Santa Monica : Santa Monica Blvd
Kathryn Budig
Kathryn Budig grew up in both Lawrence, Kansas and in Princeton, New Jersey. She received her BA in English and Drama @ The University of Virginia where she discovered yoga. Her acting and new found love of yoga led her to Los Angeles she completed the YogaWorks teacher training with Chuck Miller and her mentor, Maty Ezraty. She has been strongly influenced by her mentor, Heath House, Jesse Schein, Charles James and Noah Maze.
With a strong background in Ashtanga, she was one of the youngest teachers when put on the schedule at Yogaworks. Her goal as a yogi and instructor grew into teaching creative sequences that make arm balances and inversions accessible to everyone in the room. Kathryn teaches a playful approach to the practice and wants every student who passes through her room to learn the importance and ease of laughter.
Kathryn has been featured in publications such as Yoga Journal, Yogi Times, LA Metro, E! Entertainment, The Elephant, LA2DAY Magazine,'Y Yoga' a documentary film, numerous print ads and is a staff writer for Quarterlife.com as well as a Yogamates teacher/writer for Gaiam’s Yogamates.com. Kathryn also contributes to Shine Yahoo! and writes for Glam.com. She is the co-founder with Jesse Schein of ‘Poses for Paws’, an organization dedicated towards raising money for animal shelters through yoga. You can experience Kathryn's class at Yogaworks Santa Monica, online at Yogichocolate.com, Yogavibes.com, Yoga Journal’s DVD “Yoga for Well-being” and from her 20 minute classes on Yogajournal.com. Check www.kathrynbudig.com for her national traveling schedule.