Growing up as an athlete in Japan, Kiyomi excelled as a runner, running half- and full marathons. Her first yoga class, however, was brutal. The sense of peace after Savasana changed her relationship to her body completely. In 2007, she enrolled in her first 200-hour teacher-training program at Yogaworks with Annie Carpenter and Brigitte Kristen. In the same year, she completed an additional 300-hour teacher-training with Carpenter. She then completed the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga West, Yoga Therapy RX Certification at LMU and Prenatal Teacher Training with Patti Asad at Yogaworks. She shares that knowledge at her group classes at Raska in Culver City, Studio Surya in Venice, Yogaworks and privately.