Catherine Valadez

Cat Valadez has been practicing yoga since 2005 and teaching since 2011. She draws from a variety of styles in the lineage of her teachers which originates from the founders of YogaWorks. The best qualities of Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, biomechanics, functional approach yin yoga and mindfulness show up in her classes as she guides students through practices that are safe, fun, educational, and empowering. Though trained in Krishnamacharya’s yoga lineage, her teaching is always in-step with new movement science to best support her students.

Cat is known to students and fellow teachers as a relatable and fun-loving yoga educator (some have affectionately dubbed her "the professor"), guiding with clear, detailed cues to bring students through healthy movement patterns. Cat's teaching particularly focuses on cultivating strength, stability and self-compassion rather than pushing the body into exaggerated ranges of motion just for show, or posture perfection. In her classes, expect to mindfully move through an intelligent sequence intended to create space and balance in the body, mind, and heart.

Cat's mission is to give dedicated yogis the tools to personalize and embody their expression of the practice, so they can find ease and strength in their body and show up with greater happiness and resilience in their life.