Katie Thornton

Katie Thornton has been on the path of yoga since 1999, when she found her way to a tucked away studio in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.  As a first-year middle school teacher, she found great comfort in the ancient practice of yoga. With yoga now a guiding force in her life, she continued her study of education and received her Master’s of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education where she focused on Human Development and Psychology. Katie has worked in the K-8 education setting for more than 20 years. Always a passionate seeker, Katie trained in yoga and meditation at Kripalu in 2008 and 2009 and a deeper level of transformation began to unfold. Katie is profoundly connected to the compassionate aspect of the Kripalu lineage and brings this into all of her work. Katie has continuously had the opportunity to practice yoga “off the mat” in her own life as a partner; mother of three; breast cancer survivor; steward to the natural world and writer. Katie is a member of the R&R faculty where she teaches yoga, meditation workshops, and is a lead guide on the Kripalu Outdoor Team.