MEET KATIE
Walking this path of life with you.
The freedom we seek does not live outside us.
It emerges as we learn to stay present and connected to ourselves and our world, as it is.
My name is Katie, and I've been the voice
behind Freebird Meditations since 2012.
HOW IT STARTED
It started simply: a nudge from a friend to record that first guided meditation and share it on YouTube. Over time, more recordings followed, slowly and organically, the way this kind of thing tends to grow.
But the interest in mindfulness, presence, and body awareness had been there long before that first recording, quietly taking shape through other doorways.
My very first love was yoga. I can still recall my first Rodney Yee DVD, how it slowed everything down and helped me feel connected to myself in a way I hadn’t experienced before.
Not long after, I read the book Awakening the Buddha Within, my first real introduction to Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness.
It came during a time of anxiety and uncertainty as a young adult, and gave language to experiences I hadn’t yet understood. Then I began practicing meditation and mindulness on my own.
THE PATH
I later studied and eventually trained in insight meditation and explored a wide range of contemplative, spiritual, and psychological frameworks.
I’ve always been a curious seeker, but there came a point where I stopped looking outward and became more interested in what was already here. I remain deeply grateful for all my teachers, but my path shifted toward learning to turn inward and learning to trust what emerges from within.
This process takes time, and it continues. As it became more lived, I began to experience a kind of freedom that’s difficult to fully describe. Like light through water, it’s something you feel before you can name.
THE WORK
Alongside that personal path, I became a mental health therapist, a shift from my original aspiration of being a cinematographer. There was a deeper pull toward working with people, and I’ve been doing so for over 20 years.
My approach and training have evolved over time. I began with cognitive, insight-based, and existential frameworks. Mindfulness-based psychotherapy became a steady foundation, eventually deepening into a trauma-sensitive approach.
Then came somatic work and nervous system regulation through Somatic Experiencing®. I recognized almost immediately that this was where my work was heading, and I am currently completing my training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
This work met me personally before it ever became part of my professional work. It came from a desire to understand my own nervous system and soften the ways past experiences were held in my own body.
As I began to integrate it, something shifted. Life still brought challenges, but I could meet them differently, with more presence, more ease, and a greater sense of alignment with what was actually there.
That experience now informs everything I share through Freebird.
Supporting others in developing a more grounded relationship with their nervous system, to feel that from the inside out, is one of the most meaningful parts of this work.
In a world that often lives from the neck up, the ability to experience peace and ease as something embodied is both profound and deeply needed.
Even small moments of this can open the door to something new.
THIS SPACE
This space exists to share practices and perspectives that help you reconnect with yourself in a real, grounded way and feel what’s possible, not just think about it.
A place where you can land and feel safe.
A place where you can safely get curious.
A place where you can explore at your own pace, with no pressure.
Supporting you in returning to yourself in a way that is steady, grounded, and not overstimulating, especially in a world that already asks so much of our nervous systems. A space to deepen your connection to your experience, your body, and your life as it is.
Your path may look different than mine. It often does.
But if something here resonates, even a little, you are welcome to explore. And perhaps, in your own way, you may one day feel called to light the path for someone else.
PERSONAL
In my spare time, I love creating, art, photography, food, spaces, and experiences. Creating is one of the ways I return to feeling connected and alive.
Movement is also essential for me, especially dancing. And nature, whether hiking or tending to my garden, is where I feel most grounded and connected.
One of the greatest gifts in my life has been my relationship with my partner. Grounded, human, and uncomplicated, the love we share has opened me to experiencing life in a way I hadn’t known before.
He’s incredibly gifted musically, and we’re slowly working on ambient space guitar tracks together. You may hear his work here someday.
At the heart of it all, I’m learning to live in a way that feels honest, embodied, and open to the deeper mystery of being here.
Thank you for being here. It is an honor to share this path with you.
With metta,
May we all be happy.
May we all be safe.
May we all know peace
& may we all be free.
Wishing you steadiness & ease on your
path...
Wherever it takes you, Katie
BACKGROUND & TRAINING
This work has grown from years of training, lived practice, and ongoing study, bringing mindfulness,
somatic approaches, nervous system healing, and contemplative traditions into everyday life.
All work offered by Freebird Meditations is informed by mindfulness and somatic training and is offered as contemplative practice and education, not as clinical care.
