Catherine Carrigan

Catherine Carrigan, president of Total Fitness, is an expert in the fine art of personal transformation. She calls on years of experience in three main areas of expertise: fitness, nutrition and healing.

Training in fitness

• Certified Personal Fitness Trainer: A.C.E. certified in Personal Fitness Training.
• Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist Practitioner (C.H.E.K.  Practitioner), Level I:  Chek Institute.
• Certified Group Exercise Instructor: A.C.E. certified in Group Exercise.
• A.C.E. Specialty Recognitions: Strength training and  Mind-Body Fitness.
• Exercise Coach,  Chek Institute.
• Certified Yoga Teacher: Three certifications through Integrative Yoga Therapy, the White Lotus Foundation, and the Atlanta Yoga Fellowship. Additional teacher training with Erich Schiffmann.
• Practitioner of Qi Gong, Chinese martial arts.
• Certified Older Adult Fitness Trainer through the American Institute of Fitness Educators.

Training in nutrition

• Holistic Lifestyle Coach, though the Chek Institute, Level 3.
• Certified Sports Nutritionist through the American Aerobics Assocation International/International Sports Medicine Association.
• Author, Healing Depression: A Holistic Guide (New York: Marlowe and Co., 1999), a book discussing nutrition and lifestyle to heal depression without drugs.
• Schwarzbein Practitioner though Dr. Diana Schwarzbein, M.D., expert in balancing hormones naturally.

Training in healing

• Specialized Kinesiology, through Sue Maes of London, Ontario, Canada.
• Self Empowerment Technology Practitioner.
• Brain Gym, Vision Circles and Brain Organization instructor through the Educational Kinesiology Foundation.
• Certified Touch for Health practitioner.
• Thai Yoga Body Therapy.
• Reiki Master, Usui tradition.
• Life Coaching through Sue Maes' Mastering Your Knowledge Mentorship Program and Peak Potentials.
• Medical Intuitive Readings and Quantum Healing

Other

• Health and fitness columnist
• Playwright of 12 plays, 3 produced in New York City
• Past Spokesperson, the Depression Wellness  Network
• Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University
• Former national spokesperson for Johnson & Johnson 
• Owner and co-host, Total Fitness Radio Show.

1951 Northside Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318
Office: (404)350-8581
catherine@totalfitness.net