Yoga can mean different things to different people. For some, yoga is limited to an invigorating form of feel-good and intense exercise, such as Vinyasa yoga. For others, yoga is a subtle, gentle, and relaxing stretch such as in Hatha yoga.

For me, yoga is not only a form of exercise, but also more importantly it is a life-style that creates a physical and mental balance; a harmony in the self. It does this by incorporating an ancient form of life-science into all aspects of everyday life. Applying concepts from yoga results in gradually releasing tension in the body, improving physical health, quieting the mind, improving mental focus and concentration, lifting the spirit, and improving personal harmony.

Yoga has assisted me in overcoming many obstacles, the most notable being a long-time struggle with asthma. With the use of 2 daily inhalers, asthma was an obstacle to creating balance in my life. Over time, my commitment to yoga asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing practices) allowed me to discard my inhalers.

After a while, I went to my doctor and found that my lungs had shown a dramatic improvement. I have been free from asthma and the inhalers ever since.

Kim Zehnder, E-R.Y.T, is a nationally registered yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance. Yoga has been a pursuit through out Kim’s adult life. At the age of nineteen, Kim enrolled in her first yoga class. Throughout life Kim found herself coming back to the practice of yoga again and again as a form of stress management as well as physical exercise.

In 2002, Kim completed her initial Yoga Teacher Training and soon followed that with the 500-hour professional level certification through Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lennox, Massachusetts. Kim teaches yoga classes, gentle through vigorous, as well as corporate and private yoga classes.

Since 2007, Kim has offered a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course through Shanti Yoga School, a nationally registered Yoga School through Yoga Alliance. Graduates are eligible to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.) through the Yoga Alliance.