Polestar Educator Dr. Diedra Manns of Monarch Wellness in Santa Monica CA shares her musings on Pilates, the Butterfly Effect and the “End of the World”. My Hometown / About Me Although I live near Santa Monica, CA now I was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. Go Mounties! Woman of a certain age, physical therapist, […]Read More
Unplug & Live in the Moment
A funny thing happened to me this week – I was overjoyed to receive my brand new iPhone Plus to replace my “tiny” and outdated iPhone. As a tech lover, it has always been tricky to balance the desire to be plugged into the world as it relates to all the things that interest me […]Read More
Wellness in the Workplace: 5 Simple Steps
5 Simple Practices to Bring Wellness into the Workplace 1. Take Breaks and Move! Set an alarm to incorporate movement every hour. Bring your own lunch and eat in the office as a group – then utilize your lunch break for an hour long walk – this will increase your daily steps and you will […]Read More
The Breath as a Tool
The Breath As A Tool – Katrina Hawley, NCPT, Polestar Educator I was once at a Polestar Pilates Educator meeting in which we were working hard to create content for the Internet to communicate to the world, “Why Pilates?” And “Why Polestar?” The answers I found to these questions were easy. Why Pilates? Because Pilates keeps […]Read More
Who Me? How I Became a Pilates Instructor
Polestar Educator Cindy Kneiser explains how a new career in Pilates worked for her! Who me? The question came toward the end of a private Pilates session with the instructor that I had been working with for about eight years. We were almost done and I was doing mermaid on the reformer. I knew she […]Read More
6 Ways to Have a Stress-Free Pilates Teacher Training
“It’s the mind itself which shapes the body” – Joseph Pilates
Enrolling in a Polestar comprehensive teacher training can be a transformative experience both personally and in your career. Your commitment to this path of study requires significant dedication, planning, studying, moving and flexibility. We recently spoke with Latonia Johnson, a comprehensive student in Miami Florida, who shared with us her excitement for her movement studies as well as the inspiration for this post: how can we help other Polestar students traverse their comprehensive training with more ease and less stress! Read More
