Hoopadelic is the inspiration and a labor of love of founder, Catherine Flournoy. Prior to the company's inception, Catherine, like many others, was in search of a life path that would be both creative and spiritually rewarding.

With a strong love and passion for dance and other forms of fluid movement, Catherine also found herself driven by a calling to love and serve. In her spare time, Catherine would volunteer for various organizations, including the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Heart Touch, a group dedicated to bringing the gift of healing touch to hospitalized individuals. Upon her introduction to hoopdance, an art that incorporated freestyle dancing and meditation with the essence of the childhood phenomenon of hula hooping, Catherine immediately knew she had discovered a path that would change the course of her life.

Through hoopdancing, Catherine found that doors were starting to open naturally for her, allowing her to enjoy her greatest passions by combining the healing arts with her love for dancing. In just a few short months of hooping, by early 2006 Catherine was given the opportunity to teach a hoop class for the Panurgy Dance Project, instructing a team of professional dancers on the art of hooping. This was the genesis of a complete holistic hoopdance service that would not only transform her life, but would soon transform the lives of countless others. She had finally found a way to be of service in a unique, fun loving way that was true to herself. Hoopadelic was born.

Through Hoopadelic, Catherine continues to draw upon her skills as an intuitive healer, nurturer and bodyworker. She draws upon her Spiritual upbringing from Buddhism, Christ Consciousness and the religion of Love to offer everyone a complete and effective heart-to-heart service. Hoopdancing is one of Catherine's connection to the Divine Source within and shares this gift with anyone who is inspired to learn it. Catherine teaches classes, choreographs, performs and has worked in television and was featured in a segment of ABC’s Good Morning America.

Catherine is a certified Rising Star and Prema Birthing Practitioner, as well as a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor through Asian Pacific Women's Center (APWC). In addition, Catherine is a licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist and former member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals. She is fluent in Mandarin and uses this skill to bring hooping to the East Asian community of Los Angeles.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Catherine is incredibly grateful for the support and guidance of her family, friends, colleagues and mentors. Catherine would especially like to express deepest gratitude to her husband, artist Matthias Beeguer; and her incredibly loving mentor, Master spiritual teacher and healer Derek O'Neill. Among those who have helped awaken her to her greatest teacher within, she would also like to give a heartfelt thanks to Dr. Elliot Berlin who lovingly reminded her how to truly breathe. Finally, Catherine is thankful for the most amazing birth family she could have ever asked for, her late grandmother, Nancy S. Flournoy; her aunt, Michele A. Flournoy; and her incredible mother, Hwang Man-Mei; three great role models who have been constant inspirations, guides, and dynamic bright starlights along her path.

Thanks to all gifts and blessings she has received from the Universe in this lifetime and beyond, Catherine has been able to transform what was once a passionate daydream into a passionate reality of service to the planet.