Teaching Experience

Kat has been practicing Hatha yoga since 1992 and teaching since July 1999. She is a Yoga Alliance ERYT-500 registered yoga teacher with over 11,000 hours of yoga taught as of December 2009.

Yoga Teacher Training:

Yoga Teacher Training Program Santa Barbara Yoga Center
Practicum I, Teaching Introduction to Yoga Tutorial, (6/11-13/09, 5/16-18/08, 12/8-9/06, 4/7-9/06, 3/18-20/05)

Yoga Classes:

Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation - Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital (9/06- present)
Gentle, Yin, Restorative & Therapeutic Yoga

Wellness Program of the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara (10/02-present)
Therapeutic Yoga

Santa Barbara Yoga Center (9/99 - present)
Level 1, Level 1/2, Back Care, 3-week Intro Course, Practicum I, Practicum II

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Channel Island Chapter (2/03-12/06)
Therapeutic Yoga

Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club (11/99-11/05)
All levels class

Montecito YMCA (10/01- 4/05)
All levels class

Vista Del Monte (1/01-3/02)
Wheelchair yoga for the elderly

Forrest Yoga Circle (7/99-1/00)
Level 1/2

Workshops:

Restorative (10/01-12/06), once a month
Intuitive Alignment (9/24/05, 2/26/05, 11/20/04)
Back Care (10/6/07, 5/17/03)
Core Strengthening (3/8/03, 9/29/02)

Training/Education/Qualification:

Pan Harmonic Healing (Applied Kinesiology), Level 1 The Art of Emotional Healing, June 2007, 10 hours Level 2 The Brink of Knowledge, November 2007, 10 hours, Valerie Girard

Reiki I (April 2007) & Reiki II (September 2007), Healing touch, 30 hours
Usui Reiki Center Santa Barbara, John Crundall

Hoffman Quadrinity Process, September 2006, Personal/Spiritual growth, 72 hours
Hoffman Institute, Laurel Callan, Liza Ingrasci

Swedish Massage Technician, December 2005 200 hours, November 2009 50 hours
Santa Barbara Body Works, Louis Blanchard

Advanced Teacher Training, Donna Farhi, August 2004, 55 hours
Development of an 8-week Fundamental Yoga course applying
developmental human movement patterns

Advanced Teacher Training, Donna Farhi, July 2004, 92.5 hours
In depth study of developmental human movement patterns

CPR Certified, Heart Association, August 2009; American Red Cross, March 2003

Santa Barbara Yoga Center Yoga Teacher Training Program:
The Vertebal Column Module: Judith Hason Lasater, December '08, 16 hours
Yin Yoga Module: Sarah Powers, February '08, 15 hours
Architecture of Yoga Module: Sarah Powers, February '08, 10 hours
Anatomy of Yoga Module: Paul Grilley, April '05, 14 hours
Yoga for Children Module: Anne Van de Water, October '05, 15 hours
Yoga & Ayurveda Module: Blossom & Tomasko, Jan. 2005, 16 hours
History & Philosophy of Yoga Module: Scott Blossom, Sept. '03, 13 hours
Therapeutic Yoga Module: Cheri Clampett & Arturo Peal, July 2002, 35 hours
Main Module: Erich Schiffmann, April 2002, 50 hours
Anatomy of Yoga Module: Tias Little, July 2000, 11 hours
Iyengar Module: Lisa Walford, June 2000, 25 hours

Lulu Bandha's Teacher Training Program, July 2003, 18 hours
Anatomy for yoga Teachers, Scott Blossom & Arturo Peal

Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training, Ana Forrest, May 2002, 45.5 hours

Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training, Ana Forrest, August 1999, 200 hours

Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing; University of Hawaii