Our Team

106 South Grand Avenue, Doniphan, MO 63935 ~ 573-714-4761

"Embrace wellness, embrace life."

Sponsors

Dr. Kat Robinson, N.D., C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, APD

Dr. Kat Robinson, ND is a practicing yoga therapist and integrative health coach in Doniphan, MO. Her studio, Active Kat Yoga, LLC, opened in 2002 and has become one of the premier yoga studios in Southeast Missouri offering group yoga and private yoga therapy classes as well as therapeutic aerial yoga for both adults and youth.

In 2017 she opened a wellness lounge, The Energy Rejuvenation Center, offering holistic health services. Her core wellness beliefs are established in a mindset of bio-individuality. What works for one may not work for the next. She also believes that the word "integrative" speaks it all. She does not prefer one modality of health care over the other.

She believes that traditional allopathic medicine and alternative/complimentary medicine can be integrated and work hand in hand to give you a full view of your health, making you an active participant in your own well-being.

Dr. Robinson is a Traditional Naturopathic Practitioner, Certified Yoga Therapist, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, and an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She has specialized training in Integrative Oncology Yoga at MD Anderson Cancer Center where her teachers were Jennifer Buergurmeister, Lorenzo Cohen, Smitha Malliah, Gabrial Lopez and many others leading the field of Oncology Yoga.

Kat is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is certified in Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga by Sadie Nardini and has completed Sadie's Aging Fiercely Ultimate Yoga Face Lift program. She is a graduate of the Yoga Teachers College and is certified in Yogabody Trapeze by Lucas Rockwood. She is also certified in Children's Yoga with Yoga Renew.

Kat is a member of the Yoga Alliance, International Association of Yoga Therapist, The American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Since the center opened, Kat has helped clients get on the path of good health and is ready to support you on your path of well-being.

Disclaimer: Traditional Naturopathic Practitioners cannot diagnose, treat or cure. And should never be used instead of medical advice.

Deborah Sherman, AKY-CYT 200

Holistic Health Coach

Deborah Sherman is a graduate of Active Kat Yoga Registered Yoga School and Lotus of Life College of Holistic Health.

As a school cafeteria manager, she is profoundly concerned with children's nutrition. Deborah specializes in food allergies and sensitivities.

She is also assistant director to our youth aerial classes and performance track.

Julie Swigert, RN, RYT 200

Holistic Health Coach

Julie Swigert is a graduate of Active Kat Yoga Registered Yoga School and Lotus of Life College of Holistic Health. She is a registered nurse with the VA and their

Whole Health Program..

Julie has worked extensively with Bariatric Nutrition and is ready to coach you through your Weight Loss Surgery journey and help you find balance in your new life.

Dance, Ballet and Drama

Jenni Muzzillo is the dance, ballet and drama instructor. She found her love of ballet at 8 years old when her grandmother bought her a semester's worth of ballet classes for Christmas. As she grew older she found she loved it all, dance, singing and acting. She took all the classes she could at the Studio for the Arts and learned everything she could. At 14 she became a assistant teacher and found out that she loved working with kids and passing on an art to them. She grew up in the Imperial Dinner Theatre, being in every show she could and learning along the way. In 2017 she started teaching in Doniphan and fell in love with the community and has been teaching there ever since.

Katie Downs, AKY-CYT 200

Katie Downs is a graduate of Active Kat Yoga Registered Yoga School. She is passionate about helping her students gain overall health and well-being. Katie was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when she was just fourteen, but didn't find yoga until she was in her thirties. She began a consistent yoga practice and found yoga to help calm her nervous system and improve her mental and physical health. She knew she wanted to share the healing benefits of yoga.

Daphne Moor

Acupuncture

Daphne's work has always revolved around the root cause of conditions and tapping into the innate blueprint of health and wellness. She is a graduate of East West College of Natural Medicine. with a Master's in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Classical Homeopathy.