Hello.

My name is Kim, Founder and Lead Instructor for “Return 2 Recess” and a big believer in play – for people of all ages!

Here’s a little background for how I got here.

Throughout the years, I've learned and I've dabbled. I've honed not only my areas of content and craft, but have also learned patience, the ability to pivot and, thankfully, the importance of harnessing joy in many forms. This has weaved beautifully into my personal life where my love of nature and movement - and stillness - is a daily offering. When we are, truly, present, we also develop a genuine appreciation of the simpler things. Working with others throughout the years, both in the Educational field as well as a solo practitioner, I have learned from those under my guidance, my teachers, if you will, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Now, I bring those lessons to you.

I am a retired Health and Physical Education Teacher with a Masters in The Health Sciences and Health Education and a Bachelors in Physical Education. During the latter part of my career, I had worked with Exceptional Children with a range of emotional, mental and physical conditions requiring adaptation to many of their activities along with goals for their success. Most importantly, though, I learned that individuals have many beautiful gifts, all very unique. Quite simply, my kids taught me. And, I was happy to be their student. I also worked as an Athletics Director and Coach before endeavoring into the educational space. After retiring, I continued my work in the Health field as a personal coach, partnering with my clients on their health journeys, one on one, in person so that they felt part of a team. This led to the creation of other health programs that I've happily created, managed and grown and from which I've learned a great deal. I've had many teachers with whom I've collaborated over the years and have always felt that working together, we can accomplish so much more. And, we did.

Return 2 Recess is a culmination of all these efforts and experiences and is an outlet for play that focuses on amusing types of activity – but in a non-competitive, relaxed and supportive setting. It’s a wonderful way to release the pressures you carry and a chance to get creative, to meet others who endeavor to do the same and to walk away changed; lighter, freer and with a joyful feeling that will stay with you long after class ends.

Come play, come back to Recess!

Hope to see you soon!

Kim (Founder and Lead Instructor, Return2Recess, LLC.)