About Us

   Kara Weimer is a long-time seeker, devotee, initiate, practitioner-meditator, and teacher with over 30 years of study and 25 teaching.  Having been trained extensively with Himalayan yoga adepts in ancient esoteric disciplines using the breath as the guide for transformation and self-empowerment, she emphasizes the importance of the breath and integrating yogic practices & philosophy into daily life.  She is a committed and devoted student and humbled by the vastness of Vedic wisdom and the saintly, compassionate sages who disseminate the teachings.

She has a love for movement with a childhood and adult background in various dance forms and embraces the physical aspects of yoga as well, although they are distinct from other movement forms and a way to purify, balance & awaken energy  & cultivate stillness.  Her in-depth studies in Traditional Yoga include Advanced Himalayan Prānāyāma & Meditation - Haṭha Yoga , Rāja Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Surya (Solar) Yoga & Hansa Yoga Vinyasa, Bhakti Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Sanskrit Philosophies & Ayurveda - including Marma Chikitsa. She has spent time at ashrams in India and follows Sanatana Dharma. A devoted practitioner, she continues discipline practice as well as personal studies through the scriptures, important books & texts.  She is an initiate in an ancient Himalayan Yogic Sampradaya under the guidance of a highly realized Himalayan Vedic Siddha Monk/Sanskrit Scholar.  She has studied with other Nath Siddhas, Meditation Masters, Sanskrit Adepts, Master Teachers, Western pioneers Magaña & Walt Baptiste and in Krishnamacharya’s lineage, with Ashtanga Vinyāsa and the Vinyāsa Krama system with Srivatsa Ramaswami & Pam Johnson.

"I believe in being very transparent about my studies and emphasize how important deep inquiry into someone's background is as well as using discernment when one is navigating through the modern supermarket of commodified, misrepresented and exoticized practices.  My credentials mainly come from discipline daily practices, ongoing studies and in depth learning from authentic lineages and adepts of undiluted, Sanskrit based teachings.  I have participated in yoga certifications and teacher trainings in modern formats, but I do not see those as qualifying one to be a competent teacher or to properly represent the tradition.  Certifications and teacher trainings are a modern invention and do not replace years of dedicated study and daily application that is necessary to embody a vedic art.  Those trainings, even if taught through an authentic source, only help prepare one who already has a strong foundation, practice & comprehension of the body of knowledge.  Any discipline takes many years of study before one would be ready to teach - and one does not delve into an art for the sake of teaching, but for the sake of mastering ones potential and living the art.   I started practicing for my personal physical and spiritual development (as it should be) with an insatiable thirst and yearning for the Divine.  Through my own personal experience, it's hard to relate to the modern yoga paradigm where anyone can receive credentials easily without years of  discipline practice, deep self-inquiry and other yogic methods & wisdom bestowed by a bona-fide lineage.  The Vedic arts and sciences are comprehensive and require self-discipline and years of study and training in the philosophy and practices with tutelage under a guru and lineage - otherwise the true essence is lost.  Teaching for me has been an ongoing evolution of refining my unique voice and involved unlearning certain modern influences.  My 25 years of teaching have included yoga studios, health clubs, wellness centers, senior centers, retirement homes, schools, retreats, private gatherings, local businesses & government staff and running personal small studios.  Presently, I prefer to teach in venues where I can offer the system in series' or modules as the practices build upon one another and are in relationship to the larger body of vedic wisdom and it's complimentary lifestyle practices."

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 "My teaching approach is grounded in the directive - yoga is a superscience - it shouldn't be practiced casually. "

Knowing the importance of maintaining a personal daily yogic/ayurvedic regimen, her goal is to guide, give the tools needed and empower students to build sustainable home practices of yoga and wellness.  Students who are looking for something authentic and deeper than a workout or a new trend, and ready to commit to a regular practice, will resonate with her traditional approach.  She enjoys sharing modalities that bring vitality, wellness and peace as we face the challenges of our modern living.  She presents daily regimens as accessible & practical to fit into daily life without watering them down.  Being a single mom & facing her own challenges in life, she know it's ​ possible to embrace healthy living and daily practices.   

More details about her experience & training here