Our Founder's Bio
Dr. Katherine Guevara has been practicing yoga for 12 years & studied under experts specializing in Therapeutic, Trauma-Informed, Restorative, Yin, Iyengar, Prime of Life, Prenatal & Acro Yoga. She enjoys using thematic storytelling for yoga slow flow & to celebrate our connection with nature. In academia, she holds a doctorate in Education Policy, M.S. degrees in Teaching & Business for Social Entrepreneurship & B.S. degrees in Journalism & Spanish. She served in many educational leadership roles for 15 years at the University of Southern California (USC) & as a multilingual education policy consultant designing learning reaching millions in person, online, in publications, on TV & via mobile phone in 80 countries on 6 continents.
Training
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Graduate of USC’s Yoga & the Healing Sciences 200-hour Teacher Training Program
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Graduate of CorePower Yoga Advanced Teacher Training Program
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Certificate in Mindfulness for Educators from USC Rossier School of Education
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Certification in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) from Mental Health First Aid USA
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Registered member of Yoga Alliance (RYT 200)
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Insured through Alliant & Certified First Aid/CPR/AED
Experience
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Founder of the original chicken yoga, offering transformative, small-group experiences for practicing yoga & mindfulness with chickens in a private garden setting.
University of Southern California (USC)
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Kula Tales yoga coloring books are used in the USC course PHED 127: Principles of Yoga Through Community Outreach, where university students are trained to teach modified yoga when reading to local grade-school students.
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Yoga & mindfulness for award-winning K-12 youth programs focused on STEM education at the Viterbi School of Engineering & for Viterbi's student wellness office & staff.
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Gentle yoga for teacher & staff wellness at the USC School for Early Childhood Education (SECE)/Head Start.
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Collaborations with MindfulUSC & YogaUSC, including mindful movement for grief & loss.
Ednovate Charter Schools & Hybrid High
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Teacher professional development sessions featuring chair yoga & mindfulness for educators.
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Community mindfulness/meditation sessions organized by high-school students.
CorePower Yoga
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Hot yoga Vinyasa flow (C2) & restorative Yin yoga (Core Restore) classes.
Lake Forest II Sun & Sail Club
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Chair yoga classes for adults at a community recreation center.