Workshops & Pilates Teacher Trainings

At Recentered, we’re equally dedicated to supporting our clients and to providing education for other instructors who want to help bring more healing to the world

Buff Bones Workshop

Buff Bones® is a medically-endorsed, full body workout for bone strengthening and balance. It integrates Pilates, strength training, functional movement and rehabilitative exercise to improve the health and longevity of your bones and joints. It’s adaptable to varying levels and is safe for those with osteoporosis.

Looking for a new fun, challenging workout that builds your bones and boosts your balance?

Searching for new ways to improve your posture while energizing and exercising your body?

Want to spice up your exercise routine to reduce foot cramps, stand taller and tone your hips?

JOIN THE MOVEMENT – BUILD A LEGACY OF BUFF BONES!

WHEN: Saturday March 2nd 2024, 10:00am-11:30am

Instructor: Suzanne Willets Brooks, Certified Buff Bones® trainer

Become a Pro Pilates Instructor

Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training

35000+ movement professionals choose Polestar for the best professional Pilates instructor training and education in the industry.

Starting January 2024

Start a new career as a Pilates Instructor with the world’s most renowned Pilates teacher education. Our comprehensive teacher training will allow you to become a confident and skilled Pilates Instructor.

Your path to becoming the best Pilates instructor starts here.

  • Learn the applications of Pilates exercises

  • Develop assessment techniques to help your clients progress in their training

  • Understand movement sequences and how to modify exercises and programs for individuals

  • Polestar will teach you everything you need to know so you can help others transform themselves through Pilates.

With our Hybrid Comprehensive Pilates training you’ll learn to Teach Pilates in group class and private settings using on all the Pilates apparatus (Reformer, Trapeze Table, Chair, Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector).

We also provide continuous support throughout by offering a wide variety of continuous education and webinar courses so you can continue to grow your skillsets and build your client portfolio. 

  • Define your teaching style

    Teach Pilates movements on all the Pilates apparatus (Reformer, Trapeze Table, Chair, Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector)

    Understand precautions, contraindications and modifications for injury and special populations

    Utilize tactile cueing to provide hands-on guidance

    Employ neuro-linguistic techniques and imagery to give meaningful cues

    Build confidence through observation and practice teaching

    Assess and develop thoughtful programs for any client

    Prepare meaningful sequences based on Polestar’s sequencing design protocol

  • Amazing global community

    Hybrid in-person and online learning

    Robust online resources

    Outstanding student support

    Bi-Weekly webinars hosted by Polestar Faculty

    Continuing education opportunities

    Access to Polestar’s virtual studio for one year

PILATES TRAINING WITH CRITICAL THINKING

Build a career that allows you to be economically independent. Our graduates are in high demand. Polestar brand holds worldwide recognition, we teach our courses in over 40 countries around the world. 

Thousands of students insist on Polestar Pilates for the very best Pilates teacher training. Polestar trainings empower critical thinking through concepts rather than repertoire. Our delivery harnesses technology to offer a hybrid program that includes a combination of in-person and online materials that provide support for students through the entirety of the training.

Completion of the Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Program qualifies you to sit for the National Pilates Certification Program exam.

RESCHEDULING SOON

Oov Fundamentals & OOv Apparatus

This course will explore how using a device like the Oov can facilitate overall improvement in Functional Movement. This course will also take traditional pilates exercises and apply them to the Oov.

During this course, participants will explore the concept of creating stability through improving mobility, as well as, the role that Disassociation plays in enhancing stability training.

Balance Training will be utilised as a means to effectively enhance motor learning and improved performance.

Techniques such as Sequential Training, Proper Queuing, Regression/Progression, as well as an understanding of the concept of Tolerance and Effective Loading will be provided as a means to assist instructors in teaching complex multi-plane movements.

The “Four Pillars of Movement” and their relationship to efficient performance will be the corner stone to teaching Functional Movement. Faulty or inefficient Movement Patterns will be identified in regards to postural type.

Strength, speed, power and agility are more effectively achieved if the client can maintain Motor Control, Stability and Endurance, and these will be the basis of all exercises in the Oov Fundamentals Course.

Therefore, the focus of all the exercises presented will be on Eccentric Activation for Greater Strength and Control through Low Threshold, Slow Movement Training
Students will also be give information for the structure, as well as, the queuing techniques to facilitate a group Oov class.

The Oov Fundamentals course is the pre requisite to all other Oov courses, including 3D Assessment, Rehabilitation, Pilates Apparatus, Performance, Sport Specific and Manual Therapy.

This course gives the practitioner the ability to diagnose and address the individual’s movement through Proprioceptive Neuro-Plasticity at an unprecedented level. Students will learn the nuances of adding or removing load and resistance to increase mobility or to increase fine motor control.

This course will start to identify Direct Clinical Deficiencies, such as Axial Control of the Skeleton, Gait Pattern Dysfunction, 3 D Sling Deficiencies and Compromised Articular function. Detailed and Specific Exercises that address the Correction of these deficiencies will be covered.

  • Participants will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate correct set up, safety and care of the Oov.

    2. Understand how Balance training on the Oov can be a useful tool to identify faulty movement patterns and for enhancing motor learning.

    3. Learn how to identify what parts of the body you are going to:

    4. Move

    5. Activate

    6. Control

    7. Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of Tolerance and Load in Balance Training.

    8. Understand the importance of Sequential Training and demonstrate how to safely modify an exercise by using regression or progression.

    9. Understand how the “Four Pillars of Movement – Axial Elongation: Core Control, Hip Mobilization, Shoulder Mobilization play and important role in efficient movement.

    10. To demonstrate a knowledge of the various characteristics that identify faulty movement patterns.

    11. Understand how the concepts and methods identified in this course can be used with any form of Functional Training.

    12. Effectively teach the exercises described in this course to individuals and a large group.

Nominal Hours of Delivery
16 hours of practical labs and short lectures

This Course is registered for 16 PMA CEC’s