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Ahead of its Tribeca debut, Mason Pilates launches an exclusive summer residency, bringing boutique reformer training to Montauk’s waterfront.
Something was different in the morning air at the Montauk Yacht Club. Not the salt, not the promise of sea spray or breakfast by the water, but something else—a charge, a pulse—now that the summer was in full swing. Sure, the ocean views stayed the same, and the spa still offered its menu of predictable massages. But you could tell people had started to want something more from their weekends and long stays. They weren’t just lounging anymore. They wanted to move, flex, sweat—in public, with intention.
Aly Berger showed up in early July, wheeling in cases of mystery black equipment and announcing that for three months, Montauk was about to get a taste of her thing: Mason Pilates. She was still months away from launching her private spot in Tribeca—already whispered about to death in those circles—but here, for a change, anyone could get in. At least for the summer, if they could snag a spot.
Berger built her studio from the ground up, piece by slow piece: Merrithew towers framed the windows, reformers gleamed under the LED strips, and in the corners, a careful scattering of heavy props and small weights. Instead of cramming in as many machines as possible, she left the place open—bare, almost severe. She capped every class at four. No mob scenes, no grunting bro squads or anonymous rows of strangers panting side-by-side. It was calm. Controlled. Closer to a pocket-sized atelier than a Peloton pop-up.
Each morning, right before class, Aly would stand with her tiny group—fifteen minutes, no shortcuts. She listened for old injuries, haphazard New Year’s resolutions, surprise pregnancies, whatever. She got personal, then rewired the entire hour to fit whoever showed up. In practice, that meant one person might ease back on a spring-loaded ab series while another doubled down on legs—everyone working side by side, but alone together.
And for the hotel crowd and the outsiders who managed to get in, that four-person max changed everything. No collective anxiety about keeping up with the fastest in the room; everything went back to basics. How does this joint move? Where is this muscle firing? Berger pulled out tiny props, swapped out the classics, and drilled into angles and strength most classes never touch. It was all about actual mechanics, not chasing a calorie burn.
There’s been a bigger shift out here—nobody’s hiding it. “Wellness” isn’t something people do after three cocktails and a nap anymore. It’s the day’s anchor. Through late September, the Montauk outpost ran steady: quiet, no playlist blasting, just the sound of bodies stretching themselves awake, figuring out what they could do. By the end, the change wasn’t just in the air, but in everyone walking out with shoulders a little higher—each one carrying their own version of progress back toward the beach.
All classes and private sessions are led by Aly and bookable from July 2nd to September 29th, here.
