General

Private Yoga classes are conducted on a one to one basis and take place either at the individual's home, at Yoga-Yoga premises or another venue chosen and paid for by them. Private classes can be offered on a once off basis or as a regular class. Offering those who do not have the ability to come to a group class or wish to embark on their Yoga discovery in a private way, an opportunity to do so and a number of classes can be arranged to suit individual needs and objectives.

Our focus during private classes will be on proper breathing, proper relaxation and the Yoga asanas.

Following an initial consultation and class which takes about 75 or 90 minutes, recommendations will be made and a specific programme designed.

Personal tuition for Managing Stress.

Private tuition may be undertaken for a variety of reasons from just wanting to try out Yoga for yourself in the privacy of your home to wanting to re- educate yourself after a break in your practise to wanting to use Yoga to help you train for something specific. We can offer private tuition for many reasons but our experience indicates that private tuition in the following areas is what is asked for mostly:-

• Personal tuition for Managing Stress
• Personal tuition for health and posture alignment
• Personal tuition for ante and postnatal
• Personal tuition for managing weight loss/optimising fitness levels/preparing for a marathon
• Yoga for children

Below are some details outlining our approach to each of these topic

Personal tuition for Managing Stress.

"When I first started Yoga lessons with Louise I was suffering severely from poor health caused by stress. Louise created a personalised stress-management yoga programme for me that undoubtedly helped to improve my health and well-being. On the days that we had a session and I was having a ‘bad health day’, Louise was sensitive to my needs and always managed to bring an element of fun to the lessons, which was therapy in itself! Her techniques helped me to unite body and mind and through yoga I have finally learnt how to manage the stresses of everyday more effectively.

As someone who works in the corporate world I found Louise’s style of teaching refreshing. She has the ability to teach yoga in an organised, practical and methodical way while still keeping the spirituality of the yoga alive. Her lessons are well structured and Louise is an inspiring and encouraging teacher, who was patient with me even though I was probably one of the most inflexible people that she had probably encountered! Louise’s printed hand out material is also invaluable and she really does equip you with the know-how for you to develop your own yoga practice at home. I can honestly say that lessons with Louise have changed my approach to life and work. For the first time in years I feel energised and more positive and for that I thank Louise and Yoga-Yoga for that" - Melissa

Today stress is responsible for a multitude of serious illness and apart from destroying individual lives; is costing business time and money. I have developed a specific programme, based on many years experience as a senior executive in the fast moving technology business, which aims to address stress and enable the individual to control its negative effects.

Yoga for stress management is taught purely on a personal coaching basis or in small groups.

Classes are aimed specifically at stress caused through work activity and whilst it is appreciated that the working environment and one's job is not the only factor causing stress this course aims to address this area specifically. All Yoga classes will assist in stress management.

If you would like to know more, address some specific issues or have any queries please contact us

For Yoga classes at your workplace here

Personal tuition for health and posture alignment

Personal instructions for problems resulting from injury or poor posture are addressed during personal coaching sessions. As these are bespoke to the specific problem please email us directly here and we will be happy to design a specific programme to aid you back to optimum health.

Personal tuition for ante and postnatal

Classes tailored specifically to your needs are offered at your home or a venue chosen and paid for by yourself or can be arranged at Yoga-Yoga. Classes are usually one-hour duration.

Typical class content for Pregnancy Yoga:

• Deep breathing exercises
• Exercises to provide focus, concentration and to control breathing
• Modified Yoga posture exercises-asanas and posture sequences
• Relaxation and relaxation techniques
• Meditation techniques to provide a calm outlook

"Louise, Thought you would like to know that we had a baby boy. It all went really well and we were able to have him at home on Monday at 1.15pm after 11 hours of labour, lots of yoga breathing and gas and air. We would both like to thank you for all the help that you gave us - I genuinely don't think we could have done it without the yoga training. We spent lots of time on the gym balls, some time imagining the sea coming up and down the shoreline [meditation technique]but most of the time focussing on breathing. I think the most important thing you taught us was the importance of the long breath out. Easy to forget, but with my husband reminding me, it made huge amounts of difference. Anyway, thanks again and do let me know we can start post natal yoga." Emma

Postnatal Yoga is a gentle way to regain your strength and flexibility and increase your fitness levels after the birth of your child. Please check with your doctor prior to embarking on any postnatal Yoga. Generally speaking and dependant on your health, you can begin some Yoga practice from about 6/8 weeks after birth.

Personal tuition for managing weight loss/optimising fitness levels/preparing for a marathon

A dynamic Yoga 'workout' can really help as part of a weight loss and general fitness regime. A number of the Yoga postures require carrying our body weight, therefore regular practice of specific postures can really help tone the muscles and help eliminate fat; similar to the effects of weight training but more fun! Key to Yoga practice is developing our 'core' strength that is, our abdomen muscles, which again, helps develop a fitter, leaner physique.

Please email us directly here.

For children’s Yoga programmes please