Yoga in Sellwood
Small classes, private sessions, hatha/restorative practice in Portland
Mindy Meyers offers private yoga and small-group yoga classes from her intimate Sellwood studio in SE Portland.
With over 550 hours of teacher training across three lineages and decades of professional dance, her yoga teaching is closer to private practice than studio drop-in. Every session is shaped around the body in front of her: yours.
Benefits of private or small-group yoga practice in Sellwood
Sellwood and SE Portland are home to several excellent group yoga studios. What she offers is something different: yoga that is taught to you, not to a room.
Her studio holds a maximum of four people. That is intentional.
Every session holds an offering of hands-on guidance with attention to alignment, breath, intention, and a sprinkle of Vedic Astrology.
Class Schedule
Small Group Hatha Yoga - Mondays at 12:30 pm and 6:30 pm
Small Group Restorative Yoga w/Massage & Vedic Wisdom - Once a month on Sundays at 6:30 pm
Online Classes - Coming soon, email Mindy to join the waitlist
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A one-on-one yoga session designed entirely around your body, your goals, and what you are working with on a given day. Drawing from Iyengar alignment, restorative yoga, and somatic movement, Mindy adapts every cue, every adjustment, and every posture for you.
Private yoga sessions are especially valuable for people with injuries or chronic limitations, dancers and athletes with specific performance goals, beginners who want a strong foundation before entering group classes, and anyone who has felt unseen in a studio setting.
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4 students maximum. This allows for a practice that is personal, attentive and hands-on. Mindy keeps her group classes capped at four students so she can offer real adjustments, real assists, and real attention to each body in the room.
Small-group classes meet at her Sellwood studio on Monday’s from 12:30-1:45pm.
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Mindy's signature offering combines deeply supported restorative yoga postures with hands-on bodywork and a sprinkle of Vedic Astrology. You will be set up with high quality props in positions of relaxation while receiving clothed massage with inspirations from the Shakti of the Nakshatra that Moon is transiting. This is a deeply nourishing practice to release held tension while your nervous system settles.
Held once a month in small groups for detailed attention in her Sellwood studio.
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Three ways to practice yoga with Mindy
Mindy's yoga training and lineage
Mindy's yoga training spans three traditions and over five hundred hours of formal study:
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
300-hour Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training with Gabriel Halpern, one of the most rigorous alignment-based lineages in the world
50-hour LOAY Teacher Training with Dharma Mittra Yoga
She continues to study, to practice, and to learn alongside her clients. Her yoga teaching is not separate from her bodywork or her decades of dance; all three are part of the same conversation about how a body is meant to move. Her clients often work with her across multiple offerings: a private yoga session one week, a massage session the next, and occasionally a Vedic Astrology consultation when they are ready to look at the bigger pattern.
Who private yoga is for
Dancers, athletes, and movement professionals who want yoga that speaks the language of their body.
Beginners who want to learn yoga properly, in a setting where questions are welcome, and there is time to actually feel what is happening.
People with injuries, chronic tension, or physical limitations need a teacher who can adapt the practice to their bodies.
Longtime practitioners who are ready to refine, not just push harder.
Anyone in Sellwood, Westmoreland, Eastmoreland, Milwaukie, or SE Portland who has tried group classes and felt lost, rushed, or disconnected from the experience.
Why Mindy teaches yoga this way
Yoga sustained Mindy through decades of professional dance and over twenty-seven years as a Licensed Massage Therapist. It is the practice that taught her how to listen to her own body, and it is the practice she returns to again and again as a student.
She teaches the way she was initially taught: honoring tradition; slowly; closely; with time to actually feel what is happening; and the trust that the body, given enough attention, knows how to heal.
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and sign up for a class.
Your Questions, AnsweredYoga in Sellwood, Westmoreland, and SE Portland
Mindy's studio sits in the heart of Sellwood, walkable from Sellwood Park, Westmoreland Park, and the Sellwood-Moreland business district. She regularly serves clients from across SE Portland, including Sellwood, Westmoreland, Eastmoreland, Milwaukie, Brooklyn, and Reed.
If you are searching for private yoga near me, small-group yoga in Sellwood, restorative yoga in SE Portland, or Iyengar-trained yoga teacher in Portland, the studio is likely closer than you think.
Also offered at Mindy Meyers Massage & Healing Arts
Massage Therapy in Sellwood → Clinical and intuitive bodywork, including The Signature Session: An M Path Massage.
Vedic Astrology → Personalized chart readings and Vedic Bodywork sessions.
Dance & Movement → Private movement sessions, performance coaching, and the Movement Artist Series.
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A private yoga session is one-on-one yoga instruction tailored entirely to you at Mindy’s studio in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, OR. Sessions draw from Iyengar alignment and somatic movement, informed by 550+ hours of teacher training and decades of bodywork and dance. In a private session with Mindy, every cue, every adjustment, and every posture is chosen for your specific body. Mindy also provides hands-on assists throughout.
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Private yoga is valuable for anyone who wants more personalized instruction. This includes people recovering from injuries, dancers and athletes with specific performance goals, complete beginners who want a strong foundation, and longtime yoga students who want to refine their practice with one-on-one attention.
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No. Private yoga is one of the best ways to start a yoga practice because every element is matched to where you are right now. Mindy regularly works with people who have never done yoga before and adapts completely to their body and comfort level.
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Mindy began her studies with Ana Forrest Method and draws from Iyengar yoga (300 hours of training with Gabriel Halpern), Dharma Mittra Yoga (50 hours), hatha, restorative yoga, and somatic movement practices. Tradition, alignment and breath are the focus.
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A massage session works on your body while you lie on the table. A private yoga session teaches your body how to move, hold, breathe, and organize itself. Massage addresses what is restricted. Yoga teaches you how to maintain what has been released. Many of Mindy's clients do both.
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Yes. Mindy's 30+ years of professional dance means she understands the demands that performance and training place on the body. She can speak the language of movement professionals and address the specific patterns that repetitive performance creates.
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Mindy will provide everything you need, including a yoga mat and props. Please bring your own water.
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Mindy's Sellwood studio holds four students maximum. This is the intentional cap for all of her group offerings, including Restorative Yoga w/Massage.
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Mindy Meyers' yoga studio is at 8083 SE 13th Ave, Suite 1, Portland, OR 97202. In the heart of the Sellwood neighborhood and easily accessible to clients in Westmoreland, Eastmoreland, Milwaukie, and SE Portland.
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The Dancer
30+ years of professional performance. Mindy doesn’t just know anatomy, she has lived it through her nervous system.
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The Healer
27 years as a Licensed Massage Therapist. Swedish, Myofascial Therapy, Structural Integration, Deep Tissue, Sports, Thai.
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The Teacher
550+ hours of yoga training. Mindy teaches yoga as a somatic practice, breath, alignment, and awareness.
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The Guide
Vedic Astrology. The deeper map beneath the body.
Movement is the first language. Everything else grew from it.
Mindy has been teaching yoga for over twenty years, drawing from 550+ hours of training, including 300 hours with Gabriel Halpern in the Iyengar tradition and 50 hours of Dharma Yoga. Her teaching is inseparable from her bodywork. 30+ years as a professional dancer and licensed massage therapist means she doesn't just cue a posture. She sees how your body organizes itself inside it, where it compensates, and what it needs to find ease. Every class is informed by a sprinkle of Vedic Astrology, the day's lunar transit, and the energetic shakti woven into the practice as a lens, not a lecture.
All yoga takes place in her intimate Sellwood studio with a maximum of four people. She offers weekly Restorative Yoga w/Massage & Vedic Wisdom, small group Hatha, and one-on-one Focused Yoga and Movement sessions built entirely around your body. If you are looking for a teacher who sees you, adjusts to you, and works with your body rather than a room full of bodies, she would love to have you on the mat.