What is Move Breathe Be?

Ultimately? My hope is that Move Breathe Be is about you and your self-care and well-being. I’m simply a guide along your journey. Hopefully, I’ll be an important part - but it’s not about me; it’s about you!

The concept came to me on a hiking trip the COVID summer of 2020. Since then, I have slowly been building the foundation of what is now Move Breathe Be LLC.

I offer coaching services and yoga & mindfulness classes in effort to support those of us seeking greater alignment. While I can and do work with the whole person, my passion lies in supporting individuals navigating transitions, overcoming obstacles and progressing towards their goals - a journey we all undertake at some point in our lives - and who are looking for a more insightful, compassionate way to do so.

Who Am I?

Great question - I’m Catherine.

Pleased to meet you.

I love to help people. I always have.

I haven’t always helped myself, though. Despite knowing deep down that I’m worthy as-is, simply for being, for most of my life, I never felt “enough”. This “not enoughness” drove my work ethic and achievements for as long as I can remember. I felt this constant urge to prove myself…over and over and over again. I still do sometimes.

When managed well, this drive is my super power, leading me to great results. When not managed well, it is my Achilles heel, leading me to anger, resentment and burnout.

Through 20+ years of a dedicated yoga practice, 12+ years of therapy and 5+ years of coaching, I’ve been able to nurture my self-care and well-being journey, resulting in some of the most valuable (and hardest) work of my life. I’m convinced when I look back that it will be the bearer of my greatest accomplishments. 

What else about me? I attended the University of North Carolina for undergrad and Georgetown University for my MBA. I’m a proud aunt to seven “niblings” and mum to two bunny rabbits. A military brat, I live in an old Victorian house in Historic Anacostia in Washington, D.C.

Some of My Qualifications

Coaching

  • Co-Active Coach Certification (CPCC) Candidate - 2024 to present

  • Co-Active Coach - 2021 to present

  • Co-Active Training Institute Assistant - 2021 to present

  • Co-Active Training Institute Coaching Core Curriculum Graduate - 2021

Yoga & Mindfulness

  • Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher 500 (E-RYT 500) & Experienced-Certified Yoga Teacher 500 (E-CYT 500)

  • YogaWorks RYS 200 Teacher Trainer (D.C. & NYC) - September 2018 to May 2020

  • YogaWorks Level One Certified YogaWorks Teacher - 2017

  • Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers (NYC) - 2009

  • YogaWorks RYS 300 Graduate (NYC) - 2009

  • Boundless Yoga RYS 200 (D.C.) - 2008

Want to hear more about me as a yoga teacher and trainer? Over the last few years I’ve been on a few podcasts - have a listen!

We were all designed to move. breathe. be.