Yoga Therapy and personalised 1-2-1 Practice
Yoga built entirely around you
Not a class that you fit yourself into - but yoga shaped around who you are; your body, your health, your goals.
Whether you’re managing a specific condition or simply want to go to deeper yoga practice, this is where we begin.
Start with a conversation - send Barbara a message and she’ll help you decide if this is right for you.
This might be right for you if…
You have a health condition, injury or chronic issue that needs careful handling
Group classes haven't felt quite right for your body or who you are
You want to understand your practice, not just follow it
You're going through a significant life change — menopause, stressful time, recovery
You want a home practice designed specifically for you
26+ years teaching & therapy Rooted in Viniyoga — the tradition of adapting to the individual Sessions by arrangement
In person · Chesham Online · Via Zoom Every session is entirely bespoke
what is yoga therapy?
Not a yoga class but a practice built for you
In a group class, everyone follows the same sequence. Yoga therapy works the other way around — we start with you: your health, your history, your goals, your life now and your body at this time.
Drawing on the Viniyoga tradition — developed by TKV Desikachar from the teachings of his father, T. Krishnamacharya — the approach integrates posture, breath, and awareness in a way that's specifically adapted to you. It’s not modified from a standard class, but designed for you..
It's particularly useful when you're dealing with something specific — a health condition, a difficult period of life, or simply a sense that a generic class can't quite reach what you need and meet you where you are.
Yoga therapy looks at the big picture as well as the details and a practical, embodied and manageable approach to creating change.
How is this different to a group class?
Built around your body & your needs with a holistic view
Paced and structured for you within your life
Barbara's full attention on you and what’s right for you
Specific goals & conditions to be more effective
Home practice designed for you that’s enjoyable and manageable
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Who comes for yoga therapy
People dealing with something specific - and wanting proper attention.
Yoga therapy is useful for a wide range of physical and mental health concerns. It's always adapted to the individual — which means there's rarely a condition that makes it impossible, only conditions that require more care.
Not sure if this is right for you?
Just ask. Contact Barbara with information on what you're dealing with and she'll tell you honestly whether yoga therapy can help — and how.
My approach is always to work with you as an individual
Yoga therapy is a means of empowering you to support your health in a way that’s right for you, using
the body; through movement, strength, balancing asymmetries and unlocking “held” patterns
the nervous system; for relaxation & pain reduction
the mind; to assess what changes can be made to improve health and reflect on how best to do this
You are unique, as are your circumstances, experiences, needs and abilities. I provide yoga that’s unique for you. Even for two people with the same health condition, I provide different yoga practices because of the differences between individuals. Together we look at your current health picture and what you are experiencing. Then we look at how to best minimise or manage symptoms and restore better health.
I am a trauma-sensitive yoga therapist and provide yoga to develop compassionate but gradual change, improving both physical and psychological health.
What to expect?
A simple, unhurried process.
There's no complicated intake, no intimidating assessment. It starts with a conversation, and we go from there.
1 to 1 sessions and yoga therapy sessions are personal and individual yoga sessions. The session time is used to design, develop and go through in detail your personal yoga practice. This reflects your current health as well your aims or goals and how to make the practice easy to put into your week. You take this individual practice away with you (it can also be recorded for you to watch later) for use at home.
1 to 1 yoga and yoga therapy are most effective used over a period of time. Sessions are spaced a little apart to allow you time to practice before the next session. Each session is reviewed to see what’s happening and adjusted to accomodate change and progress. You progress at the speed that’s right for you.
If you want to find out if 1 to 1 yoga or yoga therapy is suitable for you, contact me for a free 20 minute no obligation conversation.
What is yoga therapy? pdf information leaflet here
Or book in a session with me below
Yoga therapy is particularly useful for…
back pain and sciatica, shoulder and neck pain. I am highly experienced in teaching yoga for chronic back pain.
arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
therapeutic approaches for Long Covid at a suitable level for your health
regaining movement and strength post surgery
CFS, post-viral fatigue, ME, fibromyalgia
reducing stress symptoms
stress and stress-related conditions, anxiety and panic attacks, depression
Yoga for neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis
I have certification as a Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. C-IAYT. This certification requires at least 800 hours of Yoga therapy training and many hours of documented clinical practice.
A one hour individual session is £55
An initial session is 75 minutes to cover background health information and costs £65.
A 3 session package of initial 75 minute session plus 2 further 1 hour sessions is £170
A 4 session package of initial 75 minute session plus 3 further 1 hour sessions is £220