Subtle Yoga with Kristine Weber

Subtle Yoga with Kristine Weber http://www.subtleyoga.com Online Yoga Trainings! CEUs for yoga professionals. Also check out our in person trainings at MAHEC.net.

Neuroscience, subtle body, evidence-based, accessible, nurturing, and grounded in the yoga tradition. Subtle Yoga is a yoga of personal transformation and expanding consciousness. The process of increasing our subtle awareness of ourselves, our lives and our place on this planet is one of continually transforming our negative habits and thought patterns into energy for our spiritual growth and expansion. Therefore the cultivation of self-awareness in yoga practice is as important as any techniques which are learned. Subtle Yoga helps you connect not only to the physical body but also to the deeper layers of self, exploring the breath, the organs and glands, the flows of prana, the chakras, and the mental/emotional layers of self. In classes, various yoga philosophy themes are introduced and students are invited to explore the application of this ancient wisdom in their own lives. Subtle Yoga is not the same thing as Gentle Yoga. Subtle Yoga is about going beyond instinctual and intellectual ways of knowing about yoga in order to understand and practice from a deeper part of the self and open to greater awareness. The experience of yoga broadens when one taps into more subtle capacities of mind, such as intuition and surrender. Subtle Yoga is about approaching the deepest part of yourself and allowing that inner wisdom and knowing to overflow from your practice into your daily life. "Kaoverii's professional insights and knowledge of the therapeutic application of yoga principles and practices is vast and compelling. She is able to skillfully convey the information in a way that is both engaging and informative as well as thought provoking. I've learned so much about yoga as prevention for disease of all kinds and feel that yoga is (once again) the new medicine for mind/body and spirit. This training is comprehensive and based on current best evidence as well as progressive with an eye on future trends in public healthcare. I am inspired by the Subtle Yoga Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training. I feel confident, well-prepared and highly enthusiastic to take my training into the world to serve those who need it most and might not otherwise step into a yoga studio." Margaret Kirshner, Asheville, NC

“I have been practicing, studying, and teaching yoga for 25 years, and I learned more in Kaoverii's 500 hour teacher training than I have in all those years of studying yoga. Kaoverii is masterful with her deep body of knowledge of the current research and trends in yoga therapy, along with her personal experience and practice of yoga. She truly embodies this practice and is able to take so much knowledge and convey it so beautifully through the practice and lectures. Kaoverii's Subtle yoga training has forever changed the way that I look at, understand, and practice yoga. I feel that I have gained the skills to be able to work with a wide variety of students in class and one on one, in a safe and effective way. Kaoverii makes yoga accessible to everyone, and I am so grateful for her teachings and those of the other instructors in her 500 hour training." Robin Fann-Costanzo, Asheville, NC

The Yamas are the foundation of yoga practice. They are simple, powerful principles that can shift your life. Here's a r...
09/25/2025

The Yamas are the foundation of yoga practice. They are simple, powerful principles that can shift your life. Here's a rundown:⁠
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1. Ahiṁsā (non harming, kindness)⁠
💜Practice kindness. In words, actions, and even thoughts - choose compassion over harm. ⁠
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2. Satya (benevolent truthfulness - in the spirit of Ahiṁsā)⁠
🌱Live honestly. Speak your truth with love, and align your actions with your values.⁠
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3. Asteya (non-stealing, responsibility)⁠
🌟Respect what isn't yours - from material things to time, energy, and ideas. ⁠
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4. Brahmacarya (unity, walking in awareness of the highest reality).⁠
🔥See the positive, to focus on interconnectedness, and to be⁠
optimistic about the future.⁠
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5. Aparigraha (non-greed, non-grasping)⁠
🌿An invitation to let go. Release the grip of comparison, clutter, and/or control.⁠
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👉️Swipe through to learn them, then let me know in the comments:⁠
➡️Which Yama do you most easily align with?⁠
➡️Which one challenges you the most?⁠
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Let's have a conversation!⁠
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09/24/2025

Lengthening the exhale is a powerful tool for stress, anxiety, worry, and chronic health challenges.
But, if you're cues consist mostly of "Breathe out long and slow" you are missing some opportunities to help your students.
Here are 3 ways to improve your exhalation cues.
1. Forward bends - forward bends. help students learn how to exhale. In a chair class, as long as there's no low back pathology, you can help students learn how to exhale more slowly and completely.
2. Use the Arms - Using the arms to cue the exhale is helpful because of the connection between lowering the arms and the passive recoil of the diaphragm.
3. Navel to Spine - you can do this on any exhale pretty much. Teaching to utilize the accessory muscles of exhalation can be very helpful for supporting the passive recoil of the diaphragm.
Please give these a try and let me know how they work out for you and your students!

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What affirmations would you use for each? Let me know in the comments.⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠
09/23/2025

What affirmations would you use for each? Let me know in the comments.⁠
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I've been making a living teaching yoga for 30 years.So I know a little about what works and what doesn't.And I know who...
09/23/2025

I've been making a living teaching yoga for 30 years.
So I know a little about what works and what doesn't.
And I know who is coming to yoga for which reasons.
So, here's some advice:
If you teach this kind of stuff, and call it "CHAIR YOGA" please stop that.
If you want to use a chair as a prop and call it whatever acrobatic yoga thing you want to call it, that's fine.
But please stop calling it "CHAIR YOGA."
If you really want to help folks who need chair yoga improve their health and well being, you need to teach differently, and you need to stop using images like these in your promotions.
I'm thinking about my 103 year old student Marie, she would laugh her head off at these images.
My 98 year old student Elizabeth too.
I'm thinking about my veteran student John who has PTSD, diabetes, and back problems. He wouldn't have laughed, he just would never have come to class to begin with if he thought this is what he was getting.
I'm thinking about Rose, who had a stroke and is paralyzed on the right side of her body.
I'm thinking about Tanya, who has POTS and has to be careful when she stands up.
These people are not rare examples, they are the majority of people in the U.S. who need chair yoga.
76.4% of U.S. adults - about 194 million people - have at least one chronic disease (CDC).
Many people would love to do chair yoga - but not if they are completely freaked out by these images!
1 out of 7 US adults (and 2 out of 5 of those over 65) have mobility disability.
You will never reach them with this kind of messaging.
You also won't reach your average office worker, or people with chronic health conditions and fatigue.
Do you think that any of the 194 million people would ever want to even try a chair yoga class after seeing this sort of stuff?
But many of them want to do something to help themselves.
Chair yoga could help them tremendously.
You are missing a huge opportunity.
This is really bad for our profession.
My intention is not to shame anyone, but to bring awareness to a huge mistake we are making.
There's so much opportunity out there and you can help get yoga to the people who need it.
So please, think differently about chair yoga!

09/20/2025

I wrote about Andor today in my blog and so I thought I'd share Nemik’s manifesto here (Nemik is the most ardent idealistic rebel in the series). By the end, even though he’s dead, the empire can no longer suppress his words and even the highest ranking officers feel threatened by them.

Andor won 5 Emmy's last week - but none for acting, which is a shame - at least Forest Whitaker should've won something. He was brilliant.

Here's the manifesto, and you may even find it a bit relevant. 🫡

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this: freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks. It leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this: the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this: try.”

I wrote a blog, but it's not about cute animals sniffing flowers. It's a little more, shall we say, pointed than that.Pl...
09/20/2025

I wrote a blog, but it's not about cute animals sniffing flowers.
It's a little more, shall we say, pointed than that.
Please check it out in the calmingcom-ments below ( I did that on purpose cuz maybe it will trick the algorithm? I really have no idea but all a girl can do is try😁).
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✨Yoga students report that they benefit greatly from learning even just a little about philosophy in yoga class. Keepin...
09/19/2025

✨Yoga students report that they benefit greatly from learning even just a little about philosophy in yoga class. Keeping the teaching short, simple, and meaningful is useful for not overwhelming students. Your students will appreciate the nuggets of yoga philosophy wisdom that you share with them.⁠
1️⃣Step #1: Choose a Theme⁠
Start by choosing a theme that feels meaningful for you right now. Simplicity is the key, so boil the theme down to just a few words. You can always extrapolate a bit more during the class.⁠
2️⃣Step #2: Prepare Your Theme⁠
Spend some time preparing for your class by reading something about your⁠
theme. After you’ve read a little about your theme, prepare a 1-2 minute talk about it. You may wish to develop a short, three point outline. ⁠
3️⃣Step #3: Present Your Theme⁠
Present your theme at the beginning of class. Keep your introduction brief and to the point. Connect it to your students’ lives and experience. Teaching yoga philosophy is not the same thing as preaching it! It's about sharing⁠
concepts, relating them to life, & trusting that your students are mature enough to make their own choices about how they understand the teachings.⁠
4️⃣Step #4: Share Some Wisdom from a Text⁠
Use a yoga text or commentary on that text to share something short, meaningful and inspiring. Reading something to students may spark ideas or help them think about the concept in a different way. It can also help them tune into the theme of the class and keep it in mind as they go through their practice.⁠
5️⃣Step #5: Teach Your Class⁠
Now it’s time to go ahead and teach the asana part of your class. There is a⁠
balance to strike between teaching the concept and teaching the class. Simply teach a good class, focus on movement cues. And, here and there, you may wish to circle back to the theme only when relevant. Don't overdo it. ⁠
6️⃣Step #6: Wrap It Up⁠
At the end, you may wish to invite students to reflect again on the theme. ⁠
Wanna go deeper? Check out The Subtle Yoga Resilience Society! Link in bio.⁠
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Just trying to prevent my brain from melting over here. That's all.
09/19/2025

Just trying to prevent my brain from melting over here. That's all.

Do you teach yoga philosophy in your classes? Let me know in the comments. ⁠⁠ ⁠
09/17/2025

Do you teach yoga philosophy in your classes? Let me know in the comments. ⁠
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09/17/2025

In this video I show you 3 simple ways to add brain exercises to your chair yoga classes.
I've got a workshop coming up!
Chair Yoga for the Vagus Nerve - Oct. 11 and 25. Check it out here. https://yes.subtleyoga.com/vagus

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I refuse to post/repost polarizing political content.I refuse to pour more gas on a conflagration orchestrated by oligar...
09/16/2025

I refuse to post/repost polarizing political content.
I refuse to pour more gas on a conflagration orchestrated by oligarchs (the real, common enemy, well hidden, lurking and smirking in the wings).
When I feel an urge to jump into the social media mosh pit and do their bidding for them, I will instead post pictures of cute animals sniffing flowers.
And because I also deserve to smell those flowers, I will use my platform only to take the air out of the tires of those who are salivating for a civil war.
And if you think it's a conspiracy theory and that this building conflict is somehow "natural," you are being deeply deceived.
Wake up and smell the flowers.

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Subtle Yoga is a broadly applicable, person-centered approach to yoga practice which can be tailored to differing body types/physical abilities and various contexts - from wellness, to mental illness to public health.

Subtle Yoga incorporates six key processes: mindful movement, breathing practices, meditation, awareness of values/ethical engagement, spiritual development, and service. Together these practices promote attention, mindfulness, body awareness, self-regulation, resilience, self-actualization and pro-social behavior. Subtle Yoga calms the nervous system, improves breathing, increases the body-mind connection, and is trauma-informed. It is a holistic intervention which can complement and enhance traditional healthcare approaches through health promotion, prevention, treatment or aftercare/recovery, from the individual through the population health level. "Kaoverii's professional insights and knowledge of the therapeutic application of yoga principles and practices is vast and compelling. She is able to skillfully convey the information in a way that is both engaging and informative as well as thought provoking. I've learned so much about yoga as prevention for disease of all kinds and feel that yoga is (once again) the new medicine for mind/body and spirit. This training is comprehensive and based on current best evidence as well as progressive with an eye on future trends in public healthcare. I am inspired by the Subtle Yoga Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training. I feel confident, well-prepared and highly enthusiastic to take my training into the world to serve those who need it most and might not otherwise step into a yoga studio." Margaret Kirshner, Asheville, NC “I have been practicing, studying, and teaching yoga for 25 years, and I learned more in Kaoverii's 500 hour teacher training than I have in all those years of studying yoga. Kaoverii is masterful with her deep body of knowledge of the current research and trends in yoga therapy, along with her personal experience and practice of yoga. She truly embodies this practice and is able to take so much knowledge and convey it so beautifully through the practice and lectures. Kaoverii's Subtle yoga training has forever changed the way that I look at, understand, and practice yoga. I feel that I have gained the skills to be able to work with a wide variety of students in class and one on one, in a safe and effective way. Kaoverii makes yoga accessible to everyone, and I am so grateful for her teachings and those of the other instructors in her 500 hour training." Robin Fann-Costanzo, Asheville, NC