Inspired by her close friend Erin, she applied for the Roots & Wings Yoga Teacher Training . Her intention in completing the year-long, 200 hour certification was to deepen her personal practice and step into sharing yoga with others. Taking on the program was a leap of faith in more than one way. Feeling nervous and unprepared to study yoga Teacher Training thinking she was too new to practicing yoga. She soon observed that her peers all had their strengths and no longer feeling alone realized some were just as apprehensive about their own shortcomings. The Roots & Wings program allowed all of them to embrace each other's abilities and shortcomings and grow together. How to come up with tuition was a big question. Thankfully, Lisette and Kathleen negotiated a work study program to help her afford the tuition. And finally, she was facing a 6 month deployment in 2006 of her husband and in essence, becoming a single mother. She soon was blessed with generosity of loving ,willing friends volunteered to care for her daughter while she attended classes and fulfilled certification requirements. Her husband returned safe and sound in time to see her graduate from Roots & Wings Yoga Teacher Training, a joyful (and, yes, even a little slimmer) person. She believes that the lessons learned in the school don't necessarily come out of a book, the really important ones emanate from your core and warm your heart and the hearts of those around you. 

Currently, she sees there is a profound shortage of Mommy and Me classes for her daughter and others at the toddler level. Taking what she knows as a full-time mother and as a yoga teacher she has now combined them into a labor of love and offers her unique toddler Mommy and Me class! Kathleen has a fun-loving spirit and a special affinity for invigorating Ashtanga yoga classes. She values a good active Hatha class and also fosters a deep appreciation for restorative poses. Her toddler Mommy and Me class is on Tuesday mornings at Blue Raven Healing Center in San Marcos, California. For more information about Kathleen please contact her directly at trimmersd@roadrunner.com.