Public yoga classes with Katherine begin at Piedmont Yoga Studio in September: Beg-Beg/Int Yoga (1-3) - Sundays 1:30-3:00 pm - no class on Labor Day Sunday Introductory Series (1) - Sundays 3:30-5:15 pm, October 16, 23, 30, Nov 6 For more information, visit www.piedmontyoga.com

The Yoga Cottage is a private studio located near the Rose Garden in Oakland, California. The studio is located in a quiet, off-street location that looks out onto a private garden, and features bamboo floors, a bathroom/changing room, and a full set of props including bolsters, blankets, blocks, straps, mats, chairs, wedges, and eye pillows. Private instruction is available with Katherine Davis and/or Erik Frederikson. Together, Erik and Katherine offer a completely novel type of lesson that we call Team Taught Quiet Privates. More information on this service is available below.

Private lessons in yoga can be beneficial for a variety of students--those recovering from an injury or surgery, those with chronic back problems, intermediate practitioners wishing to deepen their practice, or beginners seeking a solid foundation. Lessons at The Yoga Cottage may vary from 60, 75, 90, to 120 minutes depending on individual student's needs--times will be determined collaboratively between each student and his or her instructor. Pricing is as follows: 60 minute private - $50 75 minute private - $60 90 minute private - $75 120 minute private - $90 Team Taught Quiet Privates - $100

Team Taught Quiet Privates: more information coming soon

Katherine Davis believes that "flexibility" is a state of being arising from the mind, heart, and body. A graduate of Piedmont Yoga Studio's Advanced Studies Program, she has studied extensively with Rodney Yee, JinSung, Richard Rosen, Clare Finn, and Maritza. She also holds a B.A. in Dance, and Teaching Certifications from Performing Arts Physical Therapy/The Pilates Studio, Authentic Pilates, and Romana's Pilates. She has taught for ten years in physical therapy clinics, private studios, community centers, and colleges; working with students as young as eight and as old as eighty, some badly injured and others Olympics-bound. In her own practice, Kath has experienced significant transformation including relief from occasional recurrent back pain, obvious gains in strength and stretch, as well as some lightening and clearing of what was once a heavier, thicker consciousness. She credits all of these positive developments to her yoga practice, and because of this, left her budding career as a performer, choreographer, and event producer to focus on yoga full time. Kath's teaching is informed by a solid foundation in anatomy, and inspired by a passionate respect for, and conviction in, each student's unique path.

Erik Frederikson