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Now, with the publication of the third edition of Pilates, my initial agonizing over the writing
of the book seems like time well spent. My own body of work, knowledge, and experience
has continued to expand; the number of people who practice Pilates worldwide has grown
exponentially; and Pilates has further established itself in the mainstream of fitness, athletic
training, and therapy. As a result, the demand for well-trained teachers has also continued
to increase, and teachers have become better educated and better equipped to deal with
the 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 the
day. BASI Pilates started out being all about movement, and in the process, it has become a
movement—a movement for positive change in the world. The BASI family is a diverse collective
of people from different cultures, backgrounds, nationalities, religions, and genders who
all share common values—values that far exceed the individual and the physical movements
themselves, extending to the community, society, and the planet itself. For this I am eternally
proud and grateful.
Joseph Pilates died a disillusioned man, by many accounts. In his short book Your Health, he
expresses 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 phenomenon
it has become. Yet the spirit of their teaching lives on, and I feel a deep, personal
responsibility to uphold the integrity and high standard of their work. I hope this book makes
a valuable contribution to keeping the flame alive and burning bright for generations to come.