Choosing an Authentic Life: Yoga,...

Choosing an Authentic Life: Yoga, Reiki, Travel and Spiritual Awakening With Katie Sterbens

Authentic Leadership Podcast by Ivan Yeo
S1 · E49
Aug 9, 2026
49:27

Episode notes

What happens when your inner voice becomes too loud to ignore?

Katie left behind New York’s corporate fashion world to follow a very different path—one shaped by yoga, Reiki, Akashic Records, spiritual exploration and travel. Her journey took her from Peru and Hawaii to India, Bali and eventually New Zealand, where she discovered a community and way of living that allowed her to embrace who she truly is.

In this heartfelt conversation, Katie shares how she became a 500-hour yoga teacher, Reiki Master and Akashic Records reader. She explains what the Akashic Records are, how Reiki works within her practice, and why listening to our intuition can open doors we never imagined.

We also explore the courage required to choose an unconventional life when the people around us may not understand. Katie speaks honestly about burnout, family expectations, loneliness, failure and learning to trust herself—even when following her calling meant going against everything she had been taught.

This conversation becomes especially personal as I share how Katie’s yoga classes offered me a place of grounding and comfort during one of the most difficult transitions of my life.

Katie’s message to her younger self—and to anyone trying to follow their own path—is beautifully simple: “Don’t give up. Keep going, keep trying, keep failing, and have more fun with it. It always works out.”

Keywords

personalgrowth
spiritual
spiritual awakening
energy healing
spiritual journey
authentic living
reikihealing
spiritual calling
yoga teacher
Akashic Records