Coaching and Leadership

What are the coaching and leadership facets of Prana in Motion?

Kaitlin’s essence, and professional work experience, is built upon coaching. You can think of her as a yoga coach, a fitness coach, a ‘feel better in life’ coach. She is versed in goal-setting and devising viable action plans to attain goals while providing ongoing inspiration.

Bottom line is this: To experience the greatest benefits from your yoga practice, or any fitness/wellness format, it must become a lifestyle. Lifestyle endeavors require commitment, self-discipline, and follow-thru. Kaitlin inspires just that! She helps clients imagine, create, and maintain healthier, more empowering lifestyles through authentic connection and repetition. Her Tier 2 classes include 1-2 additional coaching “check-ins” per week (via zoom class or by phone/text) to hold clients accountable for maintaining their personalized practice.

…And finally, who is the Leader Within?

Kaitlin believes that yoga practice is divinely personal – the practitioner will eventually get the most out of their practice when they can listen to their body and move from an intuitive space. Therefore, her goal is to help clients become attuned to their body’s messages and needs while developing confidence in intuitive movement. This is Prana in Motion’s premise for developing the Leader Within.

The Leader Within emerges through a commitment to self and a desire to genuinely reconnect with, and believe in, one’s own inner wisdom. With time, the Leader Within gains the courage, confidence, will-power, and strength to practice regularly, with or without a teacher…as the greatest teacher resides within.

Kaitlin has worked with Olympic Trial athletes, developed Conference Champions, and helped athletes from the University of San Diego and Colorado State University improve 50+ school records. She has also coached numerous Masters teams consisting of athletes of all ages, as well as youth club teams. She holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego, in which she integrates into her coaching philosophy to help people grow and succeed.

Nice Stuff People Have Said About Me

Kaitlin takes leadership seriously and she role models servant leadership ever so gracefully. She asks before she tells, she listens before she speaks, she reflects before she projects, and she gives abundantly. She is a learner, always interested learning from the experiences of others. Her commitment to quality work was always consistent and impressive. Kaitlin is also a gifted communicator. Her writing is clear and impactful, her interpersonal skills are empowering, and her presentation skills are engaging. She is sincerely interested in the growth and wellbeing of others. I see in Kaitlin, a woman who passionately wants to affect change in the world and in the lives of others.

Dr. Jackie Freiberg
Business Speaker on Leadership, Engagement/Culture and Innovation
www.freibergs.com

Kaitlin is an inspiring motivator and amazing leader. She was one of my swimming coaches at the University of San Diego and I continue to look to her as a mentor. Kaitlin worked tirelessly to help my team become better swimmers, but she also helped us develop into strong and confident women. She taught us the value of being positive and intentional. She taught us to see the beauty within ourselves and others. In the world of competitive swimming at the NCAA Division 1 level, there is a lot of pressure. Kaitlin would mitigate this by teaching us to visualize, and even adding fun things like dancing as a team to Shakira. I truly believe that Kaitlin helped us reach our potential. The lessons that I have learned from her continue in the next chapter of my life as a law student. She truly has empowered me in so many ways.

Taylor Noonan
Student of Liberty School of Law
Former USD Swimmer

Kaitlin strikes me with her strong interpersonal skills and her dedication to improving the life of those around her. As a coach, Kaitlin is called on to support students who range considerably in their development. Her greatest strength is her ability to bring teams together and motivate and encourage each athlete to achieve her best. Coaching a swim team is difficult because it is both an individual and team sport. Kaitlin’s challenge is to engage students to commit to the team when they have been trained to focus as individuals. When a coach is successful in achieving the team mentality, student athlete satisfaction and production increases. Because of Kaitlin’s strength in managing the team dynamic, she is relied on heavily to create and implement programs that enhance the team mentality. She has taken advantage of a number of other professional development opportunities and I have seen in each instance how her enthusiasm and skills have been enhanced by these experiences.

Shaney Fink
Director of Athletics at Seattle University
Former Senior Associate Director of Athletics at University of San Diego

I had the opportunity to participate in a group yoga/body movement exercise lead by Kaitlin and it was excellent! Kaitlin’s ability to lead the group with direct and encouraging instructions and her passion for the art of movement and yoga was contagious. The effects of the exercise on clearing my mind and the awareness I was able to gain about my body was greatly needed as I proceeded with my day. I would love to attend a class lead by Kaitlin in the future!

Bo Bae
Participant in the USD Higher Education Leadership Summit