Biography
Kate is a public health servant.
Think peaches in crocodile skin.
Cashmere and concrete.
An embodiment plumber.
A Rebel to all that no longer serves.
Brave and vulnerable.
Effervescent.
Kate is a dynamic shape-shifter –
An epic DJ.
A catalyst with heart who creates life retrievals.
She’s a seer of
re-member-ing, of reshaping pathways
that access what’s essential.
She drops into the belly of listening and draws out the
innate healer in each of us.
Bold and improvisational, hilarious and tender.
Known for changing your life.
She has collaborated with The Ojai Foundation, Gay Men’s Groups, Eve Ensler, The Polish National Ballet, Sony, The British Association of Anger Management, Summit at Sea, Summit LA and The Omega Institute. Has worked with countless A listers and ordinary extraordinary humans from all walks of life including:
Rites of Passage for Teenagers, Medical Students, Nurses, Doctors, Surgeons, Dentists, Drama Students, accountants, teachers and CEO’s.
Kate is a trained massage therapist and worked for two decades as a wardrobe stylist in fashion magazines, film, runway and television.
Kate conducts a diverse brave space where the vulnerable real and the extraordinary raw are welcomed, harnessed and integrated.
Testimonials
Tim Booth
Kate Shela is the most wonderful, inspiring, fun, bullshit-detecting, provocative teacher. If you want to shake up your world in a way that is both fun and profound this is your woman. She is so brilliant that I had no choice but to marry her.
Kevin Courtney
Within minutes of my first session with Kate, her instructions moved through my body like a set of keys unlocking gates. Her workshops have led me to discover hidden patterns of physical and mental tension and shown me ways to move into them, move through them and then move on. Kate is the kind of teacher that will shed light on the path, but she ain't gonna walk it for you. With precision and fierce compassion she sets a sacred stage, while creating the safest of containers for whoever is willing to step in and go as far as they want to go.
Lee Harris
If you want a wise, vibrant, alive, authentic and brilliant teacher/facilitator, look no further than Kate Shela. I adore Kate‘s work and expression in all its forms and her bright spirit fills you with life and holds you in your deepest and most challenging moments.
Tiffany Persons
Kate is a living treasure with an inimitable gift to usher so many of us through life’s greatest challenges using a remarkable combination of movement fused with infinite wisdom. She is truly masterful.
Sam Roddick
There is no doubt we need warriors in the world - all kinds warriors guarding and fighting for a sense of justice and balance in the world - holding us personally and collectively accountable for the health and well being of our world - Kate is a warrior of the human spirit, helping each one of us who are lucky to know her and work with her to rise to the challenge to discover all the messy and glorious edges of our own humanity. There are no promises to her work, there are no desired outcomes however the journey of embracing the ocean of exsitence will deliver you to yourself in ways that are playful celebratory tender and raw ... she is glorious and I love her for it.
Michael Holt
Kate Shela is uniquely and authentically herself in a world of wannabes. She doesn’t have to say a word, she IS what she teaches; her embodied wisdom is rare and precious. Kate’s living philosophy and healing practice has evolved me as a man, as a martial artist, and as a human being. She is a Warrior in her own right and I am grateful for the example she lives and breathes.