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

11/12/2025

If you feel tired in the morning, this practice may help. It's just 8 minutes.

Most people use breathwork just to feel calm…⁠but almost nobody talks about how it can actually reprogram who you are. ✨...
11/11/2025

Most people use breathwork just to feel calm…⁠
but almost nobody talks about how it can actually reprogram who you are. ✨⁠
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When you consciously regulate your breath, you’re not just managing stress - you’re reshaping your brain. 🧠⁠
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Every slow, mindful inhale and exhale sends signals of safety throughout your nervous system. Over time, those repeated signals create neuroplastic changes. They shift your baseline state - and even your personality.😮⁠
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If you've said things like, "I'm just an anxious person" - pranayama can help you untangle that. You may even start to describe yourself as "Basically pretty chill." 😎⁠
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That’s the real magic of prāṇāyāma:⁠
Regular practice doesn't just produce a state change (how you feel in the moment), over time it can affect a trait change (your personality).⁠
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💭 Have you noticed breathwork changing who you are, not just how you feel? I’d love to hear your experience in the comments.⁠
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11/10/2025

If you were taught "Breathwork" techniques that promise firework, psychedelic experiences - you may want to try something different.⁠
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⁠Pranayama is meant to be slow and subtle - Patanjali says: "dīrgha-sūkṣmaḥ"⁠
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In terms of the neuroscience behind it: ➡️ fast, shallow breathing sends signals to your nervous system saying: “Something isn’t right. Stay alert. Stay guarded.”⁠
Those are sympathetic nervous system signals, stressful to your whole system.⁠
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But long, slow, subtle, mindful breathing does the opposite.⁠
Your mind clears.⁠
Your thoughts organize.⁠
Your capacity expands.⁠
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✨ Pro tip: Complete your exhale (don't push it out, just let it go fully). Most of the pranayama research points to this idea. Take your time exhaling. And think about pranayama practice as a little mini-vacation from the crazy pace of modern life.⁠
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✨Learn how to use breath to transform your nervous system (not spike your heart rate)🫶⁠
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Here's a baby octopus who would like to let you know that my latest blog is out and that she's delighted to announce tha...
11/08/2025

Here's a baby octopus who would like to let you know that my latest blog is out and that she's delighted to announce that in it, I mention octopuses.
In case you're not a fan of cephalopods, I've also included a baby seal, just in case you need a cuter baby to get you to stop scrolling and hopefully read my blog instead (and give me some feedback).
It's the third passage in a part of the book I'm working on.
So please me know what you think!
Thank you!

“Paradigm shifts occur when the anomalies of the old worldview become too glaring to ignore.” -Thomas KuhnI've been w...
11/07/2025

“Paradigm shifts occur when the anomalies of the old worldview become too glaring to ignore.” -Thomas Kuhn

I've been working on my book this morning - which is exciting and fun for the part of myself that loves research and knowledge - and hard for the part of myself that wants things done quickly. But they seem to be working it out between them. 🤣

I'm so grateful to the philosophers and scientists who help us see things differently - helping to shift and refine the paradigm.
It's the first (essential) step in trying to address the polycrisis facing our planet. And it's a long game - I probably won't see the shift in my lifetime - which is okay. Do the right thing and let go of the outcomes, to paraphrase the Gita.

I feel hopeful and inspired thinking about how we can think and do things differently - and how yoga can help us individually and collectively.

I've been posting bits from my book over on my blog on my website, so please check it out.
And thanks for all the great feedback!
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Not all breathwork is yogic breathwork. 🧘‍♀️⁠⁠General breathwork often focuses on releasing emotion or shifting energy -...
11/06/2025

Not all breathwork is yogic breathwork. 🧘‍♀️⁠
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General breathwork often focuses on releasing emotion or shifting energy - powerful tools in their own right. ⁠🌬️⁠
But in yoga, prāṇāyāma goes deeper. It’s not just about changing how you breathe - it’s about refining how your nervous system moves energy (prāṇa) through the body. 🌿⁠
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Yogic breathwork is a practice of awareness, regulation, and integration — preparing the mind for meditation and the body for stillness.⁠
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✨ The goal isn’t to feel bigger sensations or have psychedelic experiences - it’s to regulate, balance, and clear the body and mind.⁠
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Check out my free e-book: 5 Ways Yogic Meditation Benefits Your Brain 🧠⁠
https://go.subtleyoga.com/brain-benefits-1
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Here's my latest Substack - I'd love to hear your thoughts
11/05/2025

Here's my latest Substack - I'd love to hear your thoughts

I was mansplained by a breathing “expert” who commented after watching one of my videos that I don’t teach “proper” breathing.

11/05/2025

It's easy to get distracted and forget about your practice. Here are 3 Tips for Overcoming Distractions and Making a Habit of Practice
1. No screens before practice - leave the phone out of the bedroom
2. Commit to 2 minutes (atomic habits)
3. Create a Groove in the Space-Time Continuum - same time, same place each day.
It can take up to 6 months to create a healthy habit (21 days has little evidence)so you may need sticky notes or other cues to help you get there.
Be kind to yourself and have fun - if your habit isn't fun or at least not stressful, you won't do it.
Yoga is a practice that works best when it's a habit.

Before you can learn how to breathe right in yoga, you have to learn how to notice your breath. 🫁✨⁠⁠Awareness is the fou...
11/04/2025

Before you can learn how to breathe right in yoga, you have to learn how to notice your breath. 🫁✨⁠
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Awareness is the foundation — it’s what helps you sense where your breath flows easily, where it feels restricted, and how it responds to your movement and mood.⁠
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When you start noticing your breath, you’re already practicing yoga — you’re tuning into the present moment.⁠
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👉 Try this today: Scroll through the slides and let me know in the comments how you feel afterwards.⁠
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11/03/2025

Prāṇāyāma isn’t just about taking deep breaths — it’s a direct way to influence your brain and nervous system. 🌬️⁠
Slow breathing with a focus on lengthening your exhale activates the vagus nerve, calming the stress centers of the brain and improving focus, emotional balance, and clarity. 🧠⁠
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✨ Try it: take 5 slow breaths right now and notice what shifts in your mind. Let me know in the comments. 👇️⁠
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🧠 The power of Om isn’t just mystical — it’s also neurological.⁠The vibration of your voice activates the vagus nerve, s...
10/30/2025

🧠 The power of Om isn’t just mystical — it’s also neurological.⁠
The vibration of your voice activates the vagus nerve, synchronizes breath and heart rate, and helps the body move into a calm and connected mode.⁠
A single Om can be a micro-reset for your nervous system.⁠
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Try it now: ⁠
Set an intention, "I release fear and worry to my higher self, I feel my connection to a deeper reality."⁠
inhale slowly… then exhale with a soft, steady, low pitched Om. ⁠
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Feel the shift? Let me know in the comments. 👇️⁠
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Feeling stressed or anxious while at work or at other times? ⁠Try this gentle vagus nerve hack. ⁠You can do this exercis...
10/28/2025

Feeling stressed or anxious while at work or at other times? ⁠
Try this gentle vagus nerve hack. ⁠
You can do this exercise from a chair. It only takes 1-2 minutes! ⁠
Let me know how it works for you in the comments. 👇️⁠
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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