What to Look for in a Pilates Teacher

When you’re getting started with or continuing your Pilates practice, you want to make sure that you’re working with the right Pilates teacher for you. Pilates is a full-body workout that promotes a mind-body connection and increases your body awareness, so it’s important to find a Pilates teacher who understands how Pilates can benefit your overall physical health and mental well-being so you can feel more empowered,

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The Pilates Center Honors Its 32-Year History

The Pilates Center in Boulder is committed to carrying out the true mission of the Pilates method taught by Joseph Pilates. His original mission upon developing this incredible method of movement was to heal the world through healing the body. 

“We know it’s a big mission [to carry out these teachings], but we truly believe that we teach peace when we empower people to heal their bodies,

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What Makes The Pilates Center Worth Celebrating

The Pilates Center founders, Amy Taylor Alpers and Rachel Taylor Segel, are firm believers in the idea that when you heal yourself you can ultimately heal the world.

Their 32nd Birthday Bash this year honors their rich history and impact around the world. Amy and Rachel are amazed and humbled at how far and wide they have been able to share the teachings of Joseph Pilates.

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Mentoring Program

The Pilates Center Mentoring Program is a unique and personal opportunity for professional Pilates instructors to study with second generation Master Teachers and The Pilates Center owners, Rachel Taylor Segel and Amy Taylor Alpers. Mentoring is also available with senior instructor Debora Kolwey.

The Mentoring Program is not a certification program nor is it standardized training. Rather, it is an advancement in skills and a strengthening of philosophy that is deeply personal to those being mentored.

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Feb 4-8, 2015 ~ Classical Treasures: Pilates Then and Now

2015 Winter Conference
Classical Treasures: Pilates Then and Now
Schedule:
Wednesday 2/4:

9:00 am – 10:00 am – Foot Corrector Clinic  with Rachel

10:00 pm – 12:00 pm – Reformer on the Mat with April

1:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The Gentry Work: Then and Now with Debora

Thursday 2/5:

9:00 am –

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Finding the Fundamentals

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During “Lectures Week”, on September 16 & 17, Kelly Smith is conducting a workshop at our studio in Boulder called Finding the Fundamentals. It will be a two day event, on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 3:30 to 6:30 on both evenings.

“How can we use the fundamentals to assess healthy movement?  We may know that we want something different from an exercise,

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Licensed Teacher Training Meeting 2014

We had a great time hosting the talented Licensed Teacher Trainers last weekend. These incredible teachers came from around the globe to meet and train with us in Boulder, CO.

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Group Mentoring with Debora Kolwey

“A great teacher is more interested in what the student has to say than what she has to say.

Mentoring is about reflecting back.

Once you are drawn to finding a teacher you are closer than you might realize to uncovering your own answers.

You are opening yourself to being worked with, like soil that has been prepared for planting.

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