catherine mccrum
London
I work with a wide variety of individual students ranging from professional
athletes, musicians and actors to people with chronic pain issues, injuries or
those simply wanting to become more in tune with how they move in daily life. I
teach regular workshops for the general public and also to Pilates and fitness
teachers, physiotherapists, runners, tennis and golf coaches and ski
instructors. I’m the creator of the FeldenFit 30 day Programme to refine your
ability for powerful, effective and balanced movement which is hosted by Ritter
Dressage. I co teach an online course for riders called The Aware Rider with Dr
Thomas Ritter and Shana Ritter. I add rider content on the Ritter’s online
courses which focus on the biomechanics of dressage. I am also a Gestalt
psychotherapist with a particular interest in working with developing awareness
of how my clients embody their emotional and psychological patterns. Biography
I’m an accredited Feldenkrais practitioner and have been teaching sport, fitness
and movement since 1986. I also have an Msc in Clinical Gestalt Psychotherapy.
As an internationally qualified ski instructor and ski instructor coach, I
taught in Europe, New Zealand and USA. Returning to London I worked as a
personal trainer and was one of the first to incorporate Pilates into my
training methods. Many of my clients were very fit but I was always looking for
something that would take them further. Despite daily strengthening and
stretching regimes and regular osteopathic and physiotherapy treatments I found
that their progress was often hampered by niggling injuries and chronic
stiffness. Only when I came across the Feldenkrais Method did I make the
connection that stretching, strengthening or manipulation were not the key. As I
incorporated the Feldenkrais Method into my training my clients started to
recognise for themselves how the way they moved could cause injury and interfere
with their ability to reach their goals. Through the lessons they learned how
much excess effort they put into everything they did, not only in sport but also
daily activities. They started to notice surprising and unexpected improvements
in their coordination. Many reported an increased sense of physical comfort and
ease. I decided to embark on the 4 year Feldenkrais Training which I completed
in 2002. I completed my Masters in Clinical Gestalt Psychotherapy in 2016.
