Kate Burnet

I’ve always loved a good story—and the human body has countless tales to tell. It is the alpha and omega of our being; it keeps the score and, more often than not, has the last laugh.

As a yoga teacher, I’m sometimes thanked by students who are amazed by their progress. I gently remind them that it isn’t me—or even the yoga—that’s responsible for their growth. It’s them. The same is true in massage therapy: the therapist is simply a guide, illuminating the path. The client is the one who takes the brave step forward toward healing.

I completed the Ivy Tech Therapeutic Massage program in 2017 and strive to meet each client exactly where they are—supporting their unique process and helping them reconnect with their own capacity for wellness.

I am currently in the process of becoming a therapist with a focus on trauma and the body, grounded in principles of somatic experience. I will complete my Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2026. Across disciplines and roles, my work continues to center the wisdom of the body—as both storyteller and site of healing.

Before settling into this work, I spent many years immersed in creative and exploratory pursuits that took me across the U.S. and abroad, deepening my understanding of culture, narrative, and human resilience. Those experiences continue to inform how I listen, observe, and show up with care and curiosity.

These days, I live with my daughter, Minnie, and two chihuahuas, Freddy and Bo, in a 100-year-old house at the end of a dead-end road in South Bloomington, next to the Empire Quarry. We love long walks, horror movies, plant-therapy shopping at May’s, and watching animals on the internet.