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Welcome to the Official Website of
The Pilates Method Alliance®

The Pilates Method Alliance® (PMA®) is the international, not–for–profit, professional
association dedicated to the teachings of Joseph H. and Clara Pilates. Our mission is to foster community, integrity, and respect for diversity; establish certification and continuing education standards; and promote the Pilates method of exercise.

We invite you to share with us in our organization.The alliance has been created as a nonprofit organization dedicated to unity, professionalism and to advocating educational standards.

PMA Online Workshops - Available Now

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Traditionally, we have offered PMA approved CECs at our annual conference, as well as through our network of approved CEC providers. Making PMA CECs available online will provide the additional opportunities we know our community needs and wants. Following in the footsteps of other established certification organizations such as ACE and ACSM, we are proud to offer our first two Online Workshops.

Our first presenter is Rael Isacowitz. Click here for more information

What's New?

Join us for the PMA's 10th International Educational Conference!

Save the date! November 4-7, 2010 Long Beach, CA

Pilates Teacher Training Summit!

Dallas, Nov 7-8, 2009

Teacher Training Summit - Information (PDF)

Teacher Training Summit - Agenda (PDF)

As many of you know, our traditional annual conference has been cancelled for 2009, and we will meet again in 2010. Although we will not meet in the context of our conference this year, we want to keep our community engaged in moving forward. We have a time-sensitive objective that we would like to address in November, which we feel is critical to advancing the mission of our alliance.

The November meeting that we are now organizing will provide us with the opportunity to focus on critical matters that require intensive concentration, thought and debate.

To date we have attendance commitment from:

Alan Herdman Pilates
Back and Body Pilates Master Studios
Balanced Body University
Balancepoint Pilates
BASI Pilates
Body & Core Pilates
Body Balance Movement Therapy, Inc.
Core Pilates NYC
Dharmaspace Pilates Center
Equinox Fitness
Fletcher Pilates, International
Fullerton College
Harmonie Du Corps Studio
Namaste Yoga & Pilates
Oasis Mind-Body Conditioning Center
Peak Pilates
Personal Best Pilates
PHI Pilates
Pilates Associates of Central NY (PACNY)
Pilates Center of Las Vegas
Pilates Center of Vancouver
Pilates for Life
Pilates Foundation (U.K.) Ltd.
Pilates International Network c/o Studio TOUCH Personal Pilates
Pilates Lab
Pilates Sports Center
Pilates Therapeutics
Pilates Unlimited
Pilates Wellness & Energy
Polestar Pilates
Power Pilates
Rolates Pilates
Sheppard Pilates
STOTT PILATES
Team Pilates
The Pilates Center, Boulder
The Pilates Foundation (U.K.) Ltd.
Tensile Strength Studio
United Pilates Collective

All who are involved in Pilates teacher training are welcome and encouraged to come and participate fully, whether you are a PMA member or not, and whether your training program is large or small. Click here to read more about it!

2009 New Board Members & New Voting Procedures

Calling New Board & Committee Members

The PMA is looking for potential candidates to join our Board of Directors and various Committees. Do you have the skills to contribute, or connections to those who could help our organization grow, and a desire to be involved with this young, dynamic organization? Perhaps you know someone you'd like to nominate?

The PMA Board is a group of enthusiastic, forward-looking Pilates professionals, working together to help and nurture the industry we all love. We are committed professionals who volunteer our time and energy for the strategic planning and management of the PMA. Generally, the route to board membership is >>MORE

Fostering Future Professionals

The PMA would like to thank the following companies for their support of the PMA's Fostering Future Professionals Program (TM):

Balanced Body University - Sacramento, California
Body Arts & Sciences International - Costa Mesa, California

Core Dynamics - Santa Fe, New Mexico
CovaTech Pilates - Milan, Italy

Inspirah - Mexico City, Mexico
K Pilates - Mesa, Arizona

Namaste Yoga & Pilates - Mexico City, Mexico
Pilates Associates of Central NY - Ithaca, New York
Pilates Center of Boulder - Boulder, Colorado

Pilates Center of Las Vegas LTD - Las Vegas, Nevada
Pilates Sports Center - Encino, California
Power Pilates - New York, New York
Studio Pilates De Cannes - Cannes, France
The Ron Fletcher Company, Inc. - Tucson, Arizona
TheraPilates Physical Therapy - Santa Cruz, California

Vital Balance Pilates - Redondo Beach, California

We appreciate their support with bringing new Pilates teacher-trainees into the PMA community. Thank you!

For information on Fostering Future Professionals, please email Denise Dixon, Membership Manager, at denised@pilatesmethodalliance.org