Catherine Courtlandt McElvane

Catherine McElvane A native of New York City and a mother of three, Catherine is an award winning children’s book illustrator and an experienced teaching artist. Catherine’s calm and accepting nature makes her a perfect fit for teaching mindfulness meditation. She enjoys sharing mindfulness meditation particularly with young people because of how much her practice has improved her life. She is compassionate and has a discovery-based style of teaching, allowing students and clients alike to make their own realizations… which is the purpose after all.

Catherine studied Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Communications at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and earned her Master of Arts from San Francisco State University’s School of Creative Arts. Along with her certification as a mindfulness meditation instructor she continues the journey through her more recent study of Kundalini Yoga and QiGong.