From personal experience, Kim knows of yoga's power to change lives. A difficult tragedy at age 18 sparked her spiritual journey and a long series of life's bumps and bruises eventually led her to yoga, to listen to her intuition, and to trust in the Universe's loving grace. Yoga has helped Kim to make a series of transformative decisions that have propelled her along a blissful and healing life path. She is therefore truly excited about yoga's potential to enhance the lives of her students. We need only to open our hearts and take the first step and the Universe will recognize our honest effort and begin to give back to us in ways we never imagined.
Kim has been a yoga practitioner since 1998 and a teacher since 2000. Kim's asana training comes from a very broad range of international master yoga teachers who have all influenced her eclectic style -- a blend of longer holds in poses to let the breath do its healing magic, combined with a fun, flowing sequence. One of her early inspirational teaches was Ana Forrest, who taught her to be true to her authentic self and to follow her spirit without fear.
In 2002/2003 Kim spent six months in Asia. She studied Thai Massage and meditation in Thailand. yoga asana, theory, philosophy and yoga therapy at both the Atman Vikasa in Mysore, India and the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. Trekking through the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal, one of nature's most awe-inspiring miracles, also brought amazing insight to her life and to her teaching.
From 2003 to 2005 Kim studied the heart-opening beauty, and intelligent sequencing and alignment of Anusara Yoga. From 2004 to the present Kim has been studying with Tias Little and assisting him in his Chicago workshops. In 2006 Kim began studying Iyengar Yoga alignment with Aadil Palkhivala. Kim believes that continuing to be a student makes her a better teacher and is grateful for all the mastery she has been exposed to through her amazing teachers.
Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage.
~Anais Nin
