Jenn Vigh, founder and lead instructor at Aer Pilates

Meet Jenn, the founder

Pilates instructor, aerialist, and movement enthusiast.

Decades of experience as a dancer and performer. Jenn's aerial journey began with a pre-professional aerial and contemporary dance company at the University of Georgia, continued through years performing in Georgia, and deepened in Austin training with the renowned Blue Lapis Light.

Her Pilates practice was born from a personal journey of healing after a severe low-back injury. Through reformer and mat work, Jenn discovered the transformative power of movement to build strength, stability, and resilience. To her, the concept of Aer Pilates fuses the two movement disciplines that have taken her to corners of the world to share.

Education + Pilates journey

Clinically trained. Globally taught.

Jenn completed her Pilates reformer and equipment certification in London with the world-renowned Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI), where she absorbed the latest clinical movement knowledge for rehabilitating clients in pain. She has taught in Melbourne, Australia, and worked in a clinic on Hampstead Heath in London with her original APPI educators.

Years of working with women through pre/postpartum and peri/post-menopause transitions led her to formalize that knowledge with APPI's Women's Health Certificate. Her hunger for a deeper, evidence-based understanding of the body led her to complete her MSc in Sports Therapy at London Metropolitan University in 2024.

MSc Sports Therapy

London Metropolitan University, 2024

Master's-level training in clinical movement and rehabilitation. Completed alongside clinical work at APPI Health Group, Hampstead Heath.

Women's Health Certificate

APPI (Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute)

Specialized training in pelvic-floor health, pre/postpartum, and peri/post-menopause movement support.

Reformer + Equipment Certification

APPI, London

Clinical Pilates instructor certification with a focus on rehabilitating clients managing pain and injury.

Mat Pilates Certification

Balanced Body, with Nanci Patch (Georgetown, TX)

Specialized modifications for clients with low back pain — Jenn's own entry point to Pilates.

Barrel & Spine Corrector Certificate

Polestar Pilates, Melbourne

Completed during a working holiday in Australia, where she taught reformer and mat classes.

Meet Sheila, the studio pup

She'll steal your heart after belly rubs.

Sheila is a darling yorkipoo who has traveled the world with Jenn — 10 countries of teaching Pilates, volunteering, and exploring the aerial dance scenes across Europe and the UK.

She is hypoallergenic and has great studio etiquette. You'll meet her in class — or in the front room, supervising. Bring a tug-of-war rope and you have a friend for life.

Sheila the studio pup at Aer Pilates

Come meet us in South Austin.

4 reformers, 3 silks, a clinical eye, and a small dog. The two-week intro is the easiest way in.