Polestar Educator, Physical Therapist, and certified C2 Schroth therapist Lise Stolze offers further insight to Scoliosis and working with Scoliosis clients. For all upcoming continuing education courses with Polestar visit: Polestar Con-Ed Most asked questions scoliosis clients ask me about exercise: Should I perform some exercises just on one side? Should I choose exercises that rotate […]Read More
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Be Your Own Architect!
Becky Phares, PMA®-CPT is a Polestar Pilates Graduate, Practitioner and contributor to the Polestar Life Weekly Blog. With more than 10 years of teaching Becky teaches at her studio The Body Initiative Pilates Studio in Lafayette, Louisiana. Find Becky and her Studio on Facebook: The Body Initiative Pilates Studio and Instagram @the_body_initiative_ . Being Your Own Architect “Everyone is the architect […]Read More
Working with Clients with Scoliosis
A teaser by Polestar Pilates International on the topic of our upcoming course: Pilates Adaptations for people with Scoliosis – Supporting the Teachings of the Scroth Method – With: Scroth educator Hagit Berdishevsky and Polestar educator Lise Stolze (Stolze Therapies) in Allen, TX: March 27-29, 2020 WORKING WITH CLIENTS WITH SCOLIOSIS Scoliosis is one of the most stubborn, abundant disorders […]Read More
Educator Highlight : Alexander Bohlander
Alexander Bohlander, PT is Polestar’s Licensee in Germany and Director of Polestar Pilates Education for Polestar Europe (including France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria). Teaching for over 25 years, Alex has a concentration in “Mindfulness” and brings this unique perspective to movement education and Pilates. Alex co-authored The Pilates Teacher’s Manual (published 2013, Springer Heidelberg)and his health centers present a […]Read More
Polestar Grads Where are they Now? Mara Sievers’ Pilates Encyclopedia
“We all know that we can choose from the following variations for Footwork on the Reformer: Heels parallel, V-position with heels on the bar, point and flex (tendon stretch), running (prancing, walking), prehensile (wrapping) and a few others. But why would you choose one over the other? Which variation is best for which type […]Read More
Polestar Pilates Founder Highlight: Brent Anderson PT, PhD, OCS, NCPT
We sat down with Brent Anderson PT, PhD, OCS, NCPT founder of Polestar Pilates, to ask him a few questions. Brent has been teaching for over 30 years and incorporates movement science, mindfulness, and human behavior in his work. A fun fact about Brent is that he is a retired extracurricular pole vaulter! Polestar: What do […]Read More