About Kirsteen

Kirsteen was born in Glasgow, Scotland, raised in Canada, and lived in Brazil for a spell. She now writes and teaches yoga in Katarokwi—Kingston, Ont.

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She is the author of two books, In Praise of Retreat (memoir/nonfiction, 2021), and The Animal Game (short stories, 2016). Her work, published widely in literary journals, has been a finalist for awards that include the CBC Literary Award for Poetry and the CBC Literary Award for creative nonfiction, and Arc Poetry’s Poem of the Year.

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Kirsteen has practiced and taught yoga for more than thirty years. She completed a two-year training in the Feldenkrais Method, and became certified to teach ‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons in 2023.

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Her passion for yoga and movement is often reflected in her writing,. She divides her time between her lakeside city and a small cabin by the river in the north woods.