PhD, RSMT/E, CMA — Somatic Pilates & Founder of Mind & Body
YOO MI KIM
“Movement Tells Your Story,
Patterns Hold Change.”
YOO MI KIM, PHD & CMA & RSMT/E
Yoo Mi Kim is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA) and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator (RSMT/E)with a PhD in Dance. and over 20 years of teaching. Drawing on her background as a professional ballet dancer and extensive experience in somatic practices, she specializes in analyzing movement patterns and functional deficits to design personalized, therapeutic programs.
Her approach integrates movement analysis, somatic learning, and body–mind awareness to help each individual identify underlying issues, retrain dysfunctional movement patterns, and rediscover the fundamental principles of efficient and expressive movement.
At Mind & Body NYC, Yoo Mi guides clients through a somatic therapeutic movement approach that goes beyond conventional exercise, emphasizing alignment, integration, and functional mobility. Her work supports injury prevention, rehabilitation, and sustainable well-being, helping each client achieve optimal movement and self-awareness.
Certification
2020 Somatic Ballet Teacher Certificate
2018 Zumba Instructor (NewYork)
2017 Teacher's Certificate from Moving for Life (New York)
Teacher's Certificate from Body Mind Dancing (New York)
Somatic Movement Therapist, Somatic Movement Educator (ISMETA)
Gyrotonic Certificate Level 1 Foundation Training Course (New York)
2016 Certificated Laban Movement Analysis LIMS, CMA (New York)
2014 New York Zena Rommett Floor Barre Certificate (New York)
2012 Teacher's Certificate from Vaganova Ballet Method, Level 1-3 (Seoul)
2011 FreeForm Board Instructor Certificate
2009 POLESTAR Pilates Rotational Sport Certificate (New York)
POLESTAR Pilates Advanced Gait Certificate (New York)
2005 Teacher"s Certificates from Cecchetti Classical Ballet in all three levels -
Major Course, Intermediate & Elementary (Seoul)
Experiences
2024 Somatic Movement in Dance Education: Enhancing Health and Creativity for teacher & student (ISMETA &NDEO,NY)
2023 Somatic Dancing Cafe
Workshop #Somatic Ballet Pedagogy (Seoul)
Moving For Life ; MOVE-A-THON 2023 9 (New York)
2022 Workshop #Somatic Ballet Pedagogy (Seoul)
2016 Workshop #Tamalpa Experience” (New York)
2015 Introduction to Bartenieff Fundamentals (New York)
Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (New York)
Introduction to Anatomy & Kinesiology (New York)
Workshop #Somatics Anatomy (New York)
Workshop #Development Movement” (New York)
Workshop #Somatic Anatomy in Motion-Breath, Head & Neck” (New York)
2014 Workshop #Barre Instructor (Hong Kong)
Workshop #Barre Mat Workshop (Hong Kong)
2009 STEPS Ballet training. (New York)
1998 Joffrey Ballet Summer School training (New York)
STEPS Ballet training (New York)
Education Highlights
2013 | PhD in Dance from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea
2016 | Certification in Laban Movement Studies from Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in New York, NY
2017 | Teacher's Certification in Moving for Life in New York, NY