Do Yoga With Me

My personal yoga training sessions are completely catered to each individual. We'll discuss your goals and work within your level. Sessions are approximately 60 minutes long and can be done in the comfort of your own home (NYC area).

NEW: Now offering 1 hour Restorative Yoga sessions at an introductory rate of only $50/session.

Rates*

1 Session: $60

3-Session Pack: $165

6-Session Pack: $300

*Rates are for one person. There is a $15 charge for each additional person.

Specials

Go Vegan: Go vegan for one week and get 10% off

Refer-a-friend: Refer a friend to sign up for a session, get $15 off your next purchase.

E-mail me to set up a session: jordanadoesyoga@gmail.com

Yoga Experience

I'm a 200hr RYT with the Yoga Alliance. I studied at YogaWorks in NYC with Chrissy Carter and Sarah Bell. I have been teaching yoga personal training at small gyms, homes in NYC and at my apartment in Midtown Manhattan. I practice yoga every day, whether at home or at one of the hundreds of studios in NYC - and I'm determined to try them all. I've practiced Hatha, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Anusara, Restorative and Bikram. I incorporate everything that I practice into my teaching - which is primarily Hatha with Vinyasa Flow to build heat.

NEW: I have completed Level I&II Restorative Yoga certification with Jillian Pransky. Email me at jordanadoesyoga@gmail.com to set up an hour of stress-relieving, therapeutic yoga.

Restorative Yoga is for everyone, and is especially recommended as an antidote to the hectic New York City lifestyle. The poses offer body and mind benefits and can aid in stress-relief, digestive issues, chronic pain, insomnia, depression, migraines and so much more. Restorative yoga is a conscious total relaxation practice. We'll use props (blankets, eye-pillows, blocks, etc) to support the practice and we'll work to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (the rest and digest system of our body) to alleviate stress, open the body, ease tension and release toxins that accumulate in the body.

FAQ

Q: What do I need to get started?

All you really need is a mat and an open mind. I do, however, highly recommend having the following props: one or two yoga blocks, one yoga strap, two blankets (used to sit on, for supported and restorative poses). You can get everything you need online at sites like this one.

Q: Why should I practice yoga?

Yoga makes you feel fantastic. It's a workout and it's relaxation at the same time. After a yoga class, students often feel like they've had a great massage. Practicing asana (postures) and pranayama (breath control) promotes complete health by balancing the nervous system, massaging internal organs, releasing excess muscle tension, improving circulation, calming the mind and leaving students both relaxed and invigorated. The benefits of yoga are so great that there are endless amounts books written on that alone. Practicing yoga regularly changes students' perspectives and transforms their bodies. Practicing yoga with a teacher one-on-one accelerates your practice and gives you personal feedback as well as hands-on adjustments as needed for proper alignment. Proper alignment protects students from injury, allows them to get deeper into poses and gain greater benefit from the strength and flexibility-building that happens with the poses.

Q: Who can do yoga?

Anyone can do yoga. One of my teachers once said, "if you can breathe, you can do yoga." Yoga has benefits for all: the athlete, the couch-potato and the workaholic alike. Yoga is about so much more than the postures. While in a typical class, you'll do a lot of postures, all yoga postures have modifications to suit your body. The goal of a yoga practice is not to pain your way into a pretzel, but rather to explore your limits and work on the journey. My favorite band, Aerosmith, sings "Life's a journey, not a destination" -the same is true with our practice. There is so much to learn about ourselves and our bodies in the journey. Have patience with yourself, yoga is about feeling good!

Q: What kind of yoga do you teach?

I'm registered as a Hatha yoga teacher, however I incorporate several styles into my teaching. I teach alignment coming from Iyengar Yoga and I teach flow coming from Ashtanga Yoga. I also incorporate themes and poses from other yoga that I practice which includes Iyengar, Ashtanga, Hatha and Restorative. Private sessions are always based on the individual's level and goals.

Q: What can I expect from a typical yoga session with you?

It really depends on your level. Typically, we would do a targeted warm-up, standing poses, sun salutations, inversions, seated stretches, a cool-down and restoration. Read an example of an intermediate/advanced sequence I've done here.

Sample Sequences

Intermediate Sequence

Opening and targeted warm up:

*Begin laying on back in savasana
*Engage body and lie in tadasana
*Utthita Hastasana on floor - move arms with breath from tadasana - 3x
together, 3x on own breath
*Bridge pose using breath to guide movement: 3x
*Bridge pose as above, adding on arms (rise up along head on inhale
and back to sides on exhale)
*Easy twist (both sides)
*Roll onto right side, hands and knees for cat/cow (5x)
*Walk hands slightly forward of shoulders
*Push back to Adho Mukha Svanasana
*Walk hands back to meet feet
*Roll up to tadasana with slightly bent legs, one vertebrae at a time

Surya Namaskar A to heat body:

*3 Surya A's: First two: stepping back, lowering knees in chatarunga, baby cobra. Last Surya A can incorporate full chaterunga and Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

Standing Poses - Hip openers to warm backs of legs/hips:

*From last Adho Mukha Svanasana - step leg up between hands and windmill arms up into Vira 2
*Utthita Parsvokonasana
*Adho Mukha Svanasana
*Repeat Vira 2 and Parsvokonasana on opposite side.
*Vinyasa to tadasana
*Step out wide at side of mat to Prasarita Padottanasana A
*Tadasana

Surya Namaskar B:

*3 Surya B's. First time to practice traditional sequence. 2nd time - hold Vira 1 for 3 breaths on each side focusing on alignment of pelvis. 3rd time - hold Urdhva Mukha Svanasana a few extra breaths and focus on the chest opening and the lift in the legs with flesh of thighs rotating in while buttocks flesh lengthens toward the heels.

Standing poses - shoulder openers and continue to build heat:

*From tadasana bend back down into Utktasana and take a twist (both sides with Utktasana in between)
*Tadasana
*Parsvottanasana with hands in reverse namaste (both sides)
*Prasarita Padottanasana with arms in Gomukhasana
*Tadasana

Inversions leading to peak:

(At the wall)
*Adho Mukha Vrksasana
*Pincha Mayurasana
*Ustrasana with thighs against wall
*Urdhva Dhanurasana (if using props: use blocks underneath hands (flat on floor) and
strap around upper arms)
*Urdhva Dhanurasana without props 2x

Cool down:

*Apanasana - Knees to chest
*Rock around giving self a lower back massage with the ground
*Supta Padangustasana with strap
*Take twist with lifted leg over grounded leg to the floor
*Repeat Supta Padangustasana & twist on other side
*Legs up the wall, arms in cactus

Savasana & Final Relaxation