"Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates Â the spirit."

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Source : Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

Joseph Pilates

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“The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps.”
“My father was absent and he was a hero to me.”
“Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.”
“I guess I'm just good at playing repressed individuals. I'm lucky because those are often the roles that catch people's eyes.”
“We are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history- a change in the actual belief structure of Western society. No economic, political, or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind. By deliberately changing their images of reality, people are changing the world.”
“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, 'Hey man, this is what is.' I reached my goal, my dream, my life. I think, 'God, it's got to be more than this.' I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be ... I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I'm trying to find.”
“I did a film called 'Fort McCoy,' based on a true story of one of the few internment camps during WWII that was actually in the United States.”
“Be dead in life, and you will not live in death. Let your soul die strenuously, and not live in weakness. Not only those who suffer death for the sake of faith in Christ are martyrs; but also those who die because of their observance of His commandments.”

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