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In its original form, yoga was practiced one-on-one, with the instructor’s complete attention devoted to the practitioner and to tailoring a deeper, more well-developed practice. The combination of verbal instruction, imagery, demonstration, and hands-on assistance creates an open forum to explore the philosophies behind the practice, which enables the learner to explore yoga in a safe and beneficial way to evolve at a personal pace in the comfort of one’s own space. In addition, private instruction allows the practitioner to attain optimum results much more quickly and efficiently.
Everyone can benefit from private yoga sessions, but if you’ve any of the following concerns, you may be especially well-suited for private instruction:
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New to yoga and concerned about hurting yourself?
Private yoga is a great way for beginners to learn the basics and then join group classes with confidence.
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Want to establish a home practice?
It takes the typical person three to six weeks to establish a new habit, such as a home yoga practice. The accountability and consultation that comes with scheduling private sessions can be further motivators that will help you establish and maintain a rewarding home practice.
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Intimidated by some poses?
In private sessions, you will learn the foundations of the postures (asanas), the breathing exercises (pranayama) and the meditations, with a focus on the aspects that best suit your needs and interests.
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Finding it difficult to attend a scheduled class at the gym or a studio?
Private sessions can be scheduled to meet your specific requirements with respect to both start time and duration, and because I BRING THE MAT TO YOU, there is no extra time spent on your part travelling somewhere to practice yoga.
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Easily distracted or feel competitive in a group class?
Private instruction eliminates many of the external distractions that some practitioners experience as obstacles in group classes and can be the perfect solution to going inward with a deeper focus.
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Recovering from an injury or illness?
One-on-one practice permits the instructor to design and modify the practice in deference to any specific injuries or illnesses you may be experiencing, which will ultimately lead to speedier recovery and healing.
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Have you hit a plateau in your current practice and looking to take it to the next level?
Oftentimes, in group classes regular practitioners can find themselves experiencing a plateau, which seems to yield few, if any, new results. One-on-one attention allows the instructor to tailor a program that can take the practitioner to their own edge to find the space inside where new results can occur.
Private instruction can eliminate these and other blocks to a successful practice.
Benefits from Yoga
Total relaxation
Improved spinal alignment & posture
Alleviated or reduced back pain
Increased flexibility, strength, balance and coordination
Normalized body weight
Improved circulation
Stronger muscles
Increased energy
Reduced stress
Stillness of mind & inner peace
Improved mental alertness, focus &concentration
Increased confidence
Increased range of motion in hips, shoulders & other joints
Body detoxification, immune system stimulation & toning of the organs
More patience with & greater compassion for yourself and others
Generally improved health
Benefits of
Private Instruction
Great for beginners
Accountability & consultation
Home practice
Better understanding of poses & your body
Easy scheduling
Keener focus & attention to practice
Personalized modifications for injuries & healing
Expand your current practice to a new edge
More and more people are asking the question, “Why practice yoga?” and the short answer is that yoga makes you feel better. One of the definitions of the word “yoga” is union. Practicing the postures, breathing exercises and meditation that are all a part of yoga makes you healthier in body, mind and spirit.
Yoga has roots that are known to be at least 5,000 years old, and it has long-since provided people with the means to find refuge from the daily challenges that can quickly make life less than fulfilling. Amid the chaos that is our current everyday lives, those daily challenges, like stress and fatigue, are compelling more and more people to seek the deep relaxation and powerful healing that comes with turning one’s awareness inward. Yoga is an effective means by which to experience those and many other benefits.
And, that’s not even everything! In fact, most of the benefits mentioned below are secondary to yoga’s original purpose – union. Yoga helps us to find a union of breath and movement and of mind and body. The concept of union has a powerful down-to-Earth meaning as well. Through yoga we learn to develop a greater awareness of our physical and psychological states. As a result, we are in a position to better manage our reactions to the thoughts, feelings and responses we have to the various situations we deal with every day. Our emotions, sensations, responses and interpretations of our conditions can often be mistaken for who we ARE. Strip away the emotions, sensations and conditions, and somewhere deep down inside, YOU are still there. Strip it all away and you find out who you really are. Yoga helps us get in touch with our true selves and live a full life.
Recurring practice of yoga helps align the physical body while at the same time harmonizing the mind and body to work more efficiently together. Through practicing yoga, one learns to manipulate and control the breath, which clears the mind of its clutter and leaves only deep physical and mental invigoration in its place. In addition to the physical and mental benefits one can experience while practicing yoga, through regular practice one begins to LIVE the yoga OFF THE MAT and, truly, experience overall wellbeing.