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Elizabeth Larkam is a Pilates Method Alliance Gold-Certified instructor with 20 years experience in clinical, dance, fitness and academic environments. Educated in the original Pilates techniques by the Pilates elders and a Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor, OM Yoga instructor and teacher of the Franklin Method, Elizabeth is internationally recognized as an innovator in mind body movement. She is the Fitness Editor of PilatesStyle and mind/body spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise. Elizabeth created PilatesPerformance, a unique dance form that takes Pilates far beyond fitness, rehabilitation, and sports-specific conditioning to explore expressive possibilities of movement. She developed the Pilates Allegro program for Balanced Body, Kinesis Flow for TechnoGym and Reebok Core Pilates.

Director of Pilates & Beyond at Western Athletic Clubs, Elizabeth worked as a Pilates Dancemedicine Specialist at the Center for Sports Medicine, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, in San Francisco. While director of the Saint Francis program she developed Pilates protocols for orthopedic and spine diagnoses.

Elizabeth is the co-founder and former co-owner of Polestar Education, the first organization to offer Pilates courses for rehabilitation professionals. She now conducts instructor education courses through Balanced Body University in San Francisco and internationally. Elizabeth presents for IHRSA, Inner IDEA, Pilates Method Alliance, Pilates On Tour, Body Mind Spirit, PilatesStyle and conferences in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Her DVDs are available on www.pilates.com.