Awaken Pilates

11/12/2025

Happy Birthday to our LONG time teacher Kristen Wozniak! We love you and wish you a great day! What a blessing you are to so many people.

07/08/2024

Join guest instructor, Kerstin Stuart, THIS Saturday, July 13 2-4pm at Awaken Uptown for a workshop on the benefits of Cacao, combined with breath, movement and meditation. Kerstin has a breadth of knowledge in this area and loves to share with others.

Say yes! Sign up online here!

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=8115&stype=-8&sView=week&sLoc=1&sTrn=100000069

06/19/2024

Happy Birthday to our accomplished, funny, light up the room instructor Renee Keller! We love you Renee and celebrate you today!

05/22/2024

Happy Birthday to our Studio Manager, Summer Cagle today! We wish you a beautiful day filled with love. Thank you for all that you do to keep our studios running in tip top shape. Instructors and clients all feel the love and care you pour into supporting us all. Thank you for being a bright light to so many! Enjoy your day!

05/10/2024

Hey all! Balanced Body is coming to town and YOU want to be there! Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to gain some new knowledge, inspiration and hang with fellow passionate Pilates people! I’ll be there teaching some workouts!

Extra early bird discount ends tonight 20% off!

Then it’s early bird till May 31st 10% off!

Then regular price.

Don’t wait sign up!

Balanced Body, Inc.

https://www.pilates.com/movement-tour-minneapolis/

04/15/2024

Today we celebrate 21 years in business of Awaken Pilates! We are blessed with loving and talented teachers who pour their hearts into their work, an incredible studio manager who does SO much behind the scenes to support our business and a community of clients that show up every week committed to their wellness and growth. Our hearts are full! 💗😍🎉

03/20/2024

We can't wait for Reformer 1 coming up this weekend! We have a large group of those who completed the Mat series this winter and those who just joined us for Movement Principles a few weeks ago. The two groups will be joining forces to tackle this new segment in their Pilates teacher training journey.

"I have been extremely impressed with the Balance Body curriculum since day one. I am signed up for the Mat Pilates certification as I plan to fuse both yoga and Pilates into a course for my students. Furthermore, I feel so fortunate to have had Karin Twigg, owner of Awaken Pilates in MN, as my instructor. She presented the material extremely well and made the course and time together very interesting, fun, educational and interactive. She truly is an expert in the field and I could not have wished for a better instructor."

"Karin was superb. She taught to multiple levels. She made the class fun and not stressful. It was a lot of information but she broke it down in manageable ways. She not only was knowledgeable she was exceptional at presenting the information. Excellent! Exceeded my expectations!"

"Karin is a fantastic mentor and guide on my pilates journey. I'm happy to have had her expertise over this last year and I can't wait to become certified and help others move better with her knowledge."

https://www.pilates.com/education/pilates-reformer-instructor-training

Balanced Body, Inc.

Move better, live better. Your comprehensive resourse for Pilates equipment and instructor education from Balanced Body—the leader in Pilates since 1976.

03/19/2024

Happy Birthday to Awaken instructor Jenni Newhall! Jenni became a client nearly on day one when we opened almost 21 years ago and she’s been at it ever since! Thank you for bringing your bright light to so many Jenni! Enjoy your special day!

01/27/2024

We want to introduce you to the newest member of our teaching team, Chandra Miller!

Chandra began dancing at the young age of 3 and leaped into Professional Classical Ballet training at 8 years old in Minneapolis. She had the pleasure of training and performing with The Joffrey Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and Ballet West among other companies throughout her ballet training. Chandra attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Majoring in Ballet. Throughout Chandra’s dance career, Pilates was a constant in her cross training to keep strong and injury free. After college, Chandra moved to Southern California, where she worked in management and executive assistant roles at companies such as Hulu.

After working in corporate careers for several years, Chandra decided it was time to set aside her corporate desk job and get back to her love of movement. She continued her passion for Pilates by becoming a Certified Comprehensive Pilates Instructor through Balanced Body in Mission Viejo, CA under Master Instructors Kelly Leonardi and Viktor Uygan. She has taught in boutique studios and Physical Therapy settings in Orange County, CA.

Chandra recently moved back to Minnesota and is excited to join the Pilates community at Awaken Pilates. Chandra loves to share her passion for movement and helping clients of all ages achieve their personal wellness goals. Pilates is for everybody!

01/11/2024

Happy Birthday to this beauty! We love you Gretchen and the light you give to the world. 💗