Meet Katie
Mother to two wild souls. Mindful movement artist. Maker of artisan goods for the earthen home.
My purpose is to guide you towards health and happiness by weaving together yoga and the magick of creative living.
My Craft
As a Certified Yoga Therapist in-training, Reiki I & II practitioner, 200hr certified yoga teacher, and multi-passionate visionary, my practice includes restorative yoga rituals, awakening energy work and grounding seasonal practices that welcome vibrant wellbeing.
The Freya Cottage Studio
Freya Cottage is my Grand Rapids-based creative wellness studio dedicated to creating sacred containers that allow you to feel seen, heard and safe to process what’s on their heart, all while prioritizing joy and sacred rest.
Freya Cottage (affectionately named after Freya, the Norse goddess of magick) is your soft landing place to lean into the magick of your presence. Through private sessions and intentional workshops, you’ll find elevated energetic wellbeing and a soul-nourishing essence of play. Visit the Freya Cottage Studio for a 1:1 or group session, located on the 2nd floor of Communitea Wellness.
You’ll find my yoga restorative yoga therapy rituals, vegan recipes and seasonal practices documented on my Youtube channel.
My Story
Everything I teach and embody I learned the hard way through many seasons of perfectionism, overwork, under-nourishment and martyrdom, allowing me to alchemize these experiences, dive into healing on a soul level and share deeply transformational work rooted in gentle awareness.
My creative practice is deeply rooted in yoga- a Sanskrit word meaning “to unite” or “to bring together.” Uniting the healing and creative arts is what saved me in the midst of early motherhood.
While wholeheartedly dedicating my energy to my tiny humans in those early years, somewhere along the way I lost my own light.
My energetic renewal and light filtered back in once I committed to deepening my spiritual practices, in tandem with a creative (re)awakening. This dynamic dance of restorative movement and wholehearted creative expression has allowing me to show up as the mother I always wanted to be, and continues to inspire the way I teach, hold space for others, and grow as a mother, movement guide and creatrix.