We recently connected with Katie Bock and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Katie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?

When I was 23, I graduated from college with a degree in Massage Therapy, excited to start my first “real” job aka a career. What I didn’t know at the time was that massage would not bring me the purpose I was seeking. From a young age I wanted to support people to feel better, feel free and enjoy life; for the most part being a massage therapist allowed me to do this. The hiccup was that while I was supporting others to feel better, I felt myself feeling worse. On days I was supporting others with massage therapy I was depleted, exhausted and generally sad. My intuition was speaking to me through my body telling me being a massage therapist wasn’t working yet for years I would leave massage therapy and come back to it until one day I realized what I was doing. I had been supporting others at the expense of myself because I didn’t make myself worthy of the self-care, I was inspiring others to have. So, I made a choice to choose me.

In that moment I found my body shaking. Choosing me meant quitting my job without any idea how I would pay the bills the next month. Choosing me meant letting others down in some ways. Choosing me meant acknowledging I was worthy. Despite my fear I choose myself, I followed my intuition, and I healed a ton of deep wounds. It seems since then things have been unfolding quite beautifully. Of course, life is life and there are always curve balls, yet I feel grounded in following the guidance of my inner wisdom.

The moral of the story is to trust your inner wisdom. The wisdom within you will tell you what you need to know to feel better, feel free and create a life that you want to live in.

My inner wisdom led me to support others with yoga, coaching, and energy healing.

Katie, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

At 19 I was about to become a mama and simultaneously trying to break free of an unhealthy toxic relationship. A close family friend took me to a prenatal yoga class, she went with me for 6 weeks (I think so she knew I would show up). Those 6 prenatal yoga classes changed my life. In those classes that incorporated physical movement, breathe work and mindfulness (meditation) I remembered myself, my power and gained awareness. Yoga revealed my path to freedom and all I had to do was keep showing up.

Fast forward a couple years, I was a mama and had just graduated from college there was a pull to become a yoga teacher and share this practice with other women. Through yoga teacher training I was amazed to discover even more transformation. To me it was clear that I was going to share yoga in its fullness with others. And that’s what I did. After becoming a yoga teacher, becoming a reiki master followed and then becoming a best-selling author.

Today my mission is to support women by creating brave spaces for self-discovery, intuition connection, empowerment and soul freedom. The tools of support I teach about and share are Yoga Movement, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Nidra, Meditation or Mindfulness, Chakra/Energy Healing, and Intuitive Coaching.

I offer Yoga Classes & Workshops, Yoga & Meditation Membership, Yoga Teacher Training, 1:1 Energy Healing & Coaching, and Group Coaching Programs as well as Books and a Card Deck.

Over the years I have learned so many of us walk through life on autopilot and in the process, we lose ourselves, forget our power and inner wisdom. I have been there and its stressful, overwhelming even. What I do is creating spaces to become aware, remember your power, inner wisdom and re-discover yourself which usually results in less stress, less overwhelm, more inner peace, personal freedom and inner joy.

When it comes to what I do as an Intuitive Coach, Author & Yoga Mentor I am most proud to show up authentically and create judgement free spaces for empowerment, transformation and growth. Healing is not a cake walk and its not about fixing anything, its about showing up for yourself awake and aware without judgement taking one step at a time.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

When it comes to being an entrepreneur or business owner there are a ton of “experts” out in the world telling you how you should run, sell and market your products and services. There are a million different viewpoints, lessons and perspectives. While you can learn much from these “experts” you can also box yourself in and lose yourself and business mission in the process.

Traditional marketing doesn’t feel good for me, I spend years trying to make it work. Following the lessons of others on the best approaches and yet it all fell flat. When I started showing up authentically and thinking outside of the box things unfolded naturally.

I suppose the lesson to unlearn here is to stay in the box and follow the “rules”. Business is messy sometimes and the rules don’t always align with you or your mission. So, I say teach yourself to think outside of the box and move authentically. Your inner wisdom will guide you if you let it.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

In 2021 the entire business crumbled in front of my eyes. I had 2 failed launches in a row and had to ask for financial assistance. During this time, I questioned everything. I also healed a lot of emotional wounds and trauma which created mindset shifts. Moving through the collapse of the business, pivoting and continuing to take one step forward at a time established more resilience within me.

Resilience is essentially the capacity to show up and move forward. You need that as a business owner or entrepreneur. When things don’t work out and there are times when they won’t resilience allows you to evaluate and move forward.

Without resilience I wouldn’t have become a best-selling author and I wouldn’t be doing what lights my soul up.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://katiebock.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiebockyoga/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiebockyoga/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-bock-a8ba4a77/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY4omy2rMqTMRTYDipt9kLA
• Other: Podcast: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-free-fulfilled/id1615127656 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/57vjn5ie3iwrCSHFbDisun?si=gZ9PETBVTN68ci_riNVVAQ&nd=1 Website – https://katiebock.com/podcast/