Session at Well Bath
Yoga Therapy
A yoga tailored to the specific body in the room
Jane takes a proper history before you unroll the mat. The session that follows is shaped around exactly what your body is asking for. Yoga Therapy is distinct from a group class: it is a private session tailored to the specific body, condition, and life of the person in the room. Jane works with people carrying chronic conditions, mental-health concerns, difficult diagnoses, or the ordinary weight of a life that has not been meeting them, and shapes a practice for what she finds.
Jane holds this work with a specific training and an unusual background. She is a qualified Yoga Therapist through The Minded Institute in London — a three-year training that integrates yoga with psychology, psychotherapy, Buddhism and mindfulness — and before that she spent thirty-five years in Social Work and Psychology, trained at the Universities of Bath and Central Lancashire. Her work is evidence-based, grounded in anatomy, physiology and neuroscience, and holds mental health as centrally as physical.
The first consultation is a free twenty-minute session to talk through what you are working with and whether Jane's approach is a fit. There is no pressure to book afterwards, no upfront package to buy, and no public rate card. If the first conversation lands, Jane will discuss ongoing sessions with you directly. Sessions run on Monday mornings.
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Duration
60 minutes (first consultation 20 minutes, free)
Price
See the booking page for current pricing.
What people bring
Presentations commonly worked with
Yoga Therapy is chosen when a group class is either too generic or not quite the right shape, and often when what someone is carrying sits at the intersection of the mental and the physical. Jane's training in psychology and neuroscience means she meets both at once.
- Anxiety, low mood, or long-term stress where movement plus mind-work is called for
- A difficult diagnosis where a personalised practice is needed alongside medical care
- Trauma held in the body that a group class is not the right container for
- Chronic pain patterns with a nervous-system or emotional component
- Long-standing back, neck or hip patterns that scheduled classes have not shifted
- Recovery from illness or surgery when a tailored sequence is required
- A wish to build a sustainable home practice that fits the life you actually live
Yoga Therapy is a complement to, not a replacement for, medical or mental-health care. Jane will ask about your medical history at the first consultation and will be direct if she thinks another practitioner is a better first door — Olivia for a physio-led assessment, Joe for Therapeutic Yoga if that is the closer fit, or a clinical route if the picture calls for it.
What a session is like
From arrival to the last breath in the room
The first meeting is a free twenty-minute consultation. Onward sessions follow if the fit is right. This is how the arc usually unfolds.
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Free twenty-minute consultation
You come in, sit in the therapy room, and Jane asks about what you are carrying, what you have tried, and what you are hoping for. No practice yet. This meeting is to see if the fit is right for both of you.
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Deciding whether to continue
At the end of the consultation Jane will name whether she thinks Yoga Therapy is the right first door or whether someone else at Well Bath — Joe, Olivia, or another practitioner — would meet you better. There is no expectation to book onward.
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First full session
If you continue, the first hour is a fuller assessment. Jane watches how you move, tests specific ranges gently, and starts to build a picture of the practice that will serve you.
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Working sessions
Onward sessions are one-to-one hours in the therapy room. Jane teaches a short sequence tailored to what you are working with. Some sessions are more assessment; some are more practice; the balance shifts with what is called for.
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Home practice
Between sessions Jane will usually give you a short home practice — often ten to fifteen minutes — so the work continues without you having to hold the whole class in your head. She will refine it as you progress.
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Longer arc
Yoga Therapy is best held over months rather than as a single session. Jane will suggest a rhythm — weekly, fortnightly, or monthly — that fits what you are working with. Sessions taper as the work lands.
Weighing it up
Yoga Therapy versus Therapeutic Yoga (Joe)
Both are one-to-one yoga work at Well Bath. They sit under different registers. If you are choosing between them, this is what changes.
| Yoga Therapy (Jane) | Therapeutic Yoga (Joe) | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | A held lineage of yoga therapy — assessment, tailored practice, home work. | Yoga stretches used as a treatment for specific pain and stiffness. |
| First session | Free twenty-minute consultation to see if the fit is right. | Standard one-to-one session from the outset. |
| Length of work | Best held over months, sessions taper as the work lands. | Session-by-session as the body needs. |
| Home practice | A tailored short home practice you carry between visits. | Focused on the session in the room; home work optional. |
| Best if you | Want a longer arc of tailored work with home practice. | Want a treatment-style session for a specific complaint. |
The names are close enough to cause confusion; the practices are distinct. If unsure which is right, Jane's free consultation is a low-friction way to find out.
What the evidence says
Research and clinical literature
One-to-one yoga therapy has a growing evidence base, particularly for chronic pain, mental-health support, and long-term-condition management.
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One-to-one yoga therapy programmes for chronic low-back pain show clinically meaningful improvements in pain, function, and quality of life compared with usual care.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · Wieland, Skoetz, Pilkington et al. · 2017
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Individually tailored yoga interventions improve mood and reduce anxiety in adults with long-term physical conditions across randomised trials.
International Journal of Yoga Therapy · reviews · 2019
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Home-based yoga practice taught in one-to-one sessions shows higher adherence and long-term retention than equivalent group-class instruction.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · reviews · 2020
Questions people ask
Before you book
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If you are arriving from
Yoga Therapy tends to be met by people carrying
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Book Yoga Therapy
Booking runs on Acuity, direct link below. If you are not sure whether yoga therapy 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.
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