Kimber Simpkins-Nuccio, JD
Movement Teacher
Kimber Simpkins-Nuccio (she/they) is a white, cis, queer mom and writer who taught yoga and mindfulness in the San Francisco Bay area for more than twenty years, bringing a body love and social justice perspective to her teaching and learning. She has completed the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at Spirit Rock, teacher training at the Mindfulness Training Institute, racial justice facilitation training with Holistic Resistance, the Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Program at EBMC and is a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock, EBMC, and more recently at Insight Santa Cruz. She is currently learning the Kwan Yin dharmas in the 2 year Dharmapala training and is a member of the 2024 cohort of Braided Wisdom’s Original Medicine program. As a practitioner, Kimber values the intersection of compassion, self-knowledge, and decreased reactivity within Buddhist practice and appreciates how these skills help us increase our resilience. She has witnessed first hand how the practice of mindfulness has brought more compassion, connection, and joy to her relationships and her life.
Kimber Simpkins-Nuccio's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
January 27 - February 2, 2026 | Tuesday - Monday | 6 nights
Rooted in Connection: Embodying the Perfections of the Heart
Spaces Still Available! The Ten Perfections of the Heart, or pāramīs, offer a practical framework for living with compassion, resilience, and purpose. These teachings—generosity, ethics, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, resolve, loving-kindness, and equanimity—were cultivated by the Buddha over many lifetimes in preparation for awakening. In this residential retreat, we’ll explore and practice the pāramīs both on and off the cushion, focusing on how to embody them in daily life within a community dedicated to belonging and collective liberation.
