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The Pilates Center is an internationally renowned studio providing the best in classical Pilates! We offer private lessons and group classes.

develop the highest caliber of teachers, with the most comprehensive and in-depth classical teacher program available. Our goal at TPC is not just to teach you how to do Pilates but how to heal people with Pilates. Our commitment is to health. It’s our mission to heal the world by helping people heal themselves with Pilates - that was Joseph Pilates’ ultimate desire. Almost anyone who wants to can learn how to be a Pilates Instructor. You can get a certification over a weekend! We believe this is merely the starting point and does little to truly allow the instructor to assess each client’s unique needs and provide them with the life changing possibilities Pilates so powerfully offers – the potential to truly heal and, thereby, “return to life.”

True teaching requires a profound level of both deeper knowledge of the subject matter and a calling to truly care for the unique nature of each client’s personal journey back to full mind-body-spirit health. And that is the approach we embrace when teaching our clients and training our future teachers through our various Teacher Training Programs.

04/15/2026

We tried to take a serious photo. That’s hard to do when you’re more like a big family.

This is what happened instead.

Honestly? This is more accurate anyway.

These are the teachers at The Pilates Center. They are warm, they are deeply knowledgeable, and they will make you feel like you belong here from day one, whether you’ve never done Pilates or you’ve been practicing for years.

Beginner classes open. Link in bio.

(Missing a few faces in this one. Some of our teachers teach beyond Boulder through our Zoom Classes and Teacher Training Program. But that’s a story for another post.)

04/13/2026

A moment from Amy Taylor Alpers teaching during CMS.

She isn’t focused on getting through the exercise. She’s looking at the person in front of her and responding to what’s actually there.

A small shift in how you stand or how you breathe, and the whole body changes.

Even in footwork, you can feel when something organizes. When the legs stop taking over. When the breath comes in and the body starts working as a whole.

That’s the difference.

04/09/2026

For 35 years, we’ve stayed committed to teaching Classical Pilates because we’ve seen what it actually does.

It helps people reconnect to their bodies and build strength that carries into everyday life. It supports real change over time, not quick fixes.

At The Pilates Center, this work is about transforming your health in a way that feels sustainable and meaningful.

And for us, that begins right here in Boulder with our community.

If you’ve been thinking about starting, or you’re ready to go deeper, we’d love to work with you.

Book a class or a private session and experience it for yourself.

Join us in Boulder.

04/07/2026

Unfortunately I can confirm there’s more to Pilates than just the reformer… and once it all starts to connect, your body feels it.

Most people are introduced to Pilates through one piece of equipment. And while the reformer is incredible, it was never meant to stand alone.

Pilates is a system.

Each piece of equipment, each exercise, each transition builds on the next. The mat, the reformer, the chair, the tower, they all work together to help your body become stronger, more supported, and more connected.

That’s when things start to shift.

You’re not just following along anymore.
You’re not guessing what you’re supposed to feel.
You begin to understand your body, and your body responds.

That’s the difference.

At The Pilates Center, we teach the full method the way it was designed, so you can experience Pilates in a way that actually makes sense and carries into your daily life.

If you’ve only tried the reformer, this is your invitation to experience more.

Come take a class with us in Boulder and feel the difference for yourself.

04/06/2026

After decades of studying the work, returning to the original material, and asking better questions, one thing becomes clear… it’s easy to get lost in the details.

The exercises, the rules, the information. All important. But none of it means much if we lose sight of the bigger picture.

Amy brought us back to that.

She shared a letter from Joseph Pilates, written in 1939, reminding us that being in a state of health, in both body and mind, is not optional. It is necessary. And somehow, it feels just as relevant now.

This is the work.

Not just learning exercises. Not collecting information. But understanding the system well enough to help people heal, to help them return to life, to help them find steadiness in a world that continues to ask more of them.

This is why we say, teach peace.

And this is why we continue to step back, again and again, to see the whole.

We’re already looking forward to continuing this conversation in the fall. September 30 – October 4. In Boulder or on Zoom.

04/04/2026

Since 1990, we’ve been doing the work

A classical Pilates studio rooted in Boulder, with a teacher training program that continues to reach people around the world and bring them back to the system as a whole

If you’ve been looking for where to begin, this is it
If you’ve been thinking about becoming a teacher, this is your next step

Join us in the studio or start your teacher training journey with us from wherever you are

Link in bio to get started

04/01/2026

You can’t see the forest for the trees.

That was the thread that kept revealing itself all week at Classical Method Studies.

It’s easy to get pulled into the details. The shape of an exercise. The exact placement. The small corrections.

But the work asks something more of us.

To step back.
To see how everything connects.
To understand the method as a whole while continuing to understand the parts.

Because both matter.

And it’s in that relationship where real clarity begins.

That’s where our teaching starts to shift.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, in Boulder and on Zoom.

The depth, the curiosity, and the willingness to keep looking made this week what it was.

We’re already looking ahead to Part 2

September 30 – October 4

Details to sign up coming soon.

03/31/2026

Happy 70th Birthday, Debora Kolwey

Today we celebrate the incredible Debora, a beloved teacher, mentor, and true part of The Pilates Center since the very beginning.

For 34 years, you have helped shape this place and everyone who walks through it. Your deep understanding of the work and the way you share Eve’s teachings continue to remind us of the importance of what we do and why it matters.

You bring such a special energy into the studio. That unmistakable s***k and sparkle that makes people feel both seen and inspired the moment they’re around you.
You are a treasure to this community. We are so grateful for you.

Happy 70th to a truly remarkable woman. We hope today feels as joyful and alive as you make this work feel for all of us.

Help us celebrate Debora. Drop a birthday wish for her below.

03/30/2026

Grateful for each of you who joined us this week for Classical Method Studies, both in person and on Zoom.

You can’t see the forest for the trees.

And this week, we stepped back together to see it.

The Pilates method as a whole is the forest.

The exercises and details are the trees.

Already looking forward to continuing this work with the Intermediate to Advanced levels

September 30–October 4

In Boulder or on Zoom.

Thank you for your presence, your curiosity, and for being part of this work.

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3127 28th Street
Boulder, CO
80301

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http://www.thepilatescenter.com/

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Two sisters, Amy Taylor Alpers and Rachel Taylor Segel, trained under Romana Kryzanowska, Joseph Pilates' protege and inheritor of his studio in NYC. In 1990 the sisters founded their studio, The Pilates Center in Boulder and created their Teacher Training Program with Romana in 1991. They have strived to foster the legacy and tradition of the original, classical method of Pilates and continue to develop the highest caliber of teachers, with the most comprehensive and in-depth classical teacher program available. Our goal at TPC is not just to teach you how to do Pilates but how to heal people with Pilates. Our commitment is to health. It’s our mission to heal the world by helping people heal themselves with Pilates - that was Joseph Pilates’ ultimate desire. Almost anyone who wants to can learn how to be a Pilates Instructor. You can get a certification over a weekend! We believe this is merely the starting point and does little to truly allow the instructor to assess each client’s unique needs and provide them with the life changing possibilities Pilates so powerfully offers – the potential to truly heal and, thereby, “return to life.” True teaching requires a profound level of both deeper knowledge of the subject matter and a calling to truly care for the unique nature of each client’s personal journey back to full mind-body-spirit health. And that is the approach we embrace when teaching our clients and training our future teachers through our various Teacher Training Programs.