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If life feels full — but not quite settled

You’re capable. You manage work, home and family. People rely on you. But your body may be telling you that something isn’t quite working.

Perhaps you’re often bloated or constipated. Your energy crashes in the afternoon. You get headaches, your sleep is unpredictable, your periods have changed, or you feel tired during the day and wired when you finally want to sleep.

So you try things. You eat differently. Take supplements. Drink matcha. Try to get more protein. Start a new morning routine. Get back to yoga. Go to bed earlier.

Some things help for a while. Then life gets busy, the routine slips, and a few weeks later you find yourself back in the same place. These symptoms can seem like separate problems. But when you start looking at what happens around them — how you eat, sleep, work and rest, and how these change through the seasons — patterns begin to appear.

And once you can see the pattern, you have somewhere to begin.

Start with what your body is telling you

This is the approach I use in my work with Yoga and Ayurveda:

Your Symptoms

Start with what you can feel. Your digestion, energy, sleep, menstrual cycle, headaches, tension and other physical signs all give you information.

Your Patterns

Look at when those symptoms appear and what tends to happen around them. Meal times, sleep, stress, work, travel, family life and the changing seasons can all reveal useful patterns.

Your Rhythms

Those patterns help us look more closely at your digestive, sleep and hormonal rhythms, within the larger daily and seasonal rhythms that Ayurveda has worked with for thousands of years.

Your Anchors

Then we find the small, repeatable practices that give you somewhere to return to — a regular lunch, hot water in the morning, an earlier evening, a breathing practice, the right food for the season.

Over time, you begin to recognise when something has shifted and know what helps you find your way back.

A Glimpse into Sacred Pause

Live a full life — with body and mind rooted in steadiness.

Yoga and Ayurveda for women in Ickenham, Uxbridge and online who want to feel well while living full, demanding lives.

For over 25 years, I’ve helped women understand the patterns behind how they feel and make practical changes to food, daily life and self-care.

My approach is rooted in the daily and seasonal rhythms of Ayurveda, alongside Yoga practices that support the body and mind through changing stages of life.

The aim is simple: to understand yourself well enough to recognise when something has shifted, know what helps, and find your way back sooner.

Sometimes we know that we want something to change before we know exactly how we're going to get there. We take a step. We follow the path. We might even lose our way for a while. And eventually, we find ourselves somewhere new.

Perhaps that's what a pause can offer too.

A chance to step away from everyday life for a little while and create enough space to see where you want to go next.

Sacred Pause — 17–20 June 2027, Lake District

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Meet Katja

I help women understand the patterns behind how they feel — from digestion and sleep to headaches, changing energy and hormonal symptoms — and know where to begin.

My work brings together Yoga and Ayurveda, with daily and seasonal rhythms at its foundation. It’s practical, rooted in nearly 30 years of teaching and study, and designed to work within a full life.

My own experience of overcoming ulcerative colitis through food and lifestyle changes shaped the way I teach today: helping you understand your body, recognise when something has shifted, and find the small changes that help you return to balance.

About Me →

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Ways We Can Work Together

You don’t need to change everything at once. Start with what you’re experiencing now and choose the level of support that fits.

Take the Thinking out of Meals — 5-Day Reset

Cook to Feel Steady

Five days of simple, warm meals and Ayurvedic guidance to help you bring more regularity back to eating and notice how your body responds.

👉 For you if you’re often bloated, your energy dips after eating, or meals have become irregular, and you want one simple place to begin.

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See the whole pattern — 12-Week Programme

Back to Rhythm returns this September after three years.

A 12-week live programme to help you recognise the patterns behind how you feel, understand your own rhythms, and build the anchors that help you return when life knocks them off course.

We work with digestion, sleep, hormonal health, food and daily life through the seasonal principles of Ayurveda.

👉 For you if you’ve tried lots of things that help for a while and want to understand what your body needs so you know where to return.

Explore Back to Rhythm

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A Glimpse into Back to Rhythm

I had to smile when I realised that this week has been a rather good example of why I’m creating Back to Rhythm.

Life changes our rhythm all the time. We travel. We have visitors. Work becomes busy. The weather affects us. Family needs us. Sometimes we simply get tired. And then we find our way back.

That’s really at the heart of what I’m building with Back to Rhythm. I want you to understand your own rhythms well enough that you can recognise when something has shifted and know what helps you return.

Because life will keep happening. The aim is to have something familiar to come back to.

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Deepen your Teaching — Mentoring

Yoga Teacher Mentoring

A three-month mentoring programme for yoga teachers who want to integrate Ayurveda into their teaching and deepen their practice — drawing on nearly 30 years of teaching experience.

👉 For you if you're a yoga teacher ready to go deeper.

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Practise in Person — Yoga

Yoga to build strength, steady your energy, and reconnect with your body.

👉 For you if you want to begin with how your body feels.

EXPLORE YOGA CLASSES

Look at the whole Picture — 1:1 Programme

Restoring Digestive Rhythm

Eight weeks of personalised Ayurvedic guidance to look at the patterns behind your digestive symptoms and work out what your body needs — with individual recommendations, flexible check-ins and WhatsApp support throughout.

👉 For you if bloating, constipation or unpredictable digestion keep returning and you want someone to look at the whole picture with you.

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From the Blog

Practical insights from Yoga and Ayurveda to help you understand your body, live with the changing seasons, and find the rhythms that help you feel well throughout the year.

What My Students Say

Hearing from real students brings this work to life — here’s what they share about yoga, Ayurveda, and the courses.

“Since joining the Gut Reset programme, my digestion has improved, and I feel more energetic. I love the Ayurvedic approach to food!‍” ‍

Sarah M.

“Katja is an amazing yoga instructor. She is intuitive, creative, and very friendly. I highly recommend her!”

Rachel Anderson

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I start if I’m not sure what I need?

Start with what you’re experiencing now. If several things keep returning — digestion, sleep, energy or hormonal symptoms — Back to Rhythm helps you step back, see the patterns and understand where to begin.

If you’d like to explore first, the free guide 5 Daily Ayurvedic Shifts to Feel Like Yourself Again will help you notice where your rhythm may be slipping and choose a small shift to start with.

👉 Get Your Free Guide

What if I’m new to Yoga or Ayurveda?

You’re in the right place. Everything I teach — from yoga classes to online courses — is designed to be simple, accessible, and supportive for beginners and returning practitioners alike.

Do your courses work if I have a busy family life?

Yes. My programmes are designed for women with full lives. The focus is on practical changes you can fit into everyday life and return to when routines inevitably get disrupted.

Can I get personalised guidance?

Yes. The Restoring Digestive Rhythm 1:1 programme offers eight weeks of personalised guidance tailored to your digestion, daily rhythm, and constitution.

I’m already overwhelmed. Will this add more to my plate?

We begin with one or two anchors that make sense for you now. The aim is to find the small changes that have the most useful place in your day, then build from there.

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Not sure where to begin?

Start with the free guide. It will help you notice where your rhythm may be slipping and which small shift could make a difference first.

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Or, if you have a question about where to start, send me a message on WhatsApp.