Rare Street Pilates says it won Studio of the Year recognition at 2026 OM Yoga Show

Current assessment: The available evidence supports reporting that Rare Street Pilates says it received a Studio of the Year award at the 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards, held in connection with the OM Yoga Show in London. It does not yet support stating the result as independently verified: the central account appears in a London Daily News item labeled “Press Release,” while the official OM Yoga Show pages consulted confirm the event itself but do not publish an awards-winners record.

Reported facts

London Daily News reported on October 21, 2026, that Rare Street Pilates had “won Studio of the Year” at the 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards. The report identifies Nikkii Behrens as the studio’s founder and says the business is based at Rütistrasse 2 in Rapperswil, Switzerland. It characterizes the studio’s offering as Reformer Pilates, mat Pilates and strength training.

The official Rare Street Pilates website corroborates that the studio operates in Rapperswil and offers Reformer Pilates, mat Pilates and strength-focused classes. Its site also identifies Behrens as founder and promotes teacher-training courses.

The OM Yoga Show’s official London site confirms that its 2026 event took place at Alexandra Palace, London, from October 16 through October 18. The supplied press-release report says the award was held at Alexandra Palace, but it does not specify the exact day or ceremony time. For that reason, the available record supports the show’s three-day event window, not a precise award-presentation date.

Supporting evidence

The strongest direct support for the award claim is the London Daily News report, which names the recipient, the award as “Studio of the Year,” the event as the 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards, and the venue as Alexandra Palace. Its labeling as a press release is material: it establishes what Rare Street Pilates or its representatives publicly announced, rather than providing independent confirmation of the outcome.

Official OM Yoga Show pages independently establish the relevant event context. They list Alexandra Palace as the venue and October 16–18, 2026, as the dates for the OM Yoga Show London. The studio’s own website independently supports its identity, location and Pilates-focused business profile.

Limitations and competing evidence

No official 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards winners list, category page, judging panel statement or scoring methodology was located among the consulted sources. The official show site confirms the exhibition and programme but, on the pages reviewed, does not confirm that an award called “Studio of the Year” was presented or name its recipient.

There is also a category-title issue requiring confirmation. A public post from Tribe, another UK yoga business, described its Leith Walk location as nominated for “Yoga Studio of the Year” in the 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards. That does not conflict directly with Rare Street Pilates’ reported result, but it indicates that the central report’s shorter “Studio of the Year” wording may not be the award’s full formal title.

The available sources do not explain how finalists were selected, who judged the award, whether voting was involved, or which other studios were considered. Those omissions do not disprove the reported win, but they limit what can responsibly be said about the award’s basis or comparative significance.

Current conclusion

A cautious reading is that Rare Street Pilates publicly announced a 2026 OM Yoga & Lifestyle Awards win connected to the OM Yoga Show at Alexandra Palace. The show’s dates and venue, and the studio’s operating profile in Rapperswil, are supported by official sources. The available record does not independently establish the winner, the exact formal category title, the judging basis or the presentation date. An organiser-issued winners list or direct confirmation from OM Yoga Show/Prime Impact would materially strengthen the report and allow the attribution to be removed or narrowed.