Instructor Profile

Kristine Karpinski (Kartikeya)

About Kristine

An avid learner, Kristine has collectively trained in, practiced and taught various healing modalities, body-centered therapies and movement methods for over 30 years.  Her relationship with yoga began in her late teens, when she attended her first yoga class.  Coming from a dance and theatre background, she loved the inward focus that yoga offered.  As she continued through university, studying theatre and psychology, she used yoga as a means of staying connected to her body, and developed a lifelong passion for somatic, holistic and expressive art approaches. 

Kristine is certified in Yoga, YogaDance and Yoga Therapy; having trained in numerous traditions including, Kundalini, Sivananda, Kripalu and Laughter Yoga, Integrative, Phoenix Rising and Functional Yoga Therapy, Shake Your Soul®, Kripalu YogaDance, Yoga Meets Dance® and JourneyDance®.  Additionally, she is a SomaSoul®: Somatic Expressive Therapy practitioner.  She is a member of Yoga Alliance (500hr), the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), and the International Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator Association (ISMETA).

Kristine is also a Registered Massage Therapist and Certified Birth Doula and has been practicing massage and offering doula care for over 15 years.  Her hands-on style, blends many techniques she has studied including, Thai Massage, Orthotherapy, Shiatsu, Reflexology, CranioSacral Therapy, Chakra Balancing, Continuum, Reiki and Metamorphic Technique.  She continues to study and journey with Emilie Conrad, Daniel Leven, Gabrielle Roth, Hari Kiran Kaur and Maria KaliMa.

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