Private yoga

Michelle has developed a proven system. Customizing a personal home practice regimen for students over 4 one hour private sessions, each session builds on to the next and allows students to gradually integrate yoga into their lives. This structure creates accountability as the students are expected to practice their homework a minimum of 3 times per week. Healing one’s self through Yoga can only occur when the individual student practices consistently starting with a realistic 15 – 20 minute routine, lengthen over time as health, stamina, discipline and strength developed. 

1.  We start with one private session to see determine fitness level at which time Michelle will assess your needs, level of commitment and begin to construct your home practice regime. You will leave with a workbook outlining your homework.

2. 3 additions private sessions will be booked, ideally over a 1 – 2 month period. We will continue to add to your homework notebook after each session and after the 4 class, a personal routine that can be broken down into smaller routines will have been learned.

3. On your last class, an optional Video recording of your Yoga Practice can be taken for your ongoing support. 

Bring Yoga to your office as a one off for a function or as a regular routine. Yoga is beneficial for team building, stress relief, pain reduction and is a popular way to bring health into the work environment.  Michelle can help develop a program to meet your particular groups needs and specializes in teaching classes that meet the needs of students of all levels of experience with Yoga. As an experienced Yoga Therapist Michelle can help reduce your group’s common ailments or injuries caused by repetitive strain. 

• Can be taught your chosen location or in the studio

What better gift than personalized Yoga class on a special or challenging day. Popular in small groups or as a one on one treat, giving the gift of health and relaxation to that special person in your life is a gift that they will never forget. Michelle’s relaxed but articulate teaching style makes Yoga accessible to anyone by adapting the practice to suit the individual or group needs. 

• Can be taught at your chosen location or in the studio.

As a seasoned practitioner, Michelle has mastered most Yoga poses and is happy to help students wishing to deepen their Asana practice and understanding in a pain-free manner. Yoga should not hurt and the advanced poses are learning tools to teach us what we are missing in the basics that are holding us back. 

What To Expect :

* zero judgment
* an experts opinion and suggestions on what you need to work on
* a workbook outlining suggested homework and video support
* if you commit to 4 privates sessions, on your last class we can shoot an optional video for you to keep of your customized Yoga practice to help you achieve your goal. 

Meditation has been proven to reduce stress, anxiety, and pain, increase attention, focus, and mind-body connection to help reach goals and change habits and behaviour. This leads to better physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Human well being and happiness starts in the mind so learning mind control techniques have a huge impact on one’s ability to thrive. Meditation can be shared privately or in a small group, it is an addition to an office environment or an athletic community.  

Yoga Nidra Meditation –    A guided meditation allowing access to our subconscious mind. This type of meditation is designed to allow participants not only the well-being of deep relaxation but also to reinforce good habits and change undesired habits. Yoga Nidra has proven very effective in many areas of health including insomnia, pain management, dealing with loss, goal setting and improving relationships. It has been beneficial in the healing process of physical, mental, emotional & spiritual trauma. Nidra is a wonderful tool when embarking on new beginnings and is a wonderful gift to share with a friend or small group.

Traditional Meditation – Learn different meditation techniques that Michelle has learned from various gifted teachers and practiced these techniques for decades.

Types of meditation taught: 

• Mantra
• Directional Metta
• Katonah Yoga Golden thread
• Katonah Yoga Magic square 
• Hand Mudra 
• Aromatherapy

Breath work is the foundation of healthy living. It improves all body functioning, calms our nervous systems, and focuses the mind. It is an instrumental part of Yoga, the healing process, mind body connection and is fundamental in Michelle’s teachings. 

With 25 years of consistent practice and study with breathing techniques Michelle has developed systems to teach beginners basic awareness and also help seasoned practitioners find more depth, understanding and ease. Since first learning a Pranayama practice during a trip to Greece in the early 90s that controlled her asthma, Michelle’s passion for conscious breathing continuously takes her around the globe to learn new techniques in breath awareness to share with students. 

Areas of expertise :

• 3 part breath 
• 9 part breath 
• Katonah Yoga Magic Square Breath
• Nadi Shodhana – Alternate Nostril Breathing 
• Kapalabhati – Skull Cleanser Breath

Kriyas are used in Yoga and Ayrevadic medicine to clean, flush and maintain the body, nerves and organs for better body functioning. Some Kriyas are used to maintain body health, some are occasional for specific needs and others are used as medicine. They can be as basic as tongue scraping daily or more complicated and require months of practise guided by an experienced teacher to work towards like Kaphalabati or Nauli. All body functioning can be improved with the use of Kriyas. 

Popular Kriyas to learn :

• Neti pot & sutra – sinuses, ears, hearing 
• Kaphalabati – ears , eyes, sinus, focus, digestion, energy levels, bowels
• Nauli – digestion, abdominal strengthening, energy levels, bowels 
• Karna Dauti – ears , hearing
• Tratak kriya – eyes, sight , focus 
• Kunjal Kriya – organs, digestion, stomach, excess mucus 

• Shanka Prakshalana – bowls, digestion, stomach