About Kathy

Kathy first began practicing yoga and attending Buddhist meditation in 2005 whilst living in Australia. She then expanded her knowledge of yoga through a Foundation course with the British Wheel of Yoga in 2011, during her training to become an Occupational Therapist. This experience led her to firmly believe that the practice of yoga could prove an essential preventative measure to allow patients in the health-care system to overcome daily challenges. This was a driving force behind her decision to conduct research into whether Mindfulness could be an intervention for people living with early onset Dementia as part of her dissertation. Her passion for yoga continued to grow, and subsequently she completed a 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training course with Yoga London in 2014.

Kathy worked for the Assertive Outreach Team in York in the field of community mental health whilst also teaching at York Yoga Studio, York St John University and MIND, as well as leading private classes. In 2015, she enrolled on a Yoga Therapy Teacher Training course with Heather Mason at The Minded Institute, specialising in yoga for mental wellbeing. During that time Kathy taught staff at the Early Intervention Team a variety of yoga and grounding techniques which can be used to support clients, and has also taught private sessions, specialising with people living with schizophrenia and delivered anxiety workshops. In February 2018 Kathy completed the 550-hour Yoga Alliance Yoga Therapy teacher training course and continued to deliver individualised yoga therapy sessions, both privately and in collaboration with the social prescribing scheme (Ways to Wellbeing). She also taught an 8-week programme for stress, anxiety and depression. 

Kathy dedicates herself to deepening her personal yoga practice by studying with a diverse group of teachers. Her training includes Philosophy in Movement and Yin Yoga with Laura Green, Children’s Yoga Therapy for Mental Health with Michelle Fury, and a year-long self-enquiry into the Yamas and Niyamas with Katharine Pincham. More recently, Kathy is undertaking an 18 month in teacher training under the guidance of Jitei, a Buddhist monk, to become a certified Meditation teacher.

Drawing on her extensive skill set as both a yoga teacher and therapist, and as a qualified Occupational Therapist (as well as being a mom to two young boys), Kathy’s approach is holistic and nurturing. She offers personalized 1:2:1 Yoga Therapy, specializing in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and leads group Yoga Therapy classes focused on mental well-being from her home studio in Burnholme, York. Additionally, she teaches a general yoga class at Tang Hall Explore Library, providing accessible yoga to her local community.