Movement Intellect

Movement Intellect Welcome to our boutique studio. Movement Intellect is about celebrating movement. It's about nourishing the body and mind connection.

A place where we offer movement classes and personal training sessions for body-mind wellbeing (including Reformer Pilates, Equipment Pilates, Yoga, Fascia Movement & Release work and Mindfulness) During Pilates classes we'll focus on moving your body in a skilful and functional way that will help improve mobility and strength where you need it most in your daily life. We feel strongly about the fact that mindful movement is a form of meditation. If you join for a specific meditation session the focus is on guiding you through your own experience.

Last week I had the privilege to meet Katherine Tait and her team of physiotherapists at Table View Physio. What a team!...
24/11/2025

Last week I had the privilege to meet Katherine Tait and her team of physiotherapists at Table View Physio. What a team!

Katherine asked me to do a 90 minute staff education session, introducing them to the 12 myofascial meridians and fascia-focused movement. We talked about fascia as connective tissue but also fascia as a sensory organ and a system that is closely associated with our autonomic nervous system.

The ‘condition’ of our fascial system influences both our physical and mental wellbeing and, like me, Katherine and her team are passionate to help people find health through movement. Health means all of it, not just our physical bodies! Body and mind are intricately connected. The fascial system is in constant contact with the nervous system.

I am a firm believer in keeping a curious mind and am always evolving and learning more. Katherine’s team share this view. They are enthusiastic to learn more, to stay curious and open to the latest research and studies in our field, they feel passionate about giving their patients the best possible care and that includes having a ‘whole-listic’ view of the body-mind.

If you are looking for a knowledgeable, caring, experienced physiotherapist in Bloubergstrand, look no further than Katherine and her team.

If you are part of a Clinic / Practice and would like to understand more about integral anatomy, fascia and fascia-focussed movement as a pre-hab and rehab tool, get in touch with me, anneke@movementintellect.com.

I am a Fascia Movement Specialist, an Educator and Host for Anatomy Trains in Motion, Fascia in Focus and other FAMO Fascia Movement courses. I have almost 20 years of experience in teaching movement with intention.

I’m so proud to be part of this ‘movement’!
16/11/2025

I’m so proud to be part of this ‘movement’!

I might be a bit biased, but is this the most beautiful, tranquil Reformer studio in Bloubergstrand? Reformer classes wi...
13/11/2025

I might be a bit biased, but is this the most beautiful, tranquil Reformer studio in Bloubergstrand?

Reformer classes with space available:
Monday 5:30pm
Monday 6:30pm Beginners
Wednesday 5pm
Wednesday 6pm
Thursday 9am

Introduction block of 3 sessions R950
Monthly 1p/w, 4 sessions R1380
Monthly 2p/w, 8 sessions R2510

To sign up contact anneke@movementintellect.com

23/10/2025

Last chance to join our Dissection and Movement livestream at the discounted rate.

’The Thigh Uncovered: From Fascia to Function’ is a short series of Dissection & Movement livestreams with Todd Garcia & Anneke Kruger.

Attending a dissection, online or in person, takes your anatomy knowledge and your understanding of movement and biomechanics to the next level.

I would go as far as to say it’s essential if you are a movement professional serious about understanding integral anatomy and movement.

“During this very unique learning experience you will FEEL and EMBODY the anatomy and fascia movement qualities of the myofascia of the thigh through FAMO Fascia Movement® sequences with Anneke Krüger and then SEE and EMBRAIN the myofascial structures through fresh tissue dissection by Master Dissector Todd Garcia.”

More about us:

Todd is a Master dissector with over 20000 hours of dissection experience. Todd co-owns the Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment, founded in Boulder Colorado in 2003. Todd has taught and continues to teach human anatomy for a wide range of interested students and professionals worldwide. At Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment only the highest quality of tissue is used by having developed a long term working relationship with a high level donor program that continually provides fresh frozen cadavers which keeps the tissue and learning experience as close to life like as one can get in a dissection laboratory.

Anneke is an international Educator and Host of Anatomy Trains in Motion and FAMO Fascia Movement® courses. She is a comprehensively trained Pilates Teacher, a qualified Yoga Teacher and a Certified Advanced FAMO Fascia Movement® Teacher. She combines almost 20 years experience of teaching movement, knowledge of integral anatomy and the latest scientific evidence of fascia in movement, to offer you these practical and informative movement experiences.

22/10/2025

Dissection & Movement livestream with Todd Garcia & Anneke Krüger 8th & 9th November 2025, discounted price available until 25th October.

During the 3rd session of the ‘The Thigh Uncovered: From Fascia to Function’ we are exploring how to ‘Free The Hamstrings’.

If you have clients that always complain about tight hamstrings and stretching only gets them that far, this session will be an eye opener.

In this session we experience through fascia-focused movement:
🔹 Hamstrings, Adductor Magnus and associated fascia structures

Fascia Movement qualities in focus: Glide, Force transmission

During this session you will see the following structures during dissection:
* Biceps femoris
* Semitendinosus
* Semimembranosus
* Biceps femoris short head
* Adductor magnus relative to biceps femoris
* (Gastrocnemius & Hamstrings continuity / interaction behind the knee)

Todd will also show us the movement potential between these myofascial structures and how they relate to one another. Todd will dissect fresh, untreated, tissue.

The dissection and movement sessions will be delivered via zoom.

The sessions offer an education opportunity to anyone who teaches movement or use movement in therapy, so Pilates Teachers, Yoga Teachers, Personal Trainers, Physical Therapists, Biomechanics specialists all wel!

To book click on the link in stories.

22/10/2025

Save the date! 10 - 14th July 2026!

Montenegro
Mountains
Movement
More…

…you had me at mountains! 😉

A fascia-focused Movement & Wellbeing retreat is loading follks. Spaces will be limited. More information to follow soon but you can register your interest now and be the first to know!

Email me anneke@movementintellect.com with subject ‘Take me to Montenegro’

21/10/2025

Join Todd Garcia and Anneke Krüger for a unique Dissection & Movement zoom livestream, 8th & 9th November 2025.

Session 2 of the ‘The Thigh Uncovered: From Fascia to Function’ is entitled ‘Pathways And Communication’.

In this session we experience ( FEEL) through movement:
🔹 Quadriceps and associated fascia structures
🔹 Flexor Adductors and associated fascia structures

Fascia Movement qualities in focus: Glide, Elasticity

In this session you will SEE the following structures during dissection:
* Reveal all hip flexors and how they relate
* Re**us femoris
* Vastus lateralis, Vastus intermedius, Vastus medialis
* Adductor longus
* Adductor brevis
* (Adductor magnus)
* (Pectineus, Gracillis)
* (Reveal but not in focus - continuation of Flexor adductors to Psoas Major, Psoas Minor, Iliacus)
* (Pathway from adductor magnus to obturator internus to pelvic floor)

Todd will also show us the movement potential between these myofascial structures and how they relate to one another. Todd will dissect fresh, untreated, tissue.

The dissection and movement sessions will be delivered via zoom.

The sessions offer and education opportunity to anyone who teaches movement or use movement in therapy, so Pilates Teachers, Yoga Teachers, Personal Trainers, Physical Therapists, Biomechanics specialists all welcome!

To book click on link in stories.

20/10/2025

Are we born with a well defined Iliotibial band? Can we train springiness?

These are just some of the things we will talk about and reveal. There is still time to sign up to the Dissection & Movement livestream with Todd Garcia & Anneke Krüger 8th & 9th November 2025.

Session 1 of the ‘The Thigh Uncovered: From Fascia to Function’ is entitled ‘Form Follows Function’.

During this session we will experience through movement:
🔹 Abductors – dynamic stabilisers and movers
🔹 Fascia lata, Iliotibial band - adding an energy efficient spring to your step

Fascia Movement qualities in focus: Muscle collaboration, Multidimensionality, Elasticity, Force Transmission, Glide.

We will talk about the fascia lata as a force distribution structure and the importance of glide within and around the myofascial structures of the thigh. 

In this session you will see the following structures during livestream dissection:
* Fascia layering from skin to fascia lata
* Fascia lata (continuous with crural fascia)
* Illiotibial band as part of the fascia lata
* Tensor fascia lata
* Gluteus medius
* Gluteus maximus
* (Vastus lateralis)

Todd will also show us the movement potential between these myofascial structures and how they relate to one another. Todd will dissect fresh, untreated, tissue.

The dissection and movement sessions will be delivered via zoom.

The sessions offer an education opportunity to anyone who teaches movement or use movement in therapy.

To book click on link in stories.

19/10/2025

A world first - FAMO Fascia Movement and Dissection livestream experience!

’The Thigh Uncovered: From Fascia to Function’ is a short series of Dissection & Movement livestreams with Todd Garcia & me!

All Movement Teachers, this interactive livestream education experience is for YOU!

“During this very unique learning experience you will FEEL and EMBODY the anatomy and fascia movement qualities of the myofascia of the thigh through FAMO Fascia Movement® sequences with Anneke Krüger and then SEE and EMBRAIN the myofascial structures through fresh tissue dissection by Master Dissector Todd Garcia.”

We’re offering 3 short sessions to get underneath the skin of the thigh.

These sessions will help you gain an understanding of the myofascia of the thigh and offer new ideas of how to approach this area of the body through resource-orientated integrative movement training. During the movement sequences we will review the anatomy and feel how fascia-focused training can enhance existing training protocols.

Our dissections are layered from the superficial tissues to neighbouring and deeper structures for a clear understanding of the intimate relationship between the myofascial structures of the thigh and how these relationships influence function.

This livestream event will be delivered through Zoom webinar, to sign up, follow the link on my website, it will prompt an email to Todd who will issue you with an invoice for payment. Easy!

Details:
Dates –
Session 1: Form follows function
November 8th, 2025 8:00 AM MDT / 4 PM CET

Session 2: Pathways and communication
November 8th, 2025 12 PM MDT / 8 PM CET

Session 3: Freeing the hamstrings
November 9th, 2025– session 3 8:00 AM MDT / 4 PM CET

All sessions are 2.5 hours long.

Discounted price of $315 USD if you sign up to all 3 sessions, held until 25th October 2025

To book email anatomylight@yahoo.com

16/10/2025

I’m excited to announce that I will be teaching at the incredible Conscious Movement Conference in Cape Town again!

Join me for ‘Reformer meets Fascia Movement’, Saturday 21st November at 2:30pm. Even better, join for a whole weekend at the conference, it’s an incredible line up!

For more information, bookings or questions head over to

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07/10/2025

Meet Paulius, a Biomechanic Specialist and very experienced movement coach. Before attending the Anatomy Trains in Motion course he had already read Thomas W Myers groundbreaking Anatomy Trains book and he has been applying knowledge of the 12 myofascial meridians very successfully in his work.

He felt the Anatomy Trains in Motion course has given him an even deeper understanding of the Anatomy Trains lines and more practical tools to use with his clients.

Anatomy Trains in Motion is a 3 day integral anatomy course, we learn and embody the myofascial anatomy through movement.

The course was written by Karin Gurtner of Switzerland based .academy , it is officially recognised by Thomas W Myers, author of Anatomy Trains.

The course has evolved over the last 15 years to bring you an experience based, research informed approach to fascia-focused movement. It is the foundation course for FAMO Fascia Movement certification.

If you own a studio or clinic and have at least 10 students interested in this course, get in touch, I’m happy to travel anywhere!

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Movement Intellect is about celebrating movement. It's about nourishing the body and mind connection. During Pilates classes we'll focus on moving your body in a skilful and functional way that will help improve mobility and strength where you need it most in your daily life. We feel strongly about the fact that mindful movement is a form of meditation. If you join for a specific meditation session the focus is on guiding you through your own experience.