Katherine Edwards Yoga & Massage

01/14/2026

Lymphatic massage is one of the most nurturing forms of bodywork, offering profound benefits through surprisingly gentle touch. Unlike deep tissue or Swedish massage, lymphatic work uses light, rhythmic pressure to support the body's natural drainage system, encouraging lymph fluid to flow back toward the heart. This gentle approach is especially helpful for post-surgery recovery, reducing swelling and supporting the body's healing process, as well as for anyone experiencing edema or seeking to boost their immune system and overall wellbeing. The slow, repetitive movements create a deeply relaxing, almost meditative experience that calms the nervous system. Clients often notice tangible results including decreased puffiness, less inflammation, and improved fluid drainage, all while feeling lighter, more balanced, and deeply restored.

If you're looking for support during a time of recovery or for improved overall wellbeing, I'd be honored to help. Learn more and book at keyogamassage.com.

01/11/2026

How to maintain a daily practice (of anything)

By this time of year, the shine of new year's resolutions often starts to fade and reality hits that sticking with a new practice is hard. For years, I struggled to maintain a daily yoga and meditation practice. However, through a lot of determination, experimentation, setbacks and success, I slowly planted the seeds that grew into something that now feels easy and enjoyable, and is a daily practice I now deeply cherish. Here's a few tips on what helped:

1. Make it easy on yourself.
In my more ambitious younger years, I tried forcing vigorous vinyasa flows every morning and lengthy formal seated meditation, regardless of what my body actually needed. These days, I've softened the requirements. Daily practice might mean a gentle slow flow and a few minutes of meditation. Some days, it's simply lying in savasana. It all counts, and flexibility to match what you need each day makes the practice sustainable.

2. Keep returning and keep trying.
For years, I found formal seated meditation difficult and had an on-again/off-again relationship with the practice. One of my teachers encouraged me to just stick with it and see what grew over time. She was right. I kept returning to the practice with curiosity about how it felt at different ages and different stages of my life. The benefits unfolded slowly , until one day I looked back and realized the improvement in my mental health and overall life satisfaction had a huge correlation with my personal yoga and meditation practice. Building a practice is about planting seeds, and giving them time to slowly grow while you observe them.

3. "Daily" doesn't have to mean every single day.
I'm not a fan of building streaks or enforcing rigid accountability. Real life is demanding, and some days you simply won't have time. That's okay. Don't beat yourself up or feel like missing one day ruins everything. Just pick it back up the next day, or whenever feels right to begin again.

What practice are you working on this year? What seeds are starting to sprout up for you?

01/10/2026

If you are craving a heat-building yoga practice, check out my new power flow yoga practice posted on YouTuBe. This power flow provides a moderate- to fast-paced routine to get warm your body and energize yourself. The sequence includes sun salutations, flowing movement through high lunges, warrior poses and standing balances and ends with core work leading into the cooldown and savasana.

As a reminder, you can practice this class or 60+ other videos ranging from Gentle Yoga to Power Flow with me any time online at youtube.com/ or on my website keyogamassage.com

01/03/2026

Yoga for Beginners: Where to Start

If you're unsure where to start as a beginner to yoga, you're not alone. Many people feel hesitant, wondering if they're flexible enough, strong enough, or experienced enough. The truth is simple: you are welcome exactly as you are. I love working with beginner students and welcome you sincerely to start your journey in whatever way feels right to you.

Options on how to start:

1. Private lessons offer personalized one-on-one instruction where you'll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and receive individualized feedback without feeling self-conscious or trying to keep up with others

2. My YouTube channel and website provide online classes where you can practice in the privacy of your own home, try out different styles of yoga, and gain familiarity with basic yoga poses by following along at your own pace

3. Join my public studio classes where beginners are always welcome. If you let me know you are new to yoga before class starts, I can provide extra feedback and optional modifications for your practice. The slower-based classes such as Yin are a good place to start, especially if you are slowly returning to exercise or building physical stamina.

Yoga offers remarkable benefits for both body and mind, building strength, improving flexibility, and enhancing balance and range of motion essential for functional movement in daily life. It's an excellent complement to other activities, providing stretching and mobility work that prevents injury while also reducing stress, calming the nervous system, and creating space for mindfulness and self-awareness. Beyond the individual benefits, yoga connects you to a supportive community of people committed to their wellbeing. Welcome to this community - we're so glad to have you here.

01/03/2026

Enjoy this new yin yoga playlist for 2026, especially useful this winter season when your body and mind may crave the time to slow down and rest. This playlist features beautiful instrumental melodies with a variety of sounds and influences, all designed to put you into a state of calm, peaceful energy.

Check it out at the link below or via my saved story on my profile:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DPcbMYxwo75GGQTLEGWvC?si=jvsuE7gETbW5qdZGB5Z_iA

Unlike my playlists for vinyasa flow, this playlist can be put on shuffle and played in any order. I continue to add songs throughout the year so this will continue to grow over time.

Playlist · Katherine Edwards Yoga & Massage · 61 items

01/01/2026

Happy new year! Whether or not you are setting resolutions or intentions right now, a daily contemplative practice such as yoga or meditation can be a wonderful resource to focus your energy and remind you what's important each day. To help, this short yoga and meditation sequence is intended as a morning practice, using gentle movement to wake the body and prepare for a short seated mediation focused on the breath. The practice includes slow-paced sun saluations with stretching to warm up the legs, hips, spine and shoulders before setting into a short guided meditation. Feel free to revisit this practice as part of your morning routine, or any time of day to center yourself and channel your focus.

As a reminder, you can practice this class or 60+ other videos ranging from Gentle Yoga to Power Flow with me any time online at youtube.com/ or on my website keyogamassage.com

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas, and I wish you the gift of relaxation this season! To help, enjoy this feel-good supine slow flow practice as a gentle way to move your body while staying completed grounded by lying down the whole time. Perfect for those days when you need to take it slow, or just want an easier practice to help unwind. Poses include bridge with a block, legs up the wall, supine twists, and hamstring stretches before guiding into savasana for ultimate relaxation and rest.

As a reminder, you can practice this class or 60+ other videos ranging from Gentle Yoga to Power Flow with me any time online at youtube.com/ or on my website keyogamassage.com

12/21/2025

Today marks the winter solstice, the longest night of the year and a powerful time to pause, reflect on the past year, and set intentions for the season ahead.

Yin yoga is especially meaningful on the solstice, as it aligns with the moon, darkness, and our natural instinct to slow down and turn inward this time of year. Join me this afternoon for Yin at the Bay Club Marin (4-5:15pm) where we'll honor the solstice through restorative practice, gentle opening, and intentional reflection.

If you can't make it today, I invite you to find your own quiet moment to mark this turning point, maybe through meditation, journaling, or simply resting in stillness as the light begins its return.

12/19/2025

Happy holidays! My studio will be closed for Christmas Dec 24th-26th and New Years Jan 1st-3rd, but I'm here for you throughout the rest of the holiday season. Treat yourself or a loved one to a massage or private yoga session to a help unwind from the hustle of holiday season and find your peace and joy.

12/18/2025

'Tis the season for a festive vinyasa flow! Enjoy this 30-minute moderate paced, well-rounded flow set to ambient winter holiday music. This can be a fun activity for the whole family coming together this time of year as you share the joy of this festive flow.

As a reminder, you can practice this class or 60+ other videos ranging from Gentle Yoga to Power Flow with me any time online at youtube.com/ or on my website keyogamassage.com

12/16/2025

Curious about hot stone massage? This modality alternates between traditional Swedish and deep tissue techniques with the addition of smooth, warmed basalt stones used as an extension of the therapist's hands. Some stones rest on specific areas of your body while I use others to apply gentle pressure and flowing strokes, creating a variety of sensations of pressure and temperature. The heat encourages vasodilation, increasing blood flow and helping muscles relax while releasing stubborn tension that hands alone might not reach. This treatment is ideal for anyone seeking relief from chronic muscle tension, looking to deepen their relaxation practice, or wanting to soothe their nervous system into a state of rest and restoration. Drawing on ancient wisdom from Ayurvedic traditions in India, as well as practices in China, Japan, and Native American communities, hot stone massage continues a timeless tradition of using heat to ease pain, balance energy, and promote healing. If you're curious about experiencing this ancient practice for yourself, I invite you to discover how hot stone massage can support your wellbeing.

12/11/2025

If you've taken a vinyasa class with me, you have probably heard me repeat that you can do any choice of vinyasa flow whenever we are doing a "vinyasa" (typically a chaturanga to cobra or updog and returning back to down dog). However, I usually don't break down all the different variations that are available ... so here is a quick tutorial giving several examples of what a "vinyasa" can look like during a practice. Even if you love the typical chaturanga sequence, I highly encourage you to mix it up in order to match your energy level at any given time, work different muscle groups, and prevent injury from repeated overuse if you are doing a lot of vinyasa flow type practices.

As a reminder, you can practice this class or 60+ other videos ranging from Gentle Yoga to Power Flow with me any time online at youtube.com/ or on my website keyogamassage.com