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"Whether guiding a yoga class, giving body work, or creating a guided meditation CD, my intention is simple yet grand... to touch you so deeply that you will recognize and release self-limiting thoughts and beliefs and re-connect to the unconditional love and compassion that is your true nature. When we accept and embrace ourselves in this way, our inner peace radiates outward. Come take the journey with me, as the path unfolds, the treasure is discovered... that JOY is truly found within."

Kim Hough is a Certified Yoga Instructor, a licensed Massage Therapist (MA44542) and an Energy Medicine Practitioner in Delray Beach, Florida. She is on the faculty of American Institute of Massage Therapy where she has taught Relaxation and Stress Reduction Techniques. Kim holds certifications in Reiki 1 and 2, Healing Touch, Theta Healing, Quantum Touch, Pan Gu Shengong moving and non-moving forms and Supreme Science Chi Gong. She has studied energy medicine with Donna Eden and Barbara Brennan. She is passionate and excited about helping others achieve and maintain wellness and balance guiding yoga classes and workshops at country clubs and yoga studios, and instructs privately as well. She has the rare ability to teach a wide variety of classes from "new to yoga," beginners, gentle, restorative, super stretch for men only, power flow, yoga nidra and meditation. She has re-directed the creativity from years of experience in catering, hotel and food administration to develop a number of popular unique workshops like Reiki and Live Music, Tibetan Bowl Restorative Yoga, Thai Yogassage and Yoga for Golf. Requests from her students led her to compose and produce two guided meditation Cd's.

Having spent 22 years in high profile sales, marketing and management positions, she is very comfortable relating to corporations and knows how employee morale and work environment directly affect the bottom line. This has compelled her to create Relaxation and Stress Reduction classes for corporations conducted at the workplace with the added benefit of providing chair massage on-site as well.

Kim is a Distributor of the BIO-MAT, a state-of-the-art FDA approved medical device, which combines infrared rays, negative ions and amethyst crystals to promote well being. She is inspired by the work of Eckhert Tolle, Danna Faulds, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Neale Donald Walsch, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah!

How did you get to where you are now?

I always found myself in a position of being asked for advice or counsel even when I was in the corporate world for many, many years. When life got very challenging with my mom getting Alzheimers, my son going through "teen" mode, 300 accounts to service, 2 step daughters, my dad using me as his support group, etc. etc. I took a yoga class that was focused on the spiritual more so than the physical like my previous hot yoga experience. I realized that this was a wonderful way to help people find that peace within even more so than verbally giving counsel. I became a certified yoga instructor a year later. At the same time I got into yoga, I also read amazing things about energy medicine. Soon after I got my yoga certification, I decided to get my massage license as you need that to practice energy medicine. I LOVE getting massage, but found in school that I love giving them too. So, I left 22 years of corporate life to focus on a career in health and wellness now! So, it took a big leap of faith, a long inner journey which continues to unfold and staying true to the calling in my heart.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

It has been a journey of coming to love and accept myself - of letting go of false belief systems that get ingrained from childhood through experiences, parents, teachers, religious school, the whole socialization process that mean well but often are dysfunctional. I know now to find the opportunity for growth in everything that happens. I understand that I create my reality through my thoughts and beliefs and that anytime I want it to change I can change my perspective, change my thoughts, and create a new reality. I have almost stopped "shoulding" on myself and am much closer to accepting "hind sight is 20/20!"

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself relaxed, living in abundance and peace, and sharing that energy with others through a healing center offering chiropractic, acupuncture, energy medicine, nutrition, yoga, tai chi, chi gong, and meditation all under one roof, that features local musicians and artists and supports "community" in a very tranquil setting surrounded by nature. I am surrounded by a soul mate and friends who are open, honest, nurture and unconditionally support.