primal mŪv

An Animal-inspired Workout

Primal Mūv entails Quadrupedal Movement Training (QMT), an animal-inspired workout that combines bodyweight conditioning, functional callisthenics, and balance drills to develop coordination and stability while building strength and flexibility.

Rooted in natural all-fours movement patterns, such as crawling, squatting, lunging, and rotational sequences, this practice engages the body’s connective tissue system to improve posture, structural symmetry, and overall movement efficiency.

Benefits

A return to how your body is meant to move naturally. 

 

Animal-inspired primal movement patterns help you build a foundation of strength, mobility, and coordination that can carry over into your daily life.

 

Primal movements improve joint health, posture, and injury resilience, making movement more efficient and pain-free.

Giovanni Tagliamonte

Giovanni Tagliamonte is a Yoga teacher and Primal Movement facilitator who integrates the discipline of classical Hatha Yoga with a rooted, instinctive approach to movement. Deeply influenced by time spent in South India, Giovanni shares a practice shaped by traditional Hindu philosophy, one that honours the body as a vehicle for awareness through postures (asana), breathwork (pranayama), and meditation (dhyana).

His path later expanded into Primal Strength, a raw, functional movement system inspired by quadrupedal movement training (QMT) and animal flow. This method blends bodyweight conditioning, callisthenics, and mobility work through crawling, squatting, lunging, and rotational patterns. Each sequence is designed to rebuild natural strength and coordination while improving posture, structural symmetry, and overall movement efficiency.

Whether holding space for quiet, breath-led yoga or leading a dynamic Primal Strength session, Giovanni guides students toward deeper presence, where movement becomes a practice of awareness, resilience, and connection to self.


Practice & Learn:

Monkey walk

Crab

Cat walk

Inchworm

Side & Front kick through

Frog walk

Horse kick

Handstand Entrances

Duck walk

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