Katie Rinaldi is an E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher, International Teacher Training Facilitator, Certified Yoga Therapist, Certified Death Doula/Soul Transition Guide, Ceremonialist, and Plant and Animal Medicine Guide dedicated to helping others recognize and reclaim their power to initiate healing and transformation within themselves.

Fueled since childhood with a spirit of passion and exploration, Yoga came into her life while she was working in corporate advertising in New York City and felt completely disconnected from her body, heart, and life’s purpose. This was her first encounter with having true understanding about how the quality of her life was dependent on her internal state. She realized that her energy and nervous system needed some loving affection and care. Katie left everything she knew to do just that…to take care of her Spirit.

She traveled and immersed herself in different cultures to experience alternative ways of living. Katie became fascinated in studying and integrating many practices and techniques from a variety of traditions, including Yoga, Yoga Therapy (Viniyoga), Shamanism and plant medicine, Buddhism, Soul Transition work and music/sound which helped her to peel away the veils of suffering that were dimming her light and depleting her life force. A large part of her journey has been about reviving her spirit, a rediscovery and befriending her authentic self.

Katie's classes weave in the various styles of Yoga she has studied: Vinyasa, Viniyoga, Hatha, Restorative and Yin. She incorporates her love for sacred ceremony, alignment, Yoga philosophy, mantra chanting and freedom of expression into her teachings, and emphasizes the importance and power of the breath to elevate one's Yoga practice.