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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. The PMA's mission is to protect the public by establishing certification and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.

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.

What's New?

9th International Educational Conference CANCELLED

Tuesday May 19, 2009

Today, the Board of Directors of the Pilates Method Alliance announced that the PMA’s 9th International Educational Conference in November 2009 in Dallas, Texas is being cancelled due to the economic downturn.

Please see the statement below from the PMA Board.

Having kept a close eye on our conference sales in recent weeks, it has become clear that in the current difficult economic environment we will not have enough delegates to go forward with our 2009 conference. As many of you know, we conducted a survey in mid April. The survey indicated that many of our regular attendees would not be able to come to the conference due to the global financial downturn. The current registration figures for our 2009 conference reflect this fact; our sales are down by 70%. As such, it is with great reluctance that we must announce the cancellation of the PMA’s 9th International Educational Conference.

We are disappointed about the cancellation because a great deal of work went into preparing a valuable event for 2009, and because we were looking forward to seeing our colleagues in Dallas in November. On the other hand, we feel this decision demonstrates that we are proactive and responsive to current economic realities, and able to make the tough decisions necessary to be fiscally prudent with the funds entrusted to us by the Pilates community. As a not-for-profit organization, we must be responsible to our alliance members, certificants, delegates, sponsors and exhibitors, to ensure that we do not operate the conference at a loss, as this would draw away funds that are needed to continue other essential functions of the PMA.

The next PMA conference will take place in Long Beach, California, November 4 – 7, 2010, and will mark the 10th anniversary of the PMA. We look forward to a spectacular new program and celebration!

Delegates who have already paid for the 2009 conference are being offered a refund, or an open credit with the PMA which they can apply to the 2010 conference, membership, merchandise, or any of our other offerings.

We wish you all the best, and look forward to seeing you in 2010 in Long Beach to celebrate our 10th anniversary.

Sincerely,

PMA Board of Directors

Important Legislative News from New Jersey 4/16/09

Last week we informed our members about our victory in New Jersey with regard to the proposed Fitness Professionals Licensing Act.This information is so important we wanted to share it with the whole community at large!

The PMA has been very aware of the proposed bill in New Jersey which was designed to license ‘fitness professionals’. Unfortunately, the bill included Pilates teachers as a subset of personal trainers and fitness instructors. As the professional association and certification organization for the Pilates Method, we felt it was imperative to respond to this situation. >>>Read 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
Core Dynamics - Santa Fe, New Mexico
CovaTech Pilates - Milan, Italy
K Pilates - Mesa, Arizona
Pilates Association of Central NY - Ithaca, New York
Pilates Center of Boulder - Boulder, Colorado
Pilates Sports Center - Encino, California
Power Pilates - New York, New York
The Ron Fletcher Company, Inc. - Tucson, Arizona
TheraPilates Physical Therapy - Santa Cruz, California
Namaste Yoga & Pilates - Mexico City, Mexico
Pilates Wellness & Energy - Madrid, Spain

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