Comprehensive Course

The Polestar Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Course provides a unique environment for licensed and certified Rehabilitation Professionals to receive in-depth instruction in Pilates rehabilitation principles, teaching techniques, self-mastery and practice, and for Fitness Leaders & Pilates enthusiasts to become a certified Pilates Studio teacher. Join a global community of teachers, master every piece of Pilates equipment, and be guided by New Zealand’s most experienced faculty team to find your unique voice as a movement professional.

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Comprehensive Studio & Rehabilitation Series: Advanced Pilates Professional Training

Master the complete range of authentic Pilates equipment in our most thorough and prestigious certification programme, the Polestar Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Course. This comprehensive course transforms dedicated students into elite Pilates Studio/Rehabilitation Practitioners, qualified to work alongside medical and allied health professionals across diverse healthcare settings.

As our most advanced offering, the Comprehensive Series provides significantly deeper expertise than our Mat or Reformer courses. You’ll develop sophisticated skills in human movement science, enabling you to design and deliver bespoke conditioning and rehabilitation programmes for a broad spectrum of clients.

The programme is thoughtfully structured over 8 to 9 months, combining one weekend every few months of hands-on training with flexible online learning modules. This balanced approach ensures thorough understanding whilst accommodating your existing commitments.

Whether you choose to focus solely on this complete certification or combine it with our other courses, we offer the flexibility to create a training schedule perfectly suited to your professional aspirations and timeline.

Sign up now to elevate your practice to the highest professional standard and unlock the full therapeutic potential of classical Pilates instruction. Your journey to becoming an elite Pilates practitioner starts here.

Learn how to teach Pilates Reformer from the best in the world

WHY CHOOSE POLESTAR

With over 30 years of experience training Pilates teachers and movement professionals in more than 80 countries, Polestar is recognised as one of the world’s most prestigious schools.

Polestar is also a global community of Pilates professionals who continually explore and integrate the latest research in movement science, while preserving the essence of Joseph Pilates’ original method. This international reach provides a unique perspective that fosters innovation, creativity, and effectiveness in the way we teach Pilates and movement.

The New Zealand Faculty Team delivers the curriculum, giving you access to a group of educators with some with a strong movement background and also physiotherapy backgrounds, who have worked in the Pilates industry for a minimum of 10 years, and some for over 30 years. The support of this national faculty ensures that your learning is never reliant on just one person – it is an entire team committed to guiding, supporting, and educating you throughout your Pilates journey.

The Polestar Comprehensive course is unique in that we provide almost double the hours of in-person, hands-on Practicums and Mentoring compared to other Pilates Teacher Training courses!

This means the following for you:

Enhanced Movement Assessment Skills

  • More hands-on practice means better ability to spot postural imbalances
  • Increased confidence in identifying movement compensations
  • Stronger clinical reasoning abilities for client programme design

Superior Teaching Technique

  • Double the practice hours builds muscle memory for cueing and demonstration
  • More mentoring creates refined teaching methodology
  • Better ability to modify exercises for different body types and conditions

Real-World Readiness

  • Extensive practicum hours simulate actual teaching environments
  • Reduced anxiety when working with first paying clients
  • Better preparation for handling unexpected client needs or limitations

Competitive Advantage

  • More thorough training distinguishes you from other instructors
  • Clients recognise depth of preparation through teaching quality
  • Higher earning potential due to superior skill set

Comprehensive Foundation

  • Extra mentoring hours provide ongoing professional support
  • Better understanding of movement science principles
  • Stronger foundation for potential specialisation areas

Professional Network

  • Extended training time builds relationships with experienced mentors
  • Connections with fellow students create referral opportunities
  • Access to ongoing professional development community

Risk Reduction

  • More supervised practice reduces chance of client injury
  • Better understanding of contraindications and modifications
  • Enhanced professional liability protection through thorough training

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Polestar Pilates is all about openness and wanting to contribute to the wider community

September 13, 2022

What attracted me to Polestar was the ability to influence other people’s lives and to give them that same sense of empowerment.

For me Polestar Pilates is all about openness and wanting to contribute to the wider community.

I would recommend Polestar because it’s very thorough training, but done in a really practical manageable way, and you meet a whole lot of fabulous people who will influence your life.

Jo Hutley - Polestar Educator and Mentor

One of Polestar’s point of differences really is the fact of how we teach the exercises, not just the content

August 5, 2022

I think one of Polestar’s point of differences really is the fact of how we teach the exercises, not the content, but the detail and the cueing.

I think it’s a really nice continuum of transitioning through physiotherapy, Pilates and fitness.

Melanie Loveless - Physiotherapist

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