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About Me — Kat Claussen
A philosopher and yogi teaching people how to manifest their desires
I’m a licensed Chinese medicine provider (L.Ac), experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT), and manifestation coach. Oh, and a writer, too, I suppose.
Some Background
Until recently, I’ve been practicing Chinese medicine/acupuncture and teaching hot yoga part time while building my coaching business remotely. As of January 1st, I’ve started working completely from home because I’m expecting my first child this month!
I was feeling extremely trepidatious at taking leave from my two jobs; I’m an entrepreneur at my core, so working for a corporate company with benefits and leave never really enticed me. (I was a linguist in the Navy for six years and that cured me of any desk job FOMO.)
Writing As a Not-So-New Venture
Though my official job title in the Navy was “cryptologic linguist,” I spent most of my actual work time writing reports. My supervisors encouraged me a couple of times to become an intelligence report writer, but there were just too many rules to follow. Probably why I never went into journalism, either.
I’ve always enjoyed writing and been told I’m good at it, though I never paid it much attention as a skill, much less a…