Stephanie Macli
I discovered my love for Pilates in the early 2000s while studying at Quinnipiac University. As a lifelong athlete, I was drawn to the method’s focus on the quality, intention, and awareness of movement. Pilates gave me a deeper understanding of strength, stability, and how the body works as a whole.
I became a certified instructor in 2008 after completing a 600+ hour apprenticeship at Power Pilates Studio in New York City under Bob Liekens and Susan Moran-Perich. After teaching at a variety of studios and neighborhoods throughout the city, I found my home at Bridge Pilates in Brooklyn in 2010. There, I had the incredible opportunity to work alongside and learn from Blossom Leilani Crawford for 10 years. Blossom taught me to truly see each individual body, think creatively, and tailor the work to the person in front of me.
Today, I approach every session with curiosity, care, and a deep respect for what makes each body unique. My goal is to help clients build strength, flexibility, balance, and awareness—and to discover how Pilates can become a meaningful part of everyday life.
I’m always learning, continuing my education through classes and workshops, and I feel incredibly lucky to share a method I love so much with my clients.
Yuko Kodama
Yuko Kodama lives and practices in Brooklyn, New York. She has been teaching yoga since 2001, beginning her own practice as a student of Ashtanga yoga in 1996. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in Fine Art, with a BFA in Sculpture (1996) and an MFA in Computer Animation (1999).
Yuko began her serious study of Pilates in 2011 to heal from surgery following treatment for a rare cancer. She is certified in Gyrotonic® Level 2 and Gyrokinesis®, and has been teaching these methods since 2017. She is also certified through Ellie Herman Pilates (2017) and completed a year-long course with Irene Dowd (2018) in anatomy. She studied with Kuan Chew at Kinected (2020–22). She continues to study with Irene Dowd, Blossom Leilani Crawford, and Amy Havens. She is also a Level 1 Franklin Method educator (2026) and is currently studying Level 3 with Eric Franklin and his faculty, focusing on organ kinematics.
Yuko is also a longtime student of Maureen Fleming, a renowned dance artist. Yuko performed in her company (1996–98) and is certified in her method of Fleming Elastxx.
Yuko practices mindfulness meditation, Pranayama, and Feldenkrais, and studies Vedic astrology and Ayurveda. She has been learning Pranayama and Sukshma Vyayama (subtle energy yoga) with Robert and Meenakshi Moses since 2020. She believes that learning is a lifelong journey and continues to study new things to keep herself current with the latest research regarding breath and movement.
Her practice of yoga, art, and meditation creates a class with a focus on breath, awareness, and creativity. Her classes spring from a wealth of knowledge and life experience. She is a mother of two and lives with her husband in Brooklyn.
Jess Sansone has been teaching since 2003 and was certified through The Pilates Studio of New York, now known as Romana’s Pilates. An avid martial artist in Kung Fu, Kajukenbo, and a runner for many years, Jess experienced a sacroiliac joint injury and found that Pilates was the only form of exercise she could practice without re-injury. Inspired by the precision and control of the Pilates Method, Jess chose to study Pilates seriously and began training to be an instructor in 2001. In 2009, while pregnant with her son, she experienced a separation of the rectus abdominus muscles, a common occurrence in pregnancy. In her efforts to reverse this, she worked with a Physical Therapist to master the unique care needed in working with pregnancy and postpartum clients to ensure the chosen exercises are appropriate to their needs. Jess draws on her training, years of teaching experience and personal physical challenges to customize safe and challenging workouts. When Jess isn’t in the studio, she enjoys weight training, playing with her family, cooking and spending as much time as she can outdoors.Jessica Sansone
Cara Moorcroft
Cara is a classically trained Pilates teacher. She graduated from The Pilates Center’s Advnaced Teacher Training program in 2016, studying under Erika Linton and Suzanne Staehr at The Pilates Workshop in San Francisco. She also completed the Kathy Grant Heritage Training in 2019 with Cara Reeser. From 2017 - 2021 Cara owned a small private studio in Marin County, California. In 2021 she relocated to Brooklyn, NY. When she is not teaching, Cara is busy navigating the lives of her two teenagers. Her ideal weekend would include live music, a good meal with friends and family, fresh air and always movement!Physical fitness has always been a part of Cara’s life; she was a competitive swimmer in high school and college. As an adult she remained passionate about physical fitness and found she was happiest when moving. After having children, she began to feel the effects that childbirth and a sports-filled youth can have on an adult body. That’s when she found Pilates. She was amazed at the Method’s unique ability to challenge and stregthen her whole body. Instead of aggravating old injuries, her Pilates practice healed them. She decided that the only thing better than finding her own physical fitness through Pilates was to teach others to do the same. She remains amazed and inspired every day by the genius of Joseph Pilates and the benefits of the Method he created.Abby Lee-Zampi
Abby discovered Pilates while balancing a demanding career as a photo retoucher in New York City. What began as a way to offset long hours at a desk quickly became a consistent and meaningful movement practice. She completed her 450 hour Comprehensive Training through SPRING Movement in early 2026 and immediately began another 350 hour certification bridging to Classical Pilates at Ning Pilates where she has had the opportunity to learn from Blossom Leilani Crawford, Jennifer DeLuca, Janet Li and Michelle Sun.
As a teacher, Abby focuses on helping clients move with greater strength, awareness, and confidence. Her classes are thoughtful, challenging, and encouraging, with a bit of laughter along the way. She believes movement should feel rewarding—not intimidating—and that the best progress happens when you’re enjoying yourself.