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.
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14.11.2025,Germany, Online Workshop
Spinefitter Professional Workshop - 4:00PM - 8:00PM
- online
Anne Sattler
Polestar Pilates trainer, Physiotherapist and Sectoral Alternative Practitioner, Chiropractic.
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05.12.2025,Germany, Bad Dürkheim
Octocore Professional Workshop - 11:30AM - 5:30PM
- Studio and online
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,RTLH Head Master,EBFA Master Instructor, Oov Educator – Fitness/Group, Recovering Master
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.
Dr. Tanya Cates
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Tanya Cates (PhD, AEP), Fit Advisor, Innovation & Engagement Facilitator, Balanced Body® Master Instructor.
Elizabeth Lees
Pilates Instructor through Balanced Body® Education, Integrated Movement Specialist, CoreAlign Instructor and Personal Trainer.
Educators
Austria
Laura Irbinger
Pilates Mat & Studio Instructor certified through Core Dynamics® (USA), Fascia Fitness Trainer, Barre Instructor, Spinefitter by SISSEL® Educator, and committee member of the Pilates Austria Association (PVA).
Laura can teach Workshops in German, English, Spanish and French.
Kim Kanwischer
Embodiment Practice & CoachingKane School Pilates – Deutschland – Österreich, SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator
Educators
BELGIUM
Michael Lots, Belgium and Luxembourg
Ostheopath, Balanced Body® Pilates Master Educator, Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer with more than 25 years of Experience.
Bavo Wouters
Certified Polestar Pilates practitioner and licensed Physiotherapist, SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator
Karen Pollefeyt
Tainer A athletics, Master trainer degree BOSU, SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, and much more.
Educators
Brazil
Ana Helena Strobel von Linsingen , Brazil
Physiotherapist specialized in orthopedic rehabilitation, certified in Iso Stretching and Mat Pilates by The Physical Mind Institute® (NY).
Educators
Czech Republic
Silvia Šúrová
Physiotherapist with 22 years of experience with Czech Olympic Teams and high-performance athletes as well as with general population, Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator
Educators
China
Silvia Tang
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Balanced Body® Pilates and Gyrotonic®, CoreAlign teacher.
Optimum Performance Studio | Core Fitness Limited - Kevin Rushton
Our overarching mission is to drive education development and innovation across the Asia-Pacific region, with a deep commitment to raising industry standards and empowering professionals to excel in their fields.
Educators
Dubai
Christina Smith-Wiesner
A Dedicated Polestar Pilates Certified Studio Practitioner, Head Trainer at Core Fitness – Polestar Headquarters Dubai and GCC.
Educators
Greece & Cyprus
Eleni Matsouki
Physiotherapist, Therapeutic Exercise Specialist, cred.MDT, Clinical Pilates by GPC® Master Trainer
Educators
France
Aurélie Pot Faller
Certified Polestar Pilates practitioner, Dance Teacher state certified.
Vanina ALLEGRINI DESSEL
Pilates teacher, owner of a school “SANA CORPUS”, nutritionist and personal trainer “women specialist”.
Educators
Germany
Dagmar Mathis-Wiebe
PILATES school for teacher training.
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22.11.2025,German, Munich
Octocore Professional Workshop - 10:00AM - 4:30PM
- Studio and online
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.
Olga Hutka
Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator, Certified back trainer according to Antara, DTB back expert, Stress management course instructor, Aroha trainer.
Andy raaflaub
Andy originally comes from a classical ballet background. He learnt about Pilates through acute back pain. Convinced by the method, he trained as a Pilates instructor at Pilates Swiss in Zurich in 2006.
Anette Alvaredo
Trainer, lecturer and group & personal coach, Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator
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14.12.2025, online
Spinefitter by Sissel Professional Workshop - 9:30AM - 1:30PM
- online
Kristina Dietrich
Movement Educator for the Pilates Method (studio equipment and matFascial) Fitness Trainer, Pilates Advanced Barre Workout Trainer, Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator, author for various sports and health magazines as well as her own book, Vice President of the German Pilates Association.
Educators
India
Educators
Italy
Barbara Giusti
Sport Science, Physiotherapist and Osteopath – Founder B-mentore association and B-pilatesmed association
Educators
Japan
Beat Eggimann
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Polestar Pilates Asia/Franklin Method®︎ Educator, GYROTONIC®︎/CoreAlign®︎ Trainer, Movement Coach.
Educators
Lithuania
Kristina Zaicenkoviene
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Body Control® (UK) and Polestar Pilates (USA) teacher
Educators
Netherlands
Loes Buenen
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Pilates teacher – mat and studio equipments, a holistic masseur.
Evelyne Salden
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Pilates trainer, Cranio-sacral release trainer and FeetUp® trainer
Educators
Poland
Magda Nowak
Master of Physiotherapy, graduated from the Medical University of Lodz, Poland, STOTT Pilates fully qualified and Balanced Body Educator.
Educators
Russia
Julia Sheganova
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Balanced Body® Pilates Educator, CoreAlign Master Instructor, Fascial Manipulation Therapist
Balanced Body Educator – Pilates mat, Reformer, all Equipment and BB Advanced Movement Principles LOW BACK. Mastertrainer FLOWIN friction training, BOSU-University and Rumble Roller.
Vilena Schuster
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Pilates Polestar Pilates certified, a specialist in body movement, personal trainer.
Balanced Body® Pilates qualified and BOSU Master Trainer (USA), CoreAlign and Bodhi trainer. Specialist in physical education for people with disabilities (RGUFC, adaptive physical education).
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Balanced Body® Pilates trainer, mini MBA in nutrition.
Educators
South Korea
Eun ju (Leah) lIM
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, PhD, NCPT, ACSM-CPT, ACSM/ACS-CET, EBFA Master Instructor, Oov Educator – Fitness/Group
Hyunhee Kim
Hyunhee is STOTT Pilates and SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator and runs a big Pilates studio in Pusan. She has over 10 years experience of teaching.
Bo Kyung Kim
Bo Kyung is SPINEFITTER by SISSEL®, Balanced Body® and Konnector Educator with almost 20 years teaching experience.
Hyo Won Kim
HyoWon is Balanced Body educator and she has been teaching Pilates since 2005. SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator since February 2025.
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
Educators
Sweden
Miriam Eisengruber
Polestar Pilates Instructor (fully qualified -Studio, Reformer, Mat), Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator.
Educators
Switzerland
Educators
Thailand
Nicole Biedermann
Certified STOTT Pilates®, Callanetics®, Facias related Pilates training (Facias Level 1), Barre® Instructor.
Educators
UKRAINE
Kateryna Zakharova
Fully certified Pilates Instructor under Lolita`s Legacy Teacher Training program, certified by MK Pilates (Matwork), Spinefitter by Sissel® Educator.
Educators
USA
Zohreh Ellison
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Pilates Teacher, and Trainer for many other devices and applications, see below
Educators
United Kingdom
Claire Sparrow
SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® Educator, Chapel Allerton Pilates Studio Director, Polestar Pilates Educator,