Kate Costanzo
Kate is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) through the Yoga & Ayurveda Center as well as a certified Kids Yoga and Hikyoga teacher. She started practicing yoga in 2018, at the suggestion of her mom, to reduce stress and improve flexibility. Kate was motivated by the asanas that did not come easily, trying to touch her toes for the first time, and learning how to breathe through the practice.
She grew up playing sports, coached women’s college basketball for 15 years, and spent many summers running youth basketball camps for the Meadville community. Now that she has switched careers to athletic administration, she continues to 'coach' and share her love of yoga with both adults and our littlest yogis. She has extensive training in offering yoga to beginners including the completion of Jason Crandell’s, '“The Art of Teaching Beginners.” Kate has obtained all clearances and is trained in "Kidding Around Yoga tm” (KAY). KAY is a style of yoga that was created by Haris Lender. It encompasses the branches of yoga in a clear engaging method. A typical KAY class gets the children singing, dancing, skipping, marching, jogging, shaking, laughing, hopping, and storytelling all while practicing authentic yoga to original KAY music.
She loves to teach, coach, and connect with others. You can find her teaching Yoga For All, Vinyasa, Kids Yoga, Tween to Teen Yoga, and our Beginners Series. When she isn’t teaching yoga, she’s enjoying the outdoors, walking her pup, and traveling.