Karen Rile

Karen Rile is a writer, editor, yoga instructor, and flexibility coach in Philadelphia, PA. She teaches yoga and flexibility for all ages and bodies with an emphasis on health, fitness, and functional mobility. Her popular class YOGA FOR WRITERS brings flexibility, strength, and movement to creators who toil long hours over a keyboard and glowing screen. YOGA FOR SLEEP AND FLEXIBILITY introduces breathing and deep stretching techniques to reduce anxiety and overcome insomnia. She is a certified Yoga Breathing Coach, Flexibility Coach, a Yoga Trapeze instructor, and a 200-hour RYT Yoga Instructor. In addition to being a yogi and dog lover, Karen is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches creative writing. She is the founding and chief editor of CLEAVER, an online literary magazine and book review, and the Faculty Director of Cleaver Workshops.

Writing, editing, graphic design, web design, classical music, dogs, yoga, and breathwork.