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Good Times Best Pilates Studio 5 year in a row! All fitness and ability levels are welcome. Please visit monarchpilates.com to learn more.

We focus on bringing strength and awareness to your body through Private Pilates, Reformer Classes and Physical Therapy. Monarch Pilates is a unique studio that provides a nurturing environment while educating you how to strengthen with confidence. Our certified instructors provide professional training in a fully equipped studio and offer focused attention on you and your body.

11/03/2026

Pilates is for every body. Everybody. Every person.

The body recovering from an injury. The body that's expecting, or just had a baby. The body that surfs every morning, and the one that hasn't exercised in years. The body at 25, and the body at 75.

No two move the same way, which is why we don't teach them the same way. We look at the person in front of us first, and build from there.

What our clients have in common isn't age or fitness level. It's that they want to learn their body, not just work it.

All bodies, all ages, all abilities. There's room for you here.

https://www.monarchpilates.com

10/29/2026

10/27/2026

Learn, then practice. It's why we love starting with a private lesson.

In a private, the whole session is about one body: yours. Your teacher watches how you move, answers the questions you didn't know you had, and introduces the equipment and the cues at your pace. If you're new to Pilates, it means you walk into your first class already knowing what a cue is asking for.

It's also where we can focus on something specific. An injury, a limitation, a goal you're working toward, or plain curiosity about why one side moves differently than the other.

Then comes practice. A group class is where you take what you've learned and repeat it, with more independence and good company on the reformers next to you.

Eventually it leaves the studio with you, and shows up in how you move through everything else.

Learn your body. Then move with it.

Ready to start? Book a private lesson.

https://www.monarchpilates.com

10/23/2026

We are excited to announce that we are launching our new booking software this week. The transition will begin Wednesday 10/28 after our evening classes, at which time Pike13 will not longer be live.

Please read the following instructions to assure a smooth transition:
➤ Look for an email titled New system now live! Please activate your Momence account.
➤ Set your new password
➤ Update any intake questions
➤ If you have an existing Momence account with another business, use the same password to access your account, then choose Monarch Pilates to continue.
➤ All your reservations, packages and memberships will be transferred.

We thank you in advance for your patience as we all adjust to a new platform. We hope the change will bring you a smoother booking process while also offering new benefits!

10/22/2026

Major surgery, a long recovery, and now he feels better than he ever has.⁠
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Watching that happen is our favorite part of this work.⁠
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It’s what steady, patient movement can do. Pilates builds the strength that holds a body together: core, hips, back, balance. You carry it with you long after class, into all the years ahead.⁠
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If your body has been through something, you haven’t missed your chance. You’re exactly who this is for.⁠
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Start where you are.⁠
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10/20/2026

The goal is to understand your body a little better, move with more intention, and make the things you already love doing feel even better.

The paddle out at Pleasure Point. The climb through Henry Cowell. A morning in the garden, or an afternoon keeping up with the kids.

That's where the work in the studio shows up, in how you move through the rest of your life.

This week, pick one thing you love doing and notice how your body feels while you're doing it. That's a good place to start.

https://www.monarchpilates.com

10/15/2026

Same four movements. Four levels of class.⁠
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Footwork, Bridging, Feet in Straps, and Hundreds, each shown the way you’d meet it in Foundations, Progressions, Dynamic, and Advanced Flow. Here’s what changes as you move up.⁠
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Foundations, Level 1. This is where it starts. You learn the principles of Pilates and how the springs, straps, and carriage work, so each movement makes sense in your body.⁠
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Progressions, Level 2. The same exercises with layers added. You learn how to advance a movement while staying true to its form.⁠
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Dynamic, Level 3. More movement and more flow. You bring your reformer experience, your understanding of the principles, and your own modifications with you.⁠
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Advanced Flow, Level 3. For students with an ongoing Dynamic practice and strong alignment and form. This one requires studio permission.⁠
Notice what stays the same: the movement itself. Footwork is still footwork. You’re just ready to ask more of it.⁠
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New to the reformer? Foundations is the place to begin. Schedule at the link in bio.⁠
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Address

4125 Portola Drive
Santa Cruz, CA
95062

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	8am - 3pm
Friday	7am - 4pm

Telephone

+18314758994

Website

http://www.monarchpilates.com/

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