Kim van Brenk, ESMT
Certified Essential Somatics® Movement Teacher
Noord-Holland-Noord, Heerhugowaard
My name is Kim van Brenk. I am married, have two children and together we have a dog called Sam (a Kooiker).
As a young girl I loved to move and I was athletic. So I did a lot of sports. My favorite things to do are still martial arts (Krav Maga), yoga, hiking, reading and of course Somatics.
More than 25 years ago I followed a beginners course in massage. I liked it so much that I followed a course in Sports massage and how to prevent (sports) injuries with the Nederlands Genootschap voor Sportmassage (NGS). After receiving my diploma I joined the NGS Massageteam in Noord-Holland. We were deployed to massage people at big (sports)events like the Halve Marathon van Egmond, Dam tot Damloop, Alkmaarse 4-daagse en de Nijmeegse 4-daagse and many more. Besides having had a wonderful time in the Massage team, I also learnt a lot.
Meanwhile I also learnt a lot of other massage techniques, some of which I liked more than others.
After being in the Massage team for more than 10 years, I left and joined the Red Cross as a First Aid volunteer. With the Red Cross I was often deployed to the same (sport) events but now I was helping people and giving First Aid. I also joined Rugby Cub Alkmaar doing First Aid and giving massages during training and matches.