Jennifer Lancaster
Founder, The Pilates Solution
Jennifer is a trained dancer, dance teacher, and Comprehensively Certified Classical Pilates instructor. She has trained in various forms of dance throughout her life and studied at The Boston Conservatory to receive her BFA in Dance performance before moving to NYC after graduation in 2008.
Jennifer fell in love with Pilates soon after moving to the city where she discovered how beneficial it was to her dance career and the overall wellness and strength of her body. She received her Pilates Mat Certification from Core Pilates NYC in June 2015 and continued on to complete the 600-hour Comprehensive Certification Program at Core Pilates NYC in April 2018. Jennifer is also certified to teach pre/postnatal Pilates and Advanced Work on the Mat and Reformer/Cadillac.
Soon after graduating, she joined CPNYC's staff of instructors in May of 2018 and soon after joined Core’s Faculty of teacher trainers. Jennifer was Director of CPNYC’s Education program for 5 years and feels honored to have been a part of so many people's journey into the world of teaching classical Pilates. She has also taught at The Yoga Room LIC, TONE Pilates and Wellness, Positively Pilates, Aline Pilates in Carroll Gardens, and privately in Sunnyside, Queens.
Jennifer opened her own studio, The Pilates Solution, in Pleasantville, NY in 2023 and is thrilled to be cultivating her own community of Pilates lovers in Westchester. Jennifer's goal as an instructor is to use her knowledge of the body to help her clients feel stronger and bring them closer to their personal body goals while walking away from their session feeling amazing about themselves. She believes Pilates is for EVERY body type and instills confidence in those who work with her. Jennifer loves Pilates, meeting new people, and can't wait to work with you!
Dana Estin Berk
Dana began her professional Pilates career after being introduced to the unbelievable benefits experienced through her practice since 2017. In order to avoid additional surgeries, she was introduced to her first mentor and has been obsessed with Pilates ever since. After years of being a Pilates student, it was apparent that Dana drank the ‘Pilates Kool-Aid’ and never looked back.
Dana earned her 600-hour Comprehensive Training Course certification from Core Pilates in NYC and has been devoting herself to clients looking for a change in their mind and body through classical Pilates.
The introduction to Pilates has changed the entire way Dana holds her body and how she moves through the world. She integrates the six principles of Pilates into her daily life and has never felt more connected to her mind and/or her body.
Amelia Bonvento
Amelia is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher from Tarrytown, NY. She received her comprehensive training through Polestar Pilates in 2015, and holds a BFA in Dance from Rutgers University.
Amelia began her professional career in San Francisco, and presently teaches between Manhattan and Westchester. She has experience working with pre/postnatal clientele, injury rehabilitation, back pathologies, seniors with osteoporosis, immunocompromised individuals, runners, dancers and many more.
Amelia cultivates a curiosity and appreciation for movement, and clients can expect to be appropriately challenged in her classes. She values bodily awareness, effort efficiency, and functional movement. Her goal is for clients to become strong, confident movers, who can transition from the studio into their daily routines with vitality and ease.
Jen Lifschutz
Jen found Pilates from a Physical Therapist that told her it would help her posture, and it did. Ten years later, she is still practicing, because what kept her coming back was more than posture. Developing your powerhouse, the deep core muscles at the center of Pilates workouts, changes how you stand, how you move, and how you feel.
Once she felt that change, she could not keep it to herself. Jen has introduced many of her friends and family to Pilates, and they have felt the difference in their own bodies too. Getting the people she loves into it, and watching it help them, is what led her to teach and earn her 600-hour Comprehensive Certification from Core Pilates in NYC.
Before teaching, Jen was a retail buyer, a teacher, and a stay-at-home mom, so she knows what it means to fit taking care of yourself into everything else. She also works out at The Pilates Solution herself, and is proud to be part of this community on both sides of the studio.
She especially loves working with people of all ages who are new to Pilates or coming back after a fitness break, and taking the time to help them experience what it can do for them.
Amy Nielson
Amy has been obsessed with movement for as long as she can remember. Throughout her childhood, she spent countless hours in the ballet studio and dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Although life eventually took her in a different direction, that love of movement never left. She eventually found her way to Pilates and immediately fell in love with the way it made her feel - strong, flexible, balanced, and energized in a way nothing else had. As the years went by, she became increasingly curious about the method and why it made her body feel so good. The more she learned, the more she wanted to share it with others.
Amy found more than great workouts at The Pilates Solution. She found a community. Inspired by the incredible teachers and surrounded by students committed to staying healthy, aging well, and supporting one another, she decided to take her passion a step further and earned her 600-hour Comprehensive Certification through Core Pilates NYC.
When she's not teaching Pilates, Amy works full-time in the corporate world, so she understands firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle work, family, fitness, friends, and everything else life throws our way. She believes Pilates is one of the best investments we can make in ourselves and loves helping people of all ages, body types, and abilities discover how strong, capable, and resilient they are. Her goal is simple: to help clients feel great, move well, and continue doing the things they love for years to come.
Joanne Goldstein
Joanne has been living in Westchester for 26 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she worked as a graphic designer in Manhattan after graduating from college with a BA in Art and Education. Putting her career on hold for her three children, she discovered the world of Pilates existed right here in her backyard at the Art of Control on the campus of SUNY Purchase.
Joanne became a student at the studio and loved the changes she saw in her body. With the prospect of an "empty nest" approaching, she decided to study and became a certified instructor. With her certification and many continuing education workshops, she is a devoted teacher of the original method and continues to be a dedicated student because there is always more to learn.