I have my first private yoga-via-skype client! We had our third weekly session together this morning and it's so cool.
The sessions are with Lucy, one of my very first yoga students. She came to the boathouse at Sugar Bush Farm, my husband's family home in Northern Wisconsin, the first summer I offered classes. We have been getting together for either private or small group sessions each summer ever since. I love all my yoga clients, especially Lucy.
Previous years, it was sad to have our last session, knowing it would be another year before we would be together again. But this summer she said, "I wonder if we could keep doing yoga via Skype this fall and winter." I immediately sent an email to my brother, Pete, to get the technical scoop and voila, my private yoga sessions have gone high-tech!
Lucy has been doing yoga with me for several years. She knows her postures and could do the yoga on her own, but prefers the discipline and accountability that working with a teacher provide, so she is thrilled to be able to keep up her weekly practice throughout the year and I am excited to stay connected with her.
When I googled "yoga via skype," I discovered that there are several yoga teachers offering similar services. It's a great way for so many people to practice yoga - introverts who don't like big classes, busy individuals who don't have time to get to class, business travelers who want to keep up their sessions even when they are on the road, students with injuries who want to receive detailed instruction on how to modify exercises to accommodate their body’s abilities - for example.
As yoga gets increasingly popular, the choices for how to practice get more varied. You now can practice yoga in gyms, health clubs, yoga studios, at home with a private instructor or with books, CDs, DVDs, television shows, wii-fit, youtube, iphone applications, or skype. Since yoga has had such a positive impact on my life, I say the more options we have for doing yoga the better.
I love having so many choices for practicing yoga. Yoga teacher trainer required that I develop a home practice, which took time to get used to after so many years attending classes. Now, I can honestly say that I prefer practicing at home on my own to attending a crowded class, but still enjoy mixing it up with the occasional class, DVDs and a few favorite yoga apps I've discovered on i-tunes.
How about you - would you ever consider yoga via skype? What's your favorite way to do yoga?
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Cynthia Brundage
YES!!! I'm still rehabbing my SI joint injury but as soon as my PT gives me the go I will be Skyp'ing in!!
So excited!
Martha
Can't wait to have you join us, Cynthia! Hope you are feeling better soon.
Lucy
Martha, I am so happy that we skype. My day is better, life is better. My entire body was a mess after so much car time last week. So great to straighten it out. Can't wait for our next techno "class". Lucy
Martha
Thanks, Lucy! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it and am looking forward to our next Skype yoga session too.
Lucy
Martha, Amazing yoga yesterday. My knee is so much better, in fact almost pain free. I see that I will need to do some of that stretching each day. I also started the fish oil. My Aunt was healthy until her late 80's must have been the salmon !! She had it at least 4 times a week. Now I need to focus on your healthy living tips. Thank you again for the skype class.
Martha
Hi Lucy! I am so glad to hear that your knee felt better after yoga. It really makes my heart sing since I know how debilitating pain can be! After yoga provide so much relief from my back pain and sciatica I can get a bit evangelical about it!
And hurray for the fish oil too! Rod & I are taking it every morning. My 94-year-old grandmother grew up on the coast of Maine and ate lots of fish all her life too. I am a believer 🙂
justin
Hello,
I'm working on developing a product that helps yoga instructors and users/students conduct sessions through skype. Helping instructors with finding new clients, managing their bookings and collecting payments, so all you have to do is focus on helping your clients with their yoga and well being, and helping users finding instructors, book and pay for sessions, and give them the flexibility to book 24/7.
We are early in our development and I am looking to speak to yoga instructors and users / students to better, and completely, understand their needs and current problems. With that in mind, if anyone has the time to speak and help out, please do let me know. my email is justinsteb[at]gmail.com
Thanks for your help in advance.
Best,
Justin
Best Regards,
Justin Stebbins