Empowerment is one of our core values at Waves, for our clients as well as other clinicians and health professionals. An integral element of empowerment is education. Together with our partners we are excited to offer a wide range of content from extensive courses through to 2 hour work-shops.
We are proud to be the headquarter location for Polestar Pilates Benelux and Smart Education. Scroll down to see the courses that they offer at Waves and also check out information for our doctor’s education evening.
Impacting global well-being through education and practice. Learn from one of the most extensive and advanced Pilates Instructor Training courses with world class educators. Join over 15,000 graduates world wide who have chosen Polestar and be part of the community.
Gateway Pilates is the perfect introduction to both the Pilates method in general, and to the POLESTAR concept. Gateway Pilates Comprehensive is an ideal entry point if you want to deepen your Pilates experience or start a career as a Pilates trainer. Your course starts with online training at home and then switches to two day experimental practice sessions for collaborative learning.
You will gain a deeper understanding of the Pilates method, learn first selected Pilates equipment exercises, and improve your teaching skills. You can use this weekend as a two day experience or continuing the path to become a POLESTAR Comprehensive Trainer and book the whole comprehensive Series, that will start form October 2022 in Leuven
The POLESTAR Comprehensive Series consists of 6 two-day presence Modules (Gateway SR2-6) and two online modules (PP and SR1). We will teach you in-depth practical and theoretical skills to become a proficient Pilates Practitioner. The Series trains you to use all of the equipment developed from the designs of Joseph Pilates: Reformer, Trapeze Table, Combo Chair, Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector, as well as some mat exercises. You learn more than 150 of the original and evolved Pilates exercises as well as hundreds of variations and their modifications for diverse populations.
Students are granted access to the POLESTAR Online Platform 2.0 to ensure modern and effective online enhanced education. You learn to conduct POLESTAR Fitness Screenings and improve your reasoning skills in order to assess a client’s needs and select the most effective exercises to bring about change. A series of case studies provide a solid base to assess and design custom exercise sequences and treatment plans. Students also learn advanced tactile, verbal and imagery cues to maximize a client’s potential.
This 2-day continual education course with Katina McCulloch aims to demystify working with the pregnant client, and provide clear, evidence-based approaches in which you can support her through the transition into motherhood and beyond. Katina brings an engaging approach, with a focus on active learning principles and critical thinking. Questions are encouraged!
For the full list of courses Polestar is offering in the Netherlands and Belgium please visit their Polestar Pilates website.
To find courses across Europe and other parts of the world please visit the headquarter website.
Smart Education offer postgraduate courses for a variety of health professionals. Please visit their website for more information.
