BIOGRAPHY

Katyayani grew up in a small town in southwestern Ohio studying music, especially voice, flute, and piano. She was raised as an only child by her grandparents who were retired farmers. Her parents grew most of their own food on their land, and being retired, devoted a lot of their time and attention to her. Having a father who was an accomplished musician, Katyayani was born to sing. Performing solo at church for the first time when she was five years old, she always had the spirit of a performer and sought every chance she could while growing up to express her passion and love for music. In 1994, Katyayani was accepted as a Vocal Performance major at Kent State School of Music in Ohio but decided instead to travel and be an autodidact. This has proven to have been the most beneficial path for developing Katyayani's life’s work, as well as for acquiring content for her songs and having the opportunity to learn from a caliber of teachers she could have never sought out at a university. Katyayani has been blessed to learn rarely taught and understood fundamentals of music and expression from great teachers such as Amit Carmelli, Maheshvara, and Vir McCoy, with whom she has also studied guitar & music composition.

From the time that Katyayani began awakening to the situation the world was in during the mid-90s, her heart was searching for what she could do to help bring healing to the planet and its inhabitants, as well as herself. In 1996, at the age of 19, she set off to travel throughout the country amidst natural cultures and people with similar visions.

Katyayani's travels were parallel with several avenues of spiritual study and practice, including the study of scriptures from many different cultures around the world. While Katyayani was studying the Proverbs of King Solomon, Katyayani felt a desire for others to be able to easily access the invaluable wisdom contained in these proverbs. King Solomon's words eloquently express ancient truths about the principles of creation, which support us to prosper spiritually, materially, and socially - in every way. In June of 1999, Wisdom From King Solomon was conceived. In the spring of 2002, the compilation was complete, by autumn of 2005 the format of the book was finished, and by the summer of 2006, the book and artwork for the cover were perfected. In 2006, Katyayani released her first book, Wisdom from King Solomon.

In 1999, Katyayani began becoming aware of the flora within our bodies and how essential it is to maintain microbial balance for good health. Since then, Katyayani has researched, experimented, tried, tested, and intensively studied how to restore and maintain a healthy microbiome. She has compiled an abundance of resources gathered since, by finding out what works and who to trust through her own experience. She now offers this wealth of information and resources to others today through her work in Flora Consciousness education, meal plans, and food preparation lessons.

In the summer of 2003, Katyayani began working with Roots and Culture International Arts and Music Production and performing original music on all real instruments from around the world with a band called Tabernacle. In early 2008, she brought together profound musicians from around the Bay Area to form the group, Soul Irie. In 2010, she began performing with the stage name, Soul Whisper. Soul Whisper released her first independent album in 2015 called Paths to Higher Elevations. She plans to tour and perform throughout the West and worldwide, as well as release several more albums of original music in the future.

In 2004, Katherine began a devoted study and practice of Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation after being initiated by Sant Thakar Singh, which has tremendously influenced her songwriting and other endeavors through a deeper understanding of creation.

In 2007, Katyayani connected with Golden Gate School of Feng Shui and in 2008 began the Eco-Sustainable Classical Feng Shui Professional Certification Program, which she graduated from in July 2009, when she founded Soul Whisper Consulting.

On the first day of feng shui class in 2008, during her session with Taoist monk, Liu Ming, Katyayani was struck with the initial vision of Phamily Foundations. By 2013, the vision for this work became clear. Too many people needlessly struggle with difficult relationship challenges and broken hearts, which affect physical, emotional & mental health, immune function, productivity, mental clarity, ability to thrive, and more. Katyayani's 7-Step Blueprint for Building a Lasting Relationship with a Loving Life Partner is based on Antar Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Neurobiology. Following this 7-step blueprint allows us to work with the nature of our own bodies, effectively and naturally eliminating unnecessary stress and strain that typically arise in this day and age. Katyayani is excited to share this knowledge, patterned after nature, with anyone who would like to benefit.

In 2014, Katyayani launched The Strong Foundation to be an umbrella for all her life’s work and study. Within The Strong Foundation, five key elements of life are woven together: Soul, Environment, Body, Community, and Family. "Some build their future on sand... We build our future on solid ground." Through The Strong Foundation, Katyayani draws upon the immense power of music, classical feng shui & eco-regenerative design, natural health education & flora conscious culinary creations, literary arts, and conscious relationship building to bring restorative impetus to our souls, environments, bodies, communities & families. By adhering to the fundamental principles of creation to work with nature, we can build a bright and amazing future where we can all live abundantly and free.

In 2014, Katyayani was also initiated into the practice of Shiv Shakti Yoga by Sri Sri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Maa Adishakti Satigiri Ji Maharaj, lovingly referred to as Guru Maa. This enriched her meditation practice tenfold, as well as her life in endless, untold ways. In 2016, Guru Maa gave her a powerful new name, Katyayanibetha, Daughter of Durga. She is named after Goddess Katyayani, a protector goddess that was created from the combined powers of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the powers of creation, maintenance, and transformation, to conquer an asura destroying the universe, which she easily accomplished when no other god or goddess had been successful. She upholds the Natural Laws of Creation and is known as The Goddess of Love, who has the power to bestow the blessing of a loving life partner and a happy and peaceful married life.

In 2018, Katyayani was authorized by Guru Maa to give meditation instruction to others in the practice of Shiv Shakti Yoga and in 2020 began offering this precious gift to others freely, at no cost, as Seva (selfless service) for the Source of All Creation. Katyayani currently hosts a weekly meditation group for practitioners of Shiv-Shakti Yoga worldwide via Zoom.

In 2020, Katyayani also launched a campaign for Natural People’s Rights to stand up to the bigotry of misonaturalism - the bigoted belief that natural people and natural lifestyle choices are inferior to synthetic lifestyles and those who choose them. Everyone has the right to exist in their natural state without synthetically altering themselves and without facing discrimination. Natural People’s Rights is a movement to stand up for the rights of natural people or anyone who makes any natural lifestyle choice, whether natural medicine, natural immunity, natural birth, natural learning, natural hair, etc.

In 2022, Katyayani made the decision to change her musical stage name and put Soul Whisper to rest. She now performs with the name given to her by Guru Maa, Katyayani, or when performing with a full band, Katyayani & the Arrows of Light.

Mother of two adult children, Katyayani currently lives on the Northern California Coast in Humboldt County. She is primarily focused on her work as a Relationship Advisor with Phamily Foundations at present, offering private, live programs and consultations via Zoom, and plans to tour worldwide in the near future to conduct in-person workshops, presentations, and musical performances.

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