NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER 2011
Lessons can be held at your home, office, hotel or other location. I will bring props to your first lessons. You will need a yoga mat, a long strap, two or more firm blankets, and a yoga block. A bolster, two sandbags and other props are also highly recommended as you gain experience.
About Private Lessons
The individualized attention of a private lesson will deepen your understanding of how to use yoga so that your practice is truly healing and nurturing.
If you are a beginner (or new to Iyengar style yoga) private lessons will also help to prepare you for group classes.
Private lessons can be structured various ways. I can plan the lesson around any questions you may have; how to use props; how to use the yoga-wall ropes; how to set-up special props for Restorative Yoga, Supported Backbends, Supported Inverted Poses, etc.
In a private lesson we can focus on a specific category of poses: Restorative Poses, Standing Poses, Forward Bends, Back Bends, Twists, Inverted Poses, Lying Down Poses, Hip Openers, etc.
Private lessons are highly recommended if you have back, neck, knee, shoulder, wrist, or hip problems or are recovering from surgery or injuries. Or if you are coping with health challenges such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoporosis, parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, high blood pressure, headaches, etc.
A gentle, restorative yoga practice may help ease pain and replenish energy in women coping with breast cancer.
I also teach yoga for scoliosis, all ages, including children and teenagers.
For women: Yoga for all the stages of life. Prenatal Yoga. Yoga for menopause.
As part of the first lesson, I will recommend a personalized sequence of poses to practice at home. A yoga journal (notebook) to record the lessons and your own practice, is highly recommended. Follow up sessions will fine-tune the postures that were given in the first session and add other appropriate postures.
Tuition for Private Lessons
Lessons are one-hour to one and a half hours, depending on your needs, medical issues, etc. Class usually begins and ends with a deeply relaxing, restorative yoga pose.
Depending on individual needs, private lessons can be shared by one or two friends or family members at no extra charge. Note: There may be a travel fee if you live outside the Ojai City Limits.
Single sessions: $100
A series of four pre paid sessions: $320 ($80 each)
A series of ten pre paid sessions: $700 ($70 each)
Workshops and private sessions for larger groups are also available. Cost is determined by group size and travel distance. Please call or e-mail for more information:
(805) 646-2613
email Sfrancina@aol.com.
