Hi, I’m Kim West!
If you want to elevate your body, mind and soul health, you’re in the right place!
My journey has empowered me to heal from chronic gut disease, abdominal surgeries, pelvic floor weakness, fatigue, inflammation, and stress.
My current offerings include:
Balanced Body® Pilates Certification in NZ
Tone Your Pelvic Floor in 4 Weeks (Online)
Wellness Retreats in NZ
Speaking Engagements on Women’s Health
Gut Disease as a Teen
My life went sideways at 14 years old when I developed ulcerative colitis, killing my dream to attend a performing arts high school in LA.
The next 8 years of chronic illness were the hardest of my life. It was schooled into me by the medical system that I would be sick for the rest of my life.
I decided to disagree. I committed to the journey of healing and awakening so that I could pursue the life I wanted.
After my colon was removed in 1999, I set out to understand my inflammation and become the sovereign and healthy woman I am today.
Dance, Pilates, and Entrepreneurship
My first big step in reclaiming my health was claiming my desires, no matter how un-conventional. At 28, I quit my corporate job and moved to Seattle to study dance full-time.
After I earned my BFA, I moved to New York City where I co-directed a dance company, producing and performing shows locally and globally.
I was certified in the Pilates method by the Kane School of Core Integration known for its anatomical and somatic approach.
I started a boutique Pilates business that matched Pilates instructors with clients based on their unique needs ranging from pre/post-natal, spine injuries, autoimmune conditions, etc.
Science & Spirituality
From cadaver labs and functional movement training to CranioSacral therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine, my learning journey has been fruitful!
I taught continued education content for instructors at the renowned Erika Bloom Pilates. As a Master Instructor with Balanced Body Education, I am qualified to train new Pilates instructors worldwide.
I am a certified health coach with the Institute of Integrated Nutrition.
My spiritual practice continues to evolve through the lens of indigenous plant medicine traditions, meditation, breath work and embodiment movement practices.
Landing in New Zealand
Back in 2013, I slowly pulled myself away from New York City to consult on a new Pilates program with the luxury resort brand Aman in Turks and Caicos. I was offered global teaching opportunities with European oligarchs, business owners, artists, and wellness professionals, creating my nomadic lifestyle that led to meeting the Kiwi who became my hubby.
Living in the south island of New Zealand, I certify new Balanced Body® Pilates instructors, speak on women’s health, and facilitate wellness experiences in the beauty of mother nature.
Credentials
Creator of Movement Teacher Programs
Foot-to-Pelvis Pathways: Unlock Your Body's Natural Movement
Tension Unraveled: The Pelvic Floor and Jaw Connection
Biomechanics of Functional Movement, Erika Bloom Pilates Teacher Training Certification
Hip, Knee & Foot: Anatomical Relationships, Pathologies & Pilates Program
Biomechanics + Fascia Restrictions of Common Injuries
The Foot: Optimal Movement from our Foundation
Advanced Movement Studies
Cadaver Dissection, Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Cadaver Dissection 101: Anatomical Relationships in Disease from a TCM Perspective, New York Chiropractic College and Zheung Gu Tui Na
Pregnancy and Postpartum, Balanced Body Education
Inner Unit and Diastasis, Kelly Kane, NYC
Sugarbush Series: Pelvic Floor and Women’s Health, Kelly Kane
The Supple Neck, Madaline Black
The Foot: Foundation of Locomotion, Kelly Kane
Foot to Pelvis Connection for Gait Analysis and Correction, Stillpointe
Posterior Lateral Hip, Lesley Powell
Foot and Ankle Health, Marimba Gold-Watts
Osteoporosis Protocols, Rebekah Rotstein
Functional Muscle Balancing in Pilates, Irene Dowd
The Psoas/Diaphragm Connection, Julie Turner
Sacroiliac Joint, Kuan Hui Chew
Sciatica Protocols, Kuan Hui Chew
Certifications
Pilates Master Instructor. Balanced Body Education
Apparatus and Mat Pilates Instructor. Kane School School of Core Integration, NYC
Prenatal Pilates Certification and Postnatal Protocols with Erika Bloom, NYC
Holistic Health Coach, Institute of Integrated Nutrition
CranioSacral Therapy Course 1 & 2, Upledger Institute International
BFA in Dance + Independent Pilates study, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
