Advanced Movement Principles™

Advanced training for experienced Pilates professionals looking to deepen their understanding of movement patterns and practice with greater safety and critical thinking.

 

From exercise to an advanced understanding of movement

Advanced Movement Principles™ is aimed at experienced instructors working with individuals who have imbalances, limitations, or injuries. It combines theoretical education, practical application, assessment, and program design.

Core modules 

  • AMP Fundamentals — client history, fascia, and modern understanding of pain
  • The Low Back — assessment and progressive functional improvement
  • The Lower Body — hip, knee, ankle, and foot
  • The Upper Body — thoracic and cervical spine, shoulder, and upper extremity
  • Special Conditions — adaptation to complex neurological, autoimmune, and other conditions

Target audience

Balanced Body® recommends three years of Pilates teaching experience and completion of the Movement Principles course. The program is also open to comprehensively trained instructors from other recognized schools, subject to official prerequisites.

Completion and Recognition

The full pathway combines video and live courses and includes case studies. Upon fulfilling all official requirements, graduates are recognized as Balanced Body Advanced Movement Practitioners.

  • When I found out that your studio offers Balanced Body courses online and decided to enroll, of course, I knew you were an experienced instructor. But honestly, I didn't fully realize how lucky I was to find you until our first class... The way you teach is clear, engaging and very supportive. You don't judge beginners, quite the opposite! You encourage us to be brave, curious, and hungry for knowledge, to believe in ourselves and just grow, grow, grow. I've taken many courses before (not related to Pilates), and many of them were great, but your style is really special. It truly warms my heart.
    Anastasia