Individual Tuition & Therapy

The Heart of Yoga

Individual tuition is aimed at developing your own practice, personally designed to meet your needs and lifestyle. This was how Yoga was traditionally taught. If you really want to develop your Yoga, and make it really effective in supporting your life, or you want a Yoga routine to help with a specific need or problem, then this is for you.

Through regular meetings we will work with you to design a practice that you can use on a daily basis at home. The contents of this routine may vary greatly between different clients, depending on their needs, interests, abilities and lifestyle. Typically it will include a number of yoga exercises (asana) and some breathing exercises (pranayama). It may also include elements of relaxation, meditation, and we may discuss aspects of lifestyle and diet.

On the first session we will typically take a case history and ask you to do some simple movements so that we can assess how your body moves. We will then propose a simple routine and guide you through it, addressing any issues or questions as they arise. We will write out the practice for you using simple “stick-man” diagrams and give you a copy to take away. You are now in a position to do the practice regularly at home. In designing the practice we will take into account many factors, such as your age, physical abilities, lifestyle, culture, time available etc. Typically we propose practices of between 15 – 45 minutes, but this can vary, and it is better to do something manageable regularly, than to attempt something that it is a struggle to fit into your routine. On subsequent meetings we will check out how you have got on, answer questions and work with you to develop the practice. On some occasions we may just check your practice, on others we may change it significantly.