Joseph Pilates' Book, Return to Life Through Contrology

If you have an interest in Pilates at all, I urge you to acquire & read Return to Life Through Contrology for yourself. Not only does it provide valuable historical insight in to the way that Pilates did his exercises, & thought about the Pilates method, but it is a vital link to the energy of the man, Joseph Pilates. Through Return to Life Through Contrology, they receive a direct transmission of the power, vibrancy, & conviction with which Pilates approached, & lived, his work.

Joseph Pilates' Book, Return to Life Through Contrology

As the Pilates method grows ever more popular, sometimes the emphasis shifts away from the multidimensional approach to fitness that Joseph Pilates espouses in Return to Life, to a more thin focus on just exercise, & physically related goals such as relief from back pain or the ever coveted, flat abs. But in Return to Life Through Contrology, the full potential of the body/mind/spirit approach to fitness comes shining through. This is where you will find the seeds of the Pilates principles, the connections to yoga, & the foundation of Pilates method in its applications to daily life.

This is a book for the Pilates passionate. Yes, it's exercise instructions, & wonderful images of Joseph Pilates performing the mat sequence at age 60. But for me, what is fascinating is that Return to Life is a return to the roots of the method that Joseph Pilates called, contrology, "the complete coordination of body, mind, & spirit."

Is Pilates, as they know it today, still contrology? I hope so. What I do know is that it was the full-bodied spirit of contrology that launched the enduring, life-changing fitness program they now call Pilates. & if they wish to truly experience the benefits of the Pilates method, there is no better place to start than with Joseph Pilates himself.

Return to Life Through Contrology is fundamental Pilates reading. In this one tiny book, Joseph Pilates conveys the breadth & power of the Pilates method. Covering philosophy & method, Pilates outlines the effective & enduring approach to whole body health that now, 63 years since the first publication of Return to Life, is one of the quickest growing fitness trends in the world.

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Pros

    * Here is the master, Joseph Pilates, writing about the fitness method they created
    * Concise & inspiring
    * Includes images of Joseph Pilates performing the mat exercises -- at 60 years old
    * In one short book, Joseph Pilates communicates the far-reaching potential of the Pilates method
    * A valuable historical record of Joseph Pilates approach to his Pilates' Method

Cons

Description

    * Only 16 short pages of text. they wish more!

    * 93 Pages. Includes 16 pages of text by Joseph Pilates & directions for 34 Pilates mat exercises.

    * Originally published in 1945

    * Typical retail cost: $29.95

    * Written by Joseph Pilates & William John Miller