The Hands-On Yoga Experience in NYC That’s Redefining Wellness
A Curated Practice for Deep Rest, Realignment, and Release
Your body remembers everything—even the things your mind has forgotten. At Vessoul Yoga, we guide our clients through hands-on, highly personalized private yoga sessions designed to unwind tension, restore balance, and return you to your center.
This is not a group class. This is not a cookie-cutter flow. This is yoga that listens back.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Private Yoga?
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Personalized lesson plans tailored to your unique body, goals, and healing needs—whether you're focused on stress relief, injury recovery, strength-building, or mindfulness
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Healing with complete privacy, allowing you to be fully seen and emotionally open in a space just for you
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Practice anytime, anywhere: schedule sessions at times that suit you—early morning, lunchtime, late evening—and choose wherever feels best—your home, on Zoom, or my curated space.
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Lasting relationship with your practitioner: consistent one-on-one guidance means your instructor truly understands your needs and can evolve your practice accordingly
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Flexible scheduling & accountability: you set the schedule, and having a dedicated instructor and calendar slot makes you far more likely to show up and stay committed
What Is Hands on Yoga?
Hands-on yoga is a specialized approach where your instructor gently assists you in poses—helping you deepen, soften, and realign. At Vessoul, hands-on means:
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Thoughtful, trauma-informed touch
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Cues that meet your unique posture and breath
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Safe, guided stretching to release long-held tension
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A supportive environment that allows you to fully let go
This isn’t correction—it’s care.
Why Hands on Works?
(Especially in NYC)
Living in New York City means your nervous system rarely gets a break. Between packed trains, constant notifications, and performance culture, many bodies are stuck in a state of stress.
Hands-on yoga interrupts that cycle.
When guided properly, touch activates the parasympathetic nervous system—inviting your body to exhale, soften, and reenter a state of safety.
Many of our clients come in feeling tight, stuck, or overwhelmed. They leave with:
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Fewer physical aches
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Calmer minds
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Restored energy
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A sense of being seen, not judged
What is Trauma-Informed Yoga?
Trauma‑informed yoga is a choice‑driven, safety‑focused practice that helps you gently reconnect with your body and breath. Each session offers:
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Predictable, calming structure to minimize triggers
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Empowering invitations (“you might try…”) that honor your autonomy
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Consent‑based guidance—any touch or props are offered, never imposed
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Mindful interoception—awareness of sensations and breath for self‑regulation
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Tailored pacing so you build resilience at your own comfort level
Benefits:
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Calms the nervous system and reduces anxiety
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Deepens body awareness and a sense of safety
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Builds emotional resilience and stress‑management tools
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Restores agency and confidence in your practice
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Supports better sleep, focus, and overall well‑being
At Vessoul Yoga—whether in our studio or your space—our trauma‑informed approach creates a compassionate, empowered path to lasting healing.
Articles That Support the Mission
I will use methods that have been clinically proven to be effective.
Hands-on, Trauma informed, and Private Yoga have been found to:
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Decrease Depressive Symptoms
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Reduce cancer-related distress
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Improve Emotional Regulation
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Reduction in PTSD
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Decrease in pain and anxiety
Articles
Feasibility and potential benefits of partner‑supported yoga on psychosocial and physical function among lung cancer patients.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33452752/
Trauma Sensitive Yoga as a complementary treatment for post‑traumatic stress disorder: A qualitative descriptive analysis.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28458503/
Differential therapeutic effects of add‑on group versus individual yoga therapy in unipolar depression: A single‑blinded randomized controlled study.