Meet the Team
Sarah Martin - Founder/Lead Teacher
Sarah, originally from Connecticut, began her fitness career in 2010 at YogaWorks where she became a Certified Yoga Instructor. Shortly after, she was introduced to Pilates and fell in love. She saw the benefits of Pilates through her pregnancies and in 2014, she received her Pilates certification. Sarah has had the privilege to study with many world-renowned teachers including Blossom Leilani Crawford, Inelia Garcia, Brett Howard, Kathi Ross-Nash and Katie Yip covering extensive and comprehensive work on all apparatus. She continued her education of Scoliosis and Spine Abnormalities with Sonje Mayo, a physical therapist and dancer who worked directly with Joseph Pilates at Martha Graham School in NYC.
Sarah founded Pilates Glow in Westchester, New York in 2016 with a clear understanding and ability to execute Classical Pilates focusing on coordination of body, mind and spirit as taught by Joseph Pilates. She believes that Pilates is for everyone, all bodies and all abilities. Her vast and diverse clientele will attest to her technical eye and understanding of anatomy allowing them to reach their best potential.
Sarah lives in Larchmont, New York with her husband, three children, two dogs, and 2 cats.
If you are interested in training with Sarah, please email us at pilatesglowny@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Stephanie Y.
Stephanie Younes is a comprehensively certified, classical Pilates instructor. Ithaca College communications graduate and former NYC marketing professional, she began her training through The Pilates Center’s teacher training program at North Carolina host studio, InsideOut Body Therapies. After recovering from an injury and moving with her family back to New York, she completed her training at Equinox, where she continues to teach today. A past RI All-State gymnast and coach, Stephanie loves the full-body strength, flexibility and challenge Pilates delivers and helping her clients heal and grow. Due to her childhood scoliosis diagnosis, she is particularly drawn to the postural support that is a hallmark of the method. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Harrison.
Chloe A.
Chloe moved to Harrison, NY from the UK in 2010. She lives with her husband, youngest son and their dog, with her eldest son now living back in the UK. Chloe has always been very much into fitness; she did gymnastics and tap dancing in her younger years, then later on Chloe did running and squash, and more recently various fitness classes at the gym such as HIIT, spin and circuit training. She also loves to ski and has started to learn tennis. Chloe has always been drawn to the higher impact, faster paced types of fitness and was never a great fan of pilates, having tried it just a few times. Only in the last year and after suffering from various aches and pains in her back and shoulders, Chloe started doing pilates on a regular basis and totally fell in love with it. Not only does she feel better in her body (her aches and pains have vanished). Chloe also loves that she can feel herself getting stronger each time she takes a class. She's also noticing the mental benefits of doing Pilates in that she can completely switch off from whatever is going on in her life and just concentrate on the movements and breathing in that moment. Now that Chloe is completely converted and loves Pilates, she decided it would be so rewarding to be able to teach it to other people so that they too can enjoy these amazing benefits!
Sarah V.
Sarah started taking Pilates classes at the JCC in Scarsdale in 2002 when she dropped her son off at preschool and there wasn’t enough time to go home and be back in time to pick him up. Over the years she's become increasingly interested in fitness and exercise. Sarah is a member of a gym, works out regularly and takes a number of different classes. Her goto and favorite classes have always been the Pilates classes. Sarah feels her body responds well to Pilates, it’s helped her work on her core strength, flexibility, stamina and balance and in turn many of her aches and pains have been significantly improved. Having taken many Pilates classes over the years and feeling the benefits to her health, mind, body and overall well being, Sarah felt the next step should be to become a Pilates instructor and help other people reap the same benefits she has.
Vera P.
In 2003, I began my fitness journey to improve my health and well-being. Over the years, I've worked hard with my personal trainer, Alexander Riviera to develop a strong and healthy physique, and at 52 years old, I'm now in the best shape of my life.
Through dedication, discipline, and a commitment to healthy living, I am achieving my fitness goals and continue to strive for new milestones.
My bodybuilding journey is progressing remarkably, with notable improvements daily. In addition to my regular workout routine, I incorporated Pilates 9 months ago into my regimen to enhance my flexibility and help reduce back tightness.