Specialize in SPIRAL MOTIONÂ
Level up your passion for rotational biomechanics with the evidence-based approach to spirality in functional anatomy: the Five Filaments.
What is the Five Filaments?
The Five Filaments (5F) is a fascia-forward, embryology-informed spiral movement rubric grounded in rotationally coupled motionâthe understanding that no joint moves in isolation. Drawing on the latest research in hyaluronan (HA), we use the 5F to work with the body's inner ocean: the fluidic, water-infused bioelectric signaling matrix.
Non-denominational by design, the 5F transcends individual modalities while drawing insight from many, forming a pluralist, universally applicable approach to human movement.
Training Pathway
FAQs
Is this an online course?
Is the 5F a theory?
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THEORYÂ and PRACTICE, INTEGRATED
Build a clear, embodied understanding of spirality in anatomy to support your confidence as a teacher. This training offers a structured framework you can draw on when introducing spiral-based anatomy within your movement community.Â
Five Filaments is an integrated rubric for movement analysis, bringing it back together in practical application. The 5F Specialist training is a professional development pathway for movement practitioners who want to explore the art and science of movement in greater depth.
The Five Filaments: who is it for?
The Five Filaments rubric is non-denominational and can be applied across movement disciplines. The 5F Specialist Training is open to anyone with a prior qualification as a movement professional. While the framework is not tied to any single method, it will feel particularly familiar to those working in yoga and bodyweight-based practices.
This training is suited to practitioners who are ready to re-examine how they understand anatomy, refine their perceptual skills, and develop a more integrated approach to movement. The emphasis is on deepening professional competence and clarity in how you work with clients, rather than replacing your existing modality.
This training will best serve you if:
- You are deeply curious about new paradigm anatomy, holistic/wholistic physiology and fascia.
- You have a previous movement or therapy qualification and/or you love to move.
- You are a self-initiated lifelong learner passionate about movement as healing.
- You would like a strong anatomical foundation and evidence-based rationale for your offering.
This training is not for you if...
- You are not interested in renewing your anatomy from a fascia-focused perspective.
- You are content with the nuts-and-bolts model of classical biomechanics.
- You are attached exclusively to a predefined system of movement.
- You prefer an entirely didactic approach.
Curriculum
This professional online training pathway is uniquely based on spiral anatomy as applied to movement.
Module One: Anatomy Inspired
Module Two: Fundamentals of Spiral Anatomy
Module Three: Autumn In-person Weekends
Module Four: Online Mentorship
Module Five: 5F Repertoire Practicum
The Five Filaments approach to
Yoga Teacher Training
The Five Filaments approach to Yoga Teacher Training invites you into a curriculum where spirality is not only a biomechanical principle but a lived, developmental process. While we explore rotation, fascial continuity, and the intelligent organisation of the body in movement, we also recognise that spirality expresses itself psychologically, relationally, and philosophically. It is the pattern through which we return to ourselves â again and again â each time with greater coherence, subtlety, and integration. In this way, spirality becomes both structure and story: a way the tissues organise, and a way the self unfolds toward itself.
5F Specialist YTT Pathway
Take your 3D ANATOMY education to the next level in LIVING colour
Move beyond static models and explore anatomy as something dynamic, relational, and lived in motion. Through the Five Filaments framework, youâll work with fascia, rotation, and spirality as organising principles in real bodies ~ supported by innovative, hands-on approaches such as body painting and model making. The aim is to deepen understanding in ways that are practical, memorable, and directly applicable to your teaching.
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Your immersive JOURNEY into SPIRALITY:Â
Level One Practitioner
Begin your exploration of spiral motion with this introductory step. The Level One Practitioner includes:
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Five Filaments Foundations (4 hours, self-paced)
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Access to the 5F Repertoire
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Participation in the online group mentorship (for as long as the programme is running)
This level offers a structured starting point for practitioners who want to engage with the Five Filaments framework in a practical and supported way.
Level 1
Passionate about your PROGRESS  Â
Youâll be hard-pressed to find someone more invested in spiral motion than Dr Karen Kirkness.Â
In the Five Filaments training, Karen works closely with you to refine your understanding of spiral motion and develop your own teaching voice. Whatever your background, if youâre looking for an online pathway to deepen your anatomy, learn through mentorship, and grow as a professional movement teacher, the Five Filaments offers a structured and supportive place to do that.
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