About
Katie spent the first 12-years of her adult life holding space and working as a counselor, teacher and therapist for disadvantaged youth and children living with special needs. This offered her a foundation of inspiration into how she lives her life of service today. In her formal schooling she received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and an M.S in Yoga Therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health. The most pertinent certifications she has received influencing her work today have been a 230-hr yoga teaching certification through The Yoga Center of Minneapolis, Teen Yoga through Karma Kids, Trauma Sensitive Yoga through the Trauma Center of Boston, Yoga and Social Justice through Off the mat and into the World and is a certified Reiki practitioner.
Katie identifies as a Medicine Woman and Artist who has worked with Plant Medicine, Shamans and spiritual teachers in Latin America, Australia, Africa and the United States, revealing more insight into the path she has chosen to live. As an energy conduit, she merges her training from the Reiki Jin Kei Do tradition and Yoga Therapy with Shamanic energy work into her sessions and offerings. Her greatest teachings have come from the experiences of life, living internationally among various cultures and the day-to-day presence of being human. She currently facilitates meditations; drum journeys, workshops, retreats and classes based on a culmination of these teachings.