Founder Kimm Mahoney-Watson received her BS and MS in Dance from the University of Oregon. During her years of teaching dance, Kimm became fascinated with the mechanics of the how the body moves.
She began her study of Pilates in 1996. Kimm received her Pilates certification from Michele Larsson of Core Dymanics and has been teaching Pilates Mat and Equipment work since 1998. In 2000, Kimm also became certified to teach T'ai Chi. Kimm has been on faculty at Portland Community College since 1992 where she teaches Dance, T'ai Chi and Pilates classes.
Kimm's training and years of experience teaching movement have given her a superb ability to analyze her client's needs. Clients often experience decreased pain and increased strength and flexibility.
Kimm offers private and semi-private one hour Pilates sessions using the equipment and also teaches Pilates classes on the mats.