Katherine Smith
Yoga teacher. Retreat Leader. Writer. Ayurvedic Chef.
I am a yoga teacher and writer filled with wanderlust. I host yoga retreats across the globe intended to uplift, nourish and stir the soul. I have a finely tuned appetite for adventure and a healthy thirst for cocktails and coffee. I am part of a new generation of women who are wild, wise, authentic and free. I have chosen to cast off what convention dictated and become a master of my own destiny.
The Smart Yogi's Guide to Landing Your Ideal Yoga Travel Job
Having a hard time finding and landing your dream yoga travel job? Here's a smart and handy guide from a travelling yoga teacher to help you out.
Is The Yoga Industry At Risk of Brain Drain?
While social media has pictured the yoga business as booming, it might be that the yoga industry at risk of brain drain. Read more to find out why.
How to Advance Your Yoga Practice Effortlessly
You don't have to contort and be flexible like a pretzel to advance your yoga practice. Here are some tips to help you progress in your practice easily.
8 Ways to Appreciate Life
In the midst of chaos, it can be difficult to appreciate life. One yogini shares her thoughts on how to do so, and appreciate ever moment we are given.
6 Books to Inspire Your Best Year Yet
Looking to make this year the best one yet? Then check out this list of 6 books to inspire you to do great new things this year. Watch out, world!
Love Your Body, It’s the Only One You’ve Got
It's not always easy to appreciate and love your body but it's something we all must learn if we truly want to be happy. Here are some tips that'll help.
How to Overcome Performance Anxiety for Yoga Teachers
Yoga teachers are people too! They can get nervous too before a class or conference. If you're a teacher, here are tips that'll help overcome your anxiety.
Why the World Needs Yoga Superheroes
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a yogi! We all know it: the world needs saving. It's a tall order, but someone's got to do it, so trust in yoga superheroes.
10 Highly Effective Habits To Help Navigate Life’s Big Decisions
Have you ever come to a figurative fork in the road? It can be hard, but these highly effective habits will guide you inward and set you on your journey.
How to Embrace Expectations
Do you sometimes feel that you expect too much? Katherine Smith gives her tips on how to drop attachment and embrace expectations.
Why More Women Are Choosing to Go on Journeys of Self-Discovery
Feeling burned out and abandoned by society's expectations, more and more women are taking off on journeys of self-discovery and of space. Here's why.
Gratitude Challenge: How to Count Your Blessings
In a world of plenty where most of us are pre-programmed to strive for and desire more, we forget to practice gratitude and appreciate what we have.
An Emergency-Proof Guide for Traveling Yoga Teachers
Travel is stressful, cramped, and basically all things not yoga. Traveling yoga teachers can now read these ways to secure and de-stress their next trips.
Essential Advice on How to Sleep Better
Sleep is vital to our health and wellbeing, as essential as food and water. Here are some great tips to teach you how to sleep better and get quality zzz's.
Why I Drink Cocktails And Practice Koundinyasana The Next Morning
Many think that there is no place for social drinking in a committed yoga practice. This writer posits that there's room for enjoying alcohol in yoga.
8 Signs That You're Going Through A Transformation
17 Quick Tips To Survive Your Own Awakening
If the seas of change are flowing strong within you, it might be crazy overwhelming. Here are 17 tips to survive your own awakening.
Why It's Important To Stay Creative
5 Questions That Will Help You Make Better Decisions
How To Learn The Art Of Doing Nothing
How To Go From Tired To Turbo Charged
Why We Should All Learn To Trust Our Intuition
6 Things You Can Do To Stay Healthy On Board Your Long Haul Flight
While inflight comfort services are ever increasing, it’s still important to stay healthy as we travel so we can arrive at our destination feeling fresh.
What To Do When You Lose Your Yoga Mojo
A yoga teacher shares her tips on how to shake things up a bit when you lose your yoga mojo, and help you reignite your desire for practicing with patience.
16 Signs That You’re An Empath and 10 Ways To Help You Cope
Do you think you feel things differently than others and that you empathize with more? Here are 16 signs you're an empath and how to cope with it.
8 Ways To Close The Gap Between What You Do & What You Can Do
8 Ways To Live La Dolce Vita Wherever You Are
The Reality of A Yoga Retreat
Think a yoga retreat will automagically make you feel amazing? Think again. Here's our guide on the reality of a yoga retreat (with a happy end, phew!)
How Being A Karma Yogi Turned My Life Around
8 Simple Tricks & Tools For Self-Empowerment
Top 5 Yoga Poses to Power Up and Awaken Your Inner Warrior
Our yoga practice helps us ignite our inner fire, uncork our inner wisdom, and awaken our warrior spirit. Here are five empowering yoga poses.
How To Have Confidence In Your Own Journey—Lessons From Joseph Campbell
Going Deep With Yin Yoga
6 Tips To Feel Vibrant As We Move Into Vata Season
Fall is the beginning of Vata season according to Ayurveda. Here are 6 great tips to keep you feeling wonderful as the season changes.
How To Stay Present Even When It Feels Impossible
Make Your Average Meals Amazing With Condiments (With Recipes)
How To Learn To Dance In The Rain
Is It Time To Tame The Travel Bug? – By A Girl Who Travels
An Essential Yoga Reading List to Fuel Your Svadhyaya Fire
Svadhyaya or self-study will deliver us to all that we need to know in any given moment. This yoga reading list nourishes our fire for self-knowledge.
How To Modify Yoga Poses If You Have Big Breasts
Women with larger chests tend to struggle with more than a few postures in yoga. Here's how to modify three common yoga poses if you have big breasts.
Honor Your Hormones With These Weekly Lifestyle Tweaks
10 Things I've Learned From Living On Yoga Retreat
I pursued my passion for travel and yoga, and spent the past two years living in remote places, working on yoga retreat.This is what I’ve learned.
How I Went From Fine To Free: 6 Tools For Personal Transformation
When you start feeling stuck or if your life seems meaningless, these six tools help you along your journey of personal transformation to a life of freedom.
10 Things No One Ever Tells You About Yoga Teacher Training
Training to become a yoga teacher is a grueling, life-changing process. Here are ten things that will happen yoga teacher training no one ever talks about.
How to Be the Ultimate Escape Artist
We often dream of leaving our everyday routines to travel far and wide. Here's how to escape and explore, find yourself, and regain your passion for life.
Why We Should All Aspire to Be Just a Little Bit Bad-Ass
A lot of chastising occurs in the yoga community, especially when it comes to yogic philosophy. Here's why being a bad yogi is completely okay.
How to Craft New Year's Resolutions That Guarantee Success
We often find ourselves dropping our New Year's resolutions after a few weeks. Here's how to develop New Year's resolutions that guarantee success.
11 Tips to Survive Winter Without a Struggle
The harshness of winter can dampen our mood and impede our productivity. Here are eleven tips to survive winter without struggling too much.
The Psychology of Overeating: 3 Tips to Recondition Your Appetite
Portion control is key to a healthy diet. Here's how to tune into and recondition your appetite to practice mindfulness and moderation when eating
Life Lessons From the Mysore Mat: How Ashtanga Yoga Taught Me to Be in the Now
Ashtanga is a traditional, physically challenging system of yoga with deep spiritual roots. Here are some of the lessons one can learn from Ashtanga yoga.
8 Tips for Empowering Your Own Yoga Practice
To make the most of your yoga practice, sometimes you need to override a yoga teacher's instructions and listen to your own body's cues instead. Here's how.
How to Reintegrate Into Real Life After Travelling
Spent many months or years travelling and relocating in order to find yourself? Here's how to reintegrate once you decide to settle back down.
How Not to Let Productivity Get in the Way of Your Life
In these modern times, we often confuse productivity with purpose. Here's how to regain the balance between doing and being.
Science Proves Ashtanga Yoga Is Good for You
Ashtanga yoga focuses on breath, movement, and drishti. These three magic ingredients combined brings mental focus and a strong connection with the body.
How to Embrace Your Bliss When You Feel Less Than 100 Percent
It’s perfectly natural and normal to have days when we feel less than 100 percent. Here are some tips on how to find your bliss when you're feeling off.
Ayurvedic Advice for Adult Acne
From an Ayurvedic perspective, adult acne is an imbalance of all three vata, pitta, and kapha doshas. Here are Ayurvedic tips for dealing with adult acne.
8 Ways to Make the Most of Spring Season
In Ayurveda, Spring is recognised as the time of growth and transformation. Here are some suggestions to make the most of spring.
Should We Practice Yoga Asana Through Pain and Injury?
Some teachers and yogis follow what they're taught: to continue their yoga asana practice even when there's pain and injury. What's YOUR take on it?
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