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Private Pilates in UWS

Tailored private Pilates sessions in our boutique studio in Upper West Side.

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Private Pilates in UWS

Tailored private Pilates sessions in our boutique studio in Upper West Side.

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Get a better you

Tailored Sessions

It's about you and your goals and how Pilates helps you be a better self.

Pilates exercise at Abena Pilates in UWS

Classical Pilates

Tailored Sessions

We teach the original Pilates method to best engage your core strength.

Boutique Studio

Tailored Sessions

Boutique Studio

Located in UWS, our Pilates studio is designed for your comfort and privacy.

It's always about the power house

Abena Pilates

Instructors

Fina

Fina is a Romana certified instructor. She trained under the mentorship of Sari Mejia Santo (Level 1 Instructor) and Cynthia Shipley (Level II Instructor).

Prior to her pilates experience, Fina was a piano instructor for 23 years. Teaching piano for a prolonged time had left her body asymmetrical, in addition to gaining chronic back pain after giving birth to two children.

Practicing pilates helped Fina cure her chronic injuries and it inspired her to become a certified instructor.

Fina seeks to be a teacher who shares proper knowledge and movement but also remains a student who expands her knowledge everyday.

Tina

At the age of 16, Tina found love for both Yoga and Pilates, which cultivated a foundation of spirituality in her life. She graduated college with a degree in Dance and Public Relations from The University of Maryland College Park. After early success in New York, she moved to Los Angeles, where she enjoyed opportunities in commercials, film, television, and award shows. Tina danced professionally for some of the Entertainment Industry’s biggest artists, including Beyonce, PINK, Nerd, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Cardi B, and Grimes!

Her Pilates Certification with the prestigious Romana’s Classical Program provided her with over 900 hours of practice in the Pilates system, including all pieces of Joe Pilates’ original apparatus under the direction of Stephanie Lawson at The pilates Center at Goucher and Cynthia Shipley in NYC of Lifespan Pilates. Her work has been instrumental in bringing about deep change in various wellness communities.

Luis

Luis is a second generation Master Teacher, proficient in all of Joseph Pilates' apparatus including mat work. Previously a professional dancer at the Ballet Concerto de Puerto Rico classical company, Luis was introduced to Pilates by the company director at the time, Lolita San Miguel.

By 2000 as Luis dancing career came to a close, he received his first Pilates certification from Meghan Jackson at the Pilates Body Center in Pennsylvania.

In 2009, he finished a rigorous, two-year Pilates Master Mentor Program (PMMP) under the direct supervision of his mentor, teacher and Pilates Elder, Lolita San Miguel, one of only three living first generation teachers at that time and student of Joseph Pilates!

Camilo

Camilo is a former professional dancer with a BA degree in dance from Laroche University. He studied subjects which included training in movement anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology.

Camilo found Pilates through summer intensive classes while at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York in 2005. He began training with teacher trainer Victoria Torrie-Capan at Pilates on 66. Camilo furthered his Pilates training apprenticing at True Pilates New York under Sari Mejia Santo under the supervision of Cynthia Shipley, Jerome Weinberg and Nancy-Jean McNamara, and was certified through Romana’s Pilates.

Camilo takes great pride in helping his clients achieve their unique goals. He works with clients to help address individual needs by developing a plan that improves their overall health. Utilizing the various Pilates apparatus in the studio, he is able to create skills that are applicable to everyday life.

Bora

Bora's Pilates journey started in 2016 after working in fashion for over ten years. Her previous job took a toll on her body, causing neck and back pain. Pilates became a game-changer and led her to change her career path.

She proudly holds a Romana's Pilates certificate from Lifespan in New York, where she learned from respected instructors Sari Mejia Santo and Cynthia Shipley.

Bora is dedicated to helping her clients with their Pilates journey, whether they want to get in better shape, recover from injuries, or improve their overall well-being. She connects with her clients on a physical, mental, and emotional level, offering a well-rounded approach to health and happiness through Pilates.