Who Katie Is
I help people tune into their natural rhythms and unlock their own body intelligence. We do this through movement, strength, nutrition, heart-centered practices, and increasing energetic awareness. Everyone has intrinsic tools within them to create a better life experience NOW. I help you activate them.
I am a practicing Powerlifter, Kettlebell Coach, Nutrition Counselor, Yoga Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, Sound Healer, Spiritual Life Guide, and forever-student of the Body.
I seek tutelage from teachers of the highest integrity in all areas of life, from Weightlifting to Shamanism. Whether the goal is maxing out a Deadlift or setting unshakeable boundaries in your life, I help people reconnect pathways of the body, mind and heart to experience greater human potential. We have the power to upgrade our lives and it begins at a cellular level.
I love the power of movement. I coach kettlebells, yoga and weightlifting as gateways into our inner landscape. It opens a portal to have a real conversation with the body… and so then heart. Through daily physical practice, we embody physiological software for Strength, Resilience, Adaptability, Compassion, Nurturing, and Non-reactivity amidst deep challenge.
What we experience, we believe. What we believe, we become.
Through decades of intense training and Type-A thinking, I achieved amazing “physical results”… and also experienced profound detriment to my health. I began approaching the body-mind-heart network more holistically, learning how to truly balance the effects of daily stressors. This uncomfortable change to my own hyper-active routine also revealed a few bottom lines:
1) Results are easier to come by than I had been programmed to believe.
2) Beliefs run our lives …and should be conversed with, questioned, and sometimes rewired.
3)Feeling and looking good is directly impacted by stress-relaxation patterns running through the bodymind current.
to create sustainable health in our lives, it is imperative to rebuild strategies that support the entire nervous system.
I am passionate about helping people meet their inner and outer worlds with that perfect mixture of tenacity and compassion in all that they do. I teach people to trust their bodies and interpret its unique language. Together, we traverse the body as your wisest messenger, realigning with your biological intelligence.
I look forward to partnering with you along your journey!
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“Katie is the ‘trainer’s trainer’, she is more than a motivator — Katie is a guide, a healer, and a woman who influences anyone who works with her to make lasting, life long changes.”
–Tracy Bleier, Yoga/MeditationTeacher, Writer
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Active Evolution represents the power and responsibility we are here to foster in our lives. Your body is an active expression of the foods you eat, desires you serve, thoughts you entertain, words you speak, and way you show up in your life. We have the power to choose…and choose again, in every moment!
Career Background
Katie began a practice of weight training and yoga at the age of 15 and never looked back. She has been training professionally since 2006, creating a balanced practice for her clients. She has had the privilege to train under masters in Strength, Yoga and Holistic Wellness Industries. She spent 5 years competing as nationally-ranked NPC Figure Athlete and coached numerous bikini, figure, and bodybuilding athletes to the national level. Through extreme physical discipline and diet, she learned a vast skillset to help rebalance the nervous system under stress. Katie continues to seek ways we can upgrade whole-body health through nutrition, movement and mental-emotional awareness.
Weight Training
Katie is co-founder and operator of the KETTLE PRT lifting competition using barbells, kettlebells and bodyweight exercises. This event thrives on community and brings Chicago athletes together to lift each other up. Challenging both max lifts and conditioning, the competition is a platform for a smartly balanced training program that keeps people motivated year round.
She teaches weekly kettlebell classes to both aspiring competitors and first-time athletes.
Katie is part of the leadership team for an international kettlebell program (RKC/Dragon Door). She helps teach and certify kettlebell instructors in the midwest.
Yoga
Katie is a 200RYT Yoga Teacher (Hatha, Yin, and Restorative Yoga). With a diverse background in movement, she teaches a unique body exploration that is still rooted in the tradition of Hatha Yoga. Katie wholeheartedly believes yoga improves strength and strength improves yoga. She shares weekly classes including movement and meditation.
Nutrition
Katie is a Certified Nutrition Counselor (Precision), offering cutting-edge nutrition programs on a personal and/or group platform. She has a broad spectrum of experience in healing and nutrition work that has helped her design a unique method for people to feel nourished from the inside-out and effectively reach their physical and emotional goals.
“When we approach the body with greater awareness, not turning away from what we feel, deeper messages are not just understood, but embodied.” - Katie
Whole Body Health
Katie’s work bridges modern science and ancient wisdom, empowering people to consciously create their realities.She offers a diverse toolset of mind-body-energy care that helps people breakdown old belief systems and rewire healthy physical, mental and emotional patterns to harness whole life changes. Through nutrition, physical practice, and inner exploration, she teaches how to converse with the body. Katie uses movement to teach a practice in greater awareness. Whether swinging a heavy kettlebell or being thrown in an argument, we get to practice how we will respond to resistance.
Certifications
• NASM Certified Personal Trainer (2006)
• Precision Nutrition Counselor (2012)
• POLIQUIN Biosignature Practitioner (2013)
• RKC- Level I (2013)
• RKC-Level II (2014)
• PCC Instructor (2014)
• Reiki Practitioner - Level I and II (2016)
• 200RYT - Yoga Teacher Training (2019)
• Sound Healing (2019)
Professional Achievements
• Active Evolution, Owner (2007-Present )
• NPC Nationally-ranked Figure Competitor (2008-12)
• KETTLE PRT Lifting Competition,
Co-founder/Owner (2014-Present )
• Iron Maiden, RKC Strength Title (2015)
• RKC Team Leader (2015)
• Senior RKC (2020-Present)