Julia embraces the health and nutrition sciences with a passion. She has been in this field of study since she was a little girl. She started her life off as a dancer and eventually graduated with her BFA in dance from the University of Iowa. Through her pathway of understanding the physical body through her dance she started to embody many different forms of movement and athletics. With understanding the physical body Julia also embraced the soul body through in-depth studies of religion, spirituality and meditation through many platforms. She has been studying spirituality and holistic health for 16 years. She only wishes to continue her expansion in the holistic health industry and the physical fitness sciences. Regarding her patients she only wants the best care and expansion of life for them. She truly embraces the focus of Ayurveda in that she wants to keep the healthy, healthy and illness free and she wants to aid in those with illness to bring them into complete alignment and balance. True health matters.

She currently teaches the yogic sciences, nutrition science, and Ayurveda privately or in small group session in house at her private yoga studio through her company The Practice: An Ayurvedic Company and through her gym 'Whole'istic Athletics. She is taking patients and clients in both Ayurveda, Reiki, Ayurvedic Massage, and Personal Training. She is currently finishing up her Doctorate in Naturopathic Animal Sciences

• Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurvedic Wellness Coach (Southern California University of Health Sciences)
• NAMA Professional Member
• Ayurvedic Obstetric Masters (Arya Ayurveda Panchkarma Clinic and Ayurveda Academia, Pune, India)
• RYT 200 Yoga (Healthier Vibrations; Ayurvedic Yoga Awakening RYS-200)
• RYT 300 Yoga (Healthier Vibrations; Ayurvedic Yoga Awakening RYS-300)
• Levels 1, 2, and Reiki Master (Usui Reiki)
• Meditation Instruction Certified (Healthier Vibrations/ Dr. Christie Smirl)
• Holistic Health Advisor (Healthier Vibrations/Dr. Christie Smirl)
• Pratyahara- Turning Awareness Within Certification (Dr. Claudia Welch and Dr. Svoboda)
• Deep Studies of the Bhagavad Gita with Dr. Craig Williams LAC
• BFA in Dance from the University of Iowa
• Trained with the ROTC Army for three years
• Personal Trainer with 17 Years of Industry experience (NASM)
• RYT 200 Yoga Alliance Teacher
• RYT 500 Yoga Alliance Teacher
• Martial Arts Skill and Instruction with 15 years of Industry experience (Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai)
• Boxed in Tijuana, Mexico under the Coaching of Librado Andrade
• Cheerleader and Instruction 5 years experience
• NPC Bodybuilder (Jay Cutler Classic, Midwest Meltdown Classic)

Namaste

Julia Persike (Katcher)

The Practice: An Ayurvedic Company

'W'holeistic Athletics

Rebellious Yogi TM