About Nina…
Nina is a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor in Mat, Advanced Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrels, and Total Barre™ courses with STOTT PILATES® in London and Dublin.
Her interest in Pilates began in 2000 when she was introduced to STOTT PILATES® in Toronto.
Nina has also completed specialist STOTT PILATES® training including;
Injuries and Special Population course
Advanced Barrels course
Workshop courses in:
Athletic Conditioning on the V2Max Reformer
Flexion Free
Toning Ball
Pre-natal
Pre-natal stability balls
Post-natal
Amplified Barre
Barre Endurance
Advanced Reformer
Functional Anatomy
Matwork for Breast Cancer Rehab
Matwork with Props: Strength and Endurance for Teens
Additionally, Nina has also extended her training to:
YMCA London: CYQ Levels 2 & 3, Anatomy & Physiology
YMCA London: CYQ Pilates Mat Diploma
The Classical Pilates Convention, Pisa (2015)
Pilates Method Alliance, Music of Pilates
Advanced Muscle Testing and Functional Exercise workshop
CETI Certificate: Cancer Exercise Specialist, Advanced Qualification
Polestar Pilates - Certificate of Completion Workshops
Work Smarter, Not Harder - Shelly Power
The Polestar Experience - Sept 2020
TMJ, Neck, Shoulder and Head Discomfort: A new and creative approach in management - S. Ambrosio
Power Up - Shelly Power
From the core and Beyond: How connected is your body? - Diane Nye
The Pelvis Connection - Mirko Turla
The Polestar Experience - Dec 2020
Using Scaffolding in the Pilates Mat - Brett Howard
Move: Mat on the Wall - Murat Catbas
Legacy of Movement - Karyn Staples
Move and Load Your Shoulders - Rafa Dominguez
The Polestar Experience - Jan 2021
Turn, Twist, and Trust - Birgit Scheefe
The Communal Bonfire - Loren Davidson
Navigating Uncertainty in Rehab - Juan Nieto
Creating the Future for the Pilates Profession - Brent Anderson
Balanced Body Training
Integrated Movement Series Conference - Full Body Integration
Triple Threat Workouts: Cardio, Strength and Core - N. Gonzalez
3 Functional Movements: Regressions, Progressions & Considerations - P. Page
Relief, Relieve, Restore Active Release and Flexibility Duos - H. Vanderburg
How to WOW (Workout Without Walls) Your Clients! - A. McLean
Your Best Virtual Self: Secrets to Taking your Business Online - E. Quest
Body Weight Training: Powered Up! - K. Popowych
Reset your Neck-Un-Zooming your Online Posture - B. Richey
Integrated Movement Series Conference 2 Core Training Intensive
Core for Optimal Performance - Helen Vanderburg
Core Coaching Mastery - Nico Gonzalez, Alex Mclean, Erika Quest, Helen Vanderburg
Fluid Core Training - Alex McLean
Progressive Core Training Beyond the Basics - Erika Quest
Experience the CORE! - Nico Gonzalez
Top Core Exercises Explored - Krista Popowych
Core MythBusters - Brian Richey
Integrated Movement Series conference 3 - Lower Body
Developing Agility, Speed and Power - Alex McLean
Common Knee Conditions and Solutions - Brian Richey
Build A Better Backside! - Krista Popowych & Erika Quest
Lower Body: Mobility Stability Paradigm - Helen Vanderburg
Improving Gait To Optimize Performance - Nico Gonzalez
Leg Work! Dynamic Lower Body Anatomy - Nora St. John and Joy Puleo
Bar(r)e Legs - Portia Page
The Best of Pilates On Tour Conference 2 - Rehab
MAT Pilates for Breast Cancer - J. Puleo
Reformer Sling Integration - M. Bubnis
Exploring the Spontaneous Activation of the Pelvic Floor, Abdominal Wall and Diaphragm - B. Anderson
Hip Replacements and Pilates: Taking your Client from Pre-Surgery to Post-Rehabilitation to Fitness - B. Kaplanek
Hip or Back? - C. Romani-Ruby
Programming for Foot and Ankle Injuries - T. Gerrald & M. McCulloch
A Movement Science Approach to Preventing and Restoring Shoulder Dysfunction - D. Manns
Thoracolumbar Fascia: “The Second Brain of Movement - S. Berkowitz
Mat for Clients with Persistent Pain - L. Royer
The Neutral Reformer - N. St. John
Teaching for Maximum Results - K. Sanzo
Diastasis Recti-fied - K. Foe
Pilates: Anything but a Pain in the Neck - G. Shrier & A. Cabot
The Pelvis in Pregnancy and Beyond - J. Gianni
The Use of Tensional Integrity in the Hypermobile Individual - S. Martin
Designing a Safe and Effective Postpartum Reformer Class - J. Valant
The Vertical Workshop - Shari Berkowitz Workshops and Course
Full Body Integration Course
Diastasis Recti & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Working with Older & De-Conditioned Clients
TVW Rotated and Twisted Pelvises
Why Can't I Do This Exercise?
Reformer on the Mat
Shoulder Girdle: A delicate balance
Nina's love for Pilates has grown through personal experience of how the exercises benefit the body in so many ways, both physically and mentally.