Kristen Rae Stevens

Kristen Rae Stevens, CAP, R-DMT, is a visiting instructor in the Integrative Mind Body program within the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Pratt Institute. A former dancer, Ayurvedic Practitioner, and longtime student and teacher of yoga and dharma, she has had the privilege of supporting students and clients on their paths toward greater health, healing, and inquiry since 1997.

Since 2001, Kristen Rae has served on the faculty of Columbia College, Barnard College, the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and numerous esteemed yoga and mind-body research programs across New York City. She has also been a contributing lecturer for Fortune 500 executive teams at leading financial firms, as well as for primary and palliative care staff and physicians at Mount Sinai and Ellis Hospitals in New York City and Albany, respectively.

Currently, she is a professor of dance/movement therapy in the Expressive Arts and Mental Health Department at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY, and continues to teach embodied arts and health programming at Pratt Institute. In her private practice, she offers workshops focused on stress management and trauma healing through applied creative practices, self-healing embodiment, and somatic psychoeducation.

A lifelong learner and researcher, Kristen Rae is dedicated to creating supportive spaces for individual and community learning. She grounds transpersonal concepts in experiential practice, bridging mind-body-consciousness frameworks from both Eastern and Western perspectives. As a guide, she supports nervous system regulation and creative self-healing through movement, meditation, mindful inquiry, and sensory exploration—drawing from eco, culinary, and expressive arts. Rooted in culturally informed discourse, she invites personal storytelling—both verbal and non-verbal—while encouraging well-being as defined through theory, personal reflection, and collaborative discovery.

Courses: Fall 2025

Beginner Hatha Yoga 5:30-6:50 pm: 25/FA-YOGA-105W-02 | (Graduate) 25/FA-YOGA-605-02

Intermediate Hatha Yoga 12:30-1:50 pm: 25/FA-YOGA-205W-02

Awareness Through Movement 7:00 -8:20 pm: 25/FA-YOGA-100W-01 | (Graduate)25/FA-YOGA-600W-01

Education:

M.S. Creative Arts Therapy, Pratt Institute

B.F.A. Dance Performance & Pedagogy, University of Illinois

Certificates:

C.A.P.: Nationally Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner

AyP:    Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist +500 hour experienced yoga teacher

TIM:    Trauma Informed Meditation Practitioner

CPT:    Contemplative Psychotherapy + Meditation

ESAP:  Experiential Anatomist

CPI:    Certified Pilates Instructor