Welcome to Align Pilates Studio
After more than a decade teaching Pilates and dance at other local Bellingham studios, I chose to open my own professional space dedicated to Private Pilates Sessions and Duets. My studio offers all the amenities, services and features of a commercial pilates studio in an intimate and private space. I invite you to learn more about me and the studio.
Jaime Monsef, Owner & Instructor - Align Pilates Studio
Welcome! My name is Jaime Monsef, Owner of Align Pilates Studio. I have been a certified STOTT PILATES® instructor since 2006. More recently I became a qualified Total Barre® and CORE™ instructor. In 2019, I completed my specialty track in Pre- and Post-natal Pilates through the STOTT PILATES® program.
I graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Business Management and a BFA in Dance, where I taught beginning ballet and was twice awarded the Monica Gutchow dance scholarship. After graduating, I performed with the Bellingham Repertory Dance Company, was head ballet mistress at Northwest Ballet Theatre and taught Pilates for several studios including Core Physical Therapy (now Core Physio), where I fell in love with teaching Pilates to post-physical therapy clients.
I have attended numerous continuing education workshops, including those focused on osteoporosis, scoliosis, pelvic floor, postural theory, pregnancy and the hip and shoulder girdle. I have a calm and gentle approach to teaching, with special attention paid to precision and awareness. I love helping clients find their “AHA!” moments during exercise – those special times when the mind-body connection is sparked and true understanding is achieved. My goal is to leave clients feeling invigorated, strong and capable of reaching their ultimate fitness potential.
In my free time, I enjoy dancing, hiking, cooking and spending quality time enjoying the Pacific Northwest with my husband and two sons.
Qualifications & Experience:
- STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor
- Pre- & Post-natal Pilates Specialist
- Post Rehabilitation Specialist
- Group Mat Specialist
- Total Barre® Qualified Instructor
- CORE™ Qualified Instructor
- ZEN•GA® Qualified Instructor
- Trained in Merrithew Fascial Movement
- BFA in Dance, Western Washington University
- Over 18 Years of One-on-One & Group Pilates Instruction
“After each session I really felt more connected with that core posture, particularly the ribs sliding down and the transverse abdominals pulling up and in, and maintaining that in such a way that it creates the desired challenge in the exercise, without having to push. It’s really working into an area that got turned off years ago after injury and surgery, and it feels good to slowly and easily work back into that area with smart exercises like these. I appreciate your skills.”
