Kristin is the owner of Down Dog Yoga Center in Kalamazoo, MI where she teaches yoga classes and workshops, SUP yoga, corporate yoga, and offers private yoga events and retreats. She completed her first 200-hour teacher certification in 2009 at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in Sedona, AZ in a program that studied Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vedic Astrology. In 2012 she finished a 6-month Thai Massage training, and in 2016 completed her 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training under the direction of Melissa Spamer. In 2019 she did an additional 200-hour Yin Yoga program with Stephanie Calhoun in Canada and a 300-hour Trauma Sensitive Yoga training through the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI. She has also studied Vipassana meditation and traveled around the world to study with master yoga teachers such as Angela Farmer and Donna Farhi. 

Kristin holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and works as a psychotherapist integrating talk therapy, EMDR, and yoga for a holistic approach to trauma recovery. Check out downdogyogacenter.com or psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kristin-moriarty-portage-mi/1320389 to learn more.