Private Yoga
Private yoga sessions are available throughout the week. Each private lesson with our instructor will be designed to suit your exact needs. Scheduling is via phone only and involves the completion of a brief questionnaire, which gives her the opportunity to create an experience that will be best for you.
Why Should I Choose Private Yoga?
While it may never have occurred to you that private yoga lessons are an option, instructors here at Vivify offer the service. These private instructions give you the opportunity to experience a class designed to your body, your abilities and your goals. With private instructions, you can deepen your practice, increase your confidence, ask questions in a confidential environment and receive personalized guidance and hands-on adjustments designed to your individual needs. Read more below about benefits to your yoga practice that a private session can provide.
Targeted Focus on Chronic Muscle Tension
If you suffer from chronic muscle tension or tightness, private yoga sessions offer a focused approach to alleviate discomfort and promote relaxation. Your instructor will work with you to identify areas of tension and develop a practice that incorporates specific poses, stretches, and techniques to release muscle tightness, enhance flexibility, and foster long-term relief.
Correct Posture Imbalances
Poor posture can lead to a variety of issues, including back pain, neck stiffness, and reduced mobility. In private yoga sessions, our instructor will assess your posture and develop a customized practice to address imbalances and realign your body. By incorporating specific asanas (postures) and targeted exercises, you can improve your posture, strengthen the supporting muscles, and restore balance to your body.
Enhance Mobility and Flexibility
Whether you have mobility limitations or desire to enhance your flexibility, private yoga sessions offer a safe and gradual approach to expand your range of motion. Your instructor will guide you through modifications and gentle progression, helping you unlock your body's potential, improve joint mobility, and experience newfound freedom of movement.
Learn the Yoga “Ropes”
If you are a yoga beginner, a regular yoga class at a large studio might feel overwhelming. You may find it hard to keep up, especially since many poses take practice to learn. You may also have difficulty seeing or following the instructor if you are unfamiliar with the technique, and looking to a neighbor for guidance is not ideal either (who knows if he is doing the pose properly and safely!). In a private yoga session the instructor will walk you through each move, and immediately assist you into the appropriate form so you can learn quickly and avoid injury.
Progress Your Yoga Practice Faster
Similar to comparing the benefits a student receives from private tutoring versus a regular classroom setting, private yoga lessons can allow your yoga skills to improve more quickly. Your private instructor can help you gain confidence, and progress rapidly and safely. Also, if you are a beginner, its very important to get the foundations of poses down, in order to progress. Your private yoga instructor can help guide you down to the smallest bit, even making sure your feet or toes are in the best position to support the pose. The best part is that you will feel successful, because its all happening at your skill level!
Your Yoga Goals are My Yoga Goals
Do you wish you were more flexible? This might mean that your private yoga instructor spends most of the session working on deep stretching poses. Recovering from an injury? Your private yoga instructor may work with you on modified poses that take that into consideration. Are you just feeling overwhelmed with life? Your private instructor may spend the session working on breath techniques to help with anxiety. The point we are are trying to make here is that your needs may be specific, and may change day to day. Your private yoga instructor will take that into account every session.
Meet Your Private Yoga Instructor
Karalyn Bord, LMT, RYT has been a practicing massage therapist for nearly 20 years, receiving her Massotherapy license in 2004 and completed yoga teacher training in 2010. She was drawn to the study of alternative and preventative therapies as a teen in search of treatment for chronic back pain, she eventually found relief through various forms of exercise, yoga, meditation and massage.
Karalyn Bord’s abilities as both a massage therapist and a yoga instructor synchronize to address any physical limitations or areas of concern, customizing the experience for optimal results. Whether it's targeting specific muscle groups for deeper release or developing a sequence to improve flexibility and strength, this combining therapeutic massage with private yoga sessions maximizes the benefits of both practices.
The blending of massage and private yoga sessions offers a comprehensive approach to holistic well-being. It combines the physical benefits of massage, such as relaxation and tension relief, with the mindful and flexibility-enhancing aspects of yoga.