Yoga Therapy
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Private Yoga Instruction
Experience the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Yoga has the power to support every stage of life - from building strength and flexibility to managing chronic conditions and reducing the effects of stress. At The Heart Center, we offer group yoga classes, private yoga instruction, and individualized yoga therapy to meet you wherever you are on your wellness journey.
Private yoga instruction is ideal for those who want personalized guidance to develop or deepen their yoga practice. During a private session, your instructor will tailor each session to your experience level, goals, and interests, helping you build confidence and move safely at your own pace. You can schedule private sessions with any one of our highly-trained instructors.
Yoga therapy is a specialized, one-on-one therapeutic process that applies the principles and practices of yoga to address specific health concerns. Through individualized movement, breathwork, meditation, and other evidence-informed techniques, our providers create a plan designed to support healing, improve function, and enhance overall well-being. Scroll down to learn more about yoga therapy and to meet our therapeutic yoga providers.
How Yoga Therapy Can Help
Each Yoga Therapy session begins with an understanding of your needs, health history, and goals, and evolves as your body and nervous system respond.
Yoga therapy works with your body and mind’s natural capacity to heal and regulate.
It can help with:
Stress, anxiety, and overwhelm
Depression and grief
Acute & chronic pain (back, hip, shoulder, knees)
Injury, surgery recovery, or illness
Neurological conditions, brain injury, stroke recovery
Cancer treatment and recovery
Healthy aging and mobility
Arthritis, osteoporosis, and other chronic conditions
It can also be a meaningful complement to medical care or talk therapy, and is appropriate for children, teens, and adults.
Meet Our Therapeutic Yoga Practitioners
Polly Manke, C-IAYT
Polly Manke is the Founder of The Heart Center and The Heart Center School of Yoga. She specializes in helping individuals use the therapeutic practices of yoga to support greater balance, resilience, and well-being throughout all stages of life. With a focus on healthy aging, chronic pain, balance challenges, anxiety, brain injury recovery, and trauma-informed care, Polly creates individualized yoga therapy practices that honor each person's unique needs, experiences, and goals.
Through gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and mindful awareness, Polly helps clients develop tools to support their physical, mental, and emotional health. Her compassionate, personalized approach empowers students to build confidence, improve function, and cultivate a deeper connection between body, mind, and spirit.
As a Certified Yoga Therapist, Polly combines extensive yoga training with a therapeutic framework to support her clients on their path toward greater ease, stability, and well-being.
Jill Korsok
Jill Korsok is a 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher and an 800-hour Yoga Therapist in training. With a warm and welcoming approach, Jill blends mindful movement, breath awareness, and meditation to help people reduce stress and cultivate inner balance. Rooted in the belief that yoga is for every body, Jill is dedicated to fostering an inclusive space where students feel supported on and off the mat.
Dawn Dole, RYT-200, Certified Yoga Therapeutics Practitioner
Dawn Dole specializes in yoga therapeutics for healthy living and aging, with a focus on alignment, balance, strength, mobility, and stress reduction through both mat and chair-based practices.
She works with individuals managing conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, scoliosis, chronic pain, and injury recovery, helping them improve functional movement, build resilience, and enhance overall well-being. Dawn creates personalized one-on-one sessions tailored to each client's unique physical and emotional needs, providing a safe and supportive environment for healing and growth.
Her sessions integrate gentle movement, gentle yoga postures, restorative practices, breathwork, and meditation to promote strength, balance, nervous system regulation, and lasting self-care skills.
With more than seven years of teaching experience, Dawn is passionate about helping students discover the transformative power of yoga and therapeutic practices that meet them exactly where they are.
Ready to See How Yoga Therapy Can Help You?
Yoga therapy is for every body. You don’t need prior experience, and you don’t need to be physically active to begin.
If you’re navigating a health challenge or simply seeking deeper support, this work meets you where you are.
Schedule an appointment to get started.
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