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For more than two decades, I have worked in the fields of coaching and leadership development — partnering with individuals, teams, and organizations to unlock the kind of performance that lasts. I called New York City home for over 30 years, and it was there that both my career and my deepest understanding of human potential took shape. Today, I live and work in a charming, historic beach village in New Jersey that suits both the pace and spirit of the work I do.

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I have always been a lifelong learner. Long before I could have anticipated where that curiosity would lead, I was drawn to understanding what allows people to perform at their best — and what quietly gets in the way. That path has taken me through hundreds of professional trainings in communication, leadership, neuroscience-based coaching, emotional intelligence, and more. But it was a pivotal personal experience — living through the events of September 11, 2001, just blocks from the World Trade Center — that led me to a dimension of learning no seminar could have offered. In the aftermath, I moved to a yoga ashram, where I immersed myself in the ancient philosophy of yogic practice: asana, breathwork, meditation and mindfulness. What I discovered there did not replace what I already knew. It completed it.

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That journey also taught me something I could not have learned in a classroom: that the most profound growth often comes not in spite of difficulty, but because of it. I am a lifelong learner, consistently investing in my own development through advanced seminars, certifications, and ongoing professional training. What I bring to clients is not just accumulated knowledge — it is the balance of rigorous professional development and deep contemplative practice, lived, tested, and continuously refined.

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Executive & Leadership Certifications

• ICF Certified Executive Coach — Results Coaching System

• Certificate in the Foundations in NeuroLeadership, with Distinction - The Neuroleadership Institute

• Executive Leadership Certification — The Neuroleadership Institute

• DISC Certification — Assessment, Training & Coaching

• NLP and Sales Mastery — The Neuro-Linguistic Program Center of New York

• Emotional Intelligence Leadership Certification — Institute for Health & Human Potential

• Mindfulness & Meditation Leadership — Center for Leadership, New York City

 

Continued Coach Training Credentials

Life Coaching · Intuitive Coaching· Workplace Coaching · Career coaching and· Team Coaching

 

Yoga & Wellness Certifications

Kathleen's wellness training spans internationally recognized yoga traditions, mindfulness disciplines, and integrative healing modalities.

• Yoga Siromani Teacher Certification — Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Nassau, Bahamas

• Anusara Yoga Immersion Certificate — Mandala Yoga, New York, NY

• Transcendental Meditation — Center for Leadership, New York, NY

• Tera-Mai Reiki Certification — Reiki Master Meikaela Barbalova, New York, NY

• Fundamentals of Aromatherapy — Open Center, New York, NY

 

Yoga Therapeutics

Kathleen has studied under some of the most respected master teachers in the yoga tradition, with a focus on therapeutic application and advanced practice.

• John Friend — Master Teacher & Founder, Anusara Yoga

• Ellen Saltonstall — Master Teacher, Yoga Therepy and Ballwork New York, NY

• Louis Nesbitt — Sr. Teacher, Yoga for Injury/ Limitations, East Hampton, NY

• Suzie Hurley — Iyengar/Alignment based Yoga - Takoma Park, MD

• Jackie Prete — Sr. Anusara Teacher, Therapeutics for Seniors, New York, NY

• Angela Farmer — Yoga Pioneer,  Kripalu Center, Stockbridge, MA

• Tiffany Wood — Sr. Yoga Teacher, Martha's Vineyard MA.- Yoga for Autoimmune Disorders, Hip Replacement & Post-Operative Recovery

 

Mindfulness & Meditation

Kathleen's mindfulness training draws from both Eastern contemplative traditions and contemporary evidence-based practice.

• Transcendental Meditation — Center for Leadership, New York

• Sivananda Meditation Training — Integrated within Teacher Certification

• Buddhist Meditation Principles — Dai Batsu Zendo

• Advanced Studies with Master Teachers Jon Kabat-Zinn and Sally Kempton

 

Philosophy

• Dr. Douglas Brooks Rajanaka Yoga Philosophy: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras & the Bhagavad Gita

• Krishna Das  Kirtan Chanting & Yogic Philosophy