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Kate Duyn

Yogini, teacher, trainee and mentor, Kate Duyn has dedicated over 15 years to her practice and profession. Since relocating to LA in 2009, she has taught at over ten different studios and gyms in the area and led 200 Hour Teacher Trainings for Pure Yoga at Equinox, Goda Yoga, and Yogis Anonymous with Ally Hamilton. Kate founded Light on Lotus Yoga in Mar Vista in August of 2016. She leads annual Teacher Trainings, specialized workshops, retreats, and has been streaming online with Yogis Anonymous since 2010. Her classes are known for their creative but intelligent sequencing, free flow acro-athleticism and soulfulness. She has a knack for guiding students to new depths while maintaining a sense of humor. Kate seamlessly weaves yoga philosophy, mantra, pranayama, meditation and movement into a rich and heartfelt experience in which she sets out to circulate as much joy through the body as possible. She bows deeply to the great lineage of teachers that have come before her on this path and to Laughing Lotus co-founders Dana Trixie Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi. Originally from Portland, Oregon, she has lived and taught in New York, San Francisco, and currently resides in Mar Vista in LA, CA.

Kate's Latest Classes

  • 48 minutes

    Twists + Turns

    By Kate Duyn on Mar 14, 2024

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Join Kate for this delicious flow full of twists, turns, core work, back-and side-body opening, love for your hips, hamstrings and shoulders, and lots of chances to play with our friend the dolphin, or to turn things upside down for forearm stand variations! Enjoy, yogis!

  • 54 minutes

    Deep Dive Diva

    By Kate Duyn on Feb 27, 2024

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Hello yogis! Grab two blocks and a strap and get ready to deeply open your upper back, shoulders, hamstrings, quadriceps and hips! We're going to do some core strengthening early to get centered and play with standing balance including Lord of the Dance Pose, and krounchasana when we get to the mat. Enjoy!

  • 55 minutes

    Hip Flight in 3.2.1

    By Kate Duyn on Feb 7, 2024

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Starting with a cleansing, detoxifying kriya, we get right into some grounding and heat-building. This practice is hip-focused and you may find yourself in half lotus variations, lotus pose and flying pigeon! Enjoy, yogis

  • 54 minutes

    Bring It On Down

    By Kate Duyn on Jan 30, 2024

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    We thought about naming this class "Kate Light" but there are a lot of advanced poses in this flow, it's really that the pace is slow and steady. Lots of options to open and stretch and calm your nervous system, with plenty of opportunity to explore standing balance and a little inverting, too. Enjoy, yogis!

  • 52 minutes

    Energy Inquiry

    By Kate Duyn on Jan 20, 2024

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Sometimes you need to widen the circle, and other times you need to draw your energy inward. This practice is all about working with your energy and leaning into your own flow. We'll play with expansion and contraction in all kinds of fun ways. Baby grasshopper shows up on this ride, along with pigeons in many varieties, handstand play on the mat and at the wall, and time to build a fire and also draw the heat back in. Enjoy, yogis!

  • 62 minutes

    Give It Up!

    By Kate Duyn on Dec 30, 2023

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Hand over that which is too much to carry! We start with a little alternate nostril breathing and then we are off! Keeping things centered, expect to play with pigeon pose, monkey pose, warrior 3 and forearm stand in funky ways. Two blocks will be helpful! Put the heavy things down, grab your mat and let's get a little lighter as we head into a new year, shall we?

  • 54 minutes

    Slow Steady Fire

    By Kate Duyn on Dec 9, 2023

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Woodchopper meets volleyball player. Intrigued? Good! We're going to play with slow and steady fire today. Sometimes we resist resistance, but when you dive right into the center of it, you find the gift of strength you might not have known you had. There's a lot of deep core work and nice hip-opening waiting for you, too.

  • 48 minutes

    Let's Light it Up

    By Kate Duyn on Nov 30, 2023

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Ready for a festival of lights on your mat? The triumph of light over darkness and insight over ignorance. Good stuff! Get ready for lots of breath-work, and some fun explorations with forearm stand and hollowback stag pose (maybe at the wall)!

  • 53 minutes

    Wring it Out

    By Kate Duyn on Nov 20, 2023

    Vinyasa Flow Advanced

    Hello friends! In this flow we're going to work toward twisting half moon in all kinds of creative and meaningful ways. Count on lots of twists, IT band opening, and love for your outer-hips along the way. You'll also find some fiery ab work in forearm plank and other juicy surprises. Grab two blocks and let's start the party!

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