Transition/Bridging
I was drawn to Polestar because of it’s therapeutic focus. I learned assessment skills and how to design a customized Pilates exercise program to address a client’s specific needs. Polestar helped me grow as a professional by enabling me to work with special populations to give them a positive movement experience. I would encourage other Pilates enthusiasts who want to go beyond just learning the choreography to consider Polestar training to learn how to effectively apply the exercises for specific client needs.
Polestar Pilates sets itself apart by constantly evolving, yet being all encompassing in its delivery of educational material as well as the learning experience. The Polestar community is ever helpful, ever willing to share and explore information together, to help one another grow to be a better version of themselves at any one time. The high standard that Polestar holds itself to is what makes Polestar graduates shine in the global Pilates community.
I completed my Diploma with Polestar in 2003 and had done previous certifications with other bodies prior to embarking on the Polestar journey. Polestar Pilates impacted my discovery learning journey with so much depth and direction that I have never looked back. Polestar Pilates is more than a Diploma- it is a community of passionate intellects who want to impact the world through movement… I am forever grateful to the spark Polestar Pilates ignited in me. I have my own successful studio with 9 staff and am a senior Educator for Polestar Pilates and also present world wide on Pilates. My life would not be what it is today without Polestar Pilates. If you want to be at the forefront of the industry I truly believe that you can not pass up the opportunity of learning with Polestar Pilates. The education is going to challenge you mentally and physically and prepare you to be a proficient and excited practitioner.
When you know the answers to the why’s, you can really put people into the safest position so that they’re not in pain and they can begin to move in a more relaxed way instead of in that fear that comes with pain and that’s been strictly from Polestar. I would have never known how to do that before.
I came to Polestar as a bridge transition training student in hopes of aligning my background in Athletic Training and Pilates towards the Polestar method of teaching. The staff and mentors at Polestar have been instrumental in the refinement of my knowledge as a Pilates Instructor, as well as aiding me in deepening my own personal connection to the method. I already see a profound difference in my knowledge and confidence while teaching. The Polestar program design and assessments have given me the necessary “knowledge tools” to tailor workouts to my client’s specific needs with ease. By looking through Joseph Pilates repertoire through the lens of Polestar, the biomechanics of movement within the body as well as the how and why behind the movement have become crystal clear. Pilates is a practice which requires us to be willing to constantly learn, and Polestar makes this learning practical and even enlightening at times.
