Private Pilates Sessions in Boulder
Private Pilates shaped by experience, observation, and a deep understanding of the body.
Private Pilates at Boulder Bodyworks offers an individualized approach grounded in experienced teaching, careful observation, and a strong foundation in biomechanics. Founded in 1999, Boulder Bodyworks has supported the Boulder community with movement instruction and hands-on care for more than 25 years.
Many people begin private Pilates to improve posture, relieve back pain, support balance and bone health, or return more fully to movement after injury. Others are looking for a thoughtful place to begin, or for a more experienced and individualized approach.
Pilates instructors at Boulder Bodyworks are movement educators with decades of experience and a strong foundation in biomechanics. No prior Pilates experience is needed.
Benefits of Private Pilates
Private sessions create the time and space for careful observation, individualized teaching, and a deeper understanding of how your body moves. Rather than following a fixed sequence, each session is tailored to your needs, strengths, and areas of vulnerability.
This one-on-one setting allows for greater precision, clearer feedback, and a more responsive approach to movement. You will often develop a stronger sense of connection to breath, alignment, and support while gaining greater ease, stability, and confidence in daily life.
Intro to Pilates 3-Session Package
The Intro to Pilates 3-Session Package offers a supportive introduction to the method and equipment while helping you address your individual needs, connect more fully to breath and movement, and establish a strong foundation for future work.
Additional Approaches within Pilates
Pilates sessions and classes at Boulder Bodyworks may incorporate additional movement education approaches when appropriate.
The Franklin Method
Principles from the Franklin Method may be incorporated into private Pilates sessions and classes when appropriate. The Franklin Method is a movement education approach that uses imagery and experiential anatomy to support posture, coordination, and greater ease in movement.
Franklin Method principles may be incorporated into Pilates teaching by Reneé Beshures, Tambre Rasmussen, and Rende Brockwell
Fascial Movement in Pilates
Some private Pilates sessions and classes incorporate fascial movement principles when appropriate. This approach, taught by Tanja London, emphasizes the health and responsiveness of the body’s connective tissue system.
This work supports smoother tissue movement, improves elasticity, and encourages more integrated whole-body coordination.
What to Expect in Your First Session
Your first session begins with a conversation about what brings you in, your movement history, and any injuries or physical concerns. That conversation shapes everything that follows.
From there you will move, learning the fundamental principles of breath, alignment, and intelligent movement. Your instructor will observe how your body moves, introduce you to the equipment, and begin to help you understand the patterns most relevant to your practice. Education is part of every session. You will leave with a clearer sense of your body and how it moves than when you arrived.
Sessions are 55 minutes. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in. Bare feet or grip socks are recommended.
Pilates Instructors at Boulder Bodyworks
The Pilates instructors at Boulder Bodyworks have decades of experience working with injury recovery, chronic pain, osteoporosis, osteopenia, scoliosis, stenosis, spondylosis, herniated discs, joint replacements, whiplash, prenatal and postpartum care, and the particular demands of an active life at every age.
Renée Beshures
LMT · Co-Founder · Movement Educator · Certified Pilates Instructor · Certified Yoga Instructor · Certified Personal Trainer
With more than 40 years of experience in Pilates, yoga, strength training, rehabilitation, and bodywork, Renée has worked extensively with people recovering from back and neck pain, traumatic brain injury, postural imbalances, and chronic pain, as well as those who have been struggling with pain or restricted movement for years without resolution. Her approach draws on a sophisticated understanding of anatomy and how the body learns and changes, giving her the ability to meet each person with precision and care. Her sessions are known for careful observation, clear practical instruction, and a rare ability to help you understand what is happening in your body and find your way back to ease.
Tambre Rasmussen
Certified Pilates Instructor · Level III Franklin Method Educator
Tambre has more than 35 years of experience working with rehabilitation, chronic pain, postural dysfunction, and complex movement challenges. Her teaching combines deep clinical understanding with refined Pilates skill, making her especially well suited for people who need thoughtful, highly individualized support.
Rende Brockwell
Certified Pilates Instructor · Level II Franklin Method Educator
Rende has taught Pilates, therapeutic movement, and embodied anatomy for 29 years with clarity, precision, and genuine care. Her work is grounded in deep knowledge of biomechanics and neuroplasticity, making her especially skilled at working with people recovering from injury, managing chronic pain, osteoporosis, or postural imbalances that require careful, individualized attention. The Franklin Method is central to her teaching, helping you develop a more intelligent relationship with how your body moves and heals.
Jenny Knight
Certified Pilates Instructor · Polestar Method Trained
Jenny has more than 30 years of Pilates teaching experience in Boulder and brings an unusually wide range of knowledge to her work, including yoga, breathwork, strength training, and a deep clinical understanding of motor learning and neuroplasticity, the science of how the brain acquires and retrains movement patterns. That knowledge shapes how she teaches and how she helps people recovering from injury, managing back pain, chronic pain, or osteoporosis build movement patterns that genuinely integrate into the body. Her sessions are patient, precise, and especially well suited for people who are rebuilding trust in their bodies after injury or a difficult physical experience.
Tanja London
Certified Pilates Instructor · Somatic Educator
Tanja brings 20 years of Pilates teaching experience together with somatic education, Medical QiGong, and Fascial Pilates. These disciplines make her especially skilled at working with people managing chronic tension, nervous system sensitivity, pain, or deeply held patterns that respond best to subtle, patient attention. Her sessions invite you to slow down, listen inwardly, and develop strength, awareness, and connection through movement that is intelligent and deeply felt.
Carolyne Rideg
Certified Pilates Instructor · Movement Educator
Carolyne brings 30 years of experience in Pilates, dance, and personal training to her teaching, a combination that gives her both a refined eye for movement quality and a strong foundation in rehabilitation and functional strength. Her sessions are warm, clear, and highly attentive, helping people recovering from injury, managing back pain, or building strength after a period of inactivity feel genuinely supported and capable. She works with people across a wide range of needs and abilities, and is known for creating an environment where you feel safe, seen, and ready to progress.
Gina Hughes
Certified Pilates Instructor · Movement Educator
Gina has been teaching Pilates at Boulder Bodyworks since 2001, bringing more than two decades of experience working with therapeutic and fitness clients, including those managing chronic pain, back pain, osteoporosis, and injury recovery. Her background in modern dance performance gives her a refined eye for movement quality, alignment, and the subtle patterns that affect how the body feels and functions. Her sessions are warm, encouraging, and genuinely attentive, creating a safe and supportive environment where you build strength, confidence, and greater ease in your body.
Session Options
Private sessions at Boulder Bodyworks are 55 minutes and are available in the studio and virtually.
Duet sessions, two clients with one instructor, are available for those who would like to practice alongside a partner or friend.
Single sessions, 5-session packages, and 10-session packages are all available. The Intro to Pilates 3-Session Package is the recommended starting point for new clients. It introduces you to the method and the equipment and builds the foundation that makes every session more effective and more rewarding.
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