We will help you feel strong, aligned, and at ease as you move through life.
Pilates House NYC
Movement Studio on the Upper West Side
You will walk out of our doors feeling better in your body because we incorporate other mind-body modalities into your Pilates practice. We help you build a solid foundation to take responsibility for your body and how it feels on a day-to-day basis using functional movement training, CoreAlign method, Oov training, Yamuna Foot Fitness, and other specialties.
Our work can improve Injury, relieve chronic pain, improve pregnancy, increase athletic performance, correct foot problems or just allow you to find pleasure in being in your body.
“One should find movement that heals and energizes them.”
– Paul Frediani, Friend & Trainer
Annette Fletcher | Owner & Director
Annette is a mover, mother, and lover of all things Pilates, dance, and the human body. After graduating with a BFA in Dance from New World School of the Arts in Miami and studying Pilates with Elaine Wright, she embarked on her Pilates career in NYC. She began Pilates House in 2005. She is certified in all apparatus through Pilates Institute of America under the tutelage of Frankie Puglisi. After opening Pilates House, Annette taught certifications in Mat and Apparatus for PIA, specializing in assisting Physical Therapists on how to utilize the Pilates work into their healing practices.
Annette is also certified by Yamuna Zake in Foot Fitness® which assists in restoring healthy foot function and Tom Meyer’s Anatomy Trains® for movement and fitness professionals. Her teaching is driven by the desire to find space, discover movement possibilities and trigger the natural high and awakening that comes from breathing and movement combined.
She believes that harnessing one’s own power of sustainability and care for the body will long outlive the fast-paced technological world.
Meet Our Teaching Partners
Hila Paldi
Hila Paldi has been involved with Pilates exercises since 1983. She came to this work as a client first but decided to make it her vocation. In 1988 she was certified by the original Pilates Studio as a Pilates instructor and worked at the Pilates Studio under the supervision of Romana Kryzanowska.
Throughout her career, Hila has continued to explore the work of Joseph Pilates, which exposed her to the teachings of some of Pilates' other disciples: Kathy Grant, Carola Trier, Ron Fletcher, Eve Gentry, and others. This has influenced the direction of her teaching, provided her with a broader view of Pilates' exercises, and inspires her work with many populations. Hila continues to study the work of Joseph Pilates and his disciples and applies it to the contemporary New Yorker.
Laura Altman
Laura began her Pilates journey when she was a teenager and used it to help her with dance and sports. She subsequently received her Mat and Apparatus certification through Pilates Sports Center at the Reebok Sports Club, NY, and is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher-NCPT. She is a CoreAlign® Master Instructor, a Buff Bones® Faculty member, and an Oov® Level 1 trainer.
Laura’s goal is to break down movement into terms that anyone can understand, and design sessions that are both challenging and enjoyable. Pilates can be a restorative, rehab, or intense workout depending on client needs. And her expertise in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, therapeutic exercise for people with osteoporosis and arthritis, and Neuro Pilates to improve the quality of life for people living with neurological diseases, can help restore the mind-body connection for all of her clients.
Jan O’Connell Shah
Jan takes her client’s movement needs to heart. She made the move from fashion to movement out of the desire to help others feel good in their body — no matter what age, shape, or experience level. Jan encourages clients to move well and feel good in their bodies without focusing on aesthetics. She is certified in Om Yoga 500-hour RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) and from YogaWorks Pilates FRC (Functional Range Control) on all apparatus.
Jan educates her Clients to move their bodies efficiently developing increased mobility and strength to overcome and prevent injury. Clients are able to perform activities they enjoy outside the studio in everyday life.
When Jan isn’t Teaching, you can find Her in the kitchen, styling outfits, or spending time with her husband and pugs — Sophie and Bear.
Kristen Grant
Kristen earned her BA in Theatre Arts from Boston College and has been teaching group fitness, Pilates, and personal training since 1995. She started as a dancer for various Boston-based dance companies, Reebok Performance Team, and a teacher trainer for several Boston area fitness clubs. Upon moving to NYC in 2006, she quickly rose up the trainer ranks at Reebok Sports Club NY being named trainer of the year 7 years in a row. Also, she was Reebok’s Pilates Manager.
Eleni Petraki
Eleni has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the State School of Athens, Greece. She has earned her 200 hours Yoga Teacher Certification NYC, 300 hours Yoga Teacher Certification NYC, 500 hours Pilates Teacher Certification NYC. She trained in Vedic Astrology and is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor.
Work one-on-one with Eleni, virtually or in person.
Let’s face it: some of us need a little help in the motivation department. Consider her your private instructor, your personal accountability partner. She will be there by your side to customize the workout to your needs and goals with proper form that is both safe and effective.
Private training is available 7 days a week. All sessions are 55 minutes and by appointment only.
