Let's Talk: Naked Yoga with Kimberly Simms

This week on Deb Talks, we discuss naked yoga and body positivity with Kimberly Simms. Looking for more content from Deb? Check out the SRT Community Subscription today! Getting to know Kimberly Simms Kimberly Simms is a Mother of 4 children; Published Author; Inspirational Speaker; Fitness/Body Approval Model; Transformational Energy Worker and Coach; Femme! Attuned; Pleasure Revolutionary; Vinyasa 200hrsERYT Yoga Alliance Certified; Bikram Certified Yoga Instructor; regular Ashtanga Practitioner for the last 2 years; and nudist. Kimberly first started doing Yoga in her living room with Rodney Yee DVDs in 2000 because that was the only way she could afford Yoga, as a new mom. Those videos inspired a new way of life, focus, and thought. With certifications in both Hatha and Vinyasa Kim often jokes, she’s balanced because she can "hold and flow.” After 20 years of practice and over 10 years of teaching, Kim believes strongly that Yoga: the union of mind, body, and breath, can create alignment and synchronicity within day to day events of life. Yoga has always kept her connected, rooted, and open to Divinity and Humanity. In 2014 she went through a period of depression and deep grief, after the sudden transition of her mother. Naked mirror work was an intuitive practice Kim used to help her find her way back to herself. Being naked and practicing Yoga daily in her attic, spontaneously, became her map, through the labyrinth of sadness and unworthiness. On her Yoga mat, she learned to slow down and look at life pose by pose; this was her way back to remembering Self. Her account of this time was given in her published writing entitled, “In the Attic,” in 2019. Today she brings that same sacred journey to students by creating a container for Human Beings to feel safe, loved and free to be naked, vulnerable, and powerful. Practicing Yoga in this way acts as a gateway to Kim’s greatest mission; which, is to change the way humans feel and think about their naked bodies. Her efforts are inspired to replace the negative narratives about the body with celebration and gratitude of our individual beauty. Bringing Sacredness to Nakedness™ is a practice that honors the naked body that’s much more than taking your clothes off and doing Asana. Bringing Sacredness to Nakedness™ is a reclamation of our divinely designed naked bodies; a triggering into an awakening. We remove our clothing as a ritual, symbolizing the shedding of all that doesn’t serve us. Yoga is used as a gateway to access the function and form of the body with total approval and compassion. In this class students will: Learn how to totally relax, remember, and release from the beginning of the class in a guided meditation, 30 minutes of beginning Vinyasa/Hatha/Ashtanga Yoga, and a closing Affirmation Energy Reading. Learn the principles of Self care, Self intimacy, and Self-love on a deeper level. We learn how to integrate the practice into the real world in order to heal suffering and negative stories surrounding body issues when naked or deeper understanding of “Self,” when clothed. This class is a container for all bodies to feel safe, loved, and free- while celebrating their bodies in a circle of sisterhood and brotherhood. Connect with Deb: Instagram: @deborah_everywhere Facebook: DeborahEverywhere Youtube: Deborah Small Website: https://srtbreakthrough.com