SISSEL® ACADEMY

Our Spinefitter Educators

The workshops are carried out locally by internationally experienced and highly qualified trainers and physiotherapists. Our Educators are happy to welcome all participants into their workshops in their respective country with deep knowledge of the SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® System.

Each participant will receive a SISSEL® ACADEMY Certificate after successful completion of the workshop.

Senior Educators

Nina Metternich

Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Pilates Educator, and Head of SISSEL® ACADEMY.

Anne Sattler

Polestar Pilates trainer, Physiotherapist and Sectoral Alternative Practitioner, Chiropractic.

Alexander Bohlander

Senior Educator for Polestar International.

Rima Shalhoub

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL®  Senior Educator, Physiotherapist, Fascial Manipulation Therapist.

Annie Petcharat Sirilertsuwan

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL®  Senior Educator, Certified Polestar Instructor and Educator in training

Dr. Rex Chen

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL®  Senior Educator, Doctor of physical therapy and PhD degree. 

eun ju (Leah) Lim

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Senior Educator, PhD, NCPT, ACSM-CPT, ACSM/ACS-CET; EBFA Master Instructor, Oov Educator – Fitness/Group

Educators

Australia

Tom Roman

M.Ed. University of Georgia, BA Michigan State University, Diploma Pilates, 2022 AusActive Pilates Instructor of the year, Certificate IV Personal Trainer and IKO Karate Black Belt.

Catherine Giannitto

Director and Senior Educator with Polestar Pilates Australia, NCPT.

Dr. Tanya Cates

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Tanya Cates (PhD, AEP), Fit Advisor, Innovation & Engagement Facilitator, Balanced Body® Master Instructor.

Educators

Belgium

Bavo Wouters

Certified Polestar Pilates practitioner and licensed Physiotherapist.

Karen Pollefeyt

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator.

Educators

Brazil

Nina Metternich

Studied Physiotherapy and became Osteopath.

Educators

China

Silvia Tang

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Balanced Body® Pilates and Gyrotonic®, CoreAlign teacher.

Educators

Dubai

Alyona Kazakova

Authentic yoga, MBSR, and Eckhart Tolle’s teachings.

Christina Smith-Wiesner

A Dedicated Polestar Pilates Certified Studio Practitioner, Head Trainer at Core Fitness – Polestar Headquarters Dubai and GCC.

Rima Shalhoub

Physiotherapist, Fascial Manipulation Therapist.

Educators

France

Vanina Verpaalen-Preney

Vanina is Pilates teacher, owner of “Vanina Pilates Studio”.

Aurélie Pot Faller

Certified Polestar Pilates practitioner, Dance Teacher state certified.

Educators

Germany

Dagmar Mathis-Wiebe

PILATES school for teacher training.

Denitsa Stoyanova

Certified Polestar Pilates Trainer, Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga, Animal Flow, Pathologies of the spine, Pre- and Postnatal Pilates.

Michaela Bimbi-Dresp

STOTT PILATES® Matwork & Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, & Barrels, ISP; Total Barre®; ZEN•GA® Mat; Merrithew® Fascial Movement; Halo® Training – Part 1.

Susanne Geitel

Polestar Pilates and a Physiotherapist.

Annette Planck

Polestar Pilates Educator, Osteopath, Trigger Point Therapy.

Educators

Greece

Nina Metternich

Studied Physiotherapy and became Osteopath.

Educators

Italy

Marta Bellesso

Balanced Body® Pilates Master Trainer, online Personal Trainer.

Jürgen Mössler

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator.

Educators

Japan

Beat Eggimann

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator.

Educators

Korea

Eun ju (Leah) lIM

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, PhD, NCPT, ACSM-CPT, ACSM/ACS-CET, EBFA Master Instructor, Oov Educator – Fitness/Group

Educators

Lithuania

Kristina Zaicenkoviene

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Body Control® (UK) and Polestar Pilates (USA) teacher

Educators

Netherlands

Loes Buenen

Teacher Trainer for Pilates mat and Studio Equipment, a holistic masseur.

Educators

Russia

Alyona Kazakova

Authentic yoga, MBSR, and Eckhart Tolle’s teachings.

Educators

Slovakia

ADRIANA BIRES

Physiotherapist, Balanced Body® Educator, Slings ®Myofascial Training Teacher Foundation Level.

Educators

Slovenia

Katja Zupan

Physical education professor, owner, author and trainer / educator of Fitpro club and Fitpro international academy, co-creator of Nirvana body & mind method.

Educators

Spain

Noun Felten

Polestar Pilates teacher, Yoga teacher, Ayurveda therapist.

Educators

Switzerland

Ursula Fernandez

Pilates and Barre concept® Instructor, Personal trainer.

Kathrin Unternährer

Sport Physiotherapist, Pilates Polestar Comprehensive Trainer.

Educators

Thailand

Nicole Biedermann

Certified STOTT Pilates®, Callanetics®, Facias related Pilates training (Facias Level 1), Barre® Instructor.

Educators

United Kingdom

Duncan Orrock

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Body Control Pilates trainer.

Michael King

SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Pilates Teacher & Educator