Katalyna

Trauma-Informed Yoga Educator, 

Certified Health & Wellness Coach, 

NeuroMeditation Instructor, 

Addictions Recovery Mentor, 

Constant Work-In-Progress ...

"Katalyna" Lindsay Keiser is an international yoga educator, neuromeditation instructor, wellness guide, and addictions recovery advocate. She was introduced to Yoga at a very young age by her grandmother Lena. She rediscovered the healing powers of Yoga at the University of Oregon in 2004 where she studied Hatha Yoga and meditation with Sandy Adler.

After leaving home in her teenage years and living on the streets, she battled addictions, depression and toxic relationship patterns. Her studies of Yoga, meditation and substance abuse prevention at the UO enriched her worldview and inspired her recovery journey.

She graduated from the UO in 2009 with degrees in Spanish Literature and Cultural Anthropology (focus - Indigenous Meso-American Cultures.)

She received her Yoga teaching certification in 2012 with Marianne Wells, a direct understudy of B.K.S. Iyengar. Coming from this foundational lineage, she teaches alignment-based yoga with an open heart. 

In 2014 she received her trauma-informed Street Yoga certification, to specialize in working with troubled and homeless youth, recovering addicts, trauma survivors, people with high levels of depression and anxiety, PTSD survivors and incarcerated populations.  

After a long history of medical complications from childhood including gallstone diagnosis (1993) and a complicated tumor surgery (1999,) she was dedicated to finding a way to be pain-free and healthy without using Western Medicine's surgeries and pharmaceutical approaches.

In 2016, she quit drinking alcohol and made serious commitments to her physical, mental, emotional and spiritual cleanliness, and that path has led her to a healthy lifestyle free of meat, alcohol, sugar and processed foods. She now helps others struggling with addictions to customize their recovery path and prevent relapse through Yoga, meditation and deep self-exploration.

In 2018, she completed her training as a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, specializing in both children's nutrition and senior's health. 

In 2019, she started studying about NeuroMeditation in Dr. Tarrant's book, "Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain - Integrating Neuroscience strategies for ADHD, Anxiety, Depression & PTSD."

By 2022 she began her training as a NeuroMeditation Instructor. She is continuing her studies in the field of brain-based sciences, guiding various meditation practices specific to each person's unique needs and goals. 

In May 2023, she completed Level 2 training, focusing on clinical applications of NeuroMeditation from a Trauma- Informed Perspective.

She is also trained and certified as a Children's Yoga Teacher, expanding her skills to bring yoga, movement, and mindfulness to youth. She incorporates music, fun games and sweet stories to help the kids engage in the magic of yoga!

Katalyna Lindsay also holds specialized training and certification in Restorative Yoga, helping people bring balance to the nervous system and using slow, gentle yoga poses to create a healing spaciousness within.

She holds a special place in her heart for offerings geared toward women's wellness, hosting women's circles and women's retreats in Oregon, California and Mexico.

Her goal is to be fully present in each moment, listening to ALL those who come across her path and learning from every interaction. She lives by the motto, "Everyone is my teacher." 

She approaches wellness on a holistic level, helping her clients to transform their lives through Yoga, nutrition and various medicines and healing practices from all over the world. She believes each individual has very unique wellness needs, and her passion is to help people find their path to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

Now teaching private sessions, healing workshops and leading yoga retreats internationally, she travels to Mexico often to teach and study. She is dedicated to studying indigenous tribal dance and medicine.

She spends most of the year in her beloved life-long home of Eugene, Oregon where she is an auntie of six and a Faerie Godmother of many. 

She leads women's circles, events, classes and workshops at her private studio. 

She teaches Bilingual Yoga and Breath Sessions at the University of Oregon & Yamada Language Center for Foreign Language and International Studies Day. 

Recently, she has been invited to work with the Quality Care Connections program through Lane Community College, working with the Spanish-speaking youth educational and childcare providers in Lane County. 

At the Lane County Jail and Adult Correctional Facilities, she leads incarcerated people through yoga, breathing, and mindfulness practices.

She often leads free community classes as part of a mission to make Yoga available to ALL.

In her free time, she can be found studying, laughing, hiking, chanting, creating art, belly dancing and spreading faerie magic. 

2012
Certified & Registered Yoga Teacher RYT-200

2014
Certified Trauma-Informed Street Yoga Teacher  

2018
Certified Health and Wellness Coach CHWC

2021
Certified NeuroMeditation Instructor NMI-1

2022
Certified Children's Yoga Teacher CYT

2023
Certified "Experienced" Yoga Teacher E-RYT500

2023
Certified Restorative Yoga Teacher

2023
Certified (Level 2) NeuroMeditation Instructor NMI-2
(Clinical Applications and Trauma-Informed Care)