“September 24,2015

Re: Catherine Thomas BSED, MFA&GCFD

I have known Catherine Thomas for over 15 years and it is with great pleasure that I recommend her services and expertise especially in working with psychiatric patients struggling in therapy. Patients may have somatic obstacles which would be suited to her expertise. She works with all ages from infancy to elders.She has been working with patients for more than 20 years. Some of the diagnostic categories which have responded well to her interventions would include Dementia,Strokes,Movement disorders, Brain injuries, Learning disabilities and Abuse of all etiologies. Catherine is a true healer and provides for your patients a very important resource to improve their daily functioning.

Leonora K Petty M.D. FAPA”

-Anne McB, Ohio

“It was an honor that I had the opportunity to meet someone with such great depth and transparency. I often feel most people are masked, and to have a true authentic exchange is very rare.”Joella

“…I have worked with Catherine for almost a year now both as a private client and as a student in her movement class. I am impressed with the depth of her knowledge of the human body and how it works and her ability to put that knowledge to work in assisting people in healing. I have been so pleased with the results of our work together that I have referred both clients and students of mine to Catherine for private Lessons…”
-Julia Rinne

“(My lesson) was great…I never knew that low back pain could melt in such a happy and pleasurable way. To unravel so quickly my walking patterns from early childhood was remarkable! Catherine’s teaching is compassionate and concise, Thank You.”
-Anonymous Patient.

With some of the issues I have had, Catherine’s hands on work have just melted away the issue in just one session.Now, I have meant to use the lessons taught by Catherine to progress and maintain what I have improved on. I will probably use Feldenkrais the rest of my life. I now see in other people the issues I have had most of my life but that have disappeared in me using Feldenkrais. Every lesson peels another layer of the onion of my body and I discover more about how my body really should function.”-Jim, 2010

     I began treatments in July of 2006. With the motorcycle accident, I had torn tendons in the ankle and a torn rotator cuff in shoulder. Over a period of 4-5 months, I had lessons every other week. Relief came rather quickly. I had almost immediate signs of relief with signs of recovery which eliminated the need for surgery or disability from work. I was able to work to full capacity within a short amount of time. I highly recommend Catherine’s sessions and I am so indebted to her. Because my job is so physical, it was essential to heal. I would not hesitate coming back for maintenance and for more lessons in general.”
Dennis Welsh, Max Tile, Petaluma, 2006

“I had arrived to the first lesson with a splitting headache, and plans only to stay for a few moments. The session ended before I knew it and I felt like I could do anything. My body felt completely relaxed and my mind clear.”

Kathy Q. 1998 , Pianist and Teacher

“For the past 4 years, I have had constant and chronic lower back pain. I had had surgeries and was having to use pain relievers. I had tried just about everything. An orthopedic doctor at Kaiser suggested I try Feldenkrais. I wasn’t even sure what that was. Not too long after, I met Catherine Thomas, who happened to be a Feldenkrais Instructor. I was open to lessons, and we began working together. After just a couple lessons I began to feel some flexibility returning. A few more lessons after that and I began to notice an ongoing reduction in the daily pain level, as well as increased flexibility. As a professional who sits in a desk 8-10 hours a day, this improvement was not only welcome, but essential in the continuation of my practice. Even though someone may not be familiar with the Feldenkrais method, I recommend opening your mind and allowing Catherine to teach you new ways of movement, including getting to know your body from the inside out.” You will be amazed, 

Matt Fannin, Certified Financial Planner, Santa Rosa 2006

“I would highly recommend Catherine Thomas as a Nutritionist, Health and Medical Advocate, Life Counselor, Feldenkrais Practitioner, Health care Manager, meal planner, dietitian, and friend. She was a wonderful help to my husband and me during his illness (prostate cancer) and was so understanding throughout the two year period of time. We both felt that his quality of life was so much better than it would have been without her dedication to finding the very best way of managing his care. We also felt that his life was quite extended because of her care!  We were even able to travel for months which allowed us to really be together.  We took several cruises, one to the British Isles and Wales where his family had originally been from, something he had always wanted to do, and another to the Mediterranean. We took smaller trips here on the west coast and we enjoyed ourselves together so much! I hold those memories so dearly. I feel he would not have been well enough to enjoy those experiences without her care.