ABOUT KALA

michaela “kala” macdonald is a kansas city, mo native and currently splits her time and attention between NYC and LA.

since 2016 kala has been a global yoga educator for individual clients, corporations, and at events around the world, and the curator and host of small-group biodynamic wine, food, and wellness retreats. these live events serve as a tactical way to step out of typical routine and into an exciting, resetting adventure. check out the retreats page for upcoming events.

in 2018 she founded nonprofit org yoga to cope to address a need for accessible, beginner-friendly practices focused specifically on supporting clients through grief, trauma, depression, and the like. since 2020 she has gone on to pursue multiple MA programs to expand her offerings and clinical expertise, via graduate work in Yoga Studies (LMU) and Mental Health Counseling (NYU).

kala is currently working as a resident telehealth coach and counselor serving NYC, LA, and everywhere in between. she combines somatic practices and counseling to provide a potent “yoga therapy” integrated approach for her clients in bite-sized, accessible formats via individual and group counseling sessions. her approach is rooted in psychodynamic, relational, and narrative theories via a trauma-informed, yoga-based POV.

if you are in NY state and would like to pursue resident counseling services via MBIS Mental Health Counseling Services, please email mmacdonald@mbisservices.com to screen your insurance and book an intake session.

for more information about upcoming retreats, events, or fee-for-service 1:1 coaching, please email hello@wellwithkala.com.

“i can take you as far as i’ve gone”
— dr. jacob ham

Degrees | Certifications | Continuing Edu

M.A. Mental Health Counseling (New York University, New York, NY, USA)*
M.A. Yoga Studies (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
B.S. Health Sciences (University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA)
500 CYT Tantric Hatha Yoga (Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)
100 CYT Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social Change (LMU, Los Angeles, CA USA)
45 CYT Level 1 Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga (Jane Austin, San Francisco, CA, USA)
45 CYT Level 2 Mama Tree Prenatal Yoga (Jane Austin, San Francisco, CA, USA)
Birth Doula Core Training (Natural Resources, San Francisco, CA, USA)
Dissection Livestream Specialty Class: Central Nervous System (Brain, Spine, and Spinal Cord) (Anatomy Trains, Tom Myers and Todd Garcia)
Dissection Livestream Specialty Class: Breath in the Body (Anatomy Trains, Tom Myers and Todd Garcia, Virtual)
Dissection Livestream Specialty Class: Deep Dive into the Pelvis (Anatomy Trains, Tom Myers and Todd Garcia, Virtual)
YS 207 | The Upaniṣads (Dr. Varun Khanna via Yogic Studies, Virtual)*

*in progress

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