Meet Our Team

At My Pilates Studio, our instructors are the heart of everything we do.  Each member of our team brings deep expertise, thoughtful cueing, and a genuine love for helping clients feel stronger, more confident, and more connected to their bodies. 

Lena Zerbinopoulos - Founder

Lena is the founder of My Pilates Studio, a boutique brand that values community and empowers movement for all bodies. She keeps classes small and meaningful, creating space for connection, confidence, and growth. Known for her calming energy, Lena especially enjoys working one-on-one to help students move with strength and awareness.

Before turning to movement full-time, Lena spent two decades helping small businesses with accounting. In 2016, after being diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, she discovered Pilates as a path to strength, stability, and resilience.



Today, Lena shares her passion for Pilates in Boston’s South End and beyond. She lives there with her husband and is a proud mother of two adult sons.

Tory Packhem - Lead Instructor

Background: I fell in love with teaching Pilates in 2021 in NYC, and in 2025 I moved to Boston to bring that love (and a few NYC vibes) to a new community.

Training & Certifications:

Equinox Comprehensive Pilates Certification
Equinox Mat Pilates Certification

Teaching Style: I blend classical Pilates with contemporary, athletic programming, creating challenging yet accessible classes for all levels.

Favorite Pilates Exercise: Teaser



Outside of MPS: You can find me listening to Taylor Swift and enjoying the Rhode Island coast with my husband, Jack.

Kim Valentine - Instructor

Training & Certifications:

Kim Valentine is a Level 2 Comprehensively Certified STOTT Pilates® instructor with over eight years of experience teaching movement. She has dedicated hundreds of hours training on the Pilates apparatus (Mat, Reformer, Chair, Cadillac and Barrels) through her STOTT Pilates education. Her mission is for all students to leave class with a stronger understanding of their body.

Teaching Style: Mostly classical with an emphasis on safe, sustainable and functional movement.

Favorite Pilates Exercise: Short Spine on the Reformer. Control Balance on the Mat. Swan Dive on the Chair.



Outside of MPS: I’m either drinking coffee, cooking or at the beach in Rhode Island in summer.

Cindy Heyer - Instructor

Background: I found my passion for teaching Pilates in 2017 while living in Columbus, OH.  I completely changed course from working a corporate job in analytics to teaching Pilates full time.

Training & Certifications: Power Pilates comprehensive certification. Boston body Pilates master training program certification.

Teaching Style: Grounded in form, alignment, and intention with focus of meeting each body exactly where they are.

Favorite Pilates Exercise:  Knee stretch series

Outside of MPS: Exploring Boston and strength training