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Subtle Yoga is an approach to yoga practice which emphasizes the cultivation of subtle awareness. It is about going beyond instinctual and intellectual ways of knowing about yoga in order to broaden the experience and tap into more subtle capacities of mind, such as intuition and surrender.

Everything in the universe emerges from a subtle expression of pure consciousness. Evolution is a process of increasingly moving back towards that pure subtlety. Subtle Yoga is the practice of consciously participating in your own evolutionary process in order to transform the self and move towards self-realization.

Subtle Yoga employs traditional yogic practices (including asanas, meditation, pranayama, philosophy study, service, etc.) to help you increase your subtle awareness and find deeper meaning in life.

Subtle Yoga:

• takes a deeply historical approach to the practice of yoga – with homage to the teachers who have come before, Subtle Yoga employs a full range of yoga practices.
• uses asana as a means to balances the chakra system – and thereby balance the body systems and mental/emotional states. Subtle Yoga asanas are repeated and often engage specific kumbhaka (gentle breath holding) techniques. The kumbhaka is an essential element of Subtle Yoga asanas as this is where the body/mind makes a shift towards balance.
• is based on the cultivation of inner awareness. A deepening self-awareness in the practice is as important as any external techniques.
• balances the subjective and objective experience of yoga. The ancient yogis gave objective information about the nature of the universe, the purpose of human life, and subtle anatomy including chakras and flows of energy. Using this knowledge to guide inner experience creates clearer pathways to self-expression.

Kristine Kaoverii Weber developed Subtle Yoga as a way to help students connect with the more subtle aspects of yoga practice. In Subtle Yoga classes you will learn to connect not only to the physical body but also to the deeper layers of self, exploring and finding balance in the breath, the organs and glands, the flows of energy, the chakras, and the mental/emotional self. Various yoga philosophy themes are introduced and you are invited to explore the relevance and application of this ancient wisdom in your life.