Private Sessions

Presented by Angie Keefe

At-a-glance

Overview

The fastest, most effective way to reclaim your strength and your freedom.

Where we experience pain or tension is often not where the problem is. Pain and tension frequently result from less than ideal patterns in our bodies. These patterns often lie below the level of our awareness. When we become aware of the pattern, we can create change and reduce the pain and tension we feel. In many cases it isn’t what you’re doing, it’s how you’re doing it.

In my one-on-one private sessions, I will help you identify your unique compensation patterns and show you how to retrain and nurture your body to reduce these patterns and ensure you are moving your best. As your awareness grows, your ability to recognize your patterns and create change increases. As the new patterns strengthen the amount of tension and pain you feel reduces, changing how you move through your life.

Private sessions are customized to your specific goals and will give you more powerful and immediate results. You’ll get the personal support you need to achieve transformation faster than you think!

For the best results, I recommend that clients work with me for 3 months. My 3-month program includes 8 one-hour private sessions plus a Customized Yoga Therapy Plan after each session designed to help you practice your movement at home and continue to build your awareness and results between sessions. Generally we meet once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once every 2 weeks for the next 2 months, however, this can vary from person to person.

Detailed Approach

Our bodies have incredible potential to heal. Often that requires us to get a little quiet and listen to what they are trying to tell us. When we live with pain, tension or stress our nervous systems are often in a heightened state of arousal (sympathetic drive) and it is hard to hear the whispers of our bodies through all the noise of the pain. Even if tissue damage has healed and/or pain has decreased we can still feel pain and our system can still feel unsafe or threatened – even if we aren’t consciously aware of it. I help my clients to down regulate (decrease sympathetic activation and increase parasympathetic activation) just enough that they can start to notice and hear the whispers a little more clearly.

When we start to move from a place of ease, pain and tension can resolve. There are many ways to do this and it is highly individualized for each person. What works for one person could potentially activate another. That’s often why you hear “I don’t know why the program didn’t work for me, it worked for such and such a person” In my process there is no “protocol” for “x condition.”

Client driven process: The client fills out a body diagram illustrating areas of their body they are experiencing pain, tension or discomfort or anything else that might be relevant.
Session 1: We meet to discuss their body diagram, history, issues they would like to change or improve, any goals they might have and most importantly what they would like to work on in our time together.
Session 1-3: We work together to determine patterns that may be contributing to pain/tension/discomfort. This includes a personalized assessment looking at the client’s movement
We generally start with small movements to reduce patterns contributing to pain/discomfort. The client learns how to relax the muscles that are contributing to tension, stress and pain and how to nurture and strengthen the supporting muscles that should be powering the movement. The client is guided to feel and sense this in their own body so they can feel the difference. It’s not necessarily about which movement or exercise we do, but often how we do it. During this phase the client will generally feel less tension and pain with the new movement pattern.
Sessions 4-8: We progress each session honing and strengthening the new patterns and adding more complexity to the movements. I love movement, so I draw upon many different realms. Some movements/tools used are similar to physiotherapy, athletic therapy or yoga. Depending on the client and their goals we may also use breathwork, meditation, curiosity, rhythmic movements, self-massage, ayurvedic techniques or movements relevant for specific sports/activities. The client also becomes more aware of what might contribute to a pain flare up and what can help them get out of a pain flare up. This process increases confidence and autonomy in their health and wellness.
Home practice program: at the end of each session the client receives a home practice video which consists of some of the movements/exercises/practices we did together. Practicing at home helps to strengthen new patterns, increase progression and create a wellness routine the client can continue even after we complete our work together.
Most clients not only report reduced pain, tension, discomfort, but they also note improved sleep, a greater sense of agency and gratitude, they are less impacted by stress and they have an increase in overall well being.
At the end of our 8 sessions together (2-3 months) we evaluate the progress and goals of the client and decide whether we will continue to work together. Many clients are so excited by their progress they want to continue on to the next level to see what is possible. Some clients are good with 8 sessions and may come back in the future with something new they’d like to work on.

More information Research links related to Yoga Therapy, Pain, movement:
For resources and articles published demonstrating the application of Yoga Therapy for various conditions of pain and chronic pain, click here.

Benefits

This program is designed to help you:

Reduce pain, tension or discomfort

Move with more ease

Sleep better

Increase energy, resilience and stamina

Build strength

Increase focus, clarity and contentment

Manage a chronic condition so that all of the above are possible

Who I work with

My clients are smart, hard working people that find themselves with pain, tension, aches and stress.

They may have been able to shrug off some of the symptoms for a while or they may have felt resigned to feeling pain as a part of aging or as part of a diagnosed condition. However, they often sense there is more contributing to their pain than is immediately obvious and they are curious to look a little deeper. They know that more is possible.

Past results

How Angie has helped past clients

Issues I’ve helped my clients with:

Unresolved injuries - they’ve often made progress through physiotherapy or other modalities, but there is still an underlying experience of pain, even though the tissues have healed
Back pain
Arthritis, repetitive stress injuries
MS, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia
Cancer and stroke recovery
Balance and mobility issues
Anxiety and depression
And more

My clients are usually keen to get back to an activity they previously enjoyed – without pain! I’ve helped people get back to group yoga classes, rock climbing, hiking, marathon running, biking, swimming, skiing, kayaking, playing at the park with the kids or sitting on the floor with the grandkids.

I only work with a handful of private clients at any time and have rolling openings as spots become available. If you’re ready to dive deeper into your pain puzzle, explore your body’s unique patterns, discover your innate ability to heal and get results please fill out the form below! I want to ensure we are a good fit.

Contact Angie

Book the 3-Month Program

I am currently seeing clients via Zoom. Contact me if you’d like more information on working with me one-on-one. The 3-Month Program, which includes 8 sessions is $720. Single 1hr sessions are $100. Please fill out the form below or email me angie@angiekeefe.ca

The 3-Month Program

The first step to signing up for the 3-Month Program is answering a few questions to determine if we are a good fit. Follow the link below, fill out the form and Angie will be in touch!

$720

meet your instructor

Angie Keefe

Angie Keefe combines her scientific background with yoga therapy techniques to improve mobility, well-being, and sleep.

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