Kim Wade

KIM WADE has been practicing yoga for as long as she can remember although she just called it 'stretching'. As a child, Kim would practice a great deal of time on strengthening, forward folding and twisting her body. Somehow instinctively, even as a kid, she knew her body was out of alignment. Then, at the age of 12, Kim was diagnosed with scoliosis.

For many years following, Kim vigorously challenged her body. Active in sports, rock climbing and rappelling, circus skills, Pilates, Yoga and as a certified actor/combatant, Kim knew her body was capable of anything she set her mind to. Then, in 2004, she became pregnant with twins and everything changed. The rapid weight gain created tendonitis in both of her wrists; she developed sciatica and overtaxed ligaments. The ability to walk, sit and climb out of the bathtub became almost impossible. At the time of their birth, she was measuring 3 months past a full term pregnancy.

Kim began a daily rigorous Ashtanga practice to get back into her natural shape and lose the weight. She then realized how much of her body had been forever altered. Life had taken it's toll and she discovered that what had once been easy for her was now a new and difficult challenge.

She enrolled in the extensive Moksha Yoga Teacher Training Program and logged over 690 hours of study. Learning how to rebuild and correct the asymmetry she had developed had been her primary focus. Once in the program, however, the beauty, peace of mind and acceptance she found through practicing yoga became her passion. She began teaching to share this passion with others. Our body and mind are connected. Our bodies are our words, emotions, thoughts and experiences. Our bodies are us. They are the only vehicles we have to express ourselves and the sole way we take up space allotted to us in this world. How do we choose?

As a student of Manju Jois, Ana Forrest, Sean Corne, Gary Kraftsow, Tias Little, Gabriel Halpern and Daren Friesen, Kim has learned that Yoga is the Quiet You and it vibrates. She teaches intention, beginning and intermediate asana, pranayama, vinyasa, and quiet flow.