About Katie
Find out more about me, and my approach to yoga.
What stayed with me was the calmer, steadier, more present me.
That was my experience after a meditation and yoga class at a peace festival in 2015, where I truly connected with yoga.
Over time, yoga became a way of navigating life and supporting me through change, stress and uncertainty.
That intention shapes how I teach grounding, inclusive classes in Oxford and online today with a focus on connection to body, breath, self and community.
Who I teach
My classes are full of a wide range of people connected by the common theme of a need for space.
Wherever you’re starting from, you’re welcome here. You don’t need to be flexible, calm or experienced, just open to showing up.
Some students have a regular, long-standing yoga practice valuing consistency and listening closely to their bodies. Others arrive through injury recovery or rehabilitation and stay when they discover yoga offers far more than physical benefit.
Many people come to manage stress, anxiety, or the pressures of work and family life. Class becomes a time to step out of those roles, soften the nervous system, and rebuild trust in themselves. Some arrive in the middle of something significant, when practice offers a steady, supportive space for reflection and change.
Others come simply to rest, particularly in restorative classes. Tired bodies, busy minds, and the need to lie down and be held.
Some students are new to yoga: curious, energetic, exploring life, often arriving with friends.
Qualifications & Experience
I completing my initial training here in Oxford with Nourish Yoga Training in 2020 and I have also completed my 300-hour training with Awakening Yoga Academy. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance E-RYT® 500 & YACEP®.
I have a deep curiosity for yoga itself and continue to learn both formally from the teachers I practice with regularly.
Before teaching yoga, I worked for over ten years in the charity and higher education sectors, with a focus on care, access and equity. These values continue to shape how I hold space and build community.
Here is the list of Additional Trainings I've undertaken: 150h Extended Training with Nourish Yoga Training 300h training with Awakening Academy 2024 Level 1 Breathwork & Meditation with Just Breathe 2025 Emergency first aid at work, November 2024 Enhanced DBS Safeguarding Essentials (Level 1) Deepening Practice Course 2025-2026, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley Evolving Towards Simplicity with Donna Farhi 2025 Reiki Level 1 & 2 with Brittany Maguire 2025 Size Inclusive Training with Lucy Bishop 2024 Deepening Practice Course 2023-2024, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley The nervous system and therapeutic yoga - workshop with Sarah Walsh 2024 Using Sound in Yoga with Ale Manning 2023 Deepening Practice Course 2022-2023, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley Trauma and teaching relationships, Dr Theo Wildcroft, June 2020 Workshop: Reflecting on Roles, Nourish YT, Jan 2022 38h specialist training in the Violence Against Women & Girls sector with OSARCC covering sexual violence and abuse and the skills required to respond to survivors (2021-22) - This includes ongoing clinical supervision Healing Trauma Through Yoga: A TCTSY E-course Oct 2022. (entry for the longer course)
Qualifications & Experience
I completing my initial training here in Oxford with Nourish Yoga Training in 2020 and I have also completed my 300-hour training with Awakening Yoga Academy. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance E-RYT® 500 & YACEP®.
I have a deep curiosity for yoga itself and continue to learn both formally from the teachers I practice with regularly.
Before teaching yoga, I worked for over ten years in the charity and higher education sectors, with a focus on care, access and equity. These values continue to shape how I hold space and build community.
Additional Trainings:
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150h Extended Training with Nourish Yoga Training
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300h training with Awakening Academy 2024
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Level 1 Breathwork & Meditation with Just Breathe 2025
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Emergency first aid at work, November 2024
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Enhanced DBS
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Safeguarding Essentials (Level 1)
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Deepening Practice Course 2025-2026, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley
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Evolving Towards Simplicity with Donna Farhi 2025
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Reiki Level 1 & 2 with Brittany Maguire 2025
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Size Inclusive Training with Lucy Bishop 2024
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Deepening Practice Course 2023-2024, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley
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The nervous system and therapeutic yoga - workshop with Sarah Walsh 2024
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Using Sound in Yoga with Ale Manning 2023
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Deepening Practice Course 2022-2023, therapeutic application of yoga, Neville Dowley
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Trauma and teaching relationships, Dr Theo Wildcroft, June 2020
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Workshop: Reflecting on Roles, Nourish YT, Jan 2022
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38h specialist training in the Violence Against Women & Girls sector with OSARCC covering sexual violence and abuse and the skills required to respond to survivors (2021-22) - This includes ongoing clinical supervision
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Healing Trauma Through Yoga: A TCTSY E-course Oct 2022. (entry for the longer course)
The values that underpin my approach to yoga
All classes offer space to move, rest and meet yourself honestly, with support.
A warm & inclusive atmosphere full of openness, reflection & a shared laugh
Space for community and connection
An empowering approach that supports choice & agency
A connection to yoga that goes beyond asana alone
