“Ivy Ray is smart, direct and passionate. She has extensive experience, is articulate and thorough, her commitment unwavering and there is Nothing like the work that she teaches. I’ve been working privately with Ivy for 5 years. She is an extraordinarily powerful and uniquely gifted teacher. It is without reserve that I highly recommend her!”

— Eva Jeanbart Lorenzotti, Founder and CEO of VIVRE, VOYAGER SPIRIT, INC, Mentor on PROJECT ACCESSORY for LIFETIME NETWORK and V by Eva for HSN. 

“My Work with Ivy Ray has been both challenging and productive.  Her teaching has tangibly affected me in obvious and unexpected ways, opening space both in my body and my mind. I have been working with her for nearly 4 years. I am grateful for the impact she has had on my life”

— Paul Devlin, Chief Sports Editor CBS, Award-Winning Documentary Film Maker

“My Response to working with Ivy in a Weekly Private Series via Old School Phone she developed at the Height of the Pandemic entitled “Giving Voice”

Ivy Ray has many unique and luminous gifts, one of them is her extraordinary ability to listen. She has the capacity to listen with curiosity, reverence and depth. Then through inquiry and exquisite perceptivity, she patiently guides one to truth and coherence. During the pandemic, I met with Ivy via phone for a weekly private series she entitled Giving Voice. I was truly lost in my relationship and ready to Bolt. Ivy skillfully reminded me that I had forgotten myself. When I remembered, there was nowhere to go but right where I was. Ivy showed me how to find Freedom in the Complexity of my Confinement. It was a pivotal time for me and I thank Ivy for helping me to wake up and learn how to consciously and wholeheartedly move forward with my self intact and with the ability to respond to my situation with clarity, stability and wisdom.

Her capacity to listen brings about a dynamic between teacher and student that is intimate, trustworthy, and transformational. When I voice a concern or question Ivy listens, affirms, inquires and when appropriate, gives generously. She has the ability to receive whatever issue or grievance I have freely, expand and express it onto a larger canvas so all is revealed clearly and then hone in on the specifics for knowing how to deal and move forward. Ivy helps me give voice, meaning and energy to things that matter in my life. Things that had become in some cases stagnant. Ivy is someone who I feel I can be authentic and tender with which then positions me to be available for her clear insights, and alchemical techniques to experiment with in my life whether it be in my role as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a community member - or the Aim from her view, a whole and vibrant human being.

I admire Ivy for her originality and integrity to live life in attunement to nature, and to the ever-changing landscapes of the NOW. Ivy is loyal, loving, fierce and has my back. She leads by example and lives her Work and Life with Integrity, Grace and Courage. Perhaps most of all Ivy undeniably somehow continually gives me back to Myself, she provides/points toward optional means and direction but never tells me the way. She intermittently asks Where are You ? She waits patiently for me to Refind myself and for me to Give Voice. Ivy leads by example as she lives her life as Herself and as she puts it sourced by Heaven while undeniably On Earth On Earth, she repeats and laughs that Big Laugh of hers. All with Integrity Grace Magic and Power with an ongoing Wide Open Invitation for me to do the same”

-Jen Breen Owner and Founder of Bainbridge Yoga House, Mother of four, Wife, Mentor for Mom's Morning Retreat, and Writing Facilitator for Salt Water Writing

“Let’s be clear. Ivy Ray is not just a “yoga teacher” She and her work go Far Beyond That. Ivy is a Force to be reckoned with And a Gift. Anyone who allows her into their life, body, mind and heart will be transformed. 

As a member of the Women’s Presidents Organization, I have witnessed the effect of Ivy Ray on our members who have worked with her.  WPO women are kick-ass achievers but that doesn’t mean that our bodies – inside and out – are in as good a condition as our businesses.  As a businesswoman herself, Ivy gets it.  Guiding her clients through a focused and customized practice, Ivy offers already successful women a greater sense of inner power that can be translated into further impact as leaders.   Ivy gives business women a toolkit of practices that provide a strong and sustainable physical foundation to fuel stamina, creative energy, self-awareness and leadership strength.  I have become a better leader, businessperson and human being through my work with Ivy, her mastery of the Katonah Yoga Material into the ongoing lineage that she is developing.  I could not more highly recommend her.”

— Fiona Tilley, CEO and Founder of Gurhan Luxury Jewerly, Attorney, Investment Banker, Global Travel Enthusiast, Avid Supporter of the Arts, Feminist ,WPO Member

“Studying and practicing with Ivy individually was a game-changer. From the first moments of our intimate, extended session at her serene loft space, her authenticity lit the path for me to freely explore the KATONAH YOGA® material and so much more that she expertly communicates, and her compassion guided me to safely travel diverse territory – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and arrive at profound shifts.

Ivy is heartful about helping others to become. Through copious conversation that arose organically during our hours together, an extensive body reading that moved beyond informative to mystical, asana specifically tailored to target areas in need, and pranayama, I felt holistically supported and consistently empowered to experience myself and my ways of being from a new view.

As a yoga teacher moving toward my KATONAH YOGA® certification and weaving the theory into my personal practice and teaching – and as a publishing industry professional, partner in a long-term relationship, daughter, friend, and involved community member folding the framework into my day to day – it was a gift to share time with Ivy … not only because she easily makes the esoteric dialogue tangible, but because she listens intently, shares generously, and answers questions willingly.

I feel blessed to have found this practice and to have come across such a creative, conscious, soulful sister here – one who truly stands for reformation/transformation for individuals around the world seeking it.”

— Allegra Tiver yoga teacher; writer, editor, designer; project manager; communicator; collaborator. 

“Ivy Ray teaches private sessions tailored to meet the unique needs of her students. Her enthusiastic approach to Katonah yoga —a distinctive straight forward system— is uplifting and de-stressing , empowering and informative. Wherever you are in your health and fitness journey, Ivy can help you gain balanced bodily-strength , flexibility, and mental clarity that includes a keen understanding of the way your entire body-mind system works.

I began lessons with Ivy after 2 hip replacements! She was able to customize our work to strengthen my weak areas and release tension from stressed out muscles and tendons. I have always been reasonably athletic, yet I never fully appreciated the connection between some of my lifelong issues and the importance of a viable, well-functioning, and strong lower body. After working with Ivy, I feel sturdier on my feet, more grounded in my own body, and safer in the world. My lower body has begun to support me in ways I could not have anticipated. Ivy has a gift for making the complex simple. Her sessions are creative and fun, yet the changes I’ve experienced in my mind , body , and overall wellness as a result of our work together are profound and lasting. Ivy is an inspiration. Her system is a game changer, and her brilliance shines light into my life”

— Robin Reinach, Author, Publisher, Editor, Broadway Investor, Integral Enthusiast