Align-Pilates North America

A few years ago, Natalie took her first Cadillac class at a studio in South Africa and was instantly hooked. She knew right then: when she opened her studio in Santa Barbara, there’d be a Cadillac room.
The challenge at launch:
→ Clients were intimidated by the size of the machine
→ The swing and moving parts made it look more advanced than it is
→ Getting people to try that first class took convincing
Now:
→ Cadillac classes are sold out every week
→ Fully waitlisted, several classes a day
→ She’s the only studio in Santa Barbara offering them
Proof that the equipment that looks the most intimidating can become the thing your studio is known for.

Back in 2012, Natalie was running a Pilates studio in Toronto and kept seeing the same gap with her new teachers: they knew the movements, but not how to put them together into a class.
So she built the solution:
→ Log in and build classes by moving clips around
→ Hit play to preview exactly how the class will look before you teach it
→ Full notes on every movement, plus tutorials
→ New movements added every week, 1,700+ and counting
→ Pre-made classes available too, for when you need a starting point

Natalie runs classes every hour on her Align Pilates C8 Noir and after 3 months, here’s what’s held up:

→ Sturdy springs, no worry about the carriage flying open
→ The platform extender opens up more exercise options
→ Spring bar adjusts easily for different heights, zero clunkiness
→ Straps still even after months of daily use across back to back classes

The most seamless reformer she’s worked on.

Meet Natalie Pilates Cult ! She is bringing her experience to the Align-Pilates community to share her journey and what led her to choose AP Reformers for her studio!

All we need is time on the reformer!💜

Check out the C8 Pro! Becca LOVES this reformer for her studio in Chicago!

Interested in a class at Becca’s studio?

Visit