The Team
A team of experienced teachers works at this studio, who have all successfully completed the Polestar Pilates Comprehensive training, and who have each built up their own expertise through their years of experience.
Leila Kester
Pilates Specialist and Studio Owner
My personal Pilates career has spanned more than 30 years, which has allowed me to specialize in this field in depth.
My interest in Pilates stems from my constant curiosity about movement of the human body and the unique way that harmony in the body can be improved with the Pilates Method.
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Stefania
Senior Teacher
Stefania started her journey in movement and dance since early age in Greece. She studied dance (Niki Kontaxaki Dance School, Athens) and Chemical Engineering (NTU Athens). In 2016 she completed the Pilates Polestar Education in Mat and Studio Equipment in Amsterdam. She has been in the field of teaching dance since 2007 and teaching Pilates since 2015.
Her passion for movement as well as her curious nature and drive to keep on learning, led her to workshops from various master teachers in Pilates and to broader spectrum body trainings such as Anatomy Trains workshops series. Stefania likes to teach people in order to expand their movement capacity and understanding of their body. Light spirit and humour are essential ingredients for her!
“Leila’s Studio provides a wonderful and harmonious setting for Pilates sessions. Fully equipped space where trainer and client can find a tranquil and reliable environment to exercise and move during their sessions. It is a great place to reset you body and your mind.”
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Robin Rosa
Senior Teacher
Robin Rosa is physical therapist at The Diamond Factory. Robin has a professional dance education, and her love for movement brought her to Pilates.
She believes that Pilates improves the self awareness of the body, and augments the physical potential. She uses the Pilates Method during recovery, and for injury prevention. You can train with Robin with or without physical complaints.
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Eliane Busstra
Junior Teacher
Recently Eliane joined our team as. Junior Teacher. Eliane recognised the power of the Pilates Method already quite young, through her own process as teenager, while recovering from a serious injury. This resulted in a life-long passion for Pilates, which led her to embark on a thorough training program, which she has now almost finished.
In her teaching ‘gentle guidance’ is a leading principle for Eliane. It is essential for her that the client feels comfortable, in order to really listen to their own body. Breath is a very important element in this porcess, especially in combination with movement, as it provides structure and balance in the body.
For this reason Eliane is especially happy to teach at leila’s Pilates, as we offer a uniquely private setting, which allows for the client to be fully focussed.
Until the end of august you can work with Eliane for the junior fee, which will go up starting in september.
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Monica
Senior Teacher
Monica’s passion for Pilates was ignited 6 years ago, when she was recovering from a sports knee injury. Impressed by the intelligence and efficiency of this movement method, she also noticed how the rehab trajectory had a direct impact on strengthening the core. Experiencing the transformational power and the positive impact on her own body, Monica wanted to share this with beautiful experience with others – and decided to become a Pilates instructor herself!
Monica likes to share how Pilates brings improved body awareness, alignment, and more conscious breathing for functional activities. She enjoyed to see how this work improves her client’s posture, flexibility and joint mobility, which then contributes to moving more pain free and re-gaining the joy & fun of moving. Aging positively in a healthy way and keeping people fit and autonomous as long as possible has her strong interest. Pilates being a full body, yet low- impact method, it is accessible for people of all ages.
Monica has worked and lived in Shanghai and Singapore and is now based in her hometown Amsterdam. She has successfully completed the Polestar comprehensive training, a worldwide provider of rehabilitation-based Pilates, and is also a certified yoga instructor. She speaks fluent Dutch, English and Mandarin which makes her a perfect teacher for an international clientele.
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