Mindfulness Certified
Mindfulness Certification from Chicago State University.
About Kate
Meet Kate Ryan.
An advocate for inclusivity, championing every path to family.
Founder and guide
Creating a more expansive story of family.
Kate Ryan champions all paths to family — whether through medical assistance, adoption, foster care, surrogacy, or redefined connections. Her goal for Story of Us is a radical shift in how society sees family: not as a fixed structure, but as a boundless, beautiful, divine creation that reflects each person’s unique story.
A dedicated practitioner and educator, Kate is a 500-hour registered yoga teacher and the Meditation Lead for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago. She also guides corporate meditation and mindfulness sessions for providers, clinicians, and organizations across the United States.
As a Certified Sound Healer with a Master of Music from Berklee College of Music, Kate weaves voice, instruments, and mantra into her somatic sound healing.
Grounded, compassionate, inclusive.
Training and certifications
Care rooted in practice.
Trauma-Informed
Certified through the Institute of Trauma at the University at Buffalo, with additional training in sexual expansiveness and healthcare needs of trans and non-binary people.
MBSR Certified
Completed Jon Kabat-Zinn’s eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course.
Meditation Guide
Completed 100-hour Meditation Teacher Training at Chill Chicago, where she has led workshops and mentored teacher trainees.
Partner, Endeavor Health
A quarterly guest facilitator with “Mom and Baby Hour” and “Cradle Talk” at Edward & Elmhurst Hospitals, focused on holistic health for new moms.
Specialized Certifications
Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Fertility, Yoga for 12-Step Recovery, Level 2 Reiki, and Ayurveda, Hormones, and Women’s Health.
Work with Kate
Bring grounded, trauma-informed care to your community.
From provider gatherings to corporate mindfulness sessions, Kate creates space for peace, resilience, and genuine connection.