About Me & Contact

Hi! I am an experienced 500-hour yoga instructor as well as a Licensed Massage Therapist trained in shiatsu.

My life and work have taken me in many directions – teaching English in Bosnia, Slovakia and Hungary, teaching yoga (in public venues as well as non-profit settings such as shelters and jails), and working with dogs among many other things. I love meeting people (and dogs!), learning about them and figuring out how we can work together.

You can reach me at kateLrice (at) gmail (dot) com

  • How is Trauma Informed Yoga Different?

    This is a big question, and one that can’t be answered fully in the short span of a blog post. There are books written on this topic and entire trainings devoted to it. Similarly, just as most of us realize there really isn’t one standard “traditional yoga” taught in studios to compare trauma informed yoga…

  • Invitational Language in Yoga

    What is invitational language? Invitational language is language that incorporates invitations and options rather than imperative style commands. In yoga, instructors might offer students options to choose from, or encourage students to notice how they feel and choose how to move (or be still) based on that. Why use invitational language? Particularly in a trauma…

  • What does “trauma informed” mean?

    First, what is trauma?  Trauma can be any experience that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. It may be a one time event, but trauma can also occur in the context of relationships over time. People’s ability to cope can depend on the emotional resources they have, social support or community, and ability to access…

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