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Catie Brier - Contortion & Flexibility Instructor

I am a world-renowned flexibility/contortion coach and former pro contortionist. Full-time coach for 10+ years. Check out my website for more info!
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From SF 🇺🇸 Based in Munich 🇩🇪

I offer 1-1 online coaching, in-person workshops in Europe, and more.

29/05/2026

12 years of student progress…

It feels like just yesterday that I just started teaching contortion and flexibility classes at Circus Center in San Francisco. But at the same time, we’ve lived in an entire life (literally, Sammy’s entire life 🤣).

At this point, I’ve personally worked with thousands of students, which is so cool and also insane 😆

These photos are just a small glimpse of the progress made by students over the last 12 years 🦐 (and I also realized that I prioritized older before/afters when I was compiling the photos 😅)

So if YOU want to work with me, now is the perfect time, because The Catie Brier Method: Backbending starts in just one week!

I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the last 12 years of coaching and put it into this four week ONLINE course, that is *genuinely* beneficial for all levels.

Comment TCBM and little robot Catie will send you the details 🤖

Stay shrimpy, friends 🦐

20/05/2026

Intentions are a HUGE part of safe flexibility training…

When doing backbends you are, of course, bending your back. And muscle activation on the back side of your body is CRUCIAL.

But if you’re *only* thinking of the back side of your body, and “arching” or “bending” your back, you’re limiting yourself.

Focusing on the front of your body is an extremely beneficial way to approach backbending 👍

You want to create length and “space” in your body so that you’re not crunching/forcing the bend.

✔️ Opening the chest and ribs
✔️ Reaching the shoulders up
✔️ Reaching or pushing away through the legs

Are all good cues to start implementing into your training 💯

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

And if you find this info helpful, but don’t know what actual exercises to do and how to set the right intentions to see lasting progress, you’re in luck! The upcoming 4-week ONLINE backbending course (The Catie Brier Method: Backbending) starts in just 2 weeks 🤩

Comment TCBM and little robot Catie will send you the details 🤖

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06/05/2026

Low back pain is a sign that something is not working properly 🚨

It does NOT mean that you need to spend more time trying to “stretch” your low back.

Most commonly low back pain comes from lack of strength; glutes, low abs, upper back, you name it!

There are a lot of muscles that need to work together to make backbending safe and effective. Just trying to bend your back with no intention or clear focus ain’t gonna cut it ❌

And this is exactly what The Catie Brier Method: Backbending (my upcoming 4-week ONLINE course), is made for! To teach you *exactly* how to use your muscles for safer, happier backbending. Full details and sign up in bio 🤍

(Before you ask, the course is all-levels! So don’t worry if you can’t do the tricks in the videos. Those are the *outcome* of foundational back flexibility training, not the starting point.)

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

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01/05/2026

Back in the day…

This week I learned that there are lot of you who don’t know anything about my background, so I wanted to use that as an opportunity to talk about me!

Before becoming a contortion coach, I was a dancer, acrobat, and professional contortionist 🦐

Early in my contortion career, my back was injured by a coach (long story), which cut my career short.

But this injury put me on my current path! And I’ve spent the last 12 years learning and developing techniques to teach extreme flexibility in safe, sustainable ways 💯

My goal from the beginning of my teaching career was to figure out new, more effective methods of training contortion.

I didn’t want to force anyone’s body to do something it didn’t want to do. I wanted to learn how to help people get there safely and without pain.

And this is exactly what The Catie Brier Method: Backbending is all about! This upcoming 4-week course will give you the safest and most effective techniques for training back flexibility, plus SO 👏 MUCH 👏 INFORMATION 👏

I LOVE explaining the how’s and why’s of everything I teach, so you’re not just hoping for the best with no understanding of *why* you’re doing things.

Comment TCBM and robot Catie with send you the detail for the course!

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

27/04/2026

In general, don’t let people push you like this unless they are a highly reputable contortion coach. It’s just not necessary or worth the possible injury.

This is old-school “stretching”, often used in gymnastics, and we have way better and more effective methods nowadays!

(Like, the upcoming 4-week online backbending course, The Catie Brier Method: Backbending 🤍 Full details in my bio)

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

26/04/2026

Full on Shrimpy™️ transformation! 🦐🦐🦐

Sangeetha’s started with me in 2024 (at 42) with some flexibility and strength, but her technique wasn’t great and she had some issues holding her back.

But now, at 43, we’ve corrected her technique, broken past those barriers, and is consistently making such beautiful progress!

So just remember, YOU’RE 👏 NOT 👏 TOO 👏 OLD 👏 TO 👏 START 👏 GETTING 👏 BENDY 👏

You just need to put the work in (and work with a *good* coach), and you too can have a Shrimpy transformation!

Safe backbending techniques and problem solving are the name of the game when training with. And The Catie Brier Method: Backbending (my upcoming 4-week ONLINE back flexibility course 🎉) includes the exact problem-solving techniques used to help Sangeetha, plus MUCH more 💯

Training starts June 5th! For more info, comment “TCBM” and little robot Catie will DM you the deets 🤖

I hope to see you there 🤍

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

27/02/2026

Contortion and flexibility training have different purposes.

(And if you’re new to my page, you NEED this info 💯)

Before getting into training contortion tricks, you must first start with training your flexibility.

But so many people want to gloss over that and jump right into the “fun” stuff… which is not the safest plan.

Swipe through the slides to learn why!

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

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P.S. The upcoming 2-Day Flexibility Intensives in Berlin focus on the exact style of flexibility training that translates seamlessly into contortion tricks 💯 (as do all of my online programs!)

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24/02/2026

2 years of Flexibility Intensives (Sound on for vibes 💯)

Next up: BERLIN! 🇩🇪

The next 2-Day Flexibility Intensive will be in May! And Berlin has been so popular that we’re doing TWO weekends 😃

No previous experience required.
You don’t need to be “flexible enough”.
If you want to work with me, I want to work with you!

24-hour Priority Registration will start *exclusively* for those on the Workshop Mailing List on March 2nd 🚨

Comment WORKSHOP and I’ll send you all the info you need for priority registration, dates, etc 💯

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

All videos are from the Intensives in 2024-2025. They took place in Austria, France, Italy, Germany, and Denmark (plus we just got back from doing an Intensive in Amsterdam 😅)!

Thanks so much to everyone who has joined 🙏
Ya’ll have brought us so much joy! 🥰

10/02/2026

Morals of the story:

Don’t push through pain ❌

All problems have solutions ✅

You can always improve 😃

Never stop learning. Even professionals still work with good coaches! 💯

Stay Shrimpy, friends 🦐

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