Monday, July 6, 2026

Proud. Uncomfortable. Not going anywhere.

Hi, Subscriber First Name,

I spent the 4th in my adopted hometown—a Capitol Hill parade in the morning, a Georgetown rooftop over the Key Bridge at night, fireworks that went off a day late (if you know, you know). I'm a bicentennial baby, so this year I turned 50, and America turned 250. I've been alive for a fifth of Her story, and I couldn't have marked it anywhere but here.

This week's Reflection is about loving a country you're also confused by—and choosing to stay and do the work anyway.

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Come practice with me.

Wednesday nights at Lighthouse Yoga Center in Brightwood:
6:30p ET | Vinyasa Flow | 60 minutes
7:45p ET | Restorative | 75 minutes

I’m also subbing at District Flow in Barracks Row this Thursday at noon.
12p ET | Vinyasa | 60 minutes

Want something one-on-one? I teach private sessions, too. I really enjoy working with my private clients directly—be it helping them get started, deconstructing the practice with them, encouraging them to return to the mat.

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I taught my first in-person corporate class in years. It was fun! Want to discuss bringing yoga to your workplace? Email me.

Food for thought.

No sutra from me this week—the reflection leans on James Baldwin instead. But if you want a line to sit with, pull a card at Daily Wisdom and let it land wherever it lands.

A little coaching nudge.

Patriotism, I wrote this week, is participatory—love that shows up as work. The same is true closer to home. Where in your life are you being asked to stay and tend something, not because it's easy but because you love it? That question is the whole of coaching.

If you or someone in your life could benefit from coaching, I’d be honored if you’d connect us.

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A breath before you go.

Wherever you rest your head tonight—take one full breath and call it home.

with love ✨, CATHERINE

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P.S.—I'm hitting send before 8p ET on purpose. The men's U.S. national team plays Belgium in the round of 16 tonight, the same team that knocked us out in 2014. Which feels about right: you show up for the thing that's broken your heart before, and you hope anyway. Come on, boys. 🇺🇸