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1-on-1 yoga lessons

spa Private lessons are an excellent way to get started with yoga or to deepen your practice. Our knowledgeable and welcoming instructors will be your personal resource for exploring this ancient practice, which has been proven to help improve mental health, reduce stress, and increase overall wellness. All levels are welcome.

Program details

  • Sessions will be 50 minutes in length and will be delivered remotely through Zoom.
  • Sessions must be used in the term purchased; no refunds for unused sessions.
  • Individual sessions must be canceled with your instructor 24 hours in advance. Sessions canceled with less than 24 hours notice are counted against your package total.
  • If PCC cancels your session, two attempts will be made to schedule a make-up session to take place before the end of the term. If PCC is not able to make up your session, you will not be granted a refund.
  • Additional sessions may not be added to any package. In the event that more sessions are desired, it is necessary to register for a new package (CRN).
  • You can not register for the same CRN twice.
  • Packages are available on a first come first served basis.
  • Students must be registered in a package before participating in any yoga sessions.

Registration and scheduling process

  1. Review the yoga instructor profiles and availability and choose an instructor.
  2. Select a package and register for your selected instructor’s corresponding CRN.
  3. Your instructor will contact you via PCC email or phone by the first week of the term to schedule your sessions.

Refund and drop policy

If you want to drop, you must do so online in MyPCC within six calendar days after the start of the term. No drops or refunds on partially used coaching packages. Learn more about dropping a class.

Instructor profiles and availability

Catherine Borlant

Catherine has been teaching body-mind fitness classes for the past 21 years and specialized in yoga in 2006 when she trained to be certified in the U.S. and in India. She has taught a variety of classes, including Tai Chi for better balance, power yoga, gentle yoga, and more. She is passionate about finding the right combination of movement and meditation to help her clients heal, strengthen, and gain flexibility and the power they need to connect their body, mind, and heart.

Robin Dodson

Robin is a registered yoga teacher who began practicing nearly 20 years ago. Robin’s classes are smooth and calming with a focus on fluidity. She will customize a powerful practice that can be challenging but accessible for all. While guiding students through the physical movements of traditional yoga, she will teach the benefits of connecting the mind and body with the breath.

Liz Eisman
  • Contact: liz.eisman@pcc.edu
  • Availability:
    • Monday, 7am-11am
    • Tue/Thu, 1pm-3pm
    • Friday, 11am-3pm

Liz Eisman is a licensed massage therapist, yoga instructor, somatic coach, Realization Process meditation teacher, and TRE® practitioner. Liz has been supporting individuals and groups for more than two decades, blending her knowledge of nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, mindfulness, and communication. With a focus on awareness, internal imagery, and self-compassion, Liz supports accessible and effective movement practices. Liz loves to meet people where they are and gently guide them toward their growing edge.

Micki Josi

Micki Josi (she/her) celebrates diversity and is committed to increasing the accessibility of yoga for all through the use of props and offering variations. She hopes to share the benefits of yoga. In her classes, she encourages students to explore creative movement through static poses and flow while staying in touch with their breath. Her love for yoga was ignited over 20 years ago when she took her first Hatha and Kundalini classes at the University of Oregon in 1994 and has been practicing ever since! She’s passionate about exploring joyful movement in a bigger body. In addition to yoga, she also enjoys swimming, biking, hiking, gardening, and dancing.  Micki completed her yoga instructor certification at Yoga Refuge in March 2018 in the Montavilla Neighborhood of southeast Portland.

Maureen Maclise

As a registered yoga therapist, Maureen has helped those perplexed by their physical pain find relief. She has a deep fluency in using movement as a therapeutic tool. By connecting brain and body through functional movement principles, mindfulness, and traditional yoga postures Maureen facilitates each student’s discovery of their own optimal movement. Lessening symptoms of pain, overuse, burnout, and autoimmune flares requires a combination of healthy self-challenge with excellent self-care.

Jill Tuleya

Jill Tuleya is a certified and registered yoga teacher and yoga therapist. She works with clients dealing with chronic pain and illness, stress, sleep issues, life transitions, and/or wanting to make changes in their physical, emotional, social, or spiritual lives. Jill has been working with PCC since 2012 in Exercise Science and Physical Education. Visit Jill’s staff website for more information.

Judith Sugg

Judy is a yoga teacher and counselor who has taught yoga, mindfulness, breathing, and yoga philosophy for 25 years. First, she supports students by clarifying what yoga can offer them personally through poses, stress reduction, balance, breath, and meditation. Judy teaches classes in yoga for depression and anxiety, slow flow classes, yoga philosophy, yoga for balance, breathing practices, and developing your own practice. She weaves together poses, breathing, guided imagery, and mindful practices.

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