The only movement training dedicated to spiral anatomy and rotational biomechanics. For movement teachers, bodyworkers and health professionals who want to share glide before gains with their clients.
Professional training · 2027 cohort
Five Filaments Specialist
Online · 8 modules · 200 hours · Starts 4 January 2027
Enrolment closes 15 December 2026
Not alignment. Unfolding.
The spiral runs through life. It shapes collagen, traces the path of every limb and organises the fascial matrix from the single cell to the whole moving body. For a long time we taught the body as straight lines and levers. Fascia tells a different story: a living continuity that may be measured in lines, but always unfurls in curves.
Five Filaments is a grammar of spiral movement. You learn to read, cue and teach the rotational logic that emerges naturally from the human form, and to bring it into any practice: Pilates, yoga, fitness or movement therapy.
You won't leave more cautious. You'll leave more curious.
Three threads, woven together
The theory
Spiral anatomy and rotational biomechanics, grounded in current fascia and hyaluronan research, including how hormones shape glide, plus self-paced anatomy and embryology.
The 5F Repertoire
Around 150 rotational movements, the "spiral snacks", organised by filament to restore glide, taught live and kept in your library.
5F Flow Mat Practices
Low, medium and high intensity sequencing so you can bring spiral motion into cardio and resistance work with your clients.
Hormones & glide
Your fascia listens to your hormones
The gel between your tissue layers is never finished. Hyaluronan is constantly made and remade, and hormones help set the recipe. That's why the same body can feel fluid one week and sticky the next, across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause and beyond.
- OestrogenSupports hydration and collagen renewal. When it dips, glide often dips too.
- ProgesteroneShifts how tissue holds water through the cycle and in pregnancy.
- RelaxinAdds give to connective tissue, especially in pregnancy and postpartum.
- CortisolUnder ongoing stress, it can leave tissue drier and stiffer.
In the training you learn how the calcium–hyaluronan (CHA) axis links load, hormones and hydration, and how to adapt spiral movement for clients at every life stage.
Inside the training
What it's like in the room
Hands-on, curious, and a lot of laughter.
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The room: space to move, together -
A hands-on spiral through the arm -
The cohort -
Partner work: feeling the line of pull -
Guided touch: learning to feel glide -
Starting from the feet -
Shoulder Filament, explored in pairs -
Moving the sequences as a group -
Learning to feel glide through the hands -
Teaching the room -
Practice, feedback, repeat -
Time to sit, share and integrate
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Moments from the cohort
Spirals, body painting and a lot of hands-on learning.
8 modules · 200 hours
The 2027 programme
1. Spiral Motion Lab
Group mentorship, live online
2. Fundamental Spirality
Self-paced
3. 5F Repertoire
Live online
4. Anatomy Inspired
Self-paced
5. Intensive Sequences
Self-paced
6. Practicum
Live online
7. Case Study
Submitted in the Course Hub
8. Monthly Meeting
Live online
The 5F principle
Glide before gains
Restore the slide between the layers first. Then build strength and stamina on tissue that can actually use it.
That's the order you'll learn to teach: restore glide, then add load.
Paris 5F Immersion
Collaborative Teaching
Watch how I demonstrate a movement once at the front, then the whole room finds it in their own body. As a Five Filaments Specialist you'll learn the same skills: how to show a spiral clearly, cue it simply, and adapt it so every body in the room can glide.
Development years 2022 - 2024
Original 5FS cohorts in Edinburgh
Where the Five Filaments are practised, refined and taught.
Key dates
All times UK. Every live session is recorded.
15 December 2026 · Enrolment closes
4 January 2027 · Course Hub opens
From 7 January · 5F Repertoire, Thursdays 6–7pm, and the Monthly Meeting on Thursday evenings
Alternate Thursdays · Spiral Motion Lab mentorship at noon
30 May 2027 · Anatomy & embryology portfolio due
3 June 2027 · Graduation celebration
Required reading: Spiral Bound: Integrated Anatomy for Yoga (Handspring Publishing). Graduates receive the 5F Specialist logo and join the global community of Five Filaments Specialists.
Is it for you?
Open to anyone with a prior qualification as a movement professional. Yoga, Pilates, dance, personal training, bodywork and therapy all welcome.
This is for you if
- You're deeply curious about new-paradigm anatomy, physiology and fascia.
- You hold a movement or therapy qualification, and you love to move.
- You're a self-led, lifelong learner who sees movement as healing.
- You want a strong anatomical foundation and an evidence-based rationale for your teaching.
Not for you if
- You're not interested in rethinking anatomy from a fascia-focused perspective.
- You're content with the nuts-and-bolts model of classical biomechanics.
- You're attached to one predefined system of movement.
- You prefer an entirely lecture-based approach.
"Karen is a phenomenal anatomy and yoga teacher. Her work is particularly suited for anyone interested in putting the nuances of anatomy into motion, enabling them to weave her teachings into their practice. Highly recommended!"
Aimee Alexandra Schmidt · Cranio-Sacral Therapist, Pilates Practitioner & YTT graduate
Join the 2027 cohort
£1,750 or 12 monthly payments of £150
Enrolment closes 15 December 2026. Course Hub opens 4 January 2027.
Pour les francophones
La formation en français avec Célina Hwang
The training is also taught by Célina Hwang and translated into French.
Can't join in 2027?
Join the 2028 waitlist and be the first to hear when enrolment opens.
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