The Lumen Pilates studio, with reformers arranged in warm afternoon light

Brooklyn, NY 11217

A calm, considered Pilates practice

Small-group reformer classes, private sessions and a four-week course for complete beginners — taught slowly, in a studio built for quiet.

Our approach

Strength that arrives quietly

Lumen was built around a simple idea: that the most effective practice is the one you can return to for years. We teach the fundamentals properly, keep the rooms small, and let progress happen at the pace bodies actually move.

Whether you have never touched a reformer or you have been practising for a decade, you will be met where you are — and given something to work toward.

A client practising Pilates on a mat in soft natural light
01

Small groups, always

Ten reformers, never more. Every class is capped so your instructor can actually see you.

02

Unhurried teaching

We would rather do six repetitions well than twenty badly. Precision over intensity, every time.

03

A studio that stays calm

No mirrors, no leaderboards, no thumping playlist. Just natural light and room to think.

The team

Taught by people who have been doing this a while

Amara Bishop

Amara Bishop

Strength & alignment

Theo Marchetti

Theo Marchetti

Rehabilitation & mobility

Nia Caldwell

Nia Caldwell

Beginners & confidence

Mei Tanaka

Mei Tanaka

Breath & restorative work

In their words

What members say

I have tried a lot of studios and this is the first one that feels calm rather than competitive. I leave every class feeling looked after.
Priya · Member since 2024
Theo rebuilt my confidence after a back injury. Six months in and I am doing things my physio said would take a year.
Daniel · Private sessions, twice weekly
The Foundations course was exactly what I needed. Nobody made me feel like the slowest person in the room.
Hanna · Completed Foundations, now on a 10-pack
A quiet corner of the studio with folded towels and dried grasses

Visit

Find us

14 Ashcroft Lane

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Monday – Thursday
6:30am – 8:00pm
Friday
6:30am – 12:30pm
Saturday
8:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday
Closed

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