Pilates by Rael Isacowitz

Pilates by Rael Isacowitz

A complete programme that includes a purposeful grouping of exercises into blocks that work all regions of the body and progress from the fundamental level through the intermediate and advanced levels to challenge you at all stages of Pilates development. It features more than 200 exercises and over 50 variations.

“The two Pilates books I refer to most often are Joseph Pilates’ Return to Life Through Contrology and Rael Isacowitz’s PilatesThey are must-have reference works for Pilates teachers, students, and clients. I have known Rael for many years. In this book you will meet Rael the man and teacher, multitalented and knowledgeable. He presents his approach to Pilates with simplicity and love, and he inspires you to do your best. Bravo, Rael!”

Lolita San Miguel, PMA, CPT-- First-Generation Pilates Teacher, certified by Joseph Pilates and Carola Trier

“Pilates, Second Edition, brought to you by world-class master Rael Isacowitz, provides all of the necessary tools and then some for you to reap the wide-ranging benefits that the method has to offer. Whether you’re new to Pilates or a seasoned practitioner, you will read this book—cover to cover—over and over again.”

Amanda Altman-- Managing Editor, Pilates Style magazine

“Rael Isacowitz is one of the great Pilates masters of our time. I recommend this book to anyone looking for detailed insight into Pilates theory and practice. It is an extraordinary resource for all dedicated Pilates practitioners.

Marguerite Ogle, MS-- Pilates Educator, Writer, Lifestyle Coach

“Rael draws from his vast experience to provide a clear, comprehensive, creative, and inspiring presentation of Pilates repertoire for the mat and apparatus. This new edition enriches an already invaluable Pilates resource by adding variations that promote accessibility for the Pilates novice and expand the degree of challenge for the experienced Pilates enthusiast or teacher.”

Karen Clippinger, MSPE-- Professor, California State University at Long Beach; Faculty member, BASI Pilates

Rael Isacowitz is a world-renowned practitioner and teacher of Pilates. With over three decades of Pilates practice and achievement, he is a prominent lecturer and teacher at symposia, universities, colleges, and studios around the globe. He received his bachelor of education degree and teaching credentials from Israel's prestigious Wingate Institute, where he subsequently joined the teaching faculty. He later earned a master of arts degree in dance from the University of Surrey, England.

Rael's early Pilates teachers included Alan Herdman and thereafter several of the first-generation Pilates teachers (known as the Elders), including Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher, Romana Kryzanowska, Eve Gentry, and Lolita San Miguel.

Rael has mastered all levels of the Pilates repertoire and is noted in the industry for his unique athleticism; synthesis of body, mind, and spirit; and passion for teaching. In 1989 he founded Body Arts and Science International (BASI) Pilates, which has developed into one of the foremost Pilates education organizations in the world. BASI Pilates is currently taught in more than 100 locations spanning 30 countries.

Rael's first edition of Pilates (Human Kinetics, 2006) and his Pilates Anatomy (coauthored with Karen Clippinger, Human Kinetics, 2011) have received worldwide acclaim and been translated into multiple languages. He has published a series of movement analysis workbooks on all the Pilates apparatus, produced DVDs, designed the revolutionary Avalon System line of contemporary equipment, and created the groundbreaking Pilates Interactive software. He is a regular contributor to several industry publications. Creativity, passion, and energy suffuse his work. Teaching Pilates is, for Rael, the ultimate gift.

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ISBN 13	9781450434164
ISBN 10	1450434169
Title	Pilates
Author	Rael Isacowitz
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	2014-03-21
Number of pages	392
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