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Understanding Anatomy Through Movement
As movement science continues to evolve, there is a growing need to rethink how we understand anatomy and its role in teaching. This week, Dr. Brent Anderson invites James Earls, author of Born to Walk, to explore a shift from memorizing structure to understanding anatomy through movement, evolution, and function. Drawing from his background in structural integration and evolutionary anatomy, James challenges traditional models while sharing ideas from his upcoming book How to Understand Anatomy, offering a clearer, more practical way to make sense of movement in the real human body.
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Polestar Pilates Hour is a free Pilates webinar series where we discuss various topics on movement science, teaching skills, and much more. They are one hour and hosted by Polestar Pilates founder Brent Anderson with occasional special guests.
This series provides a flexible, accessible, and supportive platform for Pilates professionals, physical therapists, and movement enthusiasts to connect with others, expand their knowledge and skillset, and enhance their teaching techniques. Access expert instruction from certified instructors, connect with other like-minded individuals from around the world, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends and developments in the field of Pilates and movement science.
Meet the participants:
James Earls MSc
Author of Born to Walk, EducatorJames Earls is a bodyworker, author, and educator with over two decades of experience exploring the intelligence of the human body through touch, movement, and perception. Beginning his career in the early 1990s, James developed a hands-on clinical practice that quickly evolved into a deeper investigation of how structure, function, and awareness interact to shape health and performance.
By the 2010s, his work had expanded into teaching and writing, where he became known for making complex ideas around anatomy and movement both practical and accessible. He is the author of several influential books, including Born to Walk, Understanding the Human Foot, Functional Anatomy of Movement, and The Evolving Breath. Through his writing, James has helped practitioners and movement professionals rethink how they understand the body—shifting from a mechanical model to one that recognises the body as an integrated, adaptive system.
As a speaker, James brings clarity, depth, and a grounded perspective to conversations about embodiment, pain, performance, and healing. His work bridges theory and practice, offering listeners a way to see the body in motion and understand how limitations in one area can influence the whole system.
On this podcast, James shares insights from his years of clinical practice, teaching, and authorship, offering both practical tools and thought-provoking perspectives on how we move, feel, and live in our bodies.
Brent Anderson PT, PhD, OCS
Founder and President, Polestar PilatesBrent Anderson is a Physical Therapist, Pilates Educator, and author of the book Principles of Movement.
With over 30 years of experience in rehabilitation and movement science, Brent is passionate about the power positive movement experiences have in changing the world.
Early in his career as a Physical Therapist he discovered the power and efficacy of Joseph Pilates mind-body work to expedite rehabilitation outcomes. This early testament to the power of the Pilates Method inspired him to create a program that merged the worlds of traditional rehabilitation with the mindful movement that Pilates provides. It also spurred the development of Polestar’s evidenced-based Pilates teacher training curriculum.
In an effort to add to the evidence of Pilates, Brent pursued a doctoral degree researching the impact of Pilates rehabilitation on chronic low back pain using psycho-emotional wellness and quality of life measures.
Brent is the creator and host of the Pilates Hour podcast, featuring case studies and in-depth reviews of movement science topics with expert guests from a variety of fields. Brent is an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in the DPT department in Miami, FL. He teaches as an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy departments at the University of Miami, University of Southern California, and New York University.
Brent is dedicated to sharing Pilates with the world and is an active consultant for hospitals, universities, and wellness organizations internationally. He is also an avid public speaker, lecturing at health conferences and forums worldwide. Brent has always been deeply involved in community service and has volunteered on many boards within the community, profession and faith, in line with his desire to impact the world one person at a time.
Pilates Hour is such a generous invaluable tool that you share with our community. It connects us and keeps us up to date with latest research and to introduce us to such amazing guests with speciality discussions. As an Educator this amazing tool enhances the ability to take our community deeper into topics and movement. Thank you all so much for this incredible high quality contribution to the industry
Great information that i can use for my clients specially the ones that have knee replacements. Thanks.
Pilates Hour is such a generous invaluable tool that you share with our community. It connects us and keeps us up to date with latest research and to introduce us to such amazing guests with speciality discussions. As an Educator this amazing tool enhances the ability to take our community deeper into topics and movement. Thank you all so much for this incredible high quality contribution to the industry
Great information that i can use for my clients specially the ones that have knee replacements. Thanks.
Thank you Brent really helpful as always.
Thank you so much for these Pilates Hours; much much appreciated. This personal story about spinal stenosis was very touching.
Always nice to reimmerse oneself into the exercise breakdowns and explore it from many different angles, intents, purposes including our preparatory exercises and next extensions. Thank you.
Excellent presentation of the shoulder and all of its complexities. Thank you for the encouragement that I can help my client make changes after a clavicle injury that happened years ago.
This was as always full of extremely useful and relevant information to immediately put into practice with or clients.
Dr. Brent Anderson is one of my favorite educator and expert, not only in Pilates. His mind is open to all different kinds of movement. His knowledge is great and his kindness makes me grateful. Todays workshop was special for me, because I wrote him to speak about Shoulder Pathologies. I injured myself and he brought clearness and confirmed me in my training. Thank you so much.
Offering weekly educational zoom sessions and recording makes Polestar Pilates the most sincere in its program and educating its teacher to improve the lives of their clients, patients. Polestar-certified teachers earn respect.
I love this weekly educational meetings. I fell that I learn so much. Muchas gracias
Always very informative
So very grateful for these sessions every week! Brent is a gift to us all!
Yes, thank you so much. A wide variety of topics well resourced. Great presenters passionate about their fields. It shows me also areas of further development, further self study etc.
So appreciate being able to hear from these experts in the field and share your YouTube videos with my friends who have similar needs and experiences as me! It helps us to be better participants in our classes to hear you all talk with one another about strategies for improving your teaching as well as our class experience and functionality!
The Pilates Hours are so wonderful. Concise and informative. Thanks for providing this service.
Great workshop, I always learn a lot, this time I was late, so I will definitely look again at the review. Thank you Shelly!
Really appreciated the modeling of both the teacher and the student in this class! Looking forward to replaying it while I can practice along with Shelley to apply the finer points!
I love the exercise breakdowns. Yes. We obviously all know how to do them but taking the time to discuss them makes me excited about them all over again and I just adore Shelly. She is so comfortable to listen to and unpretentious. She is incredibly knowledgeable and acts as if every question is important even if it’s a bit redundant or should be basic knowledge.
The Pilates hour is such a gift. I feel connected to the Pilates program and I get to continue to learn, even though I’m in Vermont. I come every week!
This was an inspiring and informative session! I truly appreciate how Shelly broke down Snake and Twist on the reformer with so much clarity and precision. The focus on biomechanics, the gradual progression and breakdown into preparatory exercises made these advanced exercise feel more accessible and safe. Thank you for sharing your deep knowledge with kindness and clarity! With love from Warsaw!
I highly recommend the weekly webinars, they are excellent, always relevant, up to date, enjoyable and applicable . I look forward to receiving the recordings too for a recap or when I miss a session.
Great information on tissue adaptation
I have a student who adores working on teasers on the trapeze table. This is going to be a perfect way to add interest and complexity for her. Thank you so much.
So informative and worthwhile.
Thank You so much, the weekly online sessions are amazing.
Such a clear explanation of Tendon Stretch & Gymnast Shelley. An exercise previously avoided, now I can see helpful ways to break it down and look forward to practising and teaching elements of it where appropriate. Thank you
The free webinars are a great resource to have, and the presenters are wonderful!
I am so appreciative for the Pilates Hour that Polestar Pilates have been running. You invite such interesting people to listen to where I can further my education. I am so proud to have trained with Polestar way back in the past. Thank you for your support. Thank you to the whole team.
As instructor, teachers and parents, it’s a big concern with what we see in this 1995 and following generations posture, activity, habits, screen time and interaction. It’s very hard not being able to change things and witness what could be their adult health outcome. Thank you for this important theme and others to help us learn to be better human beings with this webinars.
Fantastic scientific information. Loved the slides/visuals. Brent is the best!
The lectures cover very important topics in a very timely manner. They give a basic anatomical understanding of the topic and highlight problems to anticipate. Thank you.
This is an excellent resource for all you can imagine PIlates! Topics range from cueing to mind-body connection to in-depth anatomy and physiology. It being free is a very generous offering from Polestar to the world.
I really appreciate the evidence presented on verbal cuing and pelvic floor activation. The anatomical review was also outstanding.
It s always very interesting – thank you very much!
anatomy repetition presented with informative pictures/models, but could have been shorter to have more time for thoughts about therapy and instruction of the patient or the main reason of her health problem. thank you for this webinar!
What a fabulous resource. Shared knowledge and insights are so useful in daily practice. Thank you Brent and team!
Listening to Dr. Anderson always makes me want to continue learning more. The Pilates Hour is short but packed with so much information that stimulates my curiosity. Thank you!
True gift of sharing knowledge AND on a regular basis!! Profound gratitude for this community.
Hello. These webinars are always helpful to me both personally and professionally. I believe the knowledge I have gained from Polestar sets me apart from other instructor and that the clients appreciate the difference.
Terrific session
I loved the visual of this class. Shelly kept the class moving, she went deep and broad, keeping the understanding flowing. Great presentation, and refresher on some info and new info on others. Thank you.
From the time I met Brent Anderson, learning Pilates for the first time at 48 years old until today 25 years later- I am always learning and deepening my knowledge of human movement and how wonderful and amazing it is. I so hope that Brent continues to share his gift for as long as I can continue learning and teaching others.
This last webinar was brilliant, so much useful information which we can use, not even specifically for golf or even any sports. Obviously there are some Pilates Hours that are more useful, interesting, inspirational than others, but by and large I wouldn’t like to miss them! Now I am back in the UK I can watch live, in Bahrain made a very late night.
I really enjoyed this webinar, and I loved how detailed the instructor goes into explaining the roll up, queuing, anatomy, etc. I’ve been joining your webinars the past few times to make sure I want to make a career change to become a certified instructor within the next year or so. Thanks for offering these free of cost!
I look forward every Thursday to the Pilates hour and learn an enormous amount each seminar I attend. I appreciate the replay sent the next day as I am not always able to attend. Thank you again for all that you do.
Very informative talk. Appreciate all the information and what I can do to pass it on to clients, friends, and family.
Very thought provoking session. It stimulated some good ideas.
Being a Polestar student has been an incredible journey, and the “Polestar Happy Hours” have proven invaluable, not only for my growth but also as a resource to guide my students more effectively. The recent session on thoracic mobility is a perfect example. After watching, I shared the content with a dedicated client of mine—an inspiring retired RN in her 70s who’s remained active despite scoliosis, osteoporosis, and a recent shoulder surgery. With a passion for movement and a go-getter attitude, she often navigates the fine line between determination and respecting contraindications. This specific session resonated with her in a way that made an immediate impact. It reinforced key principles in her movement practice, helping her finally integrate important guidelines in her routines. Polestar’s sessions continue to deepen my understanding, translating into practical insights that genuinely benefit my clients.
I just finished my first Pilates instructor course and decided to join webinar about managing stress and anxiety as a teacher. It was really helpful for me, because I’m a newbie and even though I already knew how to teach a class, I had no idea about burn outs, stressful situations in class and how to deal with them correctly. Thanks a lot to Shelly and Liz, I learned so much from them and can feel more confident now!
I just love the information that you are sharing with us. I don’t want to miss a minute of it. Please send today’s pod cast… Sincerely, Karen Oerth
I just found this series of webinars and really got a lot out of today’s session. will definitely be watching weekly
Christi Idavoy taught this cueing workshop with clarity, great information and examples and showed a depth of understanding with a refreshingly open heart. I could listen to her all day! Thank you.
Thanks Polestar for continually sharing information with the Pilates community. I look forward to the Pilates Hour as there is always so much to keep learning and also hearing the opinion/research/work of what is happening in the industry.
love it / thank you!
Really tied in a lot in terms of linking in thoracic restriction to multiple planes and movement patterns. This will be a great help to my clients and me personally! God bless.
Clear concise explanation of movement and structure and function as a triad of necessary actions
These webinars are informative and inspiring
Excellent
I love your webinars specifically to clarify what we have learned and sometimes to turn a light on a sticky point. Thank you.
Came looking for practical strategies for overcoming wrist and elbow weakness/issues and found the time was taken up with anatomy info and particularly shoulder anatomy to the extent that no time was left for the practical info.
Brent’s knowledge of anatomy and human movement combined with his ability to teach these concepts to others is unparalleled. He takes time to breakdown complex concepts into manageable and usable components. He invites us to be curious, ask questions and share our own Pilates experiences. When Shelly hosts, she often focuses on challenging Pilates exercises, dissecting each element and building them back up. This approach allows Pilates Instructors to understand the root of each exercise to better teach it to our clients. I recommend the Polestar Pilates Hour to everyone I work with – instructors, trainees and clients too!
I have been learning so much from the Pilates Hour since I found it. It is a wonderful resource and I am grateful for everyone who takes the time to put it together so I can learn something new each week!
As usual, Elisabeth is an invaluable source of information and cross-fertilization of knowledge.
Appreciate the opportunity to learn & participate in a worldwide webinar to gain knowledge from so many. So very thankful for these weekly sessions.
Great session , always look forward to polestar hour ❤️
It was an awesome topic. Thank you.
Thank you for this wonderful platform. . Pilates Hour has been a place that combines the mind, body, and spirit so that i can apply Pilates, Somatics, Heartmath and my life coaching modalities. I find a personal connection as well, as you always hit many areas. Todays topic with Ginger was a reminder from the early 90’s with my voice teacher, Rowina Balos. She led us to go deep into the pelvis. MY great-acting coah as well .I read their books now, wishing I heeded the wisdom then. I would rather run a mountain than face the emotions deep down. We grow into knowing we can move those mountains and find our voice physically and emotionally. Thank you! Lisa Shaw OutragezYou
Thank you for going deep under the skin. Being a holistic coach, the mind has to be connected to the healing journey. Getting where it hurts is often in the mind that i stuck in the body. Having spirituality is crucial , for me as a follower of Jesus. It is such a practice to find hope and joy when it ihurts. Today topic was quite timely. Thank you again!!!
Well researched relevant helpful information giving us confidence to expand our teaching and provide great benefits to our clients thank you
Case-study always helps to understand subject better. Thank you for your dedication to Polestar webinars.
Thank you for the helpful information to pass on to clients and find own personal use. You guys are the best.
I absolutely love these exercise breakdowns. Sure, we’ve taught for years and practiced Pilates for even more but it’s still fun to dissect things together and Shelly is brilliant at helping us look at the old through fresh eyes.
I love learning from Shelly because she makes me feel that I understand everything! Her capacity to explain with calm and details allows me to go deeper in my teaching approach. Thank you for this exercise breakthrough!
Thank you Shelly. Great session and I look forward to watching the next one.
I had the privilege of attending the Polestar Pilates Zoom seminar on the Pathokinesiology of the Hip, featuring Brent Anderson and Shelly Powers. The session was incredibly insightful and expertly delivered. Brent and Shelly’s deep knowledge and clear presentation style made complex concepts accessible, helping me deepen my understanding of how hip mechanics impact movement and overall health. Their expertise and passion for Pilates and movement science were truly inspiring. I highly recommend their seminars to anyone looking to expand their knowledge in this field!
I really enjoy the Pilates Hour sessions. They are informative and I feel part of a wonderful worldwide community. Thank you.
Amazing and enlightening hours ! Always inspiring to keep learning with people who loves to share their knowledge and beautiful experiences ! Thank you Brent and all team Polestar Pilates! Greetings from Paris FR.
Thanks, Polestar Pilates for the opportunity to take new knowledge every week. Sometimes coaches haven’t the time or money for a long learning course and these webinars help to stay in form and keep up with the times.
This was one subject I was unsure how much I would get out of. We all have times in this field where we feel “stuck” or wonder why we do what we do. This message was so applicable right now! Acts of service keep us alive spiritually. Not having thought about a Pilates trainer performing acts of service- I now feel invigorated in my work and ready to change lives and therefore feeling more alive myself!
Thank you so much for your time, knowledge, and genuine to educate us for better teacher, community and better world! Thank you so much.
I’m a 35-yr cancer survivor/warrior. I also had 2 car accidents & an accidental fall off of a loading dock that has damaged my back. I share my personal experiencees while incorporating dance techniques for creative movement in my Pilates classes; to offer positive movement experiences & practical application of certain exercises for everyday movement beyond the class in order to improve one’s quality of LIFE! THANK YOU again for the valuable weekly sessions!
I try to listen to all of the wonderful webinars! Today I actually was able to listen in real time. Dinah and Brent, that was wonderful and very educational. I realize that the onset of my OA happened in Perimenopause. My dance career and hypermobility caught up with me, resulting in total hip replacements. (Brent on a personal note I related to your surgeries emotionally and understood what you went through). I also appreciate putting the dots together for some of my clients. I am putting my Pilates education to work on myself and doing strength training. So grateful for my good health.
Educational and enlightening hours with people who do not hesitate to share their knowledge and experiences! Thank you!
Thank you so much for providing these educational webinars with experts from around the world that allow everyone to collaborate and learn! I really appreciate the continued education for NO COST! Many many thanks.
Excellent and very interesting, so very useful for improving teaching Pilates and other movement/fitness classes! Thank you very much for sharing state-of-the-art current research in this field.
Very interesting and easy to follow presentation! Always good to keep learning. Thank you Hagit and Brent!
Always so informative, lots of good new learning as well! So appreciative to be part of this presentation! Thank you!
Shelly shares great energy and positivity in her webinars, I’m never disappointed in the content. Love these webinars! Thank you!
Excellent opportunity to take a look into what I could learn as a Pilates teacher.
The Pilates Hour online have been great! I have used them in my teaching and appreciate the time and thought that has gone into these sessions
Thanks articulating and sharing much awareness/wisdom and any wonderful insights on practical ways to apply them. Be well
The strength of Polestar is the people who are so connected to the integrity of Joseph Pilates and his dreams for our world. Christi gave us so much information with inspiration. Thank you!
I very much enjoy these webinars, today particularly. As a retired PT and current Pilates Instructor, it helps to keep my mind active, engaged and up to date. The caring atmosphere is exceptional and heart warming.
Very informative and helpful. Thank you for continuing to do these.
THANK YOU for a fantastic dive into the Fascia Pilates research. I especially want to thank you for all the additional resources provided and workshop/course opportunities. As a former dance Professor at a University I find this work moving us all far beyond the basic understanding and movement concepts of Pilates for dancers and others.
Pilates hour webinars bring me the most current material applicable to my pilates teaching. I am grateful for the connections and opportunities to learn!
I have been doing your webinars weekly and find them so helpful. I learn and affirm. You present us with alot of different topics that are all so useful in my Pilates practice. The holistic philosophy that you present each week especially touches home for me as it affirms what I am doing and why I am doing it. Thank-you!!
These tutorials, introductions and classes are a wonderful testament to Polestar’s commitment to a world that works for everyone. As we heal and learn to heal others, transformation becomes the norm in all areas of our lives and hence the world around us can heal. Thank you.
I really appreciate that Brent is putting so much time and effort into sharing his knowledge. The Pilates Hour is one of the highlights of my week.
These sessions are amazing. I’m a new graduate and I learn so much from these!! Thank you so much! I’m so proud to be part of the Polestar family.
Helpful information for my teaching, refreshes things learned years ago and feels great to be a part of the Polestar community
I tune in for every one I can schedule, and love that test Pilates Hours are open to clients as well as students & graduates! Thank you!!
This was my first Pilates Hour, thanks so much it was very insightful and joined some dots in relation to topics in my training. Looking forward to receiving my copy of the book!
Began watching these during PAO rehab, 5th hip surgery. Amazing content for dysplasia hips and PAO recovery techniques . Grateful for this platform.
The subject matters are always very helpful and pertinent. I enjoy the Mentimeter participation. Thank you.
Great selection of experts, thinkers, movers. The content is always stimulating and inspiring
I enjoy these webinars in general and this one in particular because we don’t often get well articulated demos. I am planning to try the techniques she taught as soon as I get to the studio. Thanks for providing these.
Very interesting topic, human aspect of the webinar very appreciated.
I have been enjoying your educational system for years! I really appreciate what and hoy you do it! Thank you so much
Always insightful, packed with valuable tips and Pilates drill downs. Great for anyone wanting to expand their horizon and gain knowledge and inspiration!
so grateful to be in the Polestar family
These webinars are truly amazing. Thankyou so much.
Thank you for today’s session. I joined in from Athens, Greece on the recommendation of my teacher trainer, Teresa B, who was also attending. I had no idea what to expect, but though I’m just beginning my own journey as an instructor, I can relate to just about everything you said! The description of the physical and psychological self-preparation process to focus before a session was most inspiring. The need to keep the focus on the client’s needs during the lesson is of course imperative, as it should be in all teacher-student settings. Generally, I felt encouraged by this opportunity to reflect on my own development as a Pilates specialist, which has involved channelling energy that goes beyond physical and technical skills development. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences and positive energy.
It’s so wonderful of Brent to do these! Much appreciated
Invaluable information regards hip replacement. Thank you for sharing your personal experience from both hip replacements including the emotional aspect of the surgeries.
Began these sessions while recovering from 5th hip surgery , PAO. I used the information for my own recovery. Enjoyed theses sessions. Thank you.
Always great information on how the body moves and how we can help out clients with their body awareness
The webinar was absolutely F A N T A S T I C! This is why I have decided to train with Polestar Pilates in the first place & it reminded me how much I am still in awe of everything Polestar Pilates represents. Thank you.
Really moving, topical thoughts and incentive to action. That teaching movement and connection between one\’s body and mind can lead to increased awareness and kindness. That\’s what this is about.
I have been a frequent Pilates Hour attendee since height of the pandemic. I loved the discussion of the rhythm of the bones today. Sitting hinged in a chair does not do us any favors. We are so much more than hinges. I also took Beth Kaplaneck’s Hip/joint replacement seminar online in 2020. Beth was amazing transforming what was to be in-person course in Miami to a online/hybrid course within several months time.
This was one of the best episodes, ever! Your frankness, truth-telling and sharing about your experience really warmed my heart. Blessings on your recovery and future plans. I can’t wait to order the new book you haven’t written yet…..just sayin!
I find many of these videos extremely interesting and informative. The deeper dive into the topics and moves are really valuable to me as a pilates student. I really value the time that Brent, Shelley and the guests put into doing these 🙂
Always very informative. Thank you for providing all this important information free of charge.
So grateful for the weekly hour offered by Polestar. So kind and generous.
I love these webinars. They give me confidence to teach with confidence!
These seminars are so very essential for educational sharing & caring & learning in order to improve the quality life of my many students as well as myself! THANK YOU so very much`
I’m always more informed, relaxed and self aware after I watch this. Thanks so much for offering it to us!
It is so refreshing to have an opportunity to listen, learn and share new and varying ways of thinking and practicing. It truly takes a special person to think outside the box, step away from the norm, and innovate to create and change in established practices. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and perspective and bringing together other to do the same.
Each week I teach 20 small group Reformer classes plus an additional 5 private sessions in my home studio. Each week I have the most amazing opportunity to sit in the front row of a post-graduate seminar, taught by the cutting edge leaders in my field, in the comfort of my own home. Whether I’m at my kitchen table or feet up in the shade on my beautiful deck, I look forward to my coveted time of restoration, connection and mind-expanding ideas at the Polestar Hour.
Fascinating and inspiring. Thank you!
I always enjoy attending PH because it is such a wealth of useful and practical information that I take out of every session Thank you Polestar Team for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Great introduction to Adult Spinal Deformities! This will definitely spur me on to learn more so I can tailor my programs to be even more client specific. I think every client I have can benefit from spine stabilization work!!
Great basic seminar. I like the simple measurement guidelines re determining who is at risk for spinal instability.
Wonderful Pilates Hour session on spinal deformities Wealth of information..
Enjoyed the info in this presentation . Have wanted to take a Lisa Stolze class but haven’t had a chance. Great info I can implement immediately into practice
I totally enjoy the Polestar Pilates Hour each week. I can’t always participate during the actual time but I always look forward to seeing the tape. Thanks so much for providing this wonderful resource to the community.
I love these sessions, truly thought-provoking, informative and inspiring.
Excellent session
I absolutely LOVE the Pilates Hour with Brent Anderson. I always learn. It’s the best hour of my week and keeps me mentally stimulated.
I’ve been in the field of Health/Wellness/ Fitness & Dance for over 50 yrs. It’s my passion as well as my now “retirement profession”. I trained at Polestar Pilates- Miami with Brent, Shelly & so many wonderful instructors. I greatly appreciate all the Pilates Hour sessions over the past 3yrs & hope to continue “helping others to help themselves” – physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually through Pilates & the art of dance. THANK YOU for helping me to look forward to my 70th birthday next month (September 25th) as a 34 year ‘Breast Cancer Survivor Warrior Woman”! God bless – Cathee
These sessions are an enormous gift! Presentations are grounded in expertise and experience; topics are interesting and useful. I prefer attending the webinars live, but it’s great to have the replays when I cannot attend. Inspiring, informative, and – I feel – coming from a place of kindness, compassion, and hope. Many thanks to all who make the Pilates Hour happen!
Thanks a lot for the webinar. I have pelvic injury myself from giving birth and I got a lot of useful information from you today. I am planing to start a Pilates training course and my long term goal is to help women like me.
As always very informative and something to add to my “tool box”
Love, Love Love the time we all share on the Pilates Hour. Great topics, Knowledgable Speakers, Awesome Feedback
This was a lovely webinar – I particularly enjoyed the use of menti.com for the interactive feature, enabling us all to participate.
I really enjoy and appreciate these Polestar Pilates hours. They are very informative and helpful. Today was especially inspiring for myself, as I felt I really needed this class.. thank you!!
Some powerful things were said today, June 29 with Christi. This was much appreciated, that we all take the time between our busy lives, to pause. Thank you.
Love the knowledge and teaching tips offered in your webinars
Beautiful explanation and very helpful tips, as always. Thank you!!
I just wanted to thank Brent for these weekly programs. My schedule is full and I appreciate the flexibility of tuning in at my convenience. I enjoy the dialogue immensely. It always leaves me with new awareness and creative ideas. I’m very grateful for this community and what you choose to bring to the table.
It was a Great session! Thank you. Been using all the methods mention and this session have given me more ideas on movements.
Thanks for all you do at Polestar. Another informative hour. I love the feeling of connection that you bring to the Pilates world community.
These Pilates Hour sessions have helped to re-energize me as a trainer. I’ve been teaching Pilates for nearly a decade and recently completed the Polestar Instructor training program. The variety of Pilates Hour classes and the amazing speakers offers so much to the community. Each week I leave with a new way of approaching my upcoming sessions.
Comprehensive Polestar graduate who enjoys staying connected with familiar teachers and education on a regular basis. Thank you, thank you for providing these Pilates Hour sessions!!!
I have learned so much from the Polestar weekly Pilates webinar. The topics are always interesting and informative, and if I’m working I always watch the replay. Thank you for providing this service, I recommend it to everyone!
These webinars are fantastic. They serve to reinforce, enlighten, support, and connect. Some webinars I’ve listened to at least three times. Others have served to give me “fresh eyes” in my sessions with clients. I love the variety, and Brent is the consummate professional; utterly down to earth with enormous expertise, yet still humble, curious, and even spiritual. I hope these webinars will continue for a long time!
Appreciate the weekly content and the fact that we received recordings should we be unable to attend live. Thank you!
This was great! Thinking about the reciprocal movements the way it was presented here today was unique yet clear. I’d like to further my practice and learning by keeping the information and examples presented in mind. Thank you.
great information! amazing, thank you
I received my Polestar training in 2004/2005 timeframe. I had already gone through a program with a classically trained instructor in Charlotte. I also did intense mat work with Colleen Glen. I decided to do Polestar as I needed something that would help me work with a wider variety of bodies. I really loved my training and I find that the weekly webinars that Polestar generously offers to their graduates (and others) to be so helpful in this changing world. The way i was taught years ago doesn’t work as well now. I find that people have different expectations and my training along with the variety of webinars really helps me to stay fresh in my practice.
fascinating. I always enjoy Polestar Pilates science and evidenced based approach to the webinars. Each hour delivers an Ah Ha! Moment. Thank you!
A deep appreciation for the opportunity to take deep dives and and learn so much from Brent and all his guests.
I’m really really happy every time when I have the possibility to watch the Pilates Hour. I’m from Brazil and It’s so nice see people for other side the world tell the same things I think. And, It’s a proud to see people have a large knowledge about Pilates and share with us. Thank you so much for talk about Pilates and the body.
Pilates hour is amazing, I am infinitely grateful for the knowledge that your speakers share, especially the wisdom of Dr. Brent Anderson
I love these Pilates Hour shows. I ALWAYS learn something — and it makes me think in a broader way about the Pilates Community. Reminds me of Feldenkrais practice some times.
I find Brent’s sessions invaluable – THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Each session has brilliant visuals and a logical flow, that are easy for my brain to connect and understand. It’s always just the right amount of information, which is relevant to a subject being discussed. It’s a great gift, to be able to explain such complex things in a way they can be understood by anyone.
Thank you for this meticulously detailed work which clarifies so many aspects of our work. This was only my 2nd webinar, my first was Pilates for EDS, which was unknown territory for me and will help me to help a relative who has just been diagnosed. I will be back…
Really enjoy Pilates Hour sessions. They are long enough to learn or to recap over topics but short enough to attend. Keeps me in touch with the latest topics and helps me to keep teaching my clients with information that is current. Thank you and don’t stop what you keep doing so well, educate!
I absolutely love joining the sessions every week, sharing knowledge, learning is what I love the most but the most important for me is that keep motivated.
Thank you for the breadth of coverage, inclusiveness, the understanding that it’s appropriate to teach a exercise differently to different people- or to the same person on different days. The relationship between experience and intuition. I was taught by a highly intuitive teacher, but it took me years to understand what my intuition was telling me, and still I find the more I learn the more intuitively I can work. About “aha” moments, they are often not to do directly with the body: I had a client who after several classes said, ” Now I relate differently with my husband ” (We had not discussed her marital relationship!). I believe the focus that we teach on the body level sets the spirit free to do what it needs to do.
This was SO helpful. Even for 10 years post-grad I found is very informative. Thanks so much Shelly!
Bravo!!! What an awesome session with Brent and Viktor regarding the Konnector to increase mobility !! Thank you so much !!! Thank you Brent and Shelly for your dedication to educate us all to be better movers and to treat each other kindly!!
Thank you! So informative.
I always enjoy the pilates hour and look forward to the next topic. This hour is always so enlightening, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for offering Pilates Hour for free. I try to watch it every week online or replay and I`m so thankful. I learn a lot, not only for my pupils and clients, but especially for myself.
I loved the webinar. It was a perfect length, with interesting, up to date information, delivered in language that was easy to understand. The content was relevant to use with our clients and I look forward to similar webinars.
Shelly, great job as always. I appreciate the deeper dive into exercises. You always remind me that the basics are the starting point and we build from there. Good review of the basics with some good choreography and ways to tease out some new challenges. Thank you!
The webinar sessions have been great because they help reiterate, catch, reinforce what we may have missed or need to be reinforced even after any training/certification. Also, if you don’t catch something during, you can watch the replay. I especially like the specialists & case studies, & higher level thinking even though I’m not on the Instructor level. … and I value my practitioner Instructor, Shelly Power who has helped me walk thru any question.
That was a very inspiring talk. I look forward to trying out some of the ideas.
Shelly, your deep dive into these exercises are always helpful! Thanks so much!
