Join Kristine Kaoverii Weber, the founder of Subtle® Yoga, for a visionary weekend exploring the potential of yoga to transform health care. We will examine the health care crisis and look at how yoga can play an instrumental role in improving outcomes, as well as how yoga can positively shift the client experience of care and reduce health care costs. You will work on your own strategy for connecting with local health care professionals and be able to offer compelling evidence that appropriate yoga can enhance the quality of health care services.
In recent years, yoga has gained ground as an increasingly respected, research-based modality for the treatment of various disorders – particularly mental health challenges and chronic pain. For example, last year the American College of Physicians guidelines gave yoga the grade “strong recommendation” in the management of chronic low back pain. Yoga is not only valuable in the treatment of specific conditions, it can also be applied across the Institute of Medicine’s spectrum of care: treatment, prevention, aftercare/recovery, and health promotion.
In this workshop Kristine will unpack the theory and practices of yoga (ethics, postures, breathing practices and meditation) in order to broaden and deepen participants’ understanding of the application of yoga from individuals to populations and across the spectrum of care. Using the example of addiction recovery, Kristine will present appropriate practice that may strengthen the nervous system, build resilience, improve chronic pain, and leverage client’s spiritual assets.
Each session will include lecture, discussion and a yoga practice. Class outlines will be provided. Additionally, participants may opt to electronically receive pdfs of Kristine’s ebook, Yoga for Population Health and two of her articles “Yoga Therapy: Meeting the Needs of the Triple Aim” and “The Yamas and NIyamas in Population Health,” published in the International Association of Yoga Therapist’s publication Yoga Therapy in Practice.
Schedule:
- Friday 7/13 – 5:00pm – 8:30pm
- Saturday 7/14 12:30 – 6:30pm
- Sunday 7/15 9:30am – 5:30pm
About Kristine Kaoverii Weber:
Committed to the widespread adoption of yoga as a population health strategy, Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA, C-IAYT, eRYT500, YACEP has been studying yoga and holistic healing for nearly 30 years, advocating, speaking and teaching about yoga since 1995, and training educators since 2003. Her organization, Subtle®Health, LLC, provides holistic, mind-body trainings, education, and clinical services with the mission of enhancing community health infrastructure. She is the director of the Subtle® Yoga Teacher Training for Behavioral Health Professionals program at MAHEC in Asheville, NC; presents workshops and trainings internationally, and is frequently invited to speak about yoga at health care conferences. After completing her BA and MA at Georgetown University, Kristine trained extensively in many styles of yoga including Viniyoga, as well as in Asian bodywork therapy, and homeopathy. She is the author of The Complete Self Massage Workbook, and has published articles in the International Association of Yoga Therapist’s journal, Yoga Therapy in Practice and other wellness publications. Her work has been featured in Redbook, BodySense, Women’s World, Natural Health, and Lifetime TV. She is a regular presenter for www.yogauonline.com and ww