Cathy Corkery

Cathy is a passionate Therapeutic Yoga Teacher dedicated to helping students relieve suffering and regain confidence in themselves. With an intuitive and healing presence, she blends deep knowledge of anatomy with playfulness and humor, creating a welcoming environment where students experience improved function and lasting change.

Her own journey with yoga began during a difficult period of chronic pain. Grateful for those experiences, Cathy recognizes how her challenges reshaped her life’s path and deepened her commitment to helping others heal.

Cathy is a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT 1000). She has studied extensively with respected teachers including Liz Koch, Judith Lasater, Susi Hately, Jill Miller, and Donna Farhi.

Based in Manchester, Iowa, Cathy runs an active yoga studio where she offers classes, workshops, and private Yoga Therapy sessions. She also shares her love of the kitchen by teaching cooking classes, and recently retired from teaching piano and Kindermusik for nearly 40 years.

Outside of her professional work, Cathy treasures time with her husband, their three grown daughters, and five delightful grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys sewing and creating quilts, gardening, reading, attending concerts and theater productions, and experimenting with new and interesting dishes in the kitchen.