Session at Well Bath
Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1
A yoga written for your body, in this room, today
“In an hour Joe wrote a practice for my back that a decade of drop-in classes had not touched.”
The mat is yours alone. Joe shapes the session around what your body is asking for on the day. Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 is Joe's private-session offering. Yoga is taught around what the client's body is asking for on the day rather than around a template. Suitable for people carrying chronic conditions, recovering from injury or illness, or wanting a personal practice to take away and carry between visits.
Sessions build over time. Joe will often teach a short home practice that continues the work between visits.
Duration
75 minutes
Price
£100
What people bring
Presentations commonly worked with
Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 is commonly worked with by people carrying:
- Chronic low back, hip, shoulder or neck pain that group classes have not eased
- A specific injury or post-surgical recovery that needs adapted movement
- A body pattern (scoliosis, hyper-mobility, chronic stiffness) that a template does not fit
- A wish to build a home practice that continues between visits
- Anxiety or nervous-system dysregulation where a public class feels too exposing
- Curiosity about yoga but no confidence to walk into a group room yet
Therapeutic Yoga is a supportive movement practice, not medical treatment. If you have a diagnosed condition or are post-surgical, please have a conversation with your GP or specialist; Joe will read that context into the session.
What a session is like
From arrival to the last breath in the room
A one-to-one session, held in the studio when free or a private room when the studio is in use.
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Arriving
Come through the front door into the foyer. Herbal teas and water on the Welsh dresser — help yourself. Joe collects you when the room is ready.
- 02
The conversation
The first ten to fifteen minutes are a considered listening session. Where is the pain, when did it start, what has already been tried, what makes it better, what makes it worse. What you want the body to be able to do.
- 03
Movement assessment
Joe watches how you move through a small handful of shapes: a forward fold, a twist, a seated cross-legged position, standing. A quiet reading of where the body is holding and where it is available.
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The bespoke sequence
The main body of the session is a sequence written for your body on the day. Postures adapted, timings adjusted, breath and attention brought in where they will help. Sometimes a whole flow; sometimes three postures held with real depth.
- 05
Home practice
Joe teaches you a short home practice — usually four to six postures with clear instructions — that carries the work between sessions. Ten to twenty minutes a day is the intention, not an hour.
- 06
Rest and integration
A closing savasana, held longer than a group class allows. Joe leaves the room; you take your time. Water and a slower afternoon are ideal after.
Weighing it up
Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 compared with a group class or with physiotherapy
Group yoga, physiotherapy, and Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 all touch the moving body. Different intents, different fit.
| Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 | Group yoga class | |
|---|---|---|
| Attention | The whole hour is on your body. Cues, adjustments, pacing all shaped to you. | The teacher holds the room. General cues, occasional adjustments. |
| Adaptation | Every posture adapted to the specific pattern in your body today. | Modifications offered generally; you choose which to use. |
| Home practice | A written short sequence you leave with. Continues the work between sessions. | The class itself; you can return next week. |
| Best for | Specific pain or restriction; post-injury; wanting a real practice; nervous about groups. | Regular movement, community, general fitness and flexibility. |
| Cost per hour | £100 for a bespoke seventy-five minutes. | £12 to £15 depending on class pass. |
For clinical rehabilitation or diagnostic work, Olivia's physiotherapy or Jane's Yoga Therapy sit more firmly in that lane. For adapted personal practice, Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1 is the fit.
What the evidence says
Research and clinical literature
The research base for individualised therapeutic yoga has grown substantially over the past two decades, particularly for chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for chronic low back pain found moderate-certainty evidence of small-to-moderate improvements in back-related function and pain intensity versus non-exercise controls.
Wieland et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2017)
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Randomised trial of therapeutic yoga for chronic neck pain reported reductions in pain intensity, disability and analgesic use compared with self-care over nine weeks.
Cramer et al., Journal of Pain (2013)
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Yoga-based interventions are recommended in NICE guidance for the management of chronic primary pain in over-16s as one of several movement-based approaches.
NICE guideline NG193, Chronic pain in over 16s (2021)
Questions people ask
Before you book
Do I need yoga experience? +
Can I book this if I have a diagnosed condition or an injury? +
Will I get a home practice? +
How often should I come? +
How is this different from a group Yin or Hatha class? +
Where is the session held? +
Other work by the same hands
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Introductory Wellness Evaluation
A one-to-one conversation with Joe. Where you are, what might meet you, what to try first.
Yin Yoga
Ground-level, long-held postures. Restorative rather than active.
Tui Na in Bath
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Shamanic Breathwork
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Men's Fire Circle
A monthly gathering. Joe and Robby the fire keeper. A place to speak or to sit in silence.
Cupping in Bath
A traditional companion to Tui Na. Held by Joe.
Hot Stone Massage in Bath
Warm basalt stones held into the body. Held by Joe.
Prana Kriya Yoga
Joe's foundational class. Breath-led yoga in the Himalayan lineage.
Himalayan Hatha Yoga
Joe's traditional Hatha class. Steady, held, and grounded.
Breath and Bhajans
Joe's weekly class pairing breathwork with devotional chanting.
I Ching Consultation
Joe consults the ancient Book of Changes as an oracle in a one-to-one session.
Classical Astrology Reading
A one-to-one classical astrology reading with Joe. Bring your date, time, and place of birth.
Book
Book Therapeutic Yoga 1-to-1
Booking runs on Acuity, direct link below. If you are not sure whether therapeutic yoga 1-to-1 is the right fit, reach out and we will help you find the right first door into the sanctuary.
Prefer to talk it through first? Call Joe on 07986 380327 · Joe will get back to you within 24 hours.
Silo of the sanctuary