Kathleen Roy is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certified by the Yoga Alliance,
a professional organization that supports the diversity and integrity of yoga. To earn this credential, she successfully completed
a 200-hour comprehensive curriculum at Namaste Yoga in Royal Oak, demonstrating proficiency in instruction as well as an
extensive knowledge of the history, anatomy, and philosophy of yoga.
Her style emphasizes the spiritual and meditative aspects of the practice. As a dedicated
student of jñana yoga (the yoga of knowledge), Kathleen’s teaching is informed by the wisdom of contemplatives
and mystics from East and West. She earned honors degrees from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, and
she has completed independent studies in philosophy, neuroscience, and Gregorian chant. Kathleen has also
taught in the graduate psychology program at Wayne State University.
In addition to teaching yoga and meditation, Kathleen also directs
spiritual retreats, workshops, and corporate seminars and is available for private instruction.