Why Train at PNWP?

The Pilates Teachers’ Pilates Studio

Unparalleled expertise for training and certifying new instructors

Pacific NW Pilates is the designated STOTT PILATES® Licensed Training Center for Oregon and Washington.

Pacific NW Pilates was founded in 2001 by Melanie Byford-Young, Leslie Braverman and Jean Leavenworth. All the Instructor Trainers at Pacific NW Pilates have decades of combined experience, coming from successful careers in physical therapy, dance, personal training and kinesiology and remain at the forefront of pilates training and are frequently invited by STOTT PILATES to conduct specialty courses and workshops throughout the U.S. and around the world. Today, Leslie Braverman and Melanie Byford-Young are the co-owners of Pacific NW Pilates.

Pacific NW Pilates is united in bringing knowledge, skills and training to both fitness and certification students through a supportive, mindful and caring studio environment. We are committed to being the gold standard of Pilates exercise training and certification. We strive to be the best studio in town, where the best teachers are trained, and where people come to get strong, supple, beautiful posture and ease of movement.