Move with Embodiment
Move with Embodiment
Attention is the beginning of change
Eric Franklin
A b o u t
Hey! That's me. Zeren.
What gives me Joy, I follow because I know it has always pointed out the right place to be in life, for me. It is my guide. So I find my Joy in listening to Music, in movement, in teaching and in my Embodiment practice. I move a lot and in different contexts; I do Pilates, some weightlifting, some Brazilian Ji-Jitsu, some handbalance stuff. I am addicted to walking and it is the perfect activity for me to clear my mind, listen to music or embody.
I L-O-V-E Franklin Method. It has become inseparable from my teacher identity. Or, my being here on earth in general.
I like to listen to what Ido Portal, Eric Franklin, Spinoza, Eckhart Tolle, Raymond Carver, Langston Huges have to say. Gil Hedley? Yes! I like Lord of the Rings, Narnia, some Turkish poetry. I’m also a Potterhead. I deeply love Lao-Tzu and Tao-Te Ching. My 2 favorite movies are “Man from Earth” and “ When Harry Met Sally”.
I have three cats that I love to cuddle. I really enjoy cooking, I read and write, I prepare workshops, I contemplate on my teaching and on Life in general, I read and try to find answers to silly questions that I ask myself, I find peace in cleaning my house and organizing everything, which satisfies my mild and friendly OCD.
I am a...
Balanced Body Master Instructor
BASI Pilates Comprehensive Teacher
Franklin Method Level 3 Educator
Interpreter for Movement Sciences
Comprehensive Trainings, Continuing Education and Workshops
Education Related to Pilates /Movement/Anatomy
Comprehensive Trainings, Continuing Education and Workshops
2025
-Franklin Method Pelvic Floor Fascia, with Eric Franklin, Lisbon, Portugal April 2025
2024
-Franklin Method Fascia of Foot, Leg, Hip Trainer, New York June 8-9
-Tom Waldron, Effortless Weightbearing, May 2024
2023
-The Nerve Tour, Gil Hedley, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Hands-On Human Dissection Course at Anatomical Research Institute with Alison Wesley&Ann Teachwort, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
-Franklin Method Liberated Spine, June 2023 New York City, NY, USA
-Franklin Method & Pilates, June 2023, New York City, NY, USA (where I co-taught with Eric Franklin)
-Franklin Method Level 3 Training, March-October 2023
-The Neural Touch, April 2023, Tom Waldron
-Franklin Method Level 1 Training March-October 2023 (which I translated into Turkish)
2022
-Franklin Method Level 2 Training, September 2022 -March 2023
- Franklin Method Level 1 Training January-August 2022
-Baps Academy Mentor Program 1&2, Taha Erpulat, İstanbul
-Franklin Method Relax Your Neck&Liberate Your Shoulders/Eric Franklin, İstanbul (which I translated into Turkish)
-Franklin Method/Workshop on the Spine/Eric Franklin, İstanbul
2021
-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Strong, Flexible and Adaptable Knees
-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Tone Your Core, Release Your Back
- Franklin Method/Eric Franklin/Art and Science of Cueing for Movement (May 2,-June 27)
-Balanced Body University Master Instructor Part 2 (February 2021- May 2021)
-Franklin Method/Tom Waldron/Dynamic Pelvic Floor Fascia Workshop
-Tom McCook's Mentorship Program for Pilates Teachers #1
2019
-Balanced Body University / Master Instructor Training Part 1,Sacramento, California, USA
2018
-Anatomy of Spine and Pilates (Turkish Sports Physiotherapy Association)- by Prof. Dr. Gül Baltacı, Doç Dr. Aydan Aytar, Uzm. Fzt. Görkem Dizdar, Fzt. Zeynep Baş
2017
*BASI Pilates® Comprehensive Teacher Training Program (Cengiz Han Üçgün, Mariam Younossi ve Maria Sylla) – İzmir, Turkey
2016
*Balanced Body Pilates on Tour-İstanbul
-Mat Correctives with Tom McCook
-Gait in the Pilates studio with Nancy Myers
-Stand up! Balance on Mat with Valentin MS
-Pilates as Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Dysfunction with Chrissy Romani-Ruby
*30 Hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training for Yoga Instructors with Devrim Akkaya
2013-2015
*Pilates System Level 1,2,3 Mat & Equipments (Dr.Serdar Gürbüz)-Ankara
*Chair-Barrel 1
*Chair-Barrel Level 2
*Pregnancy and Pilates (Dr. Serdar Gürbüz ve Dr. Cüneyt Özcan)
*Barış İşcan/ 200 Hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
Academic Education
2016-2019
Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara Turkey
Master of Science Degree on Motor Control at Sports Education Department
Thesis: “The Effect of Cognitive Task Difficulty On Postural Control”
2011-2012
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Erasmus program for a full academic year
Courses on Literature, Cinema and Greek Language
2008-2013
Hacettepe University , Ankara Turkey
Bachelor's Degree on English Translation and Interpreting
Bachelor’s Degree Double Major in German Language
Links to Read:
Masters Thesis: https://open.metu.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11511/45014/index.pdf
Published Paper: Gait & Posture, Volume 96, July 2022, Pages 1-8
Link to the paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966636222001242