Hi There. I’m Kate.
I help people experience their body as a source of refuge, strength, wisdom and spiritual connection. In my work, I rely on my 28 years experience as a massage therapist, and 23 years as a yoga instructor, to help people become present, grounded, and able to listen to the language of the body.
I also lean heavily into my own experience as a person raised outside of formal spiritual tradition but longing for deeper connection to my own spiritual depths. I found people and methods that made room for my doubt as readily as my faith, for my intellect as well as my heart, and for my honesty. What I offer here is the very best of what I have received, inspired by the generosity of heart my mentors extended to me. I offer it with deepest encouragement to those who want to listen inward more effectively.
My original profession was teaching English as a Second Language. While I don’t do that work anymore, it gave me an excellent foundation as a teacher, and it showed me something important about myself. Nothing is more fulfilling to me than to have deep, rich, meaningful connection, to myself, to Mystery, to nature and to others. I didn’t always speak the native language of my ESL students, but we found ways to connect soul to soul, sometimes silently. To be in the company of people who also want this and are trying — even in the smallest ways — to connect to and from their depths, enriches my life profoundly. To assist them is a privilege.
I am an Alabama Licensed and Nationally Board Certified Massage therapist, a Certified Focusing Professional and a Spiritual Director. I hold credentials with The International Focusing Institute, Spiritual Directors International, the American Massage Therapy Association, and the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
In my personal life, I was raised in the West River Valley of southern Vermont, and feel in my bones those Green Mountains to be my home. For the past 28 years I have lived in Alabama, where I get to garden all year round and rarely shovel snow. I am married to John LeMunyon, my husband and business partner of 22 years. We live in Homewood, with our dog Ellie and Max the Cat, who cracks me up every time he enters a room with Kramer-style flurry and drama. I love to study, take long walks with friends, spend time cooking with John, and host intimate dinner parties on the screen porch overlooking our back garden.
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If this work appeals to you, I’d like to hear your story, and see if what I do is a good fit for you. I find the best way to do this is to have a free 30-minute consultation via Zoom. Feel free to reach out first by email if you prefer, and when you’re ready, we’ll schedule the video call. I hope to have the opportunity to meet you.
Kate’s presence and gentle spirit invite a trust and a confidence in intimacy. She has worked hard to develop the skill of listening, but she’s also an intuitive. That’s a gift. I can’t imagine doing this work with anyone else.
- LH, Birmingham, AL -
Kate is so open that there’s no place to fail. If I come in one day and can’t go inside myself, that’s okay. She’ll meet me where I am. And there’s beauty in seeing her sort through the many different resources she has to find what is most beneficial for me on a given day.
- MS, Birmingham, AL -
Kate shows me a such acceptance through the interest she has in me as a whole person, in all the situations of my life and how they impact me. Her lack of judgement and her openness makes me feel safe. It’s okay to be who I am.
- MST, Alabaster, AL -