Karen was born and raised in Savannah but left at the age of 21 and made Southeast Asia her home for 35 years thereafter.
In 2002 Karen completed Yoga Teacher's Training course at VYASA-Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (Research Foundation) in Singapore where she conducted Hatha Yoga classes for beginners.  In 2006 she was awarded the Yoga Teacher Training Certificate from Vasishta Yoga Research Foundation (Kerala, India) after undertaking individual study directly under Saji. 
She was a director and co-founder of Ancient's Wisdom Pte Ltd Ayurvedic Treatment Centre, which was located in Singapore and holds a Certificate in Abhyanga-Ayurvedic Massage from Ancient's Best Clinic & Study Center of Ayurveda, Singapore & International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, India.  Karen trained as an apprentice under the direct tutelage of Vaidyar of Ancient's Best and has extensive hands on experience in treating patients undergoing Ayurvedic treatments including Snehana Ayurvedic oil massage, Panchakarma treatment, Ayurvedic food preparation, cooking and nutrition, and Yoga therapy for individual Doshas.
It is her aspiration to propagate Yoga and Ayurveda in its traditional form according to her training.  Her classes include Beginner's Yoga, Pranayama, and Yoga For Arthritis.