Private Yoga
For 1-2 Students
Private yoga is ideal for anyone who wants a more comfortable, personalized experience—whether you're new to yoga, prefer a smaller setting, or want to deepen your practice. Sessions can focus on building confidence, learning foundational breathwork, poses, and meditation, exploring specific techniques, supporting stress and emotional balance, or improving strength, flexibility, and overall wellbeing.
Session Information & Process: Sessions can include up to two people. The main client registers online, then emails the studio if a second guest will join. Your instructor may reach out beforehand to learn about your goals. All participants must complete an online waiver by creating a studio account. To book, use the appointment section at the bottom of this page or contact the studio directly.
Being Prepared for Your Private Session: Students should arrive 5–10 minutes early. Sanitized mat and props are available, however you’re welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Newer students can find additional guidance by clicking here.
Laurie Markowitz, E-RYT 500, Balancing Owl Yoga Founder/Owner. Click here to read more about Laurie and her experience.
Laurie Markowitz, E-RYT 500
Laurie has been guiding students in Meditation and Yoga for over 12 years. Her journey began in childhood, and after returning to the practice later in life, she discovered a profound sense of inner peace that continues to inspire her work today.
Laurie’s passion lies in meeting each person exactly where they are and gently guiding them toward deeper self‑awareness and tranquility. Her intention is to provide a safe, nurturing space for clients to turn inward, reconnect with themselves, and experience the calm and clarity that arises when body, mind, and spirit align.
Training- RYT500 in Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin yoga. Advanced 300 hours in Yin Yoga and Meditation. Reiki Level II, iRest Yoga Nidra, Sound & Vibration Healing Level II.
Offerings- Personalized sessions in our spacious studio blending asana (movement), pranayama breathing, and guided meditation to harmonize mind, body, and spirit. Designed to restore balance and calm the nervous system.
*Laurie also offers
Kris Wade, RYT-200, Instructor. Click here to read more about Kris and her experience.
Kris Wade, RYT 200
Kris found yoga at sixteen, discovering in it a powerful framework for healing from trauma and chronic illness. Rooted in traditional Hatha and Ashtanga, she was immediately drawn to the calming rhythm of breath and movement and the way it helped release long‑held tension and pain. After decades of personal practice, she felt called to share yoga with others and completed her 200‑hour RYT certification at Zen Yoga Studio in Clintonville.
Kris brings a deeply nurturing presence to her classes, informed by advanced training in somatic healing, Reiki, and deep assisted stretch. She creates a supportive space where students can breathe, move, and reconnect with their own capacity for restoration. A dedicated meditator, she often incorporates guided imagery to help students unwind, soften, and return to a sense of balance and ease.
Training- 200 RYT, Somatic Healing, Reiki Level II, Assisted Stretch
Offering- Kris provides customized private yoga and somatic release sessions, weaving breathwork, somatic healing practices, asana, guided imagery and meditation to bring healing to mind, body, and spirit.
Melanie Holm, RYT 200
Melanie supports students in finding their own deep and varied benefits of yoga through mindfulness, movement and continuing education about their changing bodies. Ready to step into a new path, Melanie chose to create a more balanced life after 15 years of teaching high school visual arts. With unlimited curiosity about the mind & body, especially in midlife, she continues her studies of yoga’s myriad physical, mental and emotional benefits.
Weaving together Vinyasa and Hatha yoga approaches, she also draws from Yin, Restorative and Chair practices to build sequences tailored to improve strength, longevity, confidence and calm. Her workshops focus on midlife-informed topics that build understanding of our ever-changing body and mind.
Training- 200 RYT, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Chair, Midlife-informed topics.
Offering- Melanie provides customized yoga sessions focused on building strength, confidence and calm for women in midlife and all phases of menopause. Each session is tailored to your unique symptoms, goals, and long-term priorities - whether that’s supporting your core & pelvic floor, heart & brain health, bone & muscle preservation or your overall resilience to life’s changes and challenges. Your session will be designed around a mat or a chair (or both!) to fit your needs and allow you to feel stronger, steadier, and confident in your body.
Private Wellness Fees
60-Minute Sessions: $95, 3-Pack: $270*, 5-Pack: $425*
90-Minute Session: $135, 3-Pack: $375*, 5-Pack: $600*
*Bundles can be purchased and applied toward all Private Wellness services including Massage Therapy, Thai Yoga Massage, Reiki, Integrative Healing, and Private Yoga sessions.
See below to schedule online or contact us. NOTE: Sessions cancelled within 24-hours of appointment will be charged 50%. No call, no show results in full payment automatically charged to your credit card on file.