Five Filaments Specialist (5FS)

🌀 Hybrid or fully online


Build on your foundations as a movement teacher in this comprehensive professional training.

Pour les francophones, la formation est enseignée par Célina Hwang et traduite en français. Suivre ce lien.

What you'll get:

  • The Five Filaments Repertoire (150 spiral snacks organized by Filament)
  • Anatomy Inspired (20+ hours online anatomy course)
  • Fundamentals of Spiral Anatomy mini-course
  • Choose the fully online option with Case Study or
  • Attend all 3 of the 2026 in-person Immersive Weekends in the Scottish Borders:
    • Sept 26-27th
    • Oct 10-11th
    • Nov 7-8th
  • Step into Teaching Anatomy at a higher level as part of your offering
  • Five Filaments Specialist Logo
  • Community & Support with Monday Session Mentorship

The required reading for this Training is Spiral Bound: Integrated Anatomy for Yoga, which you will need to have around for continuous reference.

You’ll also receive the Sky & Earth Flow Companion PDF.

Both resources will appear in your My Resources Library once you’ve enrolled.


Post-graduate Support & CPD

Maintaining your 5FS Specialist status couldn’t be easier. Our community of spiral motion grows stronger as each specialist deepens their unique expertise year after year.

To keep your listing active in the Spiral Syllabus 5FS Directory, simply join one month of online mentorship annually. As a 5FS, you will have lifetime access to this community.

Find out more information about the 5FS Pathway here.

In person weekends are held at A Wee Retreat in Peebles, just 45 minutes south of Edinburgh.

Aimee Alexandra Schmidt, Cranio-Sacral Therapist, Pilates Practitioner & YTT grad

Karen is a phenomenal anatomy and yoga teacher. Her in-depth understanding of anatomical structures and her passion for the innate intelligence of the human body makes her a constant source of inspiration in my anatomy studies. Her work is particularly suited for anyone interested in putting the nuances of anatomy into motion thus enabling them to weave her teachings into their practice. Highly recommended!