Recent Blog Posts
Huberman – Stretching, Pain, Tumors and Yoga
Stretching is an aspect of yoga, but to equate yoga with stretching is a common mistake and an ongoing problem for the yoga profession (despite pop yoga culture’s obsession with stretchy hamstrings and “open hips”). Gratefully, neuroscientist Andrew Huberman understands this (to some extent) – “Practitioners of yoga don’t just learn movements, they learn how to control their nervous system in ways that really reshape their relationship to pain, to flexibility, and to the kinds of things that the neuromuscular system was designed to do.”
Please Stop Saying You’re “Just” a Yoga Teacher
please stop saying you are “just a yoga teacher.” You do a lot more than teach people how to move into yoga poses.
Dirty Socks, McMindfulness and Yoga
There’s a lot to contend with at the moment – which means I have to be even more vigilant about getting to the mat. There’s nothing fast food about regular yoga practice – it’s just not quick and easy, it’s messy, time consuming, and hard to prioritize. Which is why it’s worth it.
Can’t Get to the Mat? Let’s Talk
It can be hard to prioritize yoga practice – out or at home. The struggle is real. And challenging times seem to make it even real-er because it’s hard to practice when your nervous system is stuck in survival mode.
Yoga Battles: Gurus and Cultural Appropration
one thing I’ve been paying attention to recently is that there are a couple of different groups critiquing yoga in the west at the moment. On one side there’s the anti-guru camp who argue that the position of guru is defective and harmful – inherently fraught with abuse of power.
Teaching Yoga…Despite the Effects of Gravity
Aging is an inevitable reality (and needless to say, much better than the alternative). And although I’d been an advocate for accessible yoga basically since I started teaching, a few years ago I realized that the ability to rethink, reframe, and embody the positive aspects of aging is essential if I want to keep teaching (or keep living and enjoying life for that matter).
Yoga Futures (My Latest IAYT Article)
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time with Brett (my partner in crime) talking about this stuff, reading too many academic articles, staying up late writing, and generally annoying each other over details and word choices so that we could put out an article for the International Association of Yoga Therapist’s (IAYT) publication Yoga Therapy Today.
Yoga in the Nauseating Metaverse (Part 2)
I ran over to the yoga studio space. As I approached a woman’s voice gets louder. She’s teaching a completely inaccessible, hypermobile, “hip opening” class which peaks with a crazy horizontal split. But, I am told I can’t participate because I don’t have a mat and I need to go get one from the Alo store.
The Yoga of the Metaverse – Part 1
The Yoga of the Metaverse - Part 1 By Kristine Kaoverii Weber | April 2, 2022 COMMENTSAnticipating the Internet It’s 1986 and I’m in college at a Jesuit university where I meet this diffident professor named Father King. Father King teaches the philosophy of Pierre...
Yoga for Decreasing the Chronic Pain of the Health Care System
One route for yoga professionals may be to become Community Health Workers. This is typically an 80-100 hour training depending on the state. Community health workers can provide support in a variety of ways, but a key role is in their focus on the health of whole communities, not just individuals.
Upcoming Events
Subtle® Yoga for Mental Health Intensive: Trauma and Addiction Recovery | April 14 – 16, 2023
The application of yoga techniques to assist in managing chronic pain and the role of spirituality in healing will also be explored. Participants will be introduced to a yoga-informed biopsychosocialspiritual model that addresses treatment as well as recovery, prevention and health promotion. Review of ethical standards for behavioral health providers and yoga practitioners will help to identify alignment and areas where further exploration is needed.
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Subtle® Yoga Teacher Training Certification for Behavioral Health Professionals | Sept 2023 – Dec 2023
The Subtle®Yoga Teacher Training Certification for Behavioral Health Professionals focuses on learning how to practice and guide clients through yoga breathing, postures, and meditation practices which can benefit mental health and emotional well-being. Participants will learn to teach safe, effective, accessible yoga practices to individuals and groups with a focus on sharing yoga with clients in behavioral health settings. Participants will be introduced to the basics of postures including alignment, anatomy and physiology, and learn how to adapt practices for an office setting.
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