About the Studio
The purpose of The Body Initiative is to create a space that gives ALL bodies a positive movement experience.
Our goal is for you to have the freedom to come as you are and feel accepted at any "fitness" level.
After teaching for over 10 years, Becky Phares decided to open a studio in a shared space.
This venture became an overwhelming success, and
a year later Becky and her husband Beau bought the old Fast Signs builiding at 803 Robley in 2019. The space was old, had amazing charm and two weird garage doors that they turned into artwork.
The Body Initiative space never ceases to inspire creativity and has the capacity to keep growing businesses and lives with in its walls.
About Becky Phares, NCPT
Becky Phares is the owner of The Body Initiative Pilates Studio and a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher. While her credentials and extensive education reflect her dedication to the Pilates profession, they are only part of what makes her the instructor she is today.
Through years of continuing education and hands-on experience, Becky has come to believe that Pilates is less about perfecting the exercises and more about moving your body with confidence, intention, and ease. She believes every body is unique, and her goal is to help clients build strength, improve mobility, and enjoy the process of movement rather than striving for perfection.
Becky hopes her clients would describe her as knowledgeable, approachable, and encouraging, with a sense of humor that makes every session both effective and enjoyable.
In furthering her education by continuing to take courses,
Becky has realized Pilates is less about perfecting movement and just moving your body.
However, here are some of her actual credentials:
Graduate of Polestar Pilates
and The PhysicalMind Institute
Polestar Pilates Educator
Featured in 8 page Pilates Style Magazine
spread "Imagine That"
Voted into the top 10 for
"The Next Pilates Anytime Teacher Competition"
Momentum Fest Presenter,
"Dancing Through Pilates" and "Imagine That"
Bachelors degree in General Studies with an emphasis in Performing Arts and a minor in Sociology from
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette