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Discover how one hour can change your life…

 

Imagine if you gave yourself a weekly retreat away from the daily grind.

If you devoted an hour each week and became less — less tired, less overwhelmed, less caffeine-dependent, sugar-addicted and flat-out stressed out.  And if, in the same hour, you also became more — more connected to your body, more relaxed, more joyful, mindful, grateful, happy.

How would you look?

How would you feel?

How would your loved ones benefit from being around the healthiest, happiest version of yourself?

This business is based on the immense possibility in those answers.

Higher Ground is a woman-owned, woman-focused company. Since 2009, we have helped our incredible clients create calm amidst chaos, live with intention, and have unlimited access to unadulterated joy.

Using an integrative approach to wellness, we offer a number of ways to refocus your energy. Learn more about services using the tabs above, and when you’re ready to start committing to all of the care that you deserve:


CLICK HERE TO APPLY
 

One more thing:  your first session is completely risk-free, so you’ve got nothing to lose except the time you spend thinking about it.

And who’s got time to lose?  Not us.  Definitely not you.

About the Owner

Hi.  Welcome.  I’m Kelly.

I come alive by working with women who want to supercharge their self-care, their health, their lives. Private yoga and custom consultations are my tools. Higher Ground is my platform.

It started during my former career as a business attorney, spending many hours in busy, deadline-driven workspaces.  I discovered then that self-care isn’t just something that makes us feel good — it’s a massive factor in happiness, work performance and sanity.  I’ve been hooked ever since.

You can read more below, or just watch the video from Bloomberg Law, where I chat with Spencer Mazyck about how much my work rocks.

 

“I have the best job on the planet…”

 

(Source: Bloomberg)

A few other features:

The Technical Stuff…

 

  • Multiple yoga certifications from the Center for Yoga Studies, the Prenatal Yoga Center and Karma Kids Yoga, each New York City-born and bred
  • Myofascial Release (MFR) connective tissue therapist certified by John F. Barnes, the internationally-recognized leading authority on MFR
  • Certification in Positive Psychology at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, with Tal Ben-Shahar (completion date April 2013)
  • Birth assistant/doula trained by Doulas of North America
  • Pediatric sleep consultant trained by leading children’s sleep pioneer Kim West, LCSW-C (aka “The Sleep Lady”)
  • Student of nutrition and health at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, directed by Dr. Andrew Weil
  • Yoga and wellness practitioner for over a decade, taught and inspired by teachers including Lauren Hanna, Jonathan Fields, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Seane Corne, Max Strom, H. H. Swami Yoganandaji, Bhavini Kalan, Shiva Rea, Alanna Kaivalya and Sri Dharma Mittra
  • Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a focus on human development and parent-child attachment, University of Maryland


The Good Stuff…


  • Named one of the top 3 yoga teachers in DC by the Washington City Paper Best of DC 2013 reader’s poll
  • Slash careerist with physical and professional flexibility: business owner, multidisciplinary certified and registered yoga instructor, birth assistant, retired attorney and nonprofit consultant, and former FBI security clearance holder (I would tell you more, but it’s classified)
  • Total travel addict with gorgeous experiences teaching in New York, Cambodia, Indonesia, Italy, France and the United Kingdom
  • Chocolate cake connoisseur (I’ve rarely met a kind I didn’t like)
  • Huge fan of high heels, except while practicing yoga…but off the mat, stilettos are always an option
  • Crazy about nontraditional music for yoga, like DJ Krush, Nina Simone, Feist, Damien Rice and The Black Keys, with plenty of the good ole’ standard stuff on standby, too
  • Belief that yoga is for every body, from both personal experience rehabilitating from surgery, and teaching others with special conditions or injury, small people, tall people, heavier people, kid people… there’s a way for everyone
  • Favorite yogis: 15-year old brother and 1-year old niece, obviously
  • Lover of practical yoga that has ease infused in it, meaning restorative but challenging yoga and self-care that fits your life and your lifestyle, as you’re guided safely and expertly towards your best mind-body health in a sustainable, practical way


It’s your body, your practice, your inner teacher, your light.
I’m here to help you find it.


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