Private Pilates in UWS
Tailored private Pilates sessions in our boutique studio in Upper West Side.
Private Pilates in UWS
Tailored private Pilates sessions in our boutique studio in Upper West Side.
Get a better you
Tailored Sessions
Tailored Sessions
Tailored Sessions
It's about you and your goals and how Pilates helps you be a better self.
Classical Pilates
Tailored Sessions
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.
Instructors
Amelia
Amelia, formerly a graphics designer, transitioned to Pilates following a shoulder injury during Yoga. Discovering the transformative power of Pilates, she pursued Romana's Pilates Instructor certification under the guidance of Sari Mejia Santo and Cynthia Shipley.
Amelia empowers individuals at all levels and abilities on their wellness journey. Through her compassionate approach, she guides clients to discover their inner strength.
As a certified Romana Pilates Instructor, Amelia passionately preserves its authenticity. She is committed to helping her clients not only achieve their fitness goals but also experience the transformative healing potential of Pilates as she did.
Katie
Katie is a graduate of Bob Liekens (former trainer at Romana's original studio). She was comprehensively trained at The Pilates Standard in New York City.
Originally from Maryland, Katie first tried Pilates in High School and has been hooked ever since. With 4 years of teaching experience in the fitness industry of New York City, Katie has mastered attention to detail, working through various injuries, and tailoring sessions to the clients needs in front of her.
Katie's sessions are inspired by her background in performance, with a focus on technique, challenge and having fun!
Meg
Meg is a certified Romana’s Pilates Instructor. She studied under the direction and mentorship of Senior Instructor Holly Pruell (Level III), Master Instructor Rhonda Celenza (Level II), and Grand Master Instructor Juanita Lopez (Level I).
She has performed and taught in the entertainment industry since graduating. It wasn’t until 2015, after an ACL tear from dancing and subsequent surgery sidelined her for over a year, that she stumbled upon Romana’s Pilates. Pilates helped Meg get back to doing the things she loves with more strength, mindfulness, and mobility than any other mode of fitness.
Meg brings her theatre arts background and love for the authentic classical method to her teaching, combining conscientious technique and joy through movement.
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.
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.
Leeju
Leeju is a certified Romana instructor. She trained under the mentorship of Sari Mejia Santo (Level 1 Instructor) and Cynthia Shipley (Level 2 Instructor).
In 2015, she got a contemporary Pilates certificate and started to teach Pilates. She also studied anatomy to deepen her knowledge of the human body and to improve her skills.
She believes that the authentic classical Pilates method works for everybody and can guide people find their healthy lives.
Her commitment now is to preserve and teach Pilates as it was originally created with great passion and energy.
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"Always engage your abs —it’s your center that connects and supports every part of your body." - Abena Pilates.