CATalist Academy - School of Mindfulness & Spinefulness 正念与正脊教育中心

15/12/2025

Most of my students may not know this, but I didn’t start as a yoga or CAT practitioner. I began as a meditation practitioner.

When Gert first trained us, he spoke about the old brain and the new brain. It was the first time I had heard those words, but for many years, I couldn’t fully connect them with mindfulness.

So I held the teachings as separate things, mind on one side, body on the other. Looking back, It has taken thirteen years for everything to come together in practice, in experience, and in understanding.

It also took a long time to find the language to say this in a way people can actually feel, not just understand.

This video is the result of that journey.
Enjoy.

13/12/2025

✨ 2026 · A New Year, A Healthier Relationship with Smartphones 📱🌱

Many parents ask:
“How can I help my teen use their smartphone more wisely -without conflict or bans?”

This is why we created the Mindful Smartphone Program.

A research-proven, mindfulness-based program that helps teens build awareness, focus, and healthier digital habits—without banning phones.

🌱 2026 isn’t about taking things away.
It’s about helping teens grow clarity, choice, and inner strength in a digital world.

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to start the new year,
this may be the right first step.

📍 Lightgrey, Sungai Buloh
🧠 Weekly lessons | Chinese & English
📱 For teens navigating smartphones, school, and life

Registration https://forms.gle/D2LgD1pusmJeStKfA
or PM me for details.

Let’s begin 2026 with less struggle, more understanding, and a healthier relationship with technology - for our teens, and for us. 💛

13/12/2025

讲讲大道理 : Christmas production
#讲讲大道理

13/12/2025

已经练正念一段时间了，
却还是感觉卡住了……
好像哪里不太对劲？

11/12/2025

很多人以为：做瑜伽 = 变柔软。
结果做完更痛，因为把所有紧绷的坏习惯一起拉进去。😅

CAT 不一样。
我们不是要你变成杂技演员，而是让你的身体回到最自然、最舒服的状态。

瑜伽本来应该疗愈。
身体说“谢谢”的感觉，比做到大劈腿更重要。✨

11/12/2025

Mindfulness by Calvinn Onn

10/12/2025

你以为你没在正念，其实你一直都在

09/12/2025

I always get this question:
“Why is my posture like this? Why I have this bad habit? How did it happen and CATalist comes in?”

This video explains it perfectly. 👇

09/12/2025

人们学习了正念 mindfulness 与 CAT， 绝大部分都希望在一两个月里见到效果成绩，这是人之常情，但这两个技术，都很需要身体与意识上习惯性的常握运动窍诀，再加上耐心，恒心与汗水。

它并不是辟里巴拉，胡里轰龙地上几堂课，便能获得在身上的东西，虽然我们也很想这样，也很努力地设计简易课程 (那会很容易收学生)。

基于一个全面的教育中心(正念与正脊)，我们办有了阶段课程，复习课程，个别指导，线上补充引导，假日工作坊， retreat， 师资培训课程等等，一系列互补方式，让学员们可以在最短的日子里，掌握技术全貌，方便日后自己进修。

这个新的2026年，便是一个绝好的学习，入门与复习的机会。。！

此课程非常适合家庭初学者入门。。

From Tension to Harmony: A Mindfulness + CAT Approach to Tech
Special 2026 Parent & Teen Program (Weekly Ongoing Sessions)

Are smartphones causing stress, distraction, or conflict at home?
This weekly program is designed to help parents and teens build healthier digital habits, improve emotional balance, and learn better posture for today’s tech-heavy lifestyle together.

Our unique 2-hour Parent–Teen Rotation format session allows both groups to learn side by side, each receiving the exact support they need.

🔄 2-Hour Parent–Teen Rotation Each Week
Hour 1

👦 Teens: Mindful Smartphone Session
🧍‍♀️ Parents: CAT Mindful Movement (release tension and good posture support)

Hour 2

👦 Teens: CAT exercises + Tech Posture Awareness
🧍‍♀️ Parents: Mindfulness for Well-Being &
Supporting Responsible Smartphone Use at Home

🌱 Program Benefits

✔ Reduce conflict at home
✔ Build healthier smartphone habits
✔ Improve focus & emotional regulation
✔ Correct tech posture with CAT
✔ Reduce neck, shoulder & back tension
✔ Strengthen parent–teen communication
✔ Learn practical Mindfulness + CAT tools for daily life

This program brings together the strengths of Mindfulness and Critical Alignment Therapy (CAT) to support both mind and body in the digital age.

📲 Registration https://forms.gle/D2LgD1pusmJeStKfA

Starts in January 2026! Exact start date will be confirmed once we have enough participants.

📞 6012-339 3810
📧 journeywithinstudio@gmail.com

09/12/2025

Fist CAT article by Michelle Tai