Our Instructors
Emi Frey
is a New York City based Pilates Instructor & Personal Trainer with contemporary flair and athletic programming. She’s been teaching fitness full time since 2018. Expect a tough class with plenty of love to keep you motivated through each and every plank!
Hayley Meier
Hayley Meier is a professional dancer, choreographer, and educator from upstate NY. Although always leading an active lifestyle, Hayley’s Pilates journey began in 2015. She specializes in spinal health, rehabilitation and is committed to continuous growth as she has engaged in pre- and post-natal workshops.
Hayley’s classes, tailored for all levels, prioritize precision and progression. Focused on alignment and form, each session guides participants from remedial to advanced exercises.
Gretchen LaWall
Though Gretchen started practicing Pilates as a young dancer in North Carolina, her passion for the Pilates Method wasn't realized until she was introduced to the Fletcher Pilates® method in 2009 while training for her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Arizona. In the fall of 2011, she began the Fletcher Pilates Program of Study under the direction of Kyria Sabin and Debrah Mendoza.
After thousands of hours of practice and over 13 years of teaching in big cities like Chicago and San Francisco, Gretchen is very excited to own a Pilates studio of her very own. It is Gretchen’s passion to share her love of movement with you and to help educate the next generation of Fletcher Pilates Teachers. Outside of Pilates, you can find Gretchen dancing professionally with Nevada Dance Company or enjoying the outside with friends, family and dog Chewie.
Giovanna Gamna (Gio)
Born in Italy and raised in New York, is a retired dancer, a mom and a proud Greenpoint resident. She likes to make people of all ages and backgrounds move. Her class is a continuous flow that focuses on what is effective, simple, and that feels good. She draws inspiration from her dancing background, from yoga and stretching to make her clients as comfortable, strong and supple as they can be in their daily life.
Amanda Mae
Amanda is a certified Yoga and Pilates instructor with nearly 20 years experience. She is a trained massage therapist with studies specializing in clinical neuromuscular therapy and pain, Thai Yoga bodywork and enjoys blending together her multi-disciplinary background and personal holistic experiential journey.
With her focus in health and wellness, and her training in the Healing Arts, Amandas’ hands on approach utilizes her knowledge and use of breath, somatic, sensory, biomechanics and kinesiology, while addressing the physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological aspects of integrative health.