Therapeutic Yoga: One-on-One

Therapeutic Yoga One-on-One with Jo Kirsch, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Do you have a physical ache that won’t go away? Like a sore back or shoulder or hip? Are you recovering from an injury? Are you suffering from anxiety or depression and desire to improve your overall well being? Do you have trouble sleeping? Would you like to set-up a regular meditation practice? Would you like one-on-one instruction in yoga postures? If your answer is yes, and/or if you have another issue you’d like to resolve, please Email Jo to set up a consultation. Sessions can be arranged live stream online or in person.

Over the last 20 plus years, Jo has taught yoga to thousands of people in group or one-on-one settings. She's taught veterans, social workers, ski/snowboard academy students, teachers, factory workers, college soccer players, Traumatic Brain Injury survivors, high school students, individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, trauma survivors, yoga teacher training students, at yoga festivals, conferences, ski resorts, on retreats and in local communities.

Yoga has therapeutic benefits in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. According to the National Institute of Health, scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality sleep. Research shows yoga improves strength, balance, flexibility, eases back-pain, reduces arthritis symptoms, benefits heart health, improves brain longevity, helps with traumatic brain injury, helps people suffering from cancer, promotes better self-care, and more.

Currently, in addition to teaching group classes, Jo is working one-on-one with clients on a range of subjects, ranging from healing and recovering from injury and illness; to reducing post traumatic stress and anxiety; to cultivating a regular meditation practice; to studying yoga philosophy; to developing overall well being; and to improve their yoga practice.

Email Jo to set up a consultation. Sessions can be arranged live stream online or in person.


Testimonials:

Jo is a wonderful mentor and teacher. Her authenticity comes out in her unique ability to truly connect. As a client I have felt so understood, met where I was and held in such a deeply loving way. Jo is light hearted and deeply empathetic. She creates a space where I have been able to grow, expand and heal in a way I never thought was possible Working with Jo is truly a special experience. - Sandy B.

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Yoga has been an integral part of my life for more than 25 years. Practicing yoga enables me to experience a well-being of body and mind. Six months ago I broke my shoulder. Immobile for a month, I was then cleared to start physical therapy twice a week with daily exercises. But I did not do my yoga. I could not straighten my arm. It was not easy to move from floor to standing. I concentrated on strengthening and resuming daily tasks. When I returned to Vermont, Jo began working with me through a Yoga Therapy Practice, focusing on breathing, movement and the yoga poses that re-opened my body and mind to the benefits of yoga. After just 3 sessions my range of motion increased dramatically and I found my breathing rhythm of yoga returning. Jo thoughtfully directed my movement into the familiar poses, giving my body its needed positions and my mind focus. Under Jo’s careful and skilled facilitating I continue to stretch and strengthen, finding greater capacity and ease in movement and poses both in our sessions and in my daily activities. She integrates her years of yoga practice and teaching, wisdom gained in both physical and mental health training and her unique spirit and joy. Today, we explored a weighted fish pose which opened shoulders, hips and mind. I wish I had started this sooner, but grateful to be here now. - Gerry G.