ALIGN VIP Mentorship · 4 spots per educator · Applications for this round are closed
You're Getting Certified. You Don't Have to Figure It Out Alone.
Real time, hands on help while you work through your modules. Brooke, Megan, or Audra watches you teach, coaches you through the hard parts, and makes sure you come out actually ready, not just certified.
JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ROUNDThe application takes a few minutes. After you submit, you'll book your 15 minute VIP interview. We make all decisions by August 20.
The Hardest Part Of Getting Certified Is The Part You Do Alone
You take a module over a weekend, then you're on your own until the next one. You practice on a friend and wonder if your cues are landing. You watch a class and aren't sure what to take from it. You're logging hours and quietly hoping you're doing this right. That space between modules, where you turn learning into real teaching, is the hardest part. Most people do it alone. You don't have to. That's what this is.
A note from Brooke
When I started, I was terrified. And honestly, I was terrible. I couldn't do the exercises, and I definitely couldn't teach them. It took me a year to take the first step. I've now taught thousands of classes, 52 modules last year, and I'm a principal educator for Balanced Body®. If I can do it, you can do it. You just need the right people in your corner while you find your feet.
Meet the Educators
Three people. You work with one, matched by city.
Brooke Bowersock
AUSTIN
- Balanced Body Educator since 2016 · Principal Educator 2022
- Certified by The PhysicalMind Institute (2000)
- Heritage Training under Cara Reeser, honoring Kathy Grant (2023)
- Founded ALIGN Pilates 2013 · First Austin studio 2004
- 52 modules taught last year · 26 years teaching
Megan Shuffle Shepherd
AUSTIN
- Balanced Body Educator
- Kane School NYC comprehensive certification (2015)
- Heritage Training with Cara Reeser (2026)
- Specializing in biomechanics and post-rehab work
- 10+ years in movement education
Audra Stevenson
HOUSTON
- Balanced Body Educator
- Certified in Pilates, Yoga, Gyrotonic®, and Gyrokinesis®
- 25+ years teaching · Professional dance career through 2005
- Client relationships spanning over two decades
What Makes VIP Different
You won't be guessing. Every month you practice with us watching, and you leave with a clear plan. Here's exactly what you get each month:
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One 60 minute private with your educator.
In person or online. Your body, your questions, your sticking points.
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One 30 minute coaching call.
One 30 minute coaching call to map what's next and clear what's in your way.
3
Live supervised practice-teaching.
You teach, we watch closely, and you get feedback in the moment so your cues land.
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Full ALIGN Mentor Program Membership
Full membership: live classes in studio or online, open studio, and the full video library.
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Continuing Education Workshops & Module Auditing
Free admission to our continuing education workshops, including the opportunity to audit training modules. Everyone else pays for these; VIP members don't.
Four People Per Educator. That's It.
You can't learn to teach in a crowd. High quality feedback takes time and attention, so each of our educators takes four people and no more. Four with Brooke Bowersock and four with Megan Shuffle Shepherd in Austin. Four with Audra Stevenson in Houston.
Twelve spots in all, and this round is full. The next round opens later this year.
JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ROUNDWhere This Happens
This runs in Austin and Houston, and we match you by city. In Austin, you'll work with Brooke Bowersock or Megan Shuffle Shepherd. In Houston, you'll work with Audra Stevenson.
If you're not in either city, get on the list and tell us where you are, and we'll look at it case by case.
This Is for You If
- You're actively working through your certification right now.
- You want support in the middle, not just on module weekends.
- You'll do the work between sessions.
- You want to be the instructor people look for on the schedule and rebook with every time.
This Is Not for You If
This isn't for you if you're already certified, you want a shortcut, or you're not ready to teach in front of people and take feedback yet. The discomfort is where the growth happens, and we'll be right there with you.
This Is What's On The Other Side
Cheray completed comprehensive, and is now an ALIGN educator, teaching the same modules she once took. Summers, she teaches in the Hamptons.
Meghan had a full time corporate job and a goal to leave it. She trained through the mentor program, taught at East as a teacher in training, and by April she was teaching full time.
Different lives, same turning point. They stopped waiting and let someone help them.
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I was juggling a full-time job and doubting myself every step of the way. But ALIGN didn't just teach me to teach, it gave me the confidence, mentorship, and real-world practice I needed to walk into the studio and thrive.
— CHERAY
Picture Yourself a Year from Now
You walk into a class and you're not bracing yourself. Your cues land. You can read the bodies in front of you and adjust. Your classes fill because something about your teaching feels different. That's what we build together.
How It Works
Apply.
Tell us where you are and what you want. Applications for this round are closed.
We talk.
15 minute VIP Interview to make sure it's right both ways. We make our cohort decisions by August 20.
You start.
The group begins September 1. Your first commitment is three months, then you continue month to month.
$400 a month
That's your private, your coaching call, live supervised practice-teaching, and full membership, every month. Plus, free admission to our continuing education workshops and module audits. Three month minimum, then month to month.
JOIN THE WAITLISTQUESTIONS?
Who is this for?
What if I'm brand new?
I have a full time job. Can I do this?
What if I'm terrified to teach in front of people?
What's the time commitment each month?
How long does it run and what happens after?
How are the privates delivered?
How do applications work?
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Thank you so much! I'm so grateful for the past year and a half of training with you. I've learned so much!! I really appreciate all the guidance and support you've given me. Very excited for what's to come!
— MEGHAN
One last thing, from Brooke
The only thing I regret is that I waited a year to start. Waiting doesn't create the change you want. If you know you want one of these spots, take the step.
JOIN THE WAITLISTThe application takes a few minutes. After you submit, you'll book your 15 minute VIP interview. We make all decisions by August 20.