Catherina Simones

Catherina discovered the power of a regular yoga practice during her first pregnancy. The creative and inquisitive quality of the prenatal classes, led by Vittoria Palazzi in Portland, OR, launched her into motherhood feeling empowered and confident. She believes the gifts of this practice can benefit all new mothers and she hopes to support others during these transformational years. Incorporating alignment principals of Anusara, meditation and kriya practices of Kundalini and Birthing From Within® childbirth education, Catherina aims to craft layered and potent classes that serve the students long after they leave their mats. Catherina’s practice has evolved over the past 9 years as she has explored different schools of yoga and begins to feel the effects of her athletic youth on her body. She has deepened her studies with local, Bend. Oregon teachers, Ulla Lundgren and Kat Seltzer. Catherina received specialized training in: Prenatal with Gurmukh at Golden Bridge and, Restorative with Judith Hanson Lasater. She has also expanded her knowledge base with the Birthing From Within® Mentor + Doula program and, human biology courses at COCC. Her daily practice continues to inform + infuse her mothering and life with more awareness, calm and compassion. In 2012 she began a Red Tent Goddess Circle for women and loves to learn from the other women in her community through these events. She is grateful for her constant, live-in teachers, her husband and two children. Catherina Simones is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with an approved and active Registered Yoga School (RYS).