AboutThreshold

Jim and Kimberly Carson opened Yoga at the Threshold in 2003 as an offering to the unfolding grace of life. Inspired by the creative integration of yoga, mindfulness, and inner awakening, the Carsons offer classes and courses for individuals and groups.

Kimberly Carson, MPH, RYT, is a health educator who specializes in tailoring yoga and meditation to individual needs. She is certified as a teacher of Kripalu Yoga, Integral Yoga pre & post natal, as well as Cardiac Yoga as taught by Nischala Devi. Kimberly formerly was on the faculty at the Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies, a hatha yoga teacher training program. She has also taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction as developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in various venues (Duke Medical Center, University of North Carolina Hospitals, University of Florida).

Jim Carson, PhD, a long time student of Swami Muktananda, is a former yogic monk who has taught the practices and philosophy of yoga world wide for over 20 years. Now a clinical psychologist at Duke Medical Center, Jim is applying his expertise to the development and evaluation of meditation-based clinical treatments.

Jim and Kimberly Carson together developed the first mindfulness program for couples (Behavior Therapy, 2004; Journal of Marriage & Family Therapy, in press). Along with colleagues at Duke, the Carsons also developed the first loving-kindness meditation program for medical patients (Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2005; Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2006). More recently the Carsons have piloted a new yoga exercises and meditation program - the Yoga of Awareness Program - for metastatic breast cancer patients (Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, in press), and are now applying this program at Duke to women at high risk for breast cancer.