Body Scan Meditation

Katya Hropova is a somatic therapist, certified life coach, and meditation instructor with a Master’s Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy. She has been practicing meditation since 2011 and in 2015 received her meditation instructor certification from Dr. Lorin Roche, PhD. Lorin’s teachings and way of understanding meditation have been a profound foundation for Katya’s own practice, and she carries deep gratitude for the influence his work has had on her path.

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Katya has lived in the United States since 2002, studying and practicing internationally while deepening her understanding of mind-body connection and overall well-being.

Her understanding of somatic psychotherapy was deeply shaped by her studies with Dr. Annie Brook, PhD, a pioneer in somatic psychology, somatic psychotherapist, educator, and founder of the Brook Institute for Somatic Studies and Psychotherapy. Annie’s teachings were foundational to Katya’s understanding of the body, embodied experience, and the relationship between mind and body. Katya also studied life coaching with Coby Kozlowski, MA, an author, educator, and life coach whose teachings have influenced her understanding of self-awareness, personal development, and skillful living. She has also had the opportunity to study with Dr. Deepak Chopra, whose teachings have further contributed to her exploration of meditation, consciousness, and mind-body awareness.

Over the years, Katya has gone deeply into the experience of these teachings—not only studying them, but practicing and living them. Through her own exploration, professional training, and experience as a therapist, meditator, and life coach, she has found meaningful connections between somatic psychology, meditation, body awareness, compassion, and self-awareness. Her work grows from this ongoing process of learning, practicing, integrating, and continuing to discover what supports a deeper connection with oneself.

Her courses are an integration of more than a decade of personal meditation practice, professional training, and embodied exploration. They bring together somatic psychology, body awareness, meditation, compassion, and practical self-awareness tools to help people reconnect with their internal wisdom, cultivate greater self-awareness, and develop a more trusting relationship with themselves.

Katya is passionate about making mind-body practices accessible, practical, and easy to bring into everyday life—and looks forward to sharing her love of cultivating mind-body connection and self-compassion with you.