Katarina rayburn-lead teacher

As a physics graduate and trained actress, finding her way to teaching yoga wasn’t part of the plan but after attending a class in Shoreditch, East London, which she then came to realise was a Rocket Yoga class, she wanted more. Katarina travelled to India and explored other styles and teachings, and yoga became an integral part of her physical and mental wellbeing.

Katarina returned to India a year later to complete her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Ashtanga and Ashtanga Vinyasa (Rocket®) with The Yoga People, who themselves were taught by Larry Schultz, the pioneer of Rocket® yoga. She immediately began teaching yoga full time and by 2017 had completed 500hrs of advanced Teacher Training with The Yoga People, in Ashtanga, Rocket®, Yin & Mandala Vinyasa.

Katarina values learning and growth as a teacher, and continues to build her advanced teacher training hours. She has completed 50hrs of advanced adjusting and anatomy with Ambra Vallo, 150hrs of Rocket® with David Kyle, 50hrs of Pregnancy Yoga with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 50hrs of Yin and AcuYin with Jo Phee and 50hrs of Ashtanga second series with David Swenson.

Katarina began hosting yoga retreats worldwide in 2016 and now runs around 7 per year. Along with her husband, Julian, she co-founded Kindred Yoga in 2018, and in 2020 began running teacher trainings under Kindred School of Yoga.

Katarina is a 500hr Yoga Alliance approved, Experienced - Registered Yoga Teacher. E-RYT 500.