About Kathryn
About Kathryn
Lineage
I believe the lineage of yoga was passed down from teacher to teacher so we can use these tools to help us become better human beings. Sounds way too lofty and out there doesn’t it? But becoming more empowered and learning how to bring your attention to the present moment can transform your life. The practice challenges you to have radical acceptance towards yourself and cultivate compassion for yourself and others. This is not an overnight journey. Happiness is our true birth right but attaining it is difficult if we constantly strive to rely on external conditions to bring us joy. These practices help you cultivate inner resilience and reveal to you that we all have ‘buddha nature’ or as others might say a sense of belonging in this world.
History
I discovered yoga late in life at a time when I needed a practice that would help me personally in my life but also shift my awareness from the external world back to myself. I had lost myself so to speak. Through the ups and downs of life I was lucky enough to be prompted to go to a class and you could say my journey of practice began. Ive been practising yoga for nearly twenty years and teaching since 2007.
I studied Ashtanga and iyengar for a long time and now these days I practice and teach an informed-alignment yoga that can be accessible for all people. I have over 500 Hrs Yoga Teacher Training hours. I study directly with a recognised, international tibetan buddhist teacher from the Kaygu Lineage.
The sacred lineage of yoga and meditation for me is my teachers - Michael Stone - I am indebted to him, Dave Curtis - my first yoga teacher trainer educator, Matzy Etrzy for her vast resource of knowledge and kindness, Andrea Lutz for her subtle mentoring, Tias Little for his incredible knowledge , Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche for reminding me that life is precious, and many more who have influenced me through the process of understanding what really yoga means.
I have studied and practiced with Tibetan Buddhist teachers , Zen, Theravada in retreat settings and I have been practising meditation for the last fifteen years. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche being my main teacher. I am a meditation mentorship teacher and did my training with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. I was lucky enough to study with the Karuna Institute - core process psychotherapy course using buddhism. My own meditation practice has deeply influenced the way I teach yoga.
I recognize that sometimes due to individual bodies and various injuries I feel strongly that a yoga practice needs to be customized for each persons needs, in times of therapeutic healing. My love for yoga also extends to creating a happy, safe environment for students to practice and to be challenged - encouraging students to dedicate time and commit to their own yoga practise and lives towards healing, self development and peace.
isn’t that we all want?
- The Heart of the Buddha
"Whatever occurs—is part of the learning process. So there is nothing to blame; everything is the path, everything is Dharma. "