Meet Kim
WHO
Certifications can mean many things to many people. I have multiple certifications to teach different modalities of yoga, and I sought the certifications to deepen my practice.
I received my first 200 hour yoga certification from WE Yoga in 2021. With that certification came a longing to learn more. I received my Restorative Yoga certification at Mind Body Hum in Seattle that December.
In February 2022, I began my Yin certification from Spokane’s Shala Yoga. Yin was one of my most rewarding and challenging certifications because we didn’t finish until September 2022. I spent a lot of time taking yin at multiple studios in PNW to deepen my understanding. During this time, I also completed Sampoorna Yoga’s Pranyama (breath work) course online.
My most recent certification has been a 200 hour Anusara Yoga training at Garden Street Yoga in Coeur d’Alene in 2023.
My trainings were the beginning of a settling in to yoga, learning more to understand and to deepen my personal practice.
WHAT
When I teach a flow practice it is with slow aligned movements and a deeper connection with breath and movement.
When I teach a Yin class it is to focus on breath and how attention to breath can facilitate a subtle movement of tissue in our body. When I teach Restorative Yoga, I come alive while I assist people in letting their nervous system feel supported, grounded and rested.
WHY
After I retired and moved from California to Sandpoint in 2018, I struggled to find community. I discovered community and some of my closest friends through yoga. I never wanted to teach yoga, but during my training I found that I loved deconstructing poses and movements for people who have physical limitations or are new to yoga.
I have suffered injuries where I suddenly could not practice in the same way and with understanding more modalities I learned to listen to my body and find ways to move safely and with intention. It is my deepest desire that in any class that I lead it is with a goal of letting each person come in as they are to:
See them.
Acknowledge them.
Support them.
As Judith Hanson Lasater says, “the depths of yoga are to be found inside, not outside.”