Kathryn Norris on the Chicago lakefront
Yoga Therapy & Somatic Practice — Chicago & Online

For when pushing through
stops working.

Yoga therapy and somatic practice rooted in the understanding that health is a way of living — not a destination.

Work with me 1:1 Classes & workshops

Most people come to this work tired — not the kind that sleep fixes, but the kind that lives in the body. Maybe it's chronic stress, pain that won't resolve, burnout, or anxiety. Maybe it's years of managing symptoms without addressing what's underneath. Or maybe you just know something needs to shift, and you're ready to work with your body instead of against it.

I'm Kathryn, a yoga therapist and somatic practitioner. I offer body-centered practices rooted in nervous system science, functional movement, yogic philosophy and East Asian healing traditions, and the understanding that your body holds its own intelligence. We begin with listening. We build small, returnable practices that fit your real life — not an idealized future version, but the one you're living right now.

Kathryn Norris, yoga therapist and somatic practitioner
Individual Sessions

Work 1:1

Yoga therapy and somatic coaching, online and personalized. The eight-session yoga therapy package is $600, or three payments of $200, offered as part of my IAYT-accredited practicum.

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Morning Mat Pilates practice on the mat
Small Group · Live Online

Morning Mat Pilates

A small-group live practice that builds strength and steadiness — Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6 AM CT, once or twice weekly. Membership includes a practice library of recorded classes, organized by prop. From $100 every 4 weeks.

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Ninebark in bloom
Founding cohort underway · Join the waitlist for the next cohort

For the patterns that keep you stuck.

Tend brings together yoga, somatic practice, and the science of how habits change — one integrated path to feeling better in your body and making change that lasts. You'll learn to read your own patterns, settle your nervous system, and build a rhythm of care you'll actually want to keep.

Ceres Movement × Coconut Yoga Chicago

Kathryn Norris resting in a supported yin twist over a bolster
In Person · Monthly

Workshops

Yin at Chi-Town Shakti, Extended Roll & Reset at Coconut, and Wiser Body and Somatic Yin & Sound at Astute. Longer, slower sessions with room to go further than a weekly class allows.

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Therapy balls and props for self-myofascial release
In Person · Chicago

Weekly classes

Somatic Mat Pilates, Myo-Yin and group yoga therapy at Astute, Yin Bliss at Coconut Yoga, and Body Reset and Somatic Yin at The Peninsula.

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The practice follows the person. It has to.

This work is for you if

You're ready to work with your body instead of against it.

Maybe you've been managing stress that doesn't respond to rest. Maybe you're navigating pain, burnout, or a life in transition. Maybe you've tried other approaches and something still feels unaddressed.

This is whole-person care that doesn't separate body from mind. We look at what the whole person is carrying — and we build practices that support your nervous system, your movement, and your life.

About Kathryn and this work →
Lake Michigan, Chicago
What clients say

"Kathryn is an incredible teacher. I came to her because I had terrible insomnia. She listened closely to my needs and used an amazing range of skills and knowledge to help me sleep deeply through the night. She is the most insightful and caring teacher I've ever worked with."

— Julie, 1:1 Yoga Therapy

"After the best night of sleep I'd had in weeks, today my body feels relieved of recent pain. It really doesn't get better than that."

— Jorge, Somatic Yin

"It's so hard to find a good yin class where the instructor actually understands anatomy and the practice of yin. I'm so impressed. Highly recommended."

— Lana, Yin Bliss
Learn

Understanding the practices

Everything I do is rooted in a coherent framework — nervous system science, somatic awareness, functional movement, yogic philosophy, Five Element Theory, and East Asian healing traditions. These pages offer a deeper look.