilates instructor course that, when completed, allows you to become a certified instructor through Balanced Body. This course includes anatomy studies, hands-on teaching labs, mentorship, and a community of support.

The classes offered at Austin East are cheaper and taught by those who are currently going through the certification program. This allows teachers-in-training to build up their required hours, get paid, and receive instruction from master educators. Normally, when trying to get certified, teachers-in-training have to rent out space and don’t get paid for the classes they offer. In other words, they have to pay to teach a class.

Bowersock created her teacher training program to provide more support to those wanting to become certified Pilates instructors. The team at Align Pilates Studios strives to uphold Bowersock’s core values of support, community, and education. She repeatedly says, “We’re better together than we are apart.”

A great Pilates instructor is equipped to offer clients one-on-one support and attention in private sessions and is well-versed in encouraging and educating large mixed-level classes. Instructors need to be able to recognize varying skill levels and make modifications for those with injuries in order to challenge the class as a whole and keep everyone safe. Bowersock has created a team of amazing educators and certified instructors that make Align Pilates Studios the best Pilates studio in Austin. Sign up for a class today and see the difference that a great Pilates instructor can make!