Simplify Your Practice

Savasana, the ending resting pose in most yoga classes, can conjure up all sorts of feelings. I would go as far to say that you either love it or hate it. How can one pose create such an emotional reaction? I would guess that those who hate it are challenged by the stillness and struggleContinue reading “Simplify Your Practice”

Listen: Changing the Face of Yoga Podcast 2nd Interview

Stephanie Cunningham of “Changing the Face of Yoga” podcast interviewed Katie for a 2nd time on how Yoga methods complement trauma work and healing.  Listen here or download in the podcast app (Episode “Trauma Partnership”).

Katie’s Bookshelf: Yoga for Emotional Balance by Bo Forbes

Yoga for Emotional Balance by Bo Forbes is such an incredible book!  This is one of the first books I ever read about the intersection of yoga and mental health and informs so much of what I do as a teacher in the studio and when working with private clients.  Bo Forbes is PsyD asContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Yoga for Emotional Balance by Bo Forbes”

Katie’s Bookshelf: Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub

Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub is written by a yoga instructor and trainer for yoga instructors on how she used yoga and yoga techniques to heal her depression as well as manage her ongoing symptoms.  At the end of each chapter, she includes step by step instructors on breathwork, sequences, and meditations.  Weintraub exploresContinue reading “Katie’s Bookshelf: Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub”