Private Yoga Sessions
With Karina Ayn Mirsky, 
E-RYT, CMT,
Pure Yoga Master Teacher
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Q: What Can a Private Session Provide?
A: Any of the following:
Private workout - Answer personal questions - Refine alignments in poses - Customized home practices - Develop yoga therapy programs for specific needs - Explore theory - Personalized relaxation or meditation - Spiritual guidance - Mantra initiation
Q: Who Are Private Sessions For?
A: Individuals or Small Private Groups!
Beginning Students - Desire Personal Coaching - Working with Chronic Pain - Obesity - Pregnancy - Disability - Stress - Anxiety - Depression - Sleep Trouble - Anyone Seeking to Deepen into Yoga Practice
Q: What Happens in a Private Session?
A: In private lessons students learn how to safely and effectively practice yoga for their individual needs, learning which exercises and practices are most useful and which ones to avoid. Some students prefer to have a personal practice outlined for them and then enjoy working at home alone, others simply enjoy the personal attention and customized instruction of a one on one class. Still others are interested in the psychological or spiritual teachings of yoga and meditation.
Q: Why Are Private Sessions so Highly Recommended for Pregnancy?
A: Pregnancy is such an individual experience that it deserves individual attention and support.
This personal guidance empowers the "mother to be" to practice at home alone or with a partner
safely. She can then attend ANY regular group yoga class at her leisure with the understanding of how to take care of herself by modifying postures to avoid strain or injury to the baby.
Q: What is Mantra Initiation?
A: A mantra is a sound that connects one to his/her "Best Self" (and/or the divine) in the most effective way. Very few sanskrit mantras are "unlocked" to the general public - meaning that the full power of meditating on that mantra can not be realized unless the mantra is prescribed by a teacher who has been granted the authority to do so. This is what happens in mantra initiation. The teacher meditates on the essence of a student's needs and then unlocks the most appropriate mantra for that student to use to over come their limitations and connect to their highest good.
Scheduling a Private Session
Q: How Much Do Private Sessions Cost?
| $75 for Individual session | about 75 minutes. |
| $100 for a couples session | 90 minutes. |
| $125/session for "small private groups" | up to 5 participants: as little as $25 per person - on site only - 90 minutes |
| $250 for a "private yoga party" | in your Kalamazoo area home or office up to 2 hours. (some restrictions apply) |
Q: Why Are They Priced This Way?
A: Whether teaching a group class or a private lesson, qualified yoga teachers make a certain hourly rate for their time of service. Private yoga sessions are priced similarly to that of other forms of healthcare service that require the same length of time for a one-on-one session: (ie.massage therapy, acupuncture, counseling, physical therapy). Hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars are spent in training by the teacher to be able to offer this comprehensive service.
Q: How & When Can I Schedule a Private?
A: To schedule a private yoga session email Karina. Sessions are usually scheduled 2-3 weeks in advance.
Participants must be 12 years or older. Privates are currently being held at Sangha Yoga on:
| Wednesdays: | 1:30pm, 3pm |
| Thusdays: | 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:45pm |
| Fridays: | A) 9:00am, 10:30am 1:00pm B) 12:00pm, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, (occasional 4:30pm) |
| One Sunday/month: | 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm |
Q: Is there a cancellation policy?
A: Yes. Since the instructor only earns a wage if an appointment can be filled, Sangha Yoga reserves the right to charge a $25 fee for appointments cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled appointment time. A "no call no show" can result in a a full payment fee.
