Background

Katie Manitsas is originally from London where she managed Europe’s largest yoga studio for several years. She has trained in many modalities including massage, yoga and ayurveda (the ancient Indian medicine model).

Katie is the founder and director of Samadhi Yoga in Sydney’s Newtown, where she now specialises in running yoga teacher training programs. Samadhi Yoga runs over 50 yoga classes a week and is home to a team of over 15 teachers. Katie is also a co-founder of ‘Yoga in the Community’ – a not for profit organization that runs programs such as free yoga in rehabilitation and refuge situations as well as a yoga program for adults with autism.

Katie is the author of two books – ‘Spiritual Survival and the City’ (published by Hardy Grant) and ‘Yoga Off the Mat’ (published by Live Yoga Life Publications).