Hi, I’m Kate Lynch (she/her), a somatic mindfulness coach internationally known for my compassionate, nonjudgmental approach. 

Since 2002, I’ve supported thousands of highly sensitive parents with gentle yoga and mindfulness, so they can feel more grounded, confident, and relaxed - and avoid burnout. 

Our little neurodiverse family lives in a magical land called Brooklyn. 

You don’t have to spend hours in yoga class to regulate your nervous system and avoid burnout.

Everything I knew about taking care of myself went out the window right when I most needed it. 

I'd been a yoga and meditation teacher for a decade when Ocean was born...

It turned out he had a lot of needs, but not a need for sleep. He screamed a lot and I didn’t know how to soothe him. His multiple daily meltdowns frayed my nerves and his. I felt like a terrible mom. 

At 3, Ocean was diagnosed with autism. It was a relief to have more clarity, but by then I had completely lost myself. 

My self-care pre-parenting had been hours of daily yoga and meditation. I couldn’t leave Ocean while I went off to do that. The advice my mentors gave me was impossible to follow, but a wise mom of three appeared when I felt most shattered.

Her advice was simple: feel your feet on the ground. It made a difference, and I started to gradually return to myself.

I sought community and support for us both. We were lucky to find an inclusive, judgment-free nonprofit where we made friends who understood us. In therapy, I faced and embraced my anxiety and complex trauma.

I reconnected with mindfulness, and reconciled it with my parenting reality.
When I was able to ground myself during (or after) Ocean’s meltdowns, we both recovered faster. Our relationship mended. 

Through research and advocacy for him, I learned about sensory processing disorder, hyper-empathy, and high sensitivity - and recognized myself. I devoured everything I could about Polyvagal Theory, loving boundaries, and emotional regulation. 

In time I distilled down the most effective practices I knew into concentrated 1-3 minute drops I could sprinkle throughout my day. This is what I teach parents going through intense seasons of parenting their neurodivergent kids.

It’s not necessary to spend 90 minutes in a yoga class, but it does help to move mindfully and often.

• It helps to breathe consciously.
• It helps to practice self-empathy.
• And it really helps when those practices are accessible to your present reality!

Now I work with HSP, empaths, and other neurodivergent adults who are caring, respectful, and responsible - just not always toward themselves.

They tend to live in their heads most of the time, and overextend themselves. They are parents, creatives, or caring professionals.

My students love authentic yoga for its mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical benefits, and they value having a guide they can trust.

“It was so relaxing to be with such a skilled and thoughtful practitioner. I slept better than I had in weeks!”