Catherine Allen has been teaching yoga since 2001 and is renowned for her skill as a practitioner and teacher trainer. Cat has completed intensive yoga studies in India with Dharmavirsingh Mahida and studied several forms of yoga, including Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Pralaya Yoga. Her style is rooted in the Forrest Yoga system. For years, Cat apprenticed directly with Ana Forrest, the Creatrix of Forrest Yoga. Cat has been authorized by Ana Forrest to teach the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training and Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training. Cat herself created Poppy Perinatal Yoga, an approach to prenatal and postnatal yoga that promotes more comfort and support in pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery. Yoga teachers and birth workers worldwide throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia have been trained in the Poppy Perinatal Yoga approach. Cat is a Level 5 Certified Forrest Yoga Teacher, Forrest Yoga Guardian, E-RYT 500, RPYT, Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator, and Birth, Loss, and Postpartum Doula. When not on the mat, Cat enjoys spending precious time with her husband, her children, and coterie of canine and feline companions. Visit www.catallen.yoga and www.poppy.yoga to learn more.