Community Mentor

Devoted to Engagement + Embodiment

Hi, I’m Kathryn

I’m a trauma-informed, intuitive woman who is certified as a human design/gene keys reader, reiki III practitioner and life coach. I’ve guided dozens of souls to reconnect to their authenticity and unlock their creative genius.

While diving deeper into my own human design and gene keys, I discovered I am designed to really shine while working with groups. This was a shock since my business model was mostly 1x1 sessions, but it wasn’t surprising given my history of working on creative teams when I was a producer of theater/film/tv in NYC and LA!

My mission has always been to empower individuals to heal and embody more of their soul’s purpose so our communities will experience more safety and love.

Now I am being called to amplify that mission by nurturing communities who are actively exploring their authenticity and unique purpose.

Do you have a community that needs to be nurtured through the transformation you are offering?

I’ve come to realize that I’m NOT meant to: attract the group myself, build the modules, initiate the weekly content or teachings.

My gifts ARE meant to be used to: bind the group together, guide participants in feeling safe to receive and be seen in community, hold space for integration, engage the group in deeply understanding and embodying what they are learning.

I am the one who is devoted to nurturing the community

so that each participant feels seen, valued, supported and inspired to take imperfect action.

We can’t become ourselves by ourselves. So many of my 1x1 clients speak to the loneliness of choosing a spiritual or personal development path that the people around them are not choosing! I know that engaged, supportive communities are vital for exponential growth and lasting transformation.

My guidance is trauma-informed and greatly influenced by divine feminine energy and nervous system care.

“We can’t create relationships, can’t access wisdom and creativity unless we turn off

our evolutionary defense systems.”

-Dr. Stephen Porges, Creator of Polyvagal Theory

No matter how powerful your teachings, they will not be received by participants activated in stress mode.

I can actively share about nervous system care or lead reiki-infused experiences to support the embodiment of your teachings. But even if that is not desired, my responses to participants will always be grounded in the curious, playful, intuitive, provoking, nurturing and heart-led approach to creating change.

Masterminds & Retreats

I see my role as a partnership with you to prepare your community to receive and integrate the breakthroughs you are uniquely here to initiate.

I am here to be the:

  • soft, personal touch with lots of warm excitement that welcomes people into the group and warms up your audience before a live session.

  • live human who engages your audience with your recorded content.

  • teammate facilitating Q+A or managing the chat box during your virtual teachings.

  • energy healer starting group sessions with an opening or closing meditation.

  • integration coach leading study groups on your content that organically calls for more attention, sharing reiki-infused journaling experiences or daily/weekly accountability conversations.

  • HD coach offering 1x1 human design and gene keys unpack sessions to support individuals in understanding how they can uniquely engage with and embody your teachings.

  • community mentor engaging the group before retreats/masterminds begin to create a foundation of connection and excitement instead of arriving without knowing anyone and being expected to jump into vulnerability right away.

  • after-care facilitator innovating the standard of after-care following transformational experiences. I have lots of ideas about how we can support participants in implementing changes in “real life” while remaining connected to community from their retreat/mastermind. This feels like a vital piece of support that is missing in our industry.

So that you can focus on sustainably shining in your greatest light!

Support Materials For Your Consideration

Below are testimonials from my clients and previous group participants as well as a bit more about the “why” behind my work and insights from my own human design and gene keys that make me uniquely designed for this role.

Thank you for your time and energy in reviewing this proposal. I look forward to discussing your specific community needs in more detail soon and exploring if I am a good match for you!

Sincerely,

Kathryn Schwarz

Kathryn.Schwarz@gmail.com

  • Words, love and energy poured into each one of us

    “I always just love your shares, Kathryn. I learn so much from how you are able to integrate and articulate the gates and how you see them uniquely playing out in all of us individually, what a gift. Thank you so much for all the words, love and energy you are able to pour into each one of us every week in the calls, group, etc. How capable and wonderful you are at holding space for SO many in such a loving, nurturing way. I feel there is healing energy created and held even in our impromptu group calls as you beautifully respond to everyone individually, but together. I’m always impressed and in awe of how you’re able to remember the details of everyone’s lives and shares. It’s such a gift and makes us all feel seen. And, your energy effortlessly holds and fills the space so that non-energy types, like myself, can chime in here and there when the energy is present for me.”

    -Leah | Lewisburg, PA

  • Pure magic

    “Kathryn!!! Your reflections are so POWERFUL!!! Your ability to see into us is pure magic. Thank you for all of this POWER, PERMISSION, and LOVE!”

    -Kim | Phoenix, AZ

  • Unbelievably seen and celebrated

    “Kathryn, I feel unbelievably seen and celebrated by this message. I’m going to have to re-read it again and again because… WOW. Thank you so much for your insight! Playfulness and silliness truly are my gifts!”

    -Meg | United Kingdom

  • Depth of language and insights

    “Wow, wow, wow, Kathryn! Thank you for sharing so beautifully and with such vulnerability. The depth of your language and insights inspire me every time you share. You are such a wonderful example of kindness, love, beauty and soulfulness. I’m grateful for you, your presence and the way you beautifully and eloquently hold space and see each and every one of us here.”

    -Dale | Central Coast, New South Wales

  • Unlocked even more awareness in me

    “My heart beats with such love and gratitude for you and all your shares, Kathryn. Your vulnerability to share this has truly unlocked even more awareness in me. I FULLY resonate with your conversation of more rest. Thank you for articulating it.

    Your share is inspiration and helps me lean into my resistance of rest and trusting the entire process. Today, as I’m feeling the resistance to play and presence… with the mind “should-ing” for work and progress… your words support me.

    While our 3D world may look different, I deeply resonate with all you shared!! It is the same energy and fears I feel and I choose to celebrate where I’ve taken the brave, unique path of being me.”

    -Valerie | Omaha, NE

  • Anxiety can suddenly vanish

    “I had the best sleep I've had in weeks after a reiki session with Kathryn. Exactly what I needed. And really helped me feel settled in my body. Kathryn exudes warmth - you’ll feel right away that you’ve known her for years.

    I’ve slowly learned to meet “negative” feelings with curiosity and stillness rather than looking to escape and have now experienced how anxiety that once felt so powerful can suddenly vanish.”

    – Jess | Austin, TX

  • Best decision I made

    “Working with Kathryn was the best decision I made in 2020. She is an incredibly wise and gentle guide, and is helping me reconnect with myself after years of putting my own needs in last place. She has taught me (for the first time in my life) how to prioritize taking care of my own needs and work through the guilt and anxiety that inevitably follows. I've worked with her this past year and it's been life-changing. She is amazing!”

    – Anna | Nashville, TN

  • Full-body chills!!!

    “Kathryn, your powerful warrior words gave me full-body chills!!! Thank you for witnessing me in my vulnerability and simultaneously in my power! I love how I am experiencing and witnessing both of our 8/14s showing up in their own ways – all the while encouraging and inspiring each other. That’s how I feel when you speak and share – INSPIRED!!

    My throat doesn’t even have the words to express how incredible your insights and viewpoints are! Your words are all FIRE and an example of what practicing your design looks like! There’s a lot here for me to chew on.”

    -Paula | Birmingham, AL

  • Nourishment to my soul

    “I was blown away by Kathryn's gifts and deeply impacted by what I received in our sessions. She is both deeply compassionate and wise. Time with Kathryn is nourishment to my soul.”

    – Chris | Port Townsend, WA

  • Incredibly supportive and practical

    “Kathryn, I love how incredibly supportive you are and also, my line 5 loves that you’ve described thinking about purpose & abundance in such a practical way, giving examples from your life and the questions that you ask yourself. Thank you! What an inspiring way of breaking the rules!”

    -Nikki | Edinburgh, UK

  • My self-compassion has deepened

    “I came to Kathryn for support with healing my grief, living more from my heart instead of my head and navigating big life changes within my job, my family and where I want to live. My inner trust is stronger now and my self-compassion has deepened.

    I feel confident and at peace with all the changes that are ahead. … For the first time, I am holding my plans with an open hand, open mind, open heart – without needing to have all the answers! This work has helped me be present for my life – one day at a time – embracing the messy both/and of it all!”

    – Lauren | San Francisco, CA

  • Transform how you live

    “Kathryn is a gifted, skilled, empathetic coach (and person in general). My life this past year has shifted dramatically for the better and is so much richer because of our working together. Kathryn is a guide who can help you heal and transform how you live in this complicated world.”

    – Anonymous | Los Angeles, CA

  • Trust my true inner self

    “Wow… just wow… a truly powerful reiki session. Flow is the word that comes to mind. If it’s right… if I listen to myself… it just flows. My emotions make an intangible shift to more love. I am excited to explore the unknown as I learn to trust my true inner self and gain confidence in trusting my gut again. This work doesn’t actually feel like work… just feels like good self care. I am so grateful to not feel overwhelmed by the challenges and changes that lie ahead.”

    – Anonymous | Covington, KY

  • A powerful shift in yourself

    “Kathryn listens with compassion, validates your feelings, and gives that gentle nudge to take small, steady steps that will eventually lead to a powerful shift in yourself that’s uniquely yours. She creates a safe space to tap into your roots, hold space for old stories and ongoing habits, and explore little pockets of time to reset your foundation so you can show up for yourself, your family, and your community. Give it some time, and you’ll be surprised by how beautifully you branch out beyond where you started.“

    – Lauren | Madison, WI

  • Truly a beautiful experience

    “If your spirit and nervous system need some love, if your energy feels in disarray, if you need some time for yourself, please consider Kathryn’s offerings. Truly a beautiful experience and she is so kind, gentle, intentional and caring. She is someone who is doing “the work” and offering guidance and holding space for you to do yours.”

    – Kristin | Nashville, TN

 The Why Behind My Work

For many years, I was a burned out, over-achieving workaholic. As an NYU graduate who devoted 20+ years to a successful entertainment career in NYC/LA, I know how it feels to be sacrificing yourself for a life that "should make you feel happy" ...only to be swimming in inner turmoil and feeling disconnected from yourself and your purpose instead.

After trying ALL the things to feel better, I followed a gut feeling to leave everything behind and move to Nashville. Weeks later, I was in the audience during the deadliest US mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas.

A severe panic attack, alone in my Nashville apartment weeks after the shooting, was my deciding moment: healing finally became my top priority. 

Everything I knew about my life burned to the ground during a dark night of the soul that uncovered decades of family trauma. Even though I was working with an AMAZING trauma therapist, I felt so confused, lost, alone, angry and terrified by how my old life (passions, relationships, ambitions, joys, priorities) no longer resonated with me and none of my people seemed to understand what I was experiencing.

Reiki was what brought me the most inner peace and most supported my journey of coming back home to my body, my spirituality, and my true nature. Years later, Human Design and Gene Keys insights empowered me to step more boldly into my unique soul’s purpose.

My inner wisdom guided me every step of the way through healing and rebuilding my life centered around my soul’s calling to be a spiritual mentor so others would feel less confused, lost, alone or terrified by how to heal, and come home to themselves, eventually sharing their unique gifts with their communities.

We cannot become ourselves by ourselves. My most powerful transformation came from feeling safe and supported in exploring and expressing my authentic self within communities where participants were devoted to healing and expansion. These experiences revealed how much my personal magic really lights up in a group setting and pointed me toward seeking community engagement opportunities.

My mission is to create more safety and love in our world by empowering others to unlock their creative genius, express their authenticity and radiate their unique soul’s purpose into their community.

Insights from My Human Design + Gene Keys

A few highlights about my gifts that make me uniquely designed for this role:

57.5 is my Core Talent of Intuition. I have an exceptional ability to know what others need to hear or see to successfully move forward on their journey. The energy of this gift is a soft, divine feminine, personal touch.

44.3 is my Work Culture which says my gifts really shine on teams and when working specifically with 3-15 people. This gift is also about seeing patterns and connections where others do not, and knowing what small step can be taken to break unhealthy cycles.

8.3 is my personality Sun, which uses humor (I have a very big laugh!) to inspire others to embody their unique path and personal truth.

My open throat center means that I can feel into the words that people need to hear, or give them the words they are grappling to articulate or share what isn’t being said, but needs to be. I can also sense when my point has landed.

All four motors defined means that I have powerful and consistent energy to show up for the group, hold any big emotions, and share motivation/accountability.

My Generator energy is truly lit up by responding to each and every comment/post in the group! I also radiate a warm aura that people instantly feel. I have the capacity to hold the group through to the end… of the long call, of the program, etc.

3/5 Profile means I have had a ton of experiences, which makes me very relatable and others often feel comfortable sharing their stories with me. I am also deeply driven by impact and creating practical, universal solutions.

26 means I have the gift of ethically matching people with the resources, practices, and people they need to be successful. And sharing in a way that can resonate and be uniquely received by the individual.

30.5 is my design Earth and is all about having a compassionate humor and lightness of being in the face of suffering. I am truly unafraid of big emotions, and am here to help others navigate them without overwhelm.

14.3 is my personality Earth which is an energy that builds + binds a group together to experience abundance with my superpower of competence and skills of flair, flexibility, enthusiasm and efficiency.

35 in mercury means I’m here to use my voice to share personal/emotional experiences to inspire others on their own journey or to share their own stories and adventures.

57-34 superpower is that Mama Bear instinctive protective energy. I am powerfully tuned into the safety and well-being of the group.