FAQs
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have been practicing yoga for over 5 years, and it has made a massive impact on my life. I'm not generally inclined to athleticism, but in yoga I found a way to stay healthy and fit, while gaining a fuller awareness of my body and mind, while also finding the exercise itself calming and enjoyable. I decided to become a yoga teacher because I wanted to help others gain the health and self awareness that yoga had provided me. I hope to improve the lives of my students through yoga, the way my yoga teachers have helped to improve mine.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
My private sessions usually consist of one or two people, sometimes more. In a private session, I begin by asking the client about their own experience, yoga practice, or any health or body concerns or problem areas they may be experiencing. I design the yoga practice around the needs of the individual client. The class itself includes a short introductory meditation for centering, followed by breathing techniques. I then do a series of warm ups with the client, picked to condition for the specific poses I will be guiding. I then lead the asana practice, which varies widely in number of poses based on the length of the class, the level of the student and their desired time of holding each pose. I end with savasana, which is conscious relaxation, or a guided healing relaxation, depending on the desires of the client. I end with a short meditation as integration for the practice. If the client is willing, I like to ask for feedback at the end of a session to continue to improve my classes for my clients!
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Yoga in the traditional sense is a physical path of asana to guide the mind inward for meditation. In other words, the poses are a means to an end - that end being peaceful, self aware, healing meditation. That being said, most yoga practitioners today do not make meditation the focus of their practice! I try to bring the best of both to my classes by focusing on breath work. Breathing is the most important part of your yoga practice! My classes allow time at the beginning to explore various pranayama - breathing - techniques, and throughout the practice I remind my clients to return to their breath. Maintaining breath awareness allows for the best integration of yoga, and its benefits, possible.