Hi, I’m Kinzie - founder of Healing Routines
and I am so glad you're hereI’m a mother of three, an occupational therapist, self-care coach, yoga teacher and a lifelong student of what helps us feel whole.
Through rest, ritual, and restorative care, I help women learn to care for themselves with greater compassion, awareness, and understanding—so they can reconnect with their inner wisdom, reclaim their power, and make more room for joy in everyday life.
My work brings together science and soul, practical wisdom and intuition—creating space for curiosity, connection, and a little everyday magic.
What I believeYou deserve more than a life spent simply keeping up.
Healing isn't a destination to reach, but a lifelong practice of meeting yourself with compassion through the unraveling and becoming, again and again.
Through rest, we restore joy; through ritual, we rediscover meaning; and through restorative self-care, we reclaim our power to live authentically.
You are worthy of a life well loved, well rested, and fully felt, with space to honor your needs, reclaim your energy, and share your unique gifts with the world.
MY STORY
A winding path led me here
For more than a decade, I worked as a holistic occupational therapist, supporting people through stress, chronic pain, burnout and major life transitions. That work taught me how deeply our nervous systems, environments and everyday routines shape our lived experience and how we interact with the world.
Along the way, I began exploring yoga, mindfulness, Qigong, somatic body work, energy work and coaching as a way to care for myself and also my clients. These practices expanded how I understood well-being, trauma, and the mind-body connection. My passion for holding a healing space for others led me to imagine a place where science and soul could meet.
My own experiences as a healthcare professional, mother and caregiver made this work personal, too. Healing Routines grew from a desire to bring all these parts of my life and learning together, creating a place where women can rest without guilt, receive openly, and remember to trust themselves.
Peace · Joy · Freedom · Integrity
My approachScience, intuition and empowerment
My approach brings together nervous-system education, personalized self-care practices through the occupational therapy framework, mind-body skills, along with an appreciation for intuition and the rhythms of the natural world.
Rather than telling you what you should do, I offer a space to slow down, understand yourself more deeply and explore what genuinely supports you. Together, we can create restorative practices and everyday routines that honor your needs, your season of life and your own inner knowing.
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Kinzie Eckstein, OTR/L, RYT-200
Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy, St. Catherine University
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a minor in Spanish Studies, University of Minnesota
Registered Occupational Therapist
Registered Yoga Teacher
Life Coach Practitioner
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My career as an Occupational therapist was focused in mental health, lifestyle medicine, chronic pain, rehabilitation, acute care and community-based practice.
My experience includes supporting people with stress-related illness, sensory needs, trauma, chronic pain and mental health challenges. I have also developed and facilitated occupation-based groups focused on lifestyle balance, nervous-system regulation and sustainable self-care in clinical and community settings.
My current areas of interest are the occupations of rest, motherhood, and caregiving.
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My additional training and certifications include:
230-hour Yoga Teacher Training
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
Advanced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
Mama and Baby Bonding Yoga
Toddler Yoga Teacher Training
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Spring Forest Qigong, Levels I and II
Reiki, Level I
Healing Touch, Level I
Somatic Experiencing introductory training
Sensory modulation for trauma and mental health
Mind-body medicine, biofeedback and HeartMath training
Breathwork, yoga therapy and motivational interviewing
Peace Medicine and Incan Medicine Wheel training
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Since founding Healing Routines in 2017, I have offered yoga classes, restorative experiences, workshops and one-to-one support for women, parents, caregivers, healthcare professionals and community groups.
I have presented on occupational therapy, chronic pain, sensory regulation and mental health, and have mentored occupational therapy doctoral students developing community wellness programs.
My work has also taken me beyond Minnesota through international study, volunteer experiences and teaching yoga at retreat destinations in the Caribbean.
A little more about meSome of the things that fill my cup
Moss, moving water and a little everyday magic
Travelling and teaching yoga in beautiful places
Seasonal rituals that help me mark life’s transitions
Creating, crafting and spending time outdoors with my family
Cozy rest nests, meaningful conversations and a cold brew
Belly laughs, spontaneity, and a good impromptu dance party
Ways to Work With Me
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Yoga + Rest
Gentle, accessible classes and restorative experiences to help you move, breathe and feel more at home in your body.
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1:1 Restorative Support
Personalized coaching and restorative rest sessions to support your nervous system, wellbeing and the season of life you are navigating.
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Workshops + Retreats
Seasonal workshops, gatherings and retreats that invite you to rest, reflect, and share meaningful connections in community.
