Stephanie G. Younes, NCPT is a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor. She first discovered Pilates and began her teacher training journey in 2016 with The Pilates Center at award-winning wellness center InsideOut Body Therapies in Durham, NC.  After moving with her family back to NY, she completed her 450-hour training at Equinox, where she also began her teaching career. During the pandemic, she left Equinox and began teaching at Pilates Glow, a classical studio in Harrison where she continues to teach today.

A former competitive gymnast with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis measuring 42, Stephanie was braced through high school and scheduled for a spinal fusion. By a twist of fate (pun intended ), the surgery never happened. Twenty-two years later, she discovered the Schroth method through her Pilates continuing education and found Katalin. Since then, her pain has decreased and quality of life improved. She finally found what she was searching for! 

Under the guidance of Karena Thek, founder of the Scolio-Pilates method—a three-dimensional scoliosis-specific exercise program incorporating Schroth techniques—Stephanie is on track to become the second person in New York state to receive this certification. She is excited to share her experience and knowledge and get to know the Armonk PT community. Originally from Rhode Island, she lives in Harrison and is a mom to two girls, Stella and Sophie. She enjoys traveling, reading and writing and spending time with friends and family.