MOVEMENT EDUCATORS
Teach anatomy and movement creatively from the heart with techniques forged in experience and grounded in the evidence-based Five Filaments approach to spiral motion.
Specialize in
SPIRAL MOTION
Comprehensive online training
The Five Filaments Specialist (5FS) professional certification is uniquely grounded in spiral anatomy and rotational biomechanics. The 5FS pathway is suitable for movement teachers who are ready to learn how to implement the science of spirality into professional practice.
Dive into Spirality
INSPIRED BY NATURE LIVING IN MOVEMENT
Anatomy is fractal, helical, and multi-dimensional.
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Accredited by the Yoga Alliance since 2015
The curriculum for both courses meets the new recommended standards for yoga schools under the Yoga Alliance. Karen's methodology is based on the traditional Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Krishnmacharya lineage of asana evolution, and the content of her book, Spiral Bound: Integrated Anatomy for Yoga.
Spiralize
your ANATOMY
and teach MOVEMENT with greater
CONFIDENCE.
Offer your clients the only anatomy content based on spirality: Anatomy Inspired.
Created by clinical anatomist, Dr Karen Kirkness, this asynchronous online course is especially compatible with 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses.
Dr Kirkness presents the foundations of classical anatomy in conversation with contemporary principles of spirality, biotensegrity & fascia science.
Get Inspired
“Understanding the concept of spirality has been a game-changer for my teaching and personal practice. It is a highlight of my learning to discover Karen’s workshops, tapping into her wealth of knowledge with creative and intuitive explorations of the body.”
- Kate T.
Professionalize your PASSION for intelligent movement.
You don't have to be a clinical anatomist or work in a lab to understand the helical basis of human form and function.
If you are a movement educator, your work teaching people how to breathe and move optimally just got easier.
The Five Filaments spiral motion rubric is a simple, evidence-based approach to understanding biomechanics and talking about functional movement with your clients in practice.
5F Pathway