Chapter 1. Six Key Principles of Pilates
Chapter 2. Spine, Core, and Body Alignment
Chapter 3. Muscles, Movement Analysis, and Mat Work
Chapter 4. Foundation for a Mat Session
Chapter 5. Abdominal Work for Movement and Stabilization
Chapter 6. Fine Articulation for a Flexible Spine
Chapter 7. Bridging for a Functional Spine
Chapter 8. Side Exercises for an Effective Core
Chapter 9. Extension Exercises for a Strong Back
Chapter 10. Customizing Your Pilates Program
Rael Isacowitz is a world-renowned practitioner and teacher
of Pilates. With over four 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’s degree and teaching credentials from Israel's
prestigious Wingate Institute, where he subsequently joined the
teaching faculty. He later earned a master’s degree in dance from
the University of Surrey in England.
Isacowitz 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 represented
in more than 120 host locations spanning over 40 countries.
Isacowitz has authored the definitive book on Pilates (Pilates,
Human Kinetics), published a series of workbooks on Pilates
apparatus, produced DVDs, conceived designs of equipment
manufactured by BASI Systems, and created the groundbreaking
Pilates software BASI Interactive. He was a founding board member
of the Pilates Method Alliance and is a regular contributor to
several industry publications.
Karen Clippinger is a professor emerita at California State
University–Long Beach, where she taught for 19 years. Her courses
included functional anatomy for dance, body placement, and Pilates.
She also taught anatomy and kinesiology courses at other
prestigious universities such as UCLA and Scripps College, as well
as Pilates teacher training programs for Body Arts and Science
International (BASI).
Clippinger holds a master’s degree in exercise science from the
University of Washington. Before joining academia, she worked as a
clinical kinesiologist for 20 years at Loma Linda University
Medical Center and several sports medicine clinics in Seattle. She
has worked with a wide range of clients and consulted for the U.S.
Weightlifting Federation, the U.S. race walking team, Pacific
Northwest Ballet, and the Danish Wounded Warrior Project.
Clippinger is a highly respected international speaker who has
given over 400 presentations, including at conferences for BASI
Pilates, Balanced Body, Pilates Alliance of Australasia, and
Pilates Method Alliance. Clippinger was an exercise columnist for
Shape magazine for four years and has authored numerous other
articles, several book chapters, and the textbook Dance Anatomy and
Kinesiology.
"Karen and Rael are two of the most respected names in the Pilates
field, and Pilates Anatomy, Second Edition, brings together their
clarity and passion. This book is at the top of my list."
—Nora St. John, Education Program Director for Balanced Body
University
“Anatomy is a fundamental science that is absolutely necessary to
truly understand human movement. Rael and Karen do an amazing job
of bringing anatomy to life for Pilates teachers. This second
edition brings the Pilates teacher updated information, including
functional muscular and skeletal anatomy combined with planes of
movement and the application of anatomy to basic Pilates
principles. Rael’s ability to bring order to the exercise and its
corresponding anatomy is a gift. We are looking forward to adding
the second edition of Pilates Anatomy to our must-read list.”
—Brent Anderson, PhD, PT, OCS, PMA®-CPT, President of Polestar Life
Retreats and Southwind Retreat Center
"Karen Clippinger and Rael Isacowitz have done an excellent job of
honoring the past of Joseph Pilates’ great body of work,
acknowledging the present, and forging into the future. The
technique cues and exercise notes after each segment in Pilates
Anatomy, Second Edition, are invaluable for every student of
Pilates, from beginner to advanced.”
—Marika Molnar, PT, LAc, FIADMS, Director of Westside Dance
Physical Therapy and Clinical Advisor for the PhysicalMind
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