Katie is a student of Master Bruce Frantzis, a Taoist lineage holder and one of America’s foremost experts in Chinese energy arts for health, longevity, meditation and martial arts. She has studied Taoist arts with Mr. Frantzis and his instructors at Brookline Tai Chi since 2003. Katie is a certified Energy Gates Chi Gung Instructor, and has been trained by Mr. Frantzis to teach Taoist Longevity Yoga.
Katie was introduced to Iyengar yoga in 1991. Her experiences of deep relaxation and improved health with yoga practice led to an exploration of hands-on body therapies. Katie’s training includes Zero Balancing with James McCormick and ZB creator and Inner Bridges author Fritz Smith MD, KMI structural integration with KMI founder and Anatomy Trains author Tom Myers, visceral manipulation with Didier Pratt D.O., plant medicine with Colombian shaman Kajuyali Tsamani and Chi Gung Tui Na with Bruce Frantzis. Katie has taught and practiced bodywork in the Boston area since 1997. She is a certified Zero Balancing practitioner and licensed massage therapist.
Katie brings a thorough, hands-on understanding of the body to her teaching, using a gentle and relaxed manner to help students feel, release and open internally to reach their fullest potential of health and well-being.
