Kate Allen leads one of the popular new yoga classes at the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living. – Heart of Hoag Magazine – Dec, 2016

Yoga + Public Health Bio

• 2001 – I discovered yoga while in college at the University of Denver
• 2005 – I maintained my yoga practice while in graduate school at Tulane University, practicing at Wild Lotus Yoga
• 2005 – Partnered with Taichung Healthcare University and studied Integrative Medicine in Taiwan
• 2005 – Received a grant to study Mayan linguistics, cosmology and indigenous health in Guatemala
• 2005 – Attended Brown University during Hurricane Katrina semester and conducted research with Dr. David Lindstrom on contraceptive usage among indigenous Mayan women in relation to rural to urban migration patterns
• 2006 – Wrote my Master’s Thesis on Yoga’s Ability to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease
• 2006 – Implemented and evaluated a 6-week Yoga + Health Education Program in Spanish at MOMS in Santa Ana, CA
• 2007 – Completed 200hr Yoga Teacher training at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in Sedona, Arizona
• 2007 – 2010 Worked as a consultant for St. Joseph Health System in Community Health Department
• 2007- 2009 Completed Yoga Therapist Training at Loyola Marymount University
• 2007 – 2013 Studio Manager, Yoga Teacher Trainer and Developed Yoga Therapy Department at Soul at Home in Tustin, CA
• 2008 – Began studying with my teacher, Robert Birnberg
• 2009 – 2014 Developed Yoga Therapy Department for Newport Academy, a treatment facility in Orange County, CA
• 2009 – 2010 Completed an additional 300hr YTT through Cloud Nine to lead teacher trainings for them
• 2010 – Began leading 200hr Yoga Teacher Trainings with Allison Prince at Soul at Home
• 2011 – Spent 1 month at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, immersed in the Yoga Sutras
• 2012 – Began leading 300hr Yoga Teacher Trainings
• 2013 – Opened Be The Change Yoga – Orange County’s first donation-based yoga studio
• 2015 – Invited to teach at Shakti Fest and Bhakti Fest, the largest spiritual yoga festival in Joshua Tree, CA
• 2015 – Launched Intro to Yoga Therapy + Public Health Course for yoga teachers
• 2016 – Launched Orange County’s first Yoga Therapist Training
• 2016 – Launched AlcheMe Yoga Therapy a comprehensive yoga therapy company to train and create jobs for yoga therapists
• 2016 – Developed a comprehensive yoga therapy program at Hoag Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living in Newport Beach, CA
• 2016 – Conducted yoga therapy research IRB approved study with Argosy University
• 2016 – Developed yoga and mindfulness video series for Irvine Unified School Distric
• 2016 – Coordinated yoga therapy component for NAVIG8 program within Newport Mesa School District
• 2017 – Presented at SYTAR – How to Develop and Market Comprehensive Yoga Therapy Programs in Clinical Settings Using a Public Health Perspective
• 2017 – Presented at Kaiser Permanente – Yoga Therapy Applications for Stroke Patients
• 2017 – Opened BTC Yoga Therapy Clinic and developed yoga therapy internship sites at Hoag Hospital and Lestonnac Clinic