Katie Rose is a yoga teacher, ayurveda guide and author with over 25 years of experience in the world of wellness alongside many thousands of teaching hours under her belt. She is a doula and teacher for the Australian Doula College.

Katie was the manager of the prestigious TriYoga centre in London before moving to Sydney and opening Samadhi Yoga in 2004 followed by Jivamukti Yoga Sydney which at its peak was a four-studio business.

Her popular online courses have helped hundreds of women from all over the world in empower themselves.  Much of Katie’s work focuses on the Australian seasons, landscape and Indigenous culture and she has a keen passion for respecting First Nation’s wisdom as well as animal rights and the environment.

She is the founder and host of the annual Bhakti Women’s Online Yoga Summit and the author of several internationally available books published by Rockpool Publishing including ‘Mindful Living’ and ‘The Yoga of Birth’.

Katie helps women go from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to living a life that is vibrant, creative and abundant. 

She lives in Sydney, Australia with her partner and her five children in a loud and busy household where her meditation practice keeps her sane!

Within this episode:

• Katie’s past life calling and blessing of good karma with her teachers
• Unravelling the esoteric and feminine approach to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
• The value of inner authority when understanding yoga related texts
• Weaving the masculine and feminine qualities into daily life, personally and professionally
• Being in relationship with the subtle yogic body, the pranamaya kosha, in a practical way
• Katie’s capacity to utilise her time and presence with depth
• How Katie has curated her career with boundaries and devotion to her family
• How Katie embraces the role of matriarch in her home
• Building community, bringing people together both in person and online
• The challenges and biggest learning from hosting online live summits
• Katie’s favourite book recommendations on Yoga and Ayurveda
• The controversial book Katie is currently reading and the biggest takeaway from it

Connect with Katie via her website: https://www.bhaktirose.com.au/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhakti.rose/

Mentioned in the episode:

• The Secret Power of Yoga, by Nischala Joy Devi
• Don’t Just Sit There! By Biet Simkin
• The Path of Practice, by Maya Tiwari
• Eve in Exile: And the Restoration of Femininity, by Rebekah Merkle