Progressive Pilates Williamsburg

Sending so much love and vibrant Pride to everyone back in NYC this summer! 🏳️‍🌈 Watching the city celebrate from afar definitely brings on a little FOMO and a wave of nostalgia. But as I settle into my new life here in Spain, I’m feeling so full of gratitude for the new chapters unfolding.

Speaking of chapters—I was recently interviewed by Medium’s Authority Magazine! 📰 I got to dive deep into my Pilates origin story, the mistakes I’ve made along the way, and how I merged a passion for movement into a business with zero outside funding.

Whether you’ve been with me since the beginning or are new to the studio, I’d love for you to read it.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full interview and grab the latest summer studio updates!

I was recently interviewed for Medium’s Authority Magazine and I had a lot to say! Here’s a glimpse of what is in the article. I also speak of my Pilates origin story (it involves a stethoscope and a tutu), some mistakes I made along the way, and the impact of my work in the world. Linked in bio. 📖✌️

I’m not sure how many small businesses are left in Williamsburg, but the fact that I am still one of them, is only because of you, our dear clients, our community that has supported us the past 15 years.

I am grateful.

I know you have many choices, in fact so many more today than 15 years ago, and the fact that you’ve chosen to care for your body in my studio, to center your well-being practices with us, to learn and to laugh and to grow with us, gives me some real big feelings.

Thank you.

And we will continue showing up for you.

Some people see Pilates as a trend, but we know it as a devotional practice—one that creates inner strength, resilience, balance, and wholeness—qualities that you take with you wherever you go. 🫶

As we celebrate 15 years serving up the very best in Pilates we are looking back through our archives and feeling all our feelings! Each instructor that spent time and energy in the studio has had a tremendous impact on me and our community. Many of you I miss dearly and many of you I consider my dear friends. 🙏

📷 took the b&w photo of me on my very first Reformer in my Bed Stuy railroad apt in 2010, just a couple months before I opened my studio in Williamsburg! I bought that convertible Cadillac at an estate sale on Long Island and loaded it into the back of my husband’s pickup! 😄🛻

🥳 Thank you Mariela for reminding me to celebrate movement and to seek more joy!

🪩 Mariela Dorado is now a Progressive Pilates Williamsburg Senior Practitioner. Congratulations Mariela!!!

🌟 I am honored to have the very best practitioners on my team. I’ve always tried to surround myself with people that inspire me and that I can learn from. Charlie LaRose is one of the very best!

🌕 Because of her vast experience, in-depth knowledge, and mastery of Pilates, Charlie is now a Progressive Pilates Williamsburg Senior Practitioner.

🌟 2026 so far:

💌 Reflecting, releasing, resting, and welcoming in new possibilities for this year and beyond.

🙏 Thank you for being a part of it all!!

🚀 Read through to be reminded of what an incredible year this was for us!!