(Ebook) Pilates by Rael Isacowitz ISBN 9781492598862, 9781492598879, 9781492598893, 1492598860, 1492598879, 1492598895, 2021051350, 2021051351

(Ebook) Pilates by Rael Isacowitz ISBN 9781492598862, 9781492598879, 9781492598893, 1492598860, 1492598879, 1492598895, 2021051350, 2021051351

Now, with the publication of the third edition of Pilates, my initial agonizing over the writingof the book seems like time well spent. My own body of work, knowledge, and experiencehas continued to expand; the number of people who practice Pilates worldwide has grownexponentially; and Pilates has further established itself in the mainstream of fitness, athletictraining, and therapy. As a result, the demand for well-trained teachers has also continuedto increase, and teachers have become better educated and better equipped to deal withthe expanding scope of this method. The educational organization I founded in 1989, BodyArts and Science International (BASI), now has a global reach of around 45 countries, with acommunity of tens of thousands of students and graduates, and it continues to grow by theday. BASI Pilates started out being all about movement, and in the process, it has become amovement—a movement for positive change in the world. The BASI family is a diverse collectiveof people from different cultures, backgrounds, nationalities, religions, and genders whoall share common values—values that far exceed the individual and the physical movementsthemselves, extending to the community, society, and the planet itself. For this I am eternallyproud and grateful.Joseph Pilates died a disillusioned man, by many accounts. In his short book Your Health, heexpresses his disdain for the medical profession and people’s closed-mindedness. Tragically,he and his wife Clara did not live to witness the development of their method into the phenomenonit has become. Yet the spirit of their teaching lives on, and I feel a deep, personalresponsibility to uphold the integrity and high standard of their work. I hope this book makesa valuable contribution to keeping the flame alive and burning bright for generations to come.