Meet Katie
Healing happens when we slow down, tune in, and trust the wisdom already within us. That's the whole spirit of this practice, and it's taken me a long way to actually live it myself.
I grew up here in Ojai, and this place still shapes how I live and work. Ayurveda found me early, through yoga, but it took years of a much faster paced life before I came back to it the way I actually needed to.
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My Path Into This Work
I've practiced yoga for over 25 years, and that's really where this all started, in the quiet space between poses, starting to feel the connection between body, mind, and the rhythms of nature long before I had a name for it.
That curiosity led me into formal study over 15 years ago at Bauman College in Berkeley, where I trained in holistic nutrition and started exploring how food, lifestyle, and daily habits shape the way we actually feel in our bodies, not just what shows up on paper.
My path here wasn't a straight line. I have an undergraduate degree in fine arts, with an emphasis in sculpture, from CSULB, where I focused heavily on mold making and fabrication, including body casting in bronze and other mediums.
A lot of that work involved silicone, so by the time Stasher came around, I already understood the material on a deep, hands on level. That background let me actually communicate with the factory, engineers and industrial designers as the product itself was being designed, molded, and tested, not just oversee it from a distance.
After Ojai, I spent years in the Bay Area, where I co-created Stasher, a reusable silicone bag company built around reducing single use plastic and rethinking our relationship with the environment. It was an incredible, demanding chapter, and I'll be honest, I don't think I would have made it through that period without my daily dinacharya practice and my time on the mat. Ayurveda wasn't a side interest during those years, it was what kept me upright.
That work eventually led me to a research expedition to the Galápagos with the nonprofit 5 Gyres, studying microplastics in our oceans alongside environmental advocacy groups. It reinforced something I still carry into this practice every day: our personal health and the health of the planet are deeply connected, and you can't really tend to one without the other.
Where I Am Now
I'm a Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, a Panchakarma Technician, an Ayurvedic body worker, and a Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach through IIN. I assist in clinical treatments at Maharani Ayurveda under Corinna Maharani's guidance, and support the Maharani Academy, where I continue to deepen my training under experienced practitioners and teachers. I'm currently continuing my studies at Kerala Ayurvedic Academy as I work toward becoming a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, a path I think of as a lifelong devotion, not a finish line.
Alongside my clinical work, I also support wellness founders and purpose driven brands through business and brand strategy at Root & Rising Studio, work that draws on everything I learned building Stasher and still genuinely lights me up.
Training & Credentials
Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor
Panchakarma Technician
Ayurvedic Body Worker
Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach, IIN (Institute for Integrative Nutrition)
Holistic Nutrition studies, Bauman College, Berkeley
California College of Ayurveda (CCA)
Shakti School
25+ years of yoga practice
Currently studying at Kerala Ayurvedic Academy, working toward Ayurvedic Practitioner certification
Clinical assistant at Maharani Ayurveda under Corinna Maharani
Co-founder, Stasher (reusable silicone bags)
Undergraduate degree in Fine Arts, emphasis in Sculpture, California State University Long Beach (CSULB), focused on mold making, fabrication, and body casting, the hands on silicone expertise that directly informed building Stasher
How I Work
This isn't a side project for me, it's the thing I'm building my next decade around. I work with Panchakarma, the classical Ayurvedic detox protocol, performing what's safe and appropriate to offer here in the US, alongside traditional oil therapies, seasonal cleansing, and the kind of health coaching that actually fits into a real life, not a rigid plan you abandon in two weeks.
If you're coming to me, you're getting someone who's done this work on herself first. I know what burnout feels like from the inside, and what dedicated daily practice actually gave me when I needed it most. When I'm not in the treatment room, you'll usually find me outside with my family, in the garden, on my mat, or making something warm in the kitchen, living the rhythms I teach, not just talking about them.
Healing Well Ayurveda was created as a space where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and feel deeply cared for. I'm so glad you're here.
If something here resonates and you have a question, or you're just not sure where to begin, I'd love to hear from you.