Introduction
The background of Andrea, being a primary school Montessori teacher has made her a keen observer- a skill that she further developed in teaching pilates. It is important to her that clients experience more freedom and awareness in their movements, and learn to do so in a friendly and enjoyable manner. With a strong personal commitment to the development of her students, as well as a keen perception on when special attention is required, Andrea is the right trainer to stimulate your development at your own pace.
She loves to work with a variety of clients and has specialized herself in pre/post natal, scoliosis, back problems and pilates after breast cancer. Andrea is a mentor and educator at the polestar pilates education and finds it important to educate new trainers. To educate herself more she has started in August 2020 with 4-year training program of Feldenkrais in London, a movement education with similarities to pilates.
Education
- Ground control-pilates docent bij The Pilates Company
- RPM, bodypump and bodybalance instructeur bij LES MILLS
- Fitnessinstructeur bij de AALO
- Bosu, TRX, trigger point and flowin course bij Meijers
- PTA academy certificate III en IV personal trainer
- Shiatsu cursus bij zenshiatsu Amsterdam Monika Forster
- Polestar mat education
- Polestar studio education
- Polestar course Pre and postnatal with Frances Carty-Melis
- Polestar course: Pilates for the back with Alexander Bohlander
- Worskhops with Annemieke Jonas ( Pelvic floor, moving around the lungs, pilates and shiatsu)
- Workshop with Elizabeth Larkam: How organ mobility influences pilates and balancing the slings in the pilates studio
- Pilates Heritage congres 2015 and 2019 with workshops from Alan Herdman, Lolita San Miguel, Katey Corey (pilates for breast cancer rehabilitation), Anthony Lett, Sheri Betz, Elizabeth Larkam
- Workshop Anatomy and clay with Ann Crammond: patronen van de schoudergordel en een zoektocht door de knie
- Polestar Studio Mentor training 2015-2018
- Polestar course: scoliose met Annete Planck
- Polestar Europe event in Amsterdam 2016
- worshop with Shelly Power ´Work smarter´workshop
- Shelly Power: Comprehensive update
- presenting on Polestar pilates experience in Germany 2018 about Music meets Pilates
- workshop Alan Herdman March 2020
- Pilates on tour online conference February 2021
- Pilates on tour online conference May 2021
- Pilates on Tour online conference Classical to contemporary October 2021
- Feldenkrais for musicians May 2021
- Monthly masterclasses with Anula Maiberg in 2021
