Client-centered Pilates for life in motion.
We combine traditional Pilates with a modern understanding of movement to help New Yorkers stay connected in body and mind. Private and small-group sessions for all levels.
Pilates is for everyone. Including you.
Every body is welcome here.
We’re a boutique Pilates studio offering personalized instruction rooted in classical tradition. Our space is intimate and noncompetitive, designed to help you focus on your individual needs and goals at your own pace.
Many clients come to us to feel stronger, move better and live without pain—but what they often discover is a deeper connection to themselves.
Meet Alison
Alison Johnson is the owner of The Pilates Room NYC. She works hard to cultivate a welcoming home for all Pilates practitioners. Alison takes pride in maintaining an environment where instructors and clients can grow together as a community as they deepen their relationship to movement.
What makes The Pilates Room NYC different from other Manhattan studios?
Highly experienced instructors. Our senior teachers hold rigorous classical certifications and bring 15–35 years of teaching experience. Each has a unique focus and teaching style, and we’ll match you with the instructor best suited to your needs.
Accessible options for every budget. If you’re a student, performer or simply not ready to invest in senior-level instruction, we offer affordable sessions with our talented junior and apprentice instructors.
A focused, distraction-free environment. We don’t play music during our sessions, or record for social media. We create the time and space for you to move, breathe and connect with other humans.
Adaptable instruction for all bodies. Whether you’re working through an injury, managing osteoporosis, recovering from cancer treatments or navigating pre/post-natal movement, we’ll tailor your practice to meet your body where it is. Learn more about our Client-Centered Pilates approach.
We love beginners! If you’re new to Pilates—or returning to movement—we’re genuinely excited to have you here. Our instructors support practitioners of all levels with patience and encouragement every step of the way.
Our Offerings
Whether you’re looking for 1:1 sessions with a highly skilled Pilates instructor, a small group experience where you can learn with others, or affordable private Pilates with our excellent apprentices, we’ve got an option for you.
“The Pilates Room does a great job of maintaining the art that is Classical Pilates, and they’re also super adaptive. There have been times that I’ve come in where my neck hasn’t felt so good, or whatever it is that day, and there’s no pressure to follow this extremely methodical mold, and I think that just makes the experience more holistic and really catered to each client.”
—SP
“Alison is an instructor who has great intuition. She can look at the way I’m moving or the way I’m lying on the reformer or on the mat and make slight adjustments that quickly make a big difference about how I’m experiencing the exercise.”
—Robert
“I fell and had a shoulder injury. I went to physical therapy and it was hopeless. I came to The Pilates Room and Alison worked me through my injury. Pilates did what physical therapy could not.”
—Suzanne
Not sure where to begin?
Reach out today and we’ll guide you through the options.