The Pilates Center

03/12/2026

Many Pilates teachers feel this at some point.
The method is big.

Exercises, equipment, levels, connections. Holding the whole system together while teaching can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Classical Method Studies was created to help teachers step back and see the method clearly again.

How the exercises connect.
How the system develops the body.
How to teach the person in front of you with purpose.

This session is designed for teachers who want to deepen their understanding of the Pilates Method and reconnect to the system as a whole.

Classical Method Studies
March 25–29
- The Pilates Center | Boulder, CO
- Join in person or on Zoom
- Recordings available for 30 days

Sign up through Momence or email Jackie@thepilatescenter.com

03/10/2026

Almost everyone who walks into The Pilates Center begins the same way.

They’re curious.

They’ve heard about Pilates for years, seen the studio around Boulder, or had a friend mention it and thought, maybe I should try that someday.

You don’t need to know Pilates before you start.

You just have to be willing to try.

If you’ve been thinking about it, we would love to welcome you.

Beginner packages available.

The Pilates Center
3127 28th Street
Boulder, Colorado
303.494.3400

03/07/2026

What if the hardest part of teaching Pilates is not the exercises, but understanding how the system works?

Joseph Pilates developed a complete method where the mat and every piece of equipment work together toward one goal: building a body that is strong, flexible, resilient, and capable of sustaining its own health.

When the system is understood this way, the exercises stop feeling like choreography and begin to reveal their deeper purpose. Each one helps develop the fundamental movement skills the body needs to function well over time.

Classical Method Studies was created to step back and study that bigger picture.

Over five days we explore how the exercises across the equipment interconnect, how they develop fundamental movement skills, and how the system supports long-term health in the body.

March 25–29

Join us in Boulder or live on Zoom.

All participants receive recordings for 30 days.

Register through Momence or email pace@thepilatescenter.com

03/06/2026

What gives a Pilates teacher the courage to truly teach?

Amy Taylor Alpers says it begins with two questions:

What is Pilates?

And why do you teach it?

When those answers become clear, the noise fades. You stop chasing every new trend or piece of information and can focus on the real purpose of the method. You can stand at the foot of the Reformer, watch someone move, and guide them toward true uniform development and health.

This kind of clarity is exactly what we explore in Classical Method Studies.

A week dedicated to studying the purpose, logic, and deeper ideas behind the Pilates method so you can use the work with greater understanding and confidence.

Classical Method Studies
March 25–29
Join us in Boulder or on Zoom
Recordings available for 30 days
Register through Momence or email Pace@thepilatescenter.com.

Clip from talking with Amy Taylor Alpers.

03/04/2026

For 35 years, we’ve watched the Pilates industry evolve. And with that evolution, it has sometimes become easy to lose sight of the point of the method.

As Amy shared in our recent Live, Pilates was never meant to be just a collection of interesting exercises on beautiful equipment. The exercises are part of something much larger. They are woven together as a system.

A system designed to create a uniformly developed body that is strong and flexible, that breathes well, circulates well, and supports the body’s ability to renew and restore itself.

When we step back and look at the method as a whole, the exercises begin to make sense in a different way. Each one contributes to an ultimate goal.

This is the heart of our Classical Method Studies.

March 25th–29th in Boulder or on Zoom.

All participants receive access to the recordings for 30 days afterward, so you can revisit the material and continue studying.

Spend the week stepping back from the individual exercises to understand how the entire system works and how to teach it as a cohesive method.

Sign up through Momence or email Pace@thepilatescenter.com for more information.

Clip from an Instagram Live with Amy Taylor Alpers on the Classical Method Studies.

02/26/2026

Before Pilates became widely marketed, streamed, and packaged into endless formats, it was transmitted in the studio.

Teacher to student.

Body to body.

Conversation by conversation.

That is how we learned under Romana. And that spirit of study has never stopped.

For 36 years, The Pilates Center has continued refining how we teach this work, not changing the method, but deepening our understanding of it.

Every exercise in the Classical system has a role. Teaser is not about mastering Teaser. Footwork is not about pushing the carriage. Swan is not about lifting high. Each movement contributes to a larger design aimed at balanced strength and uniform development.

Within every exercise are fundamental movement skills. When you begin to see those skills inside the choreography, you understand how the system restores balance. Breath, articulation, coordination, weight bearing, control. They are not random details. They are the building blocks that help return the body to function.

Classical Method Studies is where we step back and examine that architecture. We study how the levels connect, how the exercises build on one another, and how to apply and communicate the method with clarity and purpose.

If you want to understand Pilates as an intelligent, cohesive system, not just a sequence of exercises, join us for Classical Method Studies.

March 25-29th in Boulder or on Zoom.

02/24/2026

02/23/2026

Join us live on Wednesday, February 25 at 9:00 AM MST with Amy Taylor Alpers as we talk about our upcoming Classical Method Studies session.

We’ll share what Classical Method Studies is, who it’s designed for, what you’ll gain from participating, and how this experience strengthens your understanding of Pilates as a cohesive, intelligent system rather than a collection of exercises.

If you’re a current trainee, graduate, or practicing teacher wanting deeper clarity and the ability to truly use and teach the method with confidence, this conversation is for you.

Mark your calendar and join us live.

02/22/2026

Strength is possible in Pilates. Maybe you already know that. Maybe you are still unsure.

When we look closely at something as simple as an inhale, the ribs rotate, the spine responds, the organs shift. There is precision there. And precision builds strength.

Strength is not just how heavy something is. It is whether the muscle is actually firing. If your tricep does not engage without weight, adding 10 pounds will not suddenly teach it to work.

Pilates asks you to feel the change in shape when a muscle contracts, to notice what is actually happening in your body.

That kind of attention might feel new. Or it might remind you of something you already sensed.

Either way, the possibility is there. When the whole body begins to work together, strength becomes clear, coordinated, and real.