Kimberly Middleton
Pathwork Helper, Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher, RYT500-Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher (AYT500)
ABOUT
Kimberly Middleton, RN is a Pathwork Helper, offering individual sessions and group classes online and in the Greater Washington DC area. She is the founder of the BIPOC Pathwork Affinity Group (see tab for more information). Her work supports people in deepening self-understanding, cultivating compassion, and reconnecting with inner wisdom through a grounded, heart-centered approach.
She began her yoga journey in the 1990s while in graduate school and later completed training as a Hatha Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) and Kripalu Yoga Teacher (RYT 500). She is also an Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher (AYT 500) and continues to study Ayurveda, India’s traditional system of medicine and a ‘sister’ practice of yoga.
Kimberly is a trained Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC) teacher. She began her meditation practice in 2008 through the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) in Washington, DC, has attended many residential retreats with IMCW, and completed the Year of Living Mindfully (2011) with Jonathan Foust.
SPEAKING/TEACHING
Path of Compassion, LLC is a mind-body-spirit wellness practice serving clients online and in the Greater Washington, DC area through group classes and 1:1 consultations. Also offering collaborations with community organizations, yoga studios, and wellness collectives to offer workshops to members.
My offerings combine integrative credibility from a clinical perspective (RN/research background) with training in complementary modalities (Pathwork, yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and mindful self-compassion) to facilitate and support self-inquiry practices to help clients build self-awareness, strengthen self-esteem, create sustainable self-care routines and more satisfying relationships.
My approach includes a culturally responsive approach to wellness, which explicitly invites heritage foods, family traditions, and intergenerational wisdom into the wellness plan—without a one-size fits-all “wellness culture” approach.
- Providing integrative, culturally responsive wellness education and support—drawing from both Western and Eastern modalities—so clients can care for their whole selves (mind, body, and spirit) with practices they can sustain.
- Core Values: Compassion; cultural humility and respect; evidence-informed practice; accessibility and practicality; integrity; lifelong learning; community and intergenerational wisdom.
PUBLICATIONS/BLOGS:
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Pathwork Affinity Group. July 2024 InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://mailchi.mp/pathwork/in-connectionjanuary-919877?e=75c0463394
Middleton K August 2023. Diversity and Inclusion. InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=149b578a83345b140d3028616&id=ea3bb5c043
Middleton K June 2023. Celebrating the Feminine. InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=149b578a83345b140d3028616&id=f51fd2bc30
Middleton K Feb 2023. Being Black and Traveling the Pathwork Psychospiritual Path. InConnection International Pathwork Foundation. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=149b578a83345b140d3028616&id=c971dde8c8
Middleton KR 2021. Seasons of Change (blog) https://dcpathwork.wordpress.com/2021/12/05/seasons-of-change/
Middleton KR 2020. Difficult Conversations- Racism and Spirituality (blog) https://dcpathwork.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/difficult-conversations-racism-and-spirituality/
Middleton KR 2019. Sister Circle- A Time for Women to Gather (blog) https://dcpathwork.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/sister-circle-a-time-for-women-to-gather/
Middleton KR 2019. Boundaries in Relationships (blog) https://dcpathwork.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/boundaries-in-relationships/
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