Become a 123 Approach Teacher in 2025

This 50-hour certificate programme is underpinned by facilitators Arran Knight and David Michel’s recent book, ‘The 123 Approach to Fitness’. This training will provide you with an integrative, expert-level education in the books ‘123 Approach’, which covers anatomy, posture techniques, teaching methodology, and a cutting-edge movement philosophy, all geared towards enhancing cardiovascular activities.

Who’s it for?

The curriculum has been designed for Yoga and Pilates teachers who want more depth, skill, inspiration, and engagement in their practice and teaching.  You will learn to think critically and teach mindfully, supporting your clients to integrate Yoga, Pilates, and release work into their chosen cardiovascular activity.

The study schedule contains tailored exercises, injury prevention and management strategies, basic exercise psychology, and exercise framing methods. You will learn to develop exercise sequences ultimately deal with tension throughout the body, all with the backdrop of clear and accessible language.

Course Focus

  • Develop a working understanding of strength, stretch, and soft tissue release techniques.

  • Learn how to combine these techniques to best effect for everyday movements and cardiovascular activities.

  • Learn how to keep things simple when talking about anatomy.

  • Learn how to work creatively with imbalance, dysfunction, and pain in your students.

  • Learn to teach with structure and reasoning, underpinned by research for holistic practitioners.

  • Create an action plan to start teaching ‘The 123 Approach’ upon graduating from the course.

  • Delve deeper into the work laid out in ‘The 123 Approach to Fitness’ book, and make this integrative self-help guide work harder for you when delivering its content to clients.

Prerequisites and Certification

Students must have completed either a Yoga or Pilates Teacher Training. This training is accredited by Yoga Alliance International as continuing education for teachers. You will receive a certificate upon graduation.

Investment

£595 inclusive of all training materials and certificate.

 Dates and Course structure

50hrs in-person training spread across 6 days.

Dates TBD

  • "By far one of the most amazing experiences of my 40+ years so far…. each and every day since the learnings are with me, continuing to take shape, evolve and grow"

    Nathalie Cuznor

  • "This course gave me the tools to teach in a way that hugely broadened and diversified my student base".

    Denise Brims

  • If you want a new, fun, and engaging framework for teaching movement, this course is for you!"

    Claire Dennison

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