Katie Brandes is a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) and an experienced registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). She is also a registered children’s yoga teacher (RCYT) and a registered prenatal yoga teacher (RPYT) through Yoga Alliance. Katie began yoga in 2005 after experiencing extreme anxiety brought on by stress. She sought yoga as a means of relief and instead found a new way of life. After completing her first 200-hour yoga certification in Orlando, Katie immediately sought out more training. Katie has now trained thousands of hours in Hatha Yoga, Kids Yoga, Chair Yoga, Senior Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Yoga for Trauma, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Cancer, and Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis. For 3 years, she trained an additional 1000 hours in Amy Wheeler’s Optimal State Yoga Therapy program where she graduated as a Certified Yoga Therapist.
Katie is a self-described Yoga Anatomy “Enthusiast”, and her interest in Anatomy lead her to become certified as a Massage Therapist. She is also certified in Thai Bodywork, a passion of hers that combines both Yoga and Massage Therapy into a whole-body treatment.
She resides in Gainesville, FL with her husband and daughter. She is a mother first and foremost. But Yoga is her passion. When she isn’t spending time with family, you will find her studying Yoga, creating art or doing graphic & web design.
License, Certifications & Courses
Katie Brandes (C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT, YACEP) provides in-person and online Yoga Therapy Sessions catered to your personal goals. Her practice is built on trust, expertise and professionalism that always puts the health and welfare of the client first. Her certifications & advanced training courses include:
- 1000+ Hours Certification in The Optimal State Yoga Therapy Program
- Experienced 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher
- Experienced 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher
- 85 Hour Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher
- 95 Hour Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher
- Chair Yoga Certification
- Gentle Yoga & Low Back Care Specialization
- Wheelchair Yoga Certification
- Yoga for Seniors Certification
- Laughter Yoga Teacher Certification
- Lymphatic Yoga Training with Edely Wallace
- Yoga Anatomy Fundamentals, Principles and Practices
- Outreach Yoga Teacher Training
- Yoga for Trauma – Y4T Training
- Traditional Yoga Studies by Georg Feuerstein
- Yoga for MS
- Broga – Yoga for Men Training
- Judith Lasater‘s Living Your Yoga and Teaching Yoga
- Massage Therapy
- Thai Massage Training
As a member of both The Yoga Alliance, the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community, and The International Association of Yoga Therapists, bridging Yoga and Healthcare, I promise to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of Yoga. ~ Katie
