Personalized Individual Yoga Sessions

In-Class Individual Yoga Sessions

The personalized yoga session allows you to explore specific areas of interest with your yoga teacher. As a beginner, intermediate, or advanced student, you can revitalize your yoga practice with a personalized session or series of sessions. These sessions are tailored to fit your needs, so beginners can work on the fundamentals and more experienced students can work on specific needs. They are most beneficial when combined with regular practice in classes. Meet privately with your teacher to learn how to: Adjust the postures we regularly practice in class to your existing bodily conditions,   previous injuries, or other physical challenges Prevent injuries in areas prone to them   Align the body in specific postures to maximize the benefits of the posture for your body Let go of habitual movement and posture patterns to create new ways of moving and being Develop deep and regular breathing Deepen engagement of the core area to energize your practice in class Work towards specific postures you’re not currently practicing, by overcoming obstacles of fear and tension and building strength with sequences specifically designed for you

If you have been taking classes regularly and enjoy the physical adjustments provided in class, then your practice can blossom in an in- class individual yoga session. During a regular yoga class, you will have the benefit of two teachers. As the class’s regular instructor cues the entire class through the sequence, a second teacher works with you individually to guide you through each and every movement and posture. The teacher’s hands skillfully make minor and major adjustments to adapt each posture to your body and ease areas of tension. This physical guidance can allow you to let go of habits of movement and begin to redistribute muscular effort more effectively, instead of relying solely on the muscles that habitually contract in your body. The close attention of your teacher encourages you to remain aware of your breathing and bodily experience at every point. From vigorous Sun Salutations, through standing, seated, and reclining postures, you are guided to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and concentration. In the final posture, Savasana, you are carefully adjusted and massaged to release physical and mental tension, allowing full and deep relaxation. Sharon Gannon and David Life pioneered this technique of in-class individualized attention, which can be as therapeutic as a full body massage, releasing the tension that inhibits full freedom of movement. Please speak to your individual teacher about any conditions that she needs to know about before the session, as there will be very little talking once the class has begun.