Kristin Simkus
Yoga Teacher and Aspiring Permaculture Designer
- Role
- Yoga and Qigong Teacher at Footprints To Recovery
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristin Simkus
After dedicating years of study and work to engineering, data, and tech, I felt more like one of the machines I was working on than a person. The urge to explore my humanity - to get in touch with all that makes me a human being living on this Earth - became unbearable. I dropped everything I knew and had worked for to make space for something new. I tried a lot of things - notably, yoga, acting, and landscape architecture. I fell in love with the ancient spiritual practice of yoga. It was the systematic approach I needed to deepen my perception and consciousness. In practicing yoga, I finally felt connected to my Self. I found yoga to be the perfect complement to Meisner acting classes, where I practiced exchanging emotions and energy with others. While yoga helped me connect to myself, acting helped me connect with others. Now, I teach yoga and qigong - a related mind-body spiritual practice from ancient China - to addicts in early recovery. I experienced the healing capabilities of yoga and qigong firsthand, and I’m honored to get to share that with others. Looking forward, my next professional intention is to work as a permaculture designer, combining the outdoor design skills I learned in landscape architecture courses, the complex systems-based thinking from engineering, and the awareness of subtle energies from yoga and acting. Through yoga and qigong, we can heal how we relate to Self. Through acting and art, we can heal how we relate to others. Through permaculture, we can heal how we relate to Earth. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope it helps you understand my nonlinear career path, as well as the human behind the career:) May all beings everywhere be happy and free - Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.
Experience
Yoga and Qigong Teacher
Jul 2023 — Present
Education
Cuyamaca College
Landscape Architecture
2022 — 2023
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
2015 — 2019
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