Kat Seltzer
Traditions Studied: Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Power Vinyasa Flow, Anusara, Kripalu, Thai Yoga Massage, Tantra
Most Influential Teachers: Kersten Mueller, Larry Hobbs, Kristin Cooper-Gulak, Paul Obernesser (Wilmington NC), Simon Park, Amy Ipolloti, Max Strom, Erich Shiftman, Shiva Rea, OTM teachers Seane Corn, Hala Kouri & Suzanne Sterling, John Friend and her student & teacher friends in Bend OR.
Most Influential Books: Man’s Eternal Quest, Jivamukti, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Meditations from the Mat, Moving into Stillness, Kripalu Yoga, Tantra – the Path to Ecstasy, The Red Book, The Tibetian Book of Living and Dying, The Heart of Yoga, YogaSpandaKarika, The Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate Connection, Sacred Commerce, Nature and the Human Soul, and many more.
Teaching Style: Creative, dynamic, playful, a fusion of many traditions integrating breath and movement, a movement meditation taught from the heart.
Kat began a consistent yoga practice in the summer of 2004 after she injured her knee while training for a triathlon. A combination of Yoga and Pilates had a dramatic and immediate effect on her body and laid the foundation for a paradigm shift in her life. With a background in athletics and martial arts, Kat has learned the value of discipline and respect. And as a lifelong spiritual seeker, Kat has always felt an unrelenting pull towards something greater than her self. Through Yoga that pull has led her on an arduous journey. Yoga has given her a guide and support system and the ability to remain compassionate, joyful and open no matter what the circumstances. In October 2005, Kat enrolled in teacher training and read her first book on Yoga (Man’s Eternal Quest), she began teaching while still in training and received her certificate in March of 2006 in Wilmington, NC. Kat has also studied with Simon Park, Amy Ipolloti, Todd Norian, Max Strom, Katerina Wenn, and at The Kripalu Center for Yoga + Health in Lenox, MA where she participated in the SEVA program (Oct-Nov, 2006). More recently Kat has studied with Seane Corn, Hala Kouri, Suzanne Sterling, and John Friend. Kat is currently working towards her 500 hour certification with Shiva Rea in Los Angeles. Kat leads Vasudeva, a ritual yoga experience inspired by the rhythm and sound of live music that honors the 5 elements. Vasudeva includes that musical talents of Lucius Wheeler, Matt Bade, Emily Lewis, Nate Bettger and special guests. She has also recently completed an Off the Mat, Into the World intensive at Esalen Institute and in Big Sur, CA and will be co-facilitating with Bend teachers Aleta Raphael-Brock and Lucius Wheeler on-going Yoga is Action 7 week intensives in Bend. Kat’s teaching style is Ashtanga based and heavily influenced by the liberating Jivamukti, intelligent and heart-centered Anusara, fluid Shiva Rea Power Vinyasa styles, and the all-inclusive, ever-connected principles of Tantra. Kat’s classes are creative, challenging and fun for all. She brings a warm, enthusiastic and open heart to her classes and encourages her students to dedicate fearlessly and joyfully to the growth of the Spirit and the art of Yoga. Kat is the creative catalyst of m y c | yoga (Mandala Yoga Community) and serves as director.
Visit http://www.yogakatbend.wordpress.com for Kat’s blog.
Kent
June 19, 2009 at 2:38 am
Hi Kat,
Thanks for an awsome class. I’m looking forward to the next one. I still need to pay for the series. I’ll swing by tomorrow.
Thanks again,
Kent
Cindy Smith
December 8, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Hi Kat, I looked in my junk/spam folder and did not see any emails from you or Mandala in general. I thought I’d send you a note, so you have my email. I look forward to getting what you sent yesterday, and the one for yesterday’s class. I’ve really been enjoying your classes, so thanks very much.
Hope you are feeling as good as can be expected
). Congrats again.