About
Dorothy Karanja is a yoga teacher (RYT 500), sound therapy practitioner, holographic reiki practitioner and teacher, and intuitive guide. In her trauma-informed practice, she focuses on sharing holistic Eastern wellness practices, and including accessible and marginalized spaces.
Dorothy hosts community practice events, sees private clients, and facilitates corporate wellness events, including for the Somerset West Health Care Centre in 2026. From 2025-2026, Dorothy facilitated weekly movement and mindfulness classes for survivors of gender-based violence for the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre. Since 2013, she has taught regular yoga and meditation classes in Ottawa, including at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre and the City of Ottawa.
As a person of colour, Dorothy’s practice advocates for open and accessible healing that respects cultural roots. As a survivor, her practice is trauma informed; she is honoured to hold space for you, just as you are.
Some of Dorothy’s learnings include:
- Reiki Master Teacher, Julie Desmarais & Associates, 2026
- Sound Therapy Practitioner (CE100), Toronto Sound Therapy, 2025
- Reiki Master, Usui Shiki Ryoho Holographic Reiki, 2021
- Yoga teacher training (RYT 500), Makata Living Yoga School, 2017
- Yin Yoga teacher training, Prana Shanti Yoga Centre, 2017
- Vipassana, Dhamma Suttama Vipassana Centre, 2016, 2015
- Trauma Informed-Mindfulness Based Yoga Training, Prison Yoga Project, 2015
- Teaching Breathe Classes, Makata Living Yoga School, 2015
- Yoga as Medicine with Dr. Timothy McCall, Kripalu Centre for Yoga & Health, 2013
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, 2010
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