Meet the Experts

Shawna Beardsley, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher.

Owner of In Balance Pilates in Tucson, AZ. 

Shawna's goal is to make exercise apart of our communities daily routine by making it fun and convenient! She believes in fearless movement and uses current, best practices to develop a balanced fitness program that incorporates strength training, flexibility and endurance. She believes pilates is the

Bruce, Instructor. 

Bruce Guercio was introduced to Pilates in February 1998 in Cleveland Ohio by a long time family friend who was a professional dancer from the American School of Ballet and learned Pilates at an early age while in ballet school then certified after his dance career.  By the end of 1998 he was through his certification with Stott Pilates out of Toronto and opened his first studio

Erinn Jones, Instructor.

Erinn is a Tucson native that loves the heat! Growing up in the Sonoran desert she appreciates everything outdoors especially hiking and venturing out onto new trails.

Erinn was a gymnast for 15 years and continued coaching locally at Gymnastics World at team level.

She took her first pilates class in 2008 and has been hooked ever since. Wanting to learn more and share her lo

Arianna Aquino was born and raised in Glendale, AZ hiking, bike riding, and dancing. She attended CalArts for her BFA in Dance where she began her Yoga and Pilates journey training in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga; Pilates mat, the reformer, cadillac, and chair; and recovery. From then on fitness was always a major component in her life. For 12 years in New York City Arianna taught Yoga, Pilates, and was

Diana Kennedy, Instructor

Diana started dance lessons at age 4. She danced for 15 years including tap and ballet. She discovered acrobatics when she was 10 years old and after several years was injured with a broken hip.

After high school she made a promise to herself to maintain her flexibility. Diana would do backbends everyday and abdominal exercises similar to those in pilates. She also attended

MJ Reed, Instructor

MJ was born in Tucson and after making her way across the desert to the Atlantic she returned back to her beloved home. 

From early childhood, music and movement were a constant as she studied jazz, tap, ballet, ballroom dance, piano, the cello and boxing. This fueled her passion for training in many physical techniques and the body as a whole. 

MJ went on to attend University of