GREAT BIG YOGA w/ Katie Beane
  • Home
  • About
  • Offerings
  • Reiki
  • Contact
  • Inspiration
“Yoga is in all of us and for all of us."  -Dianne Bondy

About Katie Beane 

Picture
Katie Beane (RYT 500hr) is a mama, anti-racist and social justice activist, and a witch. She loves a good belly laugh, spending time with her people, reading great books under soft blankets, and unexpected adventures. Katie began practicing yoga and meditation while caring for her terminally ill mother. She found a new kind of peace on her mat during a chaotic and painful time, and has made her practice a powerful touchstone in her life. Since beginning her yoga journey, the practice has allowed her to appreciate and celebrate her body and mind, stay centered—regardless of what life brings—and serve others. 

Katie is committed to social justice, and spends much of her time dedicated to anti-bias and anti-racism education, and DEIA efforts as the Program Manager for Mindbridge's Implicit Bias Project. She values the role yoga and mindfulness play in helping people see and speak the truth, and how an understanding of neurobiology helps us develop the resilience needed to authentically engage in any of life's challenges, especially social justice and human rights work.

Katie brings a deep respect for bodies of ALL shapes, sizes, and abilities to her teaching, and firmly believes that EVERY body can practice and benefit from yoga. She is passionate about making yoga accessible to ALL and to offering each student she encounters the opportunity to experience a greater sense of ease and alignment—physically, emotionally, and energetically. Katie incorporates breath, Reiki, mindfulness, equity and justice, and her sense of humor into each class.

Energy Work
Katie began doing hands-on intuitive energy work as a child when her mother, a registered nurse, taught her the Therapeutic Touch technique. Katie studied with Pat Iyer to become a certified Usui Reiki practitioner and brings this  healing technique to every aspect of her teaching and practice, She offers private Reiki sessions, and periodically serves as a Reiki practitioner in workshops, including Jacqui Bonwell's Energetic Liberation and Sagel Urlacher's Yin Yoga and Meditation: Journey into Loving Kindness. 


Katie is passionate about bringing the teachings and benefits of both Reiki and yoga to EVERY BODY, making each accessible and enjoyable, regardless of a person's size, shape, or ability level. She focuses on creating safe, fun, and inspiring experiences that are body-positive—honoring and celebrating each person exactly as they are. 

Katie resides in Steep Falls with her partner, Charlie, and their five fantastically funny children.   ​
Picture
Picture
Picture
Training and Certifications
  • 875hr Advanced Yoga Therapy Program w/ Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy (In Progress)
  • Skill in Action–75hr Continuing Education Program w/ Michelle C. Johnson (In Progress)
  • Yoga Through the Lens of Trauma & Incarceration w/ Prison Yoga Project (In Progress)
  • Teaching Yoga for Self-Regulation & Trauma w/ Hala Khouri, ERYT 500hr (Fall 2018)
  • Teaching Accessible Yoga Workshop w/ Jivana Heyman, eRYT 500hr/Annual Yoga Service Council Conference (Spring 2018)
  • Skill in Action (Workshop): Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World w/ Michelle Johnson RYT 500hr/Annual Yoga Service Council Conference (Spring 2018)
  • Adult & Child First Aid/CPR/AED w/ the American Red Cross (Spring 2018)
  • Of the Mat, Into the World: Yoga, Purpose, Action (Social Justice Leadership Intensive) w/ Hala Kouri, eRYT 500hr; Seane Corn, eRYT 500hr; and Suzanne Sterling, RYT 200hr (Summer 2017)
  • Creating Safer Spaces: Addressing Systemic Oppression in Healing Spaces w/ Sage Hayes, RYT 200hr & Lisa Newell, LCSW (Winter 2017)
  • RYT 500hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Certification w/ Jacqui Bonwell, eRYT 500hr/Sacred Seeds Yoga School (Fall 2016)
  • Restorative Justice Community Facilitator Training w/ Restorative Justice Institute of Maine (Fall 2016)
  • Balanced Athlete Coach Certification w/ Johnny Gillespie, RYT 500hr/Balanced Athlete Institute (Fall 2016)
  • Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga w/ Mindy Miller Muse, eRYT 500hr (Fall 2016)
  • 18-hour Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Certification w/ Sagel Urlacher, eRYT 200hr/My Meditative Yoga Program (Summer 2016)
  • Reiki Master Teacher Certification in the Usui Tradition w/ Pat Iyer, Usui Reiki Master Teacher (Spring 2016)
  • Eat, Breathe, Thrive: Yoga, Food, & Body Image Intensive w/ Chelsea Roff, RYT 500hr (Winter 2015)
  • 30-hour Pre/Post-Natal Yoga Certification w/ Amy Hopkins, RN, LMT eRYT 200hr/GLOW Pre-Natal Yoga School (Fall 2014)
  • RYT 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Certification w/ Jacqui Bonwell, eRYT 500hr/Sacred Seeds Yoga School (Spring 2014)

Katie is also a Birth Roots-trained doula and certified Sacred Pregnancy and Calm Birth instructor.  

For more information about Katie's yoga classes and workshops, click here. 
To learn more about Reiki, or to book an appointment with Katie, click here. ​
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • Offerings
  • Reiki
  • Contact
  • Inspiration