Katie Garcia

Katie Garcia is an educator, theater artist, and integration specialist in spirituality and the creative arts. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology in Education with a focus on Spirituality, Mind, and Body from Teachers College, Columbia University. Originally from Brazil, she earned a Bachelor’s in Communication and Arts of the Body from PUC-SP and a Certificate in Educational Psychology from the Singularidades Institute.

Katie’s work explores theater as a ritualistic and transformative practice that nurtures the mind-body-spirit connection while deepening our ecological belonging. Her teaching weaves together non-violent communication, social-emotional learning (SEL), and embodied learning, always centering creativity and care. She has presented at the Harvard Divinity School 2025 Conference: Spirituality and the Arts, leading the workshop “Reclaiming Theater as Ritual: Embodied Storytelling and Spiritual Nurturing,” and has been invited to present Raised By This Place at the 6th IAFOR Conference on Arts & Humanities in Hawaii.

With over a decade of experience in arts education across Brazil and the U.S., Katie is deeply committed to child development, emotional well-being, and inclusive pedagogy. While much of her research and practice centers on children, she also brings these same principles of creativity, ritual, and connection into adult learning spaces. Her current work invites adults to reconnect with their inner child, exploring how role-play, theater, and nature can be sources of personal transformation, ecological awareness, and spiritual nurturing.