Testimonials

“I have had many adventures exploring the many dimensions of the heart, mind and soul with Kelly. I have found her to be courageous, empathetic, intelligent, knowledgeable, reliable, generous, very patient and very skillful in her practice of meditation and yoga but also her being imperfect, like me, makes the journey together so much more real. You will discover that Kelly is a skillful healer, insightful therapist, a great teacher, and a caring human being.” ~ J.M.

“My past year with Kelly has been truly transformative. She has a spacious, gentle, and accepting way to be with you, both the shadow and the light, which is deeply healing. As we unpack the layers, she weaves in ancient wisdom and accessible meditative practices allowing the healing to be personally and directly integrated into your being. To be heard and seen by Kelly is love itself.” ~ C.M.

“Kelly provides bodymind therapy, a combination of traditional conversational therapy with yoga and meditation. The work I have done with her has ranged from beginning meditative practices, understanding the principals behind yoga, how I can modify yoga positions and routines for my specific injuries, to being a straight-up life coach and accountability partner. She always gives me useful bits of wisdom that I find myself pulling out of my mental toolbox frequently to handle life’s various stressful occurrences.” ~ J.B.

“I have worked with Kelly for five years and the she provides the “home base” my body, mind and spirit need to not only get through difficult circumstances but also navigate my own spiritual exploration.  Kelly’s empathetic spirit helps her to discern exactly what I may need in a particular visit, whether it is talking, body work or guided meditation.  I see the world and my relationships in a completely different way and am able to stay grounded (and happy!), even in the most turbulent times, thanks to Kelly’s guidance.” ~ A.J.

“I initially found Kelly because I wanted a therapist that incorporated some element of physical modalities into the healing process, as for me I have long seen a tie between the mind-body connection. As a yoga and meditation teacher, she is a perfect fit to look at challenges holistically, using not only talk therapy but movement and meditation when relevant, to derive insights or healing from. I think of her as a navigator and guide to the wisdom within, helping to shine a light on the areas that can be of service to my growth and to overcome obstacles. Kelly is a compassionate healer.” ~ K.K.

“Kelly uses her 20+ years of study and practice of Buddhism, meditation, yoga, and mind & body counseling to gently guide her clients and students into deep and meaningful spiritual paths. Her classes and retreats are exceptional. Working with Kelly individually has changed my life--in thoughts, words, and actions.” ~ Anonymous

“I find my time with Kelly, whether in a meditation group or a private session to be transformative. She models and thus uncovers vulnerability in me. I am so grateful to have her in my life.” ~ G.K.

“On any given day, I may want to complain about my troubles, fix my body, or seek a calm focus, and Kelly will work with me on what I need. Many times in Kelly's office/studio are the most in touch with both reality and my own emotions that I ever achieve. I can express my thoughts and feelings with Kelly without fear of negative judgement.” ~ M.T.

“Kelly has taught me the importance of mindfulness. We all take breathing for granted without exploring its use and power.” ~J.C.

“To sit in a meditation session with Kelly Lindsey inspires. She is unique in her ability to make something as significant as meditation simple, specific, and sweet. Kelly’s specificity of instruction is unique. While self knowledge and discipline is important in meditation, many fall away from the practice because they don’t have those specific instructions on exactly how to gain this self knowledge and discipline; because they are not inspired to stay. The tools Kelly provides are simple, so they are easy to come back to over and over. As Kelly says, the practice is simple, if you just do it. That makes life seem simple too.

Kelly’s deep knowledge of the teachings inspires me to study, to feel into a deep knowing, to apply lessons both simple and perplexing, to change my life. The teachings are there, they always have been, and they always will be. Kelly weaves these ancient teachings gracefully into her dharma talks so that they aren’t intimidating. Her years of intensive study bring a comfortable and familiar transmission of the teachings, not one heavy with ancient terminology or a condescending or detached attitude. She passes these oral lessons on simply and specifically.

Kelly is a personal inspiration as someone clear and full of light, a source of confidence in effort that makes me think, I want what she has. She speaks of her reality with plain conviction of struggle, pain, pleasure, doubt. She’s vulnerable like me; I know she’s real, that she struggles as I do. The only way to fail is not to try. The light she shines entices us to do just that. To try. To practice.

Kelly makes her teachings simple and basic, because they are. Because the true essence of sitting with myself is just that. I’m inspired to sit with my pain, my joy, with what I need to deal with, or simply what comes up. Kelly inspires me to just sit. Even if it’s at a traffic light. Kelly is not the teacher that instructs: “just close your eyes, breathe, and meditate” leaving your monkey mind wondering if you’re doing it all wrong, judging yourself as different than all those “other” people who can empty their minds of thought after just a few weeks or even years of practice. Kelly helps us know that we are not alone in having brains that think, that our struggles are her struggles, that we are all beginners. She helps us to see that joy truly is in the effort; in this and every moment if we can trust ourselves to enjoy it.

Kelly distills the teachings so that they're easy to use, they relate to my life, they make me want to be a better person by just breathing one breath at a time. She makes me believe that it is possible for my practice to change my mind, my self, the way I relate to my world and to the broader world. I have learned from Kelly how to practice, to grow, to evolve. I am inspired by the broad sense of the ancient practice of meditation, and Kelly has taught me how to be specific about how I do it and made me believe that I can.” ~ D.W.