Elizabeth larkam
Elizabeth Larkam, Handspring author on fascia and movement (National Certified Pilates Teacher, Balanced Body Master Instructor/Mentor, Feldenkrais® practitioner, Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis ® teacher) wrote Fascia in Motion: Fascia-focused movement for Pilates (2017), co-edited Pilates Applications for Health Conditions (2025) and authored the Pilates chapter for Fascia in Sport and Movement (2015, 2e 2020). Her private practice and ELARKAM Movement Systems are in a historic home built in 1898 in Georgetown, Texas.
Elizabeth was awarded the Medal of the Danish Society of Military Medicine in recognition of her efforts to improve the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. She co-founded Heroes in Motion, an initiative of the Pilates Method Alliance, to customize movement programs for individuals with prosthetic limbs. As a Dancemedicine Pilates Specialist at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco Elizabeth created Pilates programs for orthopedic, spine, chronic pain and neurological conditions. As Director of Pilates & Beyond for Western Athletic Clubs, she was a developer of the internationally acclaimed Mind & Body Center at The San Francisco Bay Club. Elizabeth served as a Pilates Specialist with the San Francisco Ballet and Cirque de Soleil, a lecturer at the University of San Francisco in Exercise and Sports Science, and a lecturer at San Francisco State University in Dance. As co-founder and former co-owner of Polestar Education Elizabeth developed the curriculum and instructional videos that launched the Balanced Body Allegro Reformer in 1999, establishing group Pilates Reformer classes as an effective, affordable practice and successful business model.
Elizabeth studied in dissection labs directed by Carla Stecco, Gil Hedley, Todd Garcia and Tom Myers. She participated in the Fascial Net Plastination Project sponsored by the Fascia Research Society at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. Now in her fourth decade as an international educator, Elizabeth presents for Fascia Research Congress, The Fascia Hub, Pilates on Tour, Body Concept Shanghai, Bonum Pilates, Seoul, and VOLL Pilates Brazil.