After 22 years of dedicating herself to ballet, Laura Meitzen began using Pilates reformer machines instead of barres, which are used for support in dance. What began as a warm-up routine during her dance career became a full-time passion, leading her to become a Pilates instructor at Breathe Pilates Studio in 2010.

In 2022 she became a co-owner at the studio where she began teaching.

“When I stopped dancing, I was very lost and I discovered the [Pilates Body Arts and Science International] certification,” Meitzen said. “It really, really spoke to me as far as the attention to detail and precision, just like ballet.”

Pilates is a form of exercise focused on strength, flexibility and body awareness.

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Meitzen said she gives credit to Kelly Milton, the founder of Breathe Pilates Studio, who built a strong foundation for the Pilates studio in 2008. Founded as an educational studio, it also offers BASI certifications.
Breathe Pilates Studio co-owners Katie Page and Laura Meitzen became owners in 2022. (Courtesy Breathe Pilates Studio)
Katie Page and Laura Meitzen became Breathe Pilates Studio co-owners in 2022. (Courtesy Timothy Salaz/Breathe Pilates Studio)
In 2010, after Meitzen earned certification, she immediately became an instructor for Breathe Pilates Studio. A year later, co-owner Katie Page followed in Meitzen’s footsteps also earning the BASI certification to become an instructor at the studio.

The two took over as owners in 2022 after Milton left the studio. Meitzen said though it was not planned, the two made it their mission to maintain the community Breathe Pilates Studio established in The Woodlands.

What they offer

Focused on education and BASI, a method of Pilates centered around the body, arts, science and innovation, Breathe Pilates Studio incorporates a contemporary approach to Pilates. The studio hosts education workshops, private Pilates classes and group classes with up to six people.


“The BASI Pilates method utilizes these ten principles: awareness, breath, balance, control, concentration, center, efficiency, precision, flow and harmony," Page said. “These principles guide every movement in BASI as well as at Breathe ensuring a balanced, effective, and mindful approach to exercise. Clients should experience each of the principles of Pilates on every visit to our studio.”

The studio operates with eight Pilates instructors with over 15 years of experience individually and offers a variety of Pilates classes. The fully equipped studio offers mat Pilates, reformer, chair and mixed equipment Pilates.
Breathe Pilates Studio offers private classes to focus on the clients personal goals. (Courtesy Breathe Pilates Studio)
Breathe Pilates Studio offers private classes to focus on the clients personal goals. (Courtesy Timothy Salaz/ Breathe Pilates Studio)
Pilates beginners are provided with an introduction class package with four private sessions to familiarize them with the equipment and the art of Pilates.

In addition, Meitzen said Breathe Pilates Studio is open to collaborating with other Pilates studios to share the art of Pilates with the community.

The studio has partnered with Memorial Hermann In the Pink of Health’s initiative to spread awareness on breast cancer and ovarian cancer as well as nonprofit Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center at The Woodlands, which provides resources for people with cancer.