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Gillian Staal

Educator

Gillian’s love for movement started as a child where she was an enthusiast of gymnastics, calisthenics combined with other dance mediums and outdoor sports such as athletics and tennis.
Her varied passion for sports led her to have educational interests in fitness training in her early twenties with VITFIT back in 1995.

Gillian discovered Pilates in 2005 with her own personal practice which developed into a passion while living in London UK.
This was the driver for Gillian to pivot from a career as a successful make-up artist into studying Pilates with Polestar Pilates in the UK in 2018.

Gillian returned to Melbourne and continued further studies in Remedial Massage Therapy and more recently graduating as a Myotherapist in November 2024.

Gillian also has completed further movement education achieving Franklin Method Level 1 Certificate, Pre / Post-natal Pilates education and continues to be involved in further education within the movement/Pilates and Myotherapy industries.

Gillian has deepened her interests in Myotherapy working within Professional Rugby League teams and various elite sporting teams. She continues expand her knowledge taking on further studies in Dry Needling and other modalities due has a keen interest in the sports recovery field.

Her comprehensive Pilates training in all modalities including Mat, Reformer and Clinical Pilates combined with her Myotherapy training gives her an edge to support client’s needs to help you perform to the best of your ability.

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Dr. Brent Anderson, PhD, PT, OCS, President and CEO at Polestar Pilates International​