Lisa Kim, MA, is a trained Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher currently pursuing certification. She teaches 8-week MSC courses, 6-week Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC) courses, as well as the 8-week Mindfulness Training for Living Well (MTLW) course developed at CMC. Lisa is committed to personal development and well-being and is on a path of personal inquiry about what it means to be well.  She has lived and traveled abroad and brings heart and commitment to connection to her role.    

Lisa is also a certified yoga instructor and earned a certificate on health and nutrition from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). She directed programs and community engagement for the CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion from 2018 to 2023. Prior to joining the Center, Lisa was the Director of Programs and Engagement for the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), Director of Eastern Region for the National Teen Leadership Program(NTLP), and an English Instructor at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. She also worked in community relations at WGBH and conference coordination and circulation management at Pegasus Communications, Inc.

Lisa earned her Master's in English with a concentration in creative writing and spends much of her free time out in nature - swimming, running, hiking.