About Kim

A life shaped by practice

Kim’s practice began more than forty years ago in the Zen tradition. Over time, she has also studied and practiced secular mindfulness, Tibetan Buddhism, Christian contemplative practices, and integrative mindfulness. She is certified to teach meditation through Susan Piver’s Meditation Instructor training program and through Ralph De La Rosa’s ten-month trauma-informed Amplify Meditation Teacher training program.

These streams have become a practice quilt, informing how she listens, writes, teaches, and returns to what is here.

Professional life

Kim has practiced law since 1997, primarily in the highly regulated world of global food and beverage law. She is also a mediator and arbitrator. She has also held executive leadership roles in a company from startup through two sales within a private equity portfolio. Her professional work gives her a close view of what people carry after demanding days and in difficult rooms.

What she teaches

Kim teaches meditation and mindfulness to individuals online and in person in small, curated groups. She also teaches professionals in continuing education courses for lawyers, mediators, arbitrators, social workers, and other helping professionals. Her work focuses on mindfulness, ethical presence, conflict, self-compassion, nervous-system awareness, and practical ways to remain steady under pressure.