About Enhancewell
Fourteen Years at Union Square, Built Around the Practitioners Who Rent Here
How a Pilates studio that opened in 2011 became a full rental floor for independent movement and bodywork professionals.
Our space is designed for Pilates experts who truly understand and value the passion and hard work they put into the practice, and all the amazing benefits it brings.
Antoni Luke-Akagi, a former musician and dancer who discovered the transformative power of Pilates through his own training, started this space because he wanted to give independent professionals a welcoming and supportive place to succeed — free from the limitations of traditional gym memberships and corporate structures.
Enhancewell has promoted health and wellness since 2011. During the 2020 pandemic we expanded into virtual fitness so clients could continue their wellness journey from home. Today the work is supporting Pilates professionals in growing their businesses, with live Reformer and Wall Tower combination classes on a full apparatus floor at 41 Union Square West.
We are all about creating a space where professionals can bring their clients to practice and shine, so the instructor can take charge of their career, earn and grow. We know how important it is to find the right location and the right environment for building a business — and for your own development alongside it.
With a focus on support, consistency, alignment and growth, we are building a community where Pilates professionals really thrive. That community runs beyond the booked hour: Enhancewell hosts exclusive weekend workshops and small group workouts, so the people teaching here are connected to each other and not just to the calendar.
The studio is a bright, clean, professional room designed for Pilates professionals to bring clients and grow their businesses. In time we intend to expand and offer more spaces like this across Manhattan — a hub for professionals to connect and grow together.
Who runs it
Dana Chau and Antoni
Dana Chau
Pilates Lead / Studio Manager
Dana manages the studio and brings more than 25 years of experience to it. She is the point of contact for Pilates studio rentals — her email, Dana.Chau@enhancewell.com, is the fastest way to reach the studio about instructor rentals, rates, tours or availability.
Antoni Luke-Akagi
Antoni founded Enhancewell. A former musician and dancer, he discovered the transformative power of Pilates through his own training, and started this space to give independent professionals somewhere welcoming and supportive to build a practice — outside the limits of gym memberships and corporate structures.
Philosophy
Published rates and no lock-in, because both sides deserve to know what they're agreeing to
Two decisions shape how Enhancewell runs its rental business, and neither is negotiable case-by-case. The first is that every rate is published. Ask most studio suites in Manhattan what an hour costs and you'll get an inquiry form, a phone call, and a number that depends on how the conversation goes. Enhancewell's hourly, half-day, full-day and package rates live on one page (see the pricing page) so a practitioner can run the math on their own business before ever picking up the phone. There is no "call for pricing," because pricing shouldn't be a negotiation tactic.
The second is that nothing here locks a practitioner in. There's no annual contract, no minimum number of hours per month, no penalty for a slow season. You book the hours you need against the studio's live calendar, on the hour, half-hour or quarter-hour, and you can scale up or down as your own client list changes. The only commitment that protects the studio's schedule is the cancellation window described on the renter FAQ — because an hour held for you and released too late can't be resold to anyone else that day.
Both rules exist for the same reason: most practitioners who rent space are running a small, personal business with real margins to protect, and the fastest way to lose their trust is to make pricing or commitment feel like a trap. Fourteen years in, that has meant slower initial growth than a studio that upsells aggressively might see, and a renter base that tends to stay for years rather than months.
Come see the space that made this business work.
Read a full room-by-room description on the studio page, or book a tour to walk it yourself.