Kristin came to Kaiut yoga after experiencing back pain after the birth of her second child. Though manageable, her back pain prevented her from participating fully from activities she loved such as hiking, biking, and playing with her children. As an acupuncturist, Kristin explored a variety of alternative healing modalities to alleviate her pain. While she did find some relief through these modalities, nothing addressed the issue as thoroughly as Kaiut. As a student of Francisco Kaiut since 2012, she is consistently inspired by the positive results she sees with the Kaiut Yoga Method. Outside of the yoga studio, Kristin maintains a full acupuncture practice helping women balance their hormones and enjoys spending time with her favorite folks; her family.

Darvin has built a life around his outdoor enthusiasm both as a mountain / desert guide and through his love of outdoor sports. Not surprisingly, backcountry skiing, mountaineering, trail-running, and cycling led to a variety of physical injuries. Eventually, injuries to the shoulders, knees, and ankles manifested as severe sciatic pain and lack of joint mobility. Additionally, decades as a traveling business consultant added even more stress to both his body and mind. Darvin began practicing the Kaiut Method in the fall of 2016 and immediately experienced profound results. Inspired to delve deeper into the method, Darvin jumped into a year long teacher training shortly after. Darvin is committed to deepening his own understanding of the practice with Francisco Kaiut and is grateful to share this method with the Boulder community.

As a former college athlete Kelly started to encounter the negative effects of repetitive movement around the age of 35. These effects eventually led to a year and a half of back pain. When she discovered Kaiut in 2015, the practice started unwinding not just the years of her softball fastpitch but also the years of many other sports as well as the impacts of aging and day-to-day stress. Fast forward and today she feels better than she did in her early 30s. With a background in Comparative Religion graduate studies, years of corporate experience on Wall Street, and many not-for-profit posts Kelly turned a corner committing herself to bringing Kaiut Yoga to St. Louis. Inspired by the changes in her body and improvement in her overall wellbeing, she undertook teacher training with Francisco Kaiut in 2017 and continues to explore what it is to live the method. Her mission is to deliver this method, with quality, to her hometown community.

For Lori, Kaiut Yoga is a powerful source of transformation. Lori lost her 11 year-old daughter Ari in November 2017, after Ari’s nine-year battle with cancer. Lori found herself in a very deep hole with seemingly no way out. She started practicing Kaiut Yoga in January 2018. She experienced relief from gaining some space around her thoughts and grief during practice. Overtime, The Method has also delivered better mobility and an overall sense of wellness. As a teacher Lori wants each student to access peace within themselves, whatever life situations they are facing. She firmly believes that everyone can benefit from this practice whatever state or shape they are in..

As a trained educator, Renae has taught in various ways for decades. Her current role as a Kaiut Yoga Teacher is, by far, the most meaningful. At 53 years old and after decades of exploring modalities, she believes there is no better way to move through chronic pain. She realized, the moment her neck pain disappeared, she had changed the direction of her own aging process. That’s when she knew this method had to be shared. She sees herself as a guide with her students being the hero of their own journey.

After decades of studying different types of Yoga, most notably with many of the Senior Iyengar Teachers, Yvonne found Kaiut Yoga and started studying with Francisco Kaiut in 2011 and after finding the method to be life changing for her in the relief she got in her own body, she opened the first Kaiut Yoga School in the US in 2017, in the beautiful town of Telluride, Colorado where she has lived with her family since 1980.