Feel free to contact Kat with any questions at 206.650.7449 Weekly yoga classes are available on a drop-in basis.
Check for Classes that won't be held due to Holidays, etc.
Yoga with Kat Allen
Yoga consists
of scientific principles governing the workings of the body, mind energy and spirit,
and emphasizes the importance of a consistentpersonal practice in order
to reap its greatest overall benefits. It
consists of various practice tools, including physical postures (asanas) or
movement, breathing exercises (pranayama), toning, chanting, visualization, concentration
and meditation (dharana and dhyana), self-study (often with the
aid of classic texts), reflection and personal ritual. Restorative (yin yoga) practices that specifically aid the
nervous system and energy centers are an important component for renewing
vital energy. As well, the idea of community support, or sangha, is an essential component of our Yoga.
It is my intention to offer well-rounded classes that cycle through all the
limbs of yoga, offering students a chance to bump up against their physical,
mental-emotional and spiritual edges, while cultivating compassion and a
Witness Consciousness.
Having practiced
yoga since 1979, and teaching since 1987, Kat considers herself extremely
fortunate to practice the Yoga of T. Krishnamacharya, and his
disciples: his son TKV Desikachar, his brother-in-law BKS Iyengar, and
Pattabhi Jois of Ashtanga Vinyasa (Power Yoga). She is particularly skilled in working individually with
students while keeping the flow of a class intact.
In the spirit of traditional yoga, private instruction is highly recommended, whether beginning or advanced, to check-in and develop practices that are suitable for your present stage and situation in life.
"I have practiced yoga for many years, with many teachers. Kat
is one of the best. Her teaching seamlessly integrates spirit, mind
and body. She is lithe and strong enough to lead younger practitioners, and has
the wisdom and compassion to be sensitive to older students. The sequencing in
her classes has often enabled me to go past places I thought were barriers. She
also graciously nurtures a healthy sangha." Pat W.
Class Descriptions
Kat's classes are marked by superior sequencing, attention to breath and energy, flowing and held postures, a focus on balance for brain health, the safe practice of inversions, and meditation. Beginners will find her classes very accessible, while experienced students will discover the ability to refine their awareness and be/work in an integrated way.
A. Tuesday All-levels 5:45-7:25 pm West Seattle
Tuesday class at our new location begins June 7th. For those who want to we will meet outside the Four Aims door at 5:30 pm , and caravan down to the new place at The Ocean Light Zen Center, on the lower level of a house just next to the Fauntleroy Church.
The address is: 9269 California Ave. S. Seattle WA 98136
If you Google the address above, the map shows the Fauntleroy YMCA, which is inside the Fauntleroy Church complex, which is just down the hill from the OLZ Center.
From the West Seattle bridge, you may want to take a left on 35th Ave S, and come all the way down to Barton, then take a right (west) and down the hill.
Park on "Brace Point Dr.--the main street there, and walk up a small hill to the 1st driveway on the Right. Take the brick path to the studio door rather than the front door and please DO NOT park in the drive way!
B. Saturday All-levels 9:30 -11 am Hillman City
The Center for Movement Therapy 6505 Rainier Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98118
Located on the west side of Rainier Ave S., you should park on South Findlay St, and enter the studio off the back alley, through a blue door that faces east (small sign outside).
