Movement Method 101: Core Curriculum
Finally. A course that explains the why behind the Method.
With Kate Gillespie and Matt Phippen of Movement Method.
Between the two of us, we’ve spent decades teaching movement - Yoga, Pilates, Postural Restoration, Functional Range Conditioning - and this course is the culmination of it all.
We built this for the person who wants to better understand their body, their movement patterns, and why they might be stuck in pain.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice about your low back, SI joint, shoulder, neck, knee, or hip impingement, this course is designed to connect the dots.
Movement Method 101 distills the modalities we love most into a clear, practical framework that helps you understand how breathing, posture, gait, mobility, and strength all influence each other, and how small changes can completely change the way your body feels and functions.
Whether you’re here to move better yourself or to better help others, this course will change the way you look at movement.
What You’ll Learn
How modern life creates suboptimal movement patterns - and what to do about it.
How your core actually works as a pressure system.
Why breathing mechanics and movement mechanics are the same conversation.
How posture, gait, mobility, and strength influence pain, movement quality, and performance.
You’ll walk away with practical tools to start shifting these patterns, a deeper understanding of how your body works, and the confidence to take care of yourself in a more informed way.
And if you teach movement, this course will completely change the way you work with people.
Who This Course is For
For the Movement Method regular who wants to go deeper.
For the movement professional looking for a framework that applies across modalities.
For anyone who wants to better understand their body - not just follow instructions.
For people who feel stuck in recurring pain patterns and want a clearer understanding of what might actually be driving them.
What’s Inside
12 sections covering:
The Stack
Breath mechanics
Intra-abdominal pressure
The extension-compression pattern
Gait
Rotation
Mobility and strength integration
…and more
Includes video instruction, detailed written breakdowns with clear graphics, and a reference guide you can return to anytime.
✓ A robust written curriculum (70+ pages of science-based information on breath and movement mechanics, techniques, and practical applications)
✓ Detailed course videos
✓ Lifetime access to all written and video content
Your $575 USD Investment Includes:
Meet Kate Gillespie
Kate’s practice began over 20 years ago. Years of competitive sports had her wound so tight that it took nearly a year to touch her toes. The physical shift was immediate - but the deeper shift in her nervous system, perspective, and life is what truly hooked her. Yoga felt like magic.
After nearly a decade of practice, Kate pursued her first teacher training program in Costa Rica, with the intention of deepening her personal practice and having an extended vacation from a demanding finance career. The rest is history.
For many years, the physical practice of yoga asana was transformative for her. And then, at a certain point, it wasn’t. She got curious.
That curiosity led Kate into the study of functional movement and breath mechanics. While her teaching is still influenced by 25 years of yoga - the presence, flow, and reverence for practice remain - her work today is far more grounded in biomechanics. Kate blends principles from Postural Restoration and Pilates with mobility and strength work to help people move more efficiently, breathe better, and build resilient bodies.
Kate teaches public classes in Vancouver, Canada as well as trainings and retreats all over the world. Visit Kate’s website for all of her offerings.
Meet Matt Phippen
With a variety of formal training in many disciplines, Matt’s teaching pulls from numerous styles in the Yoga system, as well as Postural Restoration, Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and Functional Range Systems.
Blending the old with the new, and combining tradition with science, Matt offers an intelligent and relevant style for students wanting to improve the way they move and breathe, and for teachers seeking insight and refinement in the way they teach.
Matt is based in Los Angeles, and teaches classes, workshops, and trainings online and all around the world. Visit Matt’s website for all of his offerings.
Let’s Connect
Have a question, or want to learn more about the course? Reach out below and we’ll be in touch soon!