About Katie Zink, Founder of Ritual Yoga
Photography by The Park Studios
Katie Zink (she/her) is a community facilitator and creative writer living in Portland, Oregon.
She works in Education Publishing by trade and has a Bachelor of Science in Women and Gender Studies with an emphasis in Human Sexuality.
A student of yoga for almost 20 years, Katie has completed 300 hours of Foundational Yoga Teacher Training with Audra Carmine and is currently teaching weekly vinyasa style classes with NW Women's Fitness.
In 2020, Katie completed a certification in the Neurology of Equity and Inclusion with Paloma Medina and received her facilitators certification with Oregon Humanities. In 2013, she served as a Trauma Informed Advocate for survivors of sexual abuse as a youth volunteer and as a part of the development committee.
An experienced group meditation leader and lifelong learner, Katie has completed an additional 40 hours of certified Meditation Teacher Training with Kimberly Novosel in 2025.
She's deeply passionate about yoga asana and philosophy, women's sexuality and the menstrual cycle, and hosting women's circles. She enjoys writing poetry about philosophy, love, and liberation from the lens of yoga.
Katie hopes to inspire a collective knowing of peace and connection; she trusts that devotional embodiment is the path to liberation.
You can take yoga with Katie every Monday at 6:30pm and Wednesday at Noon at NW Women’s Fitness. Drop ins are $15!
"The depth of the space holding was really strong. Each class offers a masterpiece of an altar, amazing music, and exceptional communication.
I felt really held in the container -- which created safety and allowed the body to relax for all the magic to arise. You beautifully held all of that.
Your own humility and vulnerability gave me a sense of reassurance. We're all just kind of figuring this out as we go! You weren't coming in as the ultimate experts and all knowing masters, which helps create a trusting container for me.
It actually felt like we were all figuring this out together. The humility in that created more trust in our own process."
Yoga + Movement
Vinyasa
Yin
Restorative
Hatha
Ritual Yoga
Outdoor Yoga
Sensual and Somatic Yoga
Ecstatic Dance
Facilitated Connection Experiences
Moon Circles
Women's Circles
Intention Setting Rituals
1:1 Classes
Guided Meditation
Chanting Meditations
Walking Meditations
Visualizations
Somatic Experiencing
Pranayama
Custom Workshop Design
Yoga and Navigating Grief
Yoga and Relationships
Yoga and Creative Writing
Yoga and Poetry Open Mics
Yoga and Inner Child Work
Yoga and Self Love
Yoga and Self Expression
Yoga and Storytelling
Nervous System Regulation
Courses
The Ritual Yoga Portfolio
