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The Legacy Program
Legacy is the epitome of BASI Pilates Teacher Training.
This is where the art and science of learning, teaching and doing Pilates come together at the highest level. Taught in its entirety exclusively by BASI founder Rael Isacowitz, this is a personal and life-changing exploration into the higher-level repertoire and teaching nuances of the Pilates Method. Rael generously shares his vast knowledge, accumulated over 4 decades, as he guides this unique and enriching journey.
The Legacy Program consists of 4 individual programs: Mentor, Master I, Master II and Honors. Upon completion of these four programs, the BASI Legacy Certificate is awarded. Graduates also receive a special badge for their teacher page at BASI and their own promotions. Legacy is the highest achievement within BASI Pilates. Graduates of this unique, one-of-a-kind educational experience are well-equipped to carry the torch of Pilates for future generations of students and teachers.
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Your First Newsletter of 2019
We are thankful to you, our BASI Family, for making this year amazing! Thank you for being with us. Cheers to 2019! Love, The BASI Team
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Interview with Veronika Reinert, our International Host Coordinator, about her recent ProBridge Program experience
How long have you been a Pilates instructor? I completed my first Pilates certification in 2007, so I'm at 11 years. What made you enroll in the ProBridge Program? When I was researching different comprehensive teacher training programs many years ago, BASI was on my radar as a program I would be interested in going through. At the time, however, circumstances and timing steered me towards a different teacher training program...
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The Ten Principles
In his book, Joseph Pilates said, “Since we live in this Modern Age we must of necessity devote more time and more thought to the important matter of acquiring physical fitness.” Our study guide says that he was ahead of his time, but I think that he was actually just keeping to older traditions and ideas that had just begun to slowly fade from society’s consciousness. It may seem silly that the book’s two opening assumptions, that ‘civilization impairs physical fitness’ and that ‘contrology restores physical fitness’ led to hours of thought on my part because they are simple assertions. But behind them there is a wealth of history and time tested truth, and yet, when Joseph Pilates proclaimed them, I do not think people realized how true they were. They could still remember a time when work/ survival required hard physical exertion and the only people who could avoid hard labor were the wealthy. A life without it was desirable. It meant that you had ‘made it.’ I don’t think people wanted to believe that becoming more sedentary was bad for them.
