Portland Therapeutic Yoga

The perfect yoga for someone like me who is recovering from injuries and easing back into activity. I had two private sessions and then signed up for Gentle Therapeutic Yoga. Wonderful experience all around. Both instructors (Maureen and Erin) were great. The class is small and the students are all ages and sizes. I didn’t feel intimidated at all! Everyone is there for fun and to learn. Lots of personal attention from the instructor and modifications are always mentioned. A great experience and I think I’ll be trying more of their classes as I progress.

A great place for anyone who is interested in yoga but hasn’t dug into a regular practice yet. This is a place to learn how to find your own individual balance, stability, and range of motion so that you can do good by your body when doing any type of yoga anywhere.
I’ve been a few times now and Erin Moline, the instructor, attends to my individual needs each time ensuring that I’m not doing something that could hurt my back, shoulders, or any other part of my body. By going here I’m gaining the confidence to actually start a practice of yoga in my life — about time!
The place is spotless, cozy, welcoming, and easy to find. There is also ample parking on the street.

Wow, PTY, what a place.
I found Portland Therapeutic Yoga looking at their teaching training and I could not be happier that I did. The space is beautiful, simple, open, and relaxing. The people are friendly, grounded, down-​to-​earth, and massively competent.
Maureen is an amazing teacher of yoga who softly brings her vision for what the practice can be to each class and student. I’ve joked that classes there are like a ‘mental health spa’ for me because I leave feeling so relaxed and rejuvenated.
No matter what your level of athleticism – injured, out of shape, marathoner or dancer – you will find the classes here meet you right where you are, by bringing you into your own body, mind, and self.
If you are intimidated by the idea of «yoga», PTY is the place for you.
If you love yoga, but think «gentle» is too «easy», PTY is most definitely the place for you!
Again, love, love, love.

This studio is amazing and so is Maureen. She’s a wonderful teacher and knows the body and yoga very well. I’ve been impressed with her patience, generosity, and guidance. Highly recommend seeing her if your body is injured or healing in any form.

My wife wrote up this review below, but I concur – great place, very nice people, a comfortable space, really not intimidating (and I intimidate easy), and it’s helping us feel so much better.
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My husband and I have been practicing at Belmont Yoga for almost a year now, and we have had a wonderful experience at this studio. We’re both beginners and have been beautifully nurtured and guided, right from the start! All the teachers we have encountered have been very knowledgeable and supportive. The space is beautiful and light, with skylights to watch the clouds drift by. You get lots of individual attention from the teachers who are responsive to special requests for certain poses or areas of the body that need a little extra attention for you on that day.
We enjoy Julie’s level 1 – 2 class on Tuesdays. It’s great for active people who forget to stretch out their hamstrings after hiking or biking. She offers lots of deep, satisfying stretches – in a safe environment, with thoughtful warm up to get you there – as well as flowing through the poses to give your heart a good work out. Julie’s background in Kripalu yoga lends a wonderful color to her teaching. My husband particularly appreciates how Julie offers multiple versions for each pose, so you can practice fully, whatever your level. She also possesses a soothing, deep voice and great images to work with in the meditation part of the class. I leave her class feeling balanced and more spacious and flexible in my body.
We also regularly participate in Maureen’s Saturday class and have taken very productive private sessions with her too. Maureen possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of anatomy and a generous, warm spirit. These two qualities together make her a gifted teacher who can help you learn about your body – really, how it works, all the nuts and bolts – and cultivate compassion for yourself and others. Along the way, your spirit is nurtured within by your own breath and by practicing yoga in community. Working with Maureen, I have come away with a new curiosity about how my body works and a gradually building strength in all the smaller, helper muscles that allows me to move with greater ease, flexibility and softness.
This new awakeness to body and breath I’m learning through yoga, and especially through Belmont Yoga’s focus on therapeutic yoga, makes me happier and healthier. I am so thankful for this studio and wonderful group of teachers!

I LOVE Belmont yoga! It is a wonderful space with great people. The atmosphere is so lovely and I always feel safe and welcome there. There are a variety of classes offered and all of the teachers are great. If you are looking for a cozy peaceful mellow and safe place to start of continue your yoga practice, I highly recommend Belmont Yoga!

I have health concerns and love the variety of «gentle» and «therapeutic» classes. In the beginning, I appreciated taking Intro to Yoga classes where I learned a lot about basic stance and how to protect myself from injury. The environment is fantastic: very conducive to centering myself, calming my system down, and general relaxation. I highly recommend Belmont Yoga for those who want to *deepen* their practice.

55 years old and my first yoga experience! I must say the experience was incomparable. Initially a skeptic, now a convert on my 2^nd round of «classes.» I must say that the terminology of «class» and «teacher» misled me in what to expect. For me, it would clearer to have session and a guide. After getting past the notion of taking a class and into the notion of being led through simultaneous physical and mental therapy, I adapted happily. The sessions are small, 3 – 6 participants. The guides are different in their approaches, but all are calm and careful in their methods. Yoga is working possibly better than chiropractic adjustment for relieving the discomfort of an arthritic back.

I went to the Yoga by Candlelight last Friday night at Belmont Yoga. I was very excited about attending this class. I was greeted by a beautiful yoga space. The high ceilings, beautiful wood floors, and interesting, but sparse furnishings created a simple and tranquil environment. Mats and other equipment were provided, which was great because my two friends and I didn’t bring anything! Although it was still sunny out (great skylight windows) candles were lit and we were ready to go.
The instructor, Maureen, made me feel comfortable right away. She inquired about injuries and demonstrated alternative techniques for poses. This was especially helpful for me because my hand had been hurting and the last yoga class I did (somewhere else) was painful as a result. The instructor did a great job talking through and demonstrating the poses and sequences. She was great at verbally reminding us to breath, stretch a little further etc. and this allowed me to get more out of the practice. By the end of the class the sun had gone down, the candles were glowing, and I was happy.

I took a class there yesterday and it was fabulous. Small but intimate, inviting and warm environment. I liked practice on a old hardwood floors. It helped me to feel more grounded. They provide storage space for coats, purses, shoes, etc. My teacher was knowledgeable and I learned several new things to improve my practice. I can’t wait to go to my next class.