Textbooks & Articles
Textbooks and reprinted Articles written by Karen H. Carlson are now available for purchase through PayPal. These educational materials are intended to accompany the advanced teacher-training programs. All of the textbooks are comprehensive and written for experienced professionals. They are technical manuals including listings, commentary, and functional analyses for all developmental and classical Pilates exercises. Visual demonstration and pictorial support for the text is available as part of the live teacher-training workshops, private lessons, or via Zoom consultations.
Textbooks
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FOUNDATIONS and FUNDAMENTALS
$75.00Practical and Elemental Forms for the teaching of the Pilates Method. Exercises for the Skeletal Organization and Neuro-Muscular Patterns for Basic Motor Skills for the Pilates Method – Exercises for the Skeletal Organization and Neuro-Muscular Patterns for Basic Motor Skills.
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INSIDE TRACK
$85.00A Primer for Intrinsic Movement Training The Nature and Effectiveness of Intrinsic Muscular Conditioning. Commentary on its Complexity and Value in the Approach.
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SMALL TOOLS
$70.00The Apparatuses and Their Uses – Magic Circles, the Wobble Board and Balance Tools, the Foot Corrector, Rotation Discs, Weighted Bars and Poles, Resistance Bands and other traditional specific use tools.
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The BARREL SYSTEM
$75.00The Apparatuses and Their Uses – Exercises for the Half Barrel, the Humpback Barrel, and the Ladderback Barrel.
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The CHAIR SYSTEM
$75.00The Apparatuses and Their Uses – Exercises for the “Wunda”Chair, the High Chair and the Arm Chair.
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The PILATES MAT
$70.00The Apparatus and Its Uses – The Pilates Legacy, Core Conditioning.
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The TRAPEZE TABLE
$85.00The Apparatus and Its Uses – Cadillac Forms, Part 1: Classical Exercises On or Over the Trapeze Table, Canopy Suspensions, Cadillac Forms, Part 2: Classical Exercises, Specialty Props, and Correctives Standing Off the Trapeze Table Ends.
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The UNIVERSAL REFORMER
$85.00The Apparatus and Its Uses – Classical, Expanded, and Evolved Exercises for the Appendages and Torso.
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Articles
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GIRDLE ASSOCIATIONS –
$10.00
2 MODELSFunctional Benefits for Organizing the Relationship of the Appendages to the Spine for Mobilization and Stabilization.
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LOCOMOTOR FUNCTION –
$15.00
A BROAD OVERVIEWCommentary on locomotion and gait mechanics with specific reference to the skeletal and muscular systems.
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The 12 PHASES OF GAIT –
$15.00
LISTING and ANALYSISExpanded Commentary on the Open and Closed Chain Phases of Gait.
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The CORE –
$20.00
DEFINEDClear and distinct language describing the Discrete Muscular Layers that comprise the Torso Midsection, Location and Primary Functions. Osteology, Myology, Synergistic Relationships Listings.
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The FOOT and ANKLE
$25.00A Special Unit, Commentary in 3 Parts
The Architecture of the Foot and Ankle – A System of Semi-Circular Stable Structures.
The Nature of the Foot and Ankle – Stable Pedestal, Accommodating Cushion, Rigid Lever.
The S-Lock Mechanism – A Tri-Axial Unit, The Rotary Factor in Locomotion.Add to cartAvailable Now – 18 pages.
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The MAGNIFICENT MIDDLE
$15.00An in depth look at the Importance of Thorax Mobility in spine health and the essential Role of the Internal/External Obliques. Osteology, Myology, Synergistic Relationships Listings.
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The RHYTHMS –
$10.00
IDENTIFIED and DESCRIBEDThe Functional Benefits for Enhanced Performance in Coordinated Patterns of Appendage/ Girdle/ Spine Collaborations.
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WHAT IS NEUTRAL?
$25.00Establishing Sound Structural Alignment and Skeletal Relationships in lying, seated, and standing positions.
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Additional Information
These textbooks are copyrighted and published for educational purposes and are written for professional practitioners. The written materials will be available for students past, present, and future. Prices include hard-copy printing and binding and US domestic shipping. Please contact us for international shipping rates.