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I highly recommend Dana for her personalized yoga sessions. A friend invited me to a one day retreat run by Dana and I immediately appreciated her calm, warm and alignment focused approach. I started seeing Dana for individual sessions about 5 months ago and look forward to each meeting. Not long after I started I got a running injury which limited my practice so Dana carefully tailored our sessions to address the injury and I’m sure it contributed to my recovery. She’s so knowledgable and skilled in modifying poses to your individual needs. It’s such a different experience to a group class and Dana is a wonderful instructor.

I have been seeing Dana for private yoga practice and massage for over two years. Dana has transformed my practice — helping me unlock the mysteries of simple poses I would sometimes overlook and focusing on exploring a pose rather than just maximizing its intensity. Dana meets my body exactly where it is and designs a practice to celebrate it.
Linking massage to yoga has been an excellent way to work with someone who understands my body completely.
I have and will continue to recommend Dana to anyone looking to deepen their practice in a way that is supportive, exploratory and expert.

I took private yoga sessions with Dana during my pregnancy and it was a pleasure! I always left feeling both relaxed and rejuvenated. She has lots of knowledge of both Yoga and pregnancy which she is happy to share. I learnt a lot from her!

Dana was a total god send during and after my pregnancy. Her gifted healing touch of massage helped my changing body find comfort and ease. More than once, as she helped me physically, my eyes would well up with healing tears of release.
Before I was pregnant, I benefited tremendously from Dana’s deep but gentle touch. Ever time I have seen her, I walk away feeling better both physically and emotionally.
Expect one of the best massages you have ever received.

Dana is a brilliant message therapist and yoga teacher.
I have been her client for the past 5 year– she has helped me through pulled muscles, a broken heart, exhaustion, stress– LIFE! Her knowledge about the body is extensive– anatomy, kinesiology, as well as the more subtle realms of body/​mind connections. She is intelligent, practical, direct, kind, insightful, sensitive– a true body fixer upper.
As a long time yoga student I have found Dana’s classes to be some of the very best in this yoga saturated city. She teaches with a perfect balance of specific direction… (where does that foot go? why should it go there?) philosophical (why have people been doing this stuff for thousands of years?) spiritual (why should we pay attention to sensation? what does the body have to teach our brain?) and she is fun! I walk out of every class physically, spiritually and intellectually satisfied.
I cannot say enough about Dana– come see for yourself.

When I was pregnant with twins, Dana was a lifesaver. Her prenatal massages were both relaxing and therapeutic. I would come in sore and lopsided and cramped and unable to walk and she was amazing at soothing and repairing all the parts that were out of sorts from carrying the babies. I was able to work my desk job until my 38^th week and was pretty mobile until I gave birth in my 41^st week. I credit Dana with keeping me healthy, flexible, relaxed and mobile during my pregnancy.
I still get massages from Dana, though not as often as I want to (I have twins!), and she is the very best. She is strong and attentive. I come out of the session completely blissed out and feeling great, and things that felt off, like my chronic neck crimp, are much improved by the next morning. She’s awesome.
You can see more reviews of Dana here, this is her previous business name:

I wrote the review below about two years ago but it has vanished for some reason. My weekly sessions with Dana are so important that I plan my vacations and travel around her schedule. If I could give her more stars I would. Namaste!
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I have been taking private Yoga lessons from Dana for over a year now and it has become one of the most important things in my life. I started with her as an absolute beginner, and as a teacher she has the patience of a Buddha statue and an amazing knowledge of Yoga, body mechanics, and anatomy. I especially like that she checks in with me about what is going on and then customizes our sessions for the maximum benefit and learning.
In addition she is a great massage therapist, and having an hour of massage from her after an hour of Yoga is magical.

I cannot say enough about Dana, but I think she is pretty much the main reason I had such a great pregnancy. I went to Dana for a personal yoga session once a week from about my 18^th week until the week I went into labor. I would joke and tell people it was such a bargain, because I felt like I was getting a counseling session and yoga session in one. Dana has such a calm presence that even when I was so haggard from working and tired from being pregnant, I would feel recharged after our 1+ hour session. I would highly recommend Dana for personal prenatal yoga sessions, or if you’re just in need of personal sessions in general. She is a master!
After Zennor was born I took him to her for cranialsacral therapy. I’m not sure if I was just very lucky with him, or if it really had an impact, but he has been an exceedingly healthy and well-​adjusted little guy, who is super inquisitive and very advanced in his motor skills. I say, why not try it?
Unfortunately, I cannot recommend her for massage, because I have never had one from her (but, I need to remedy that — I could really use one!).

I found Dana when looking for prenatal massage within walking distance of my house. I wasn’t expecting to find one of the best massage therapists I’ve ever had!
I usually go for sports massage and was worried it’d be too gentle, but that girl is strong! And she seems to be able to read my body and what it’s needing at any given time, without me having to spell it out, or even know myself what I’m needing.
My needs have been pre and post-​natal so far, but I’ve been trying to get my husband to go to her to get his surfing kinks worked out.
BTW, her Unilocal page doesn’t show the reviews from her previous business name… they’re here:

Dana is an exceptional personal yoga instructor. I’ve had regular one on one sessions in her studio for several years, which I’ve come to rely on to keep my body healthy and my stress level in check. I feel more flexible and have better posture now than I did years ago (even after having two kids).
I first contacted Dana for a massage and found her to be a very talented massage therapist. I told her about an injury that had kept me from attending regular yoga classes, and she suggested that I try out a personalized yoga session that would avoid the injury. I was immediately blown away by how helpful her sessions were. She taught me about proper body alignment, helped me with subtle but important adjustments in poses that I thought I had learned long ago, and generally has made a huge difference in my yoga practice and overall fitness.
While private yoga lessons seemed like an extravagance when I started, I now view them as an essential way to for me to stay healthy. Dana is great at targeting the hour long session towards what seems most important to work on that day, which makes the practice feel worth several group yoga sessions. My injury is long healed, and I could theoretically return to group classes, but Dana’s sessions are just so much more effective.
Best of all, Dana’s calm and cheerful personality means that it’s always a pleasure to come to the sessions. I can’t recommend her highly enough!

Kate and I are so glad to have found Dana, she is such a wonderful person and great Yoga teacher. Both of us really enjoy the instructions and are finally learning to do all the poses correctly, which makes such a difference. Dana is also a fantastic massage therapist and really easygoing, the location is super convenient with nice cafes around to relax after the workout.

I’ve been seeing Dana for a few years regularly, and she is the best massage therapist (body worker) I have seen. In my past experiences, I’ve had other regular body workers in Boston where I lived for 8 years and in San Francisco during the past 5 years, who were very good. But Dana is amazing and I would enthusiastically recommend her to anyone looking for either regular maintenance or to work out chronic issues, or both.
Based on our brief chat before each session, she’s able to quickly pinpoint my problem areas for that week and resolve them effectively. I agree with other reviewers who mention she is able to ready my body very well. This has been true since the first sessions. In her massage practice, she’s very professional and an expert in her field. And her personality is warm, funny and engaging. It’s always a pleasure to see her, and I truly look forward to each visit.
Most highly recommended!

Dana gave me an expert massage. I told her of my troubled spots, where I hold my tension, and my overall state of physical and mental health. I asked her to «fix» me, and she did! After the massage I was grounded, in my body and more connected to myself than before. She has a 6^th sense that goes beyond just bodywork, which is what made all the difference. I can find a decent massage in town, but what she brings is far beyond that, and I’m glad. I definitely recommend her!
BTW, it’s pronounced Dana with a short ‘a’, as in the girl version of Dan.

I practice yoga with Dana — started just as I became pregnant and continued all the way to the 38^th week! She comes to my house for private sessions most of the time, but I have been to her home studio a few times as well. It is private and quiet, and there is a bathroom you can use to change or do whatever you need! Dana is such an encouraging teacher, and her experience as a massage therapist really adds to the yoga practice. She was nice enough to massage my ankles when they were swollen from being preggers! It was really worth it to have a private practice instead of going to a yoga class. I need the personal attention and encouragement ’cause even though yoga is good for body and mind, it’s hard to do sometimes!

I joined Dana’s pre-​natal yoga class at Yoga Tree Valencia when I was newly pregnant, but too tired and nervous to keep up my regular anusara practice. Her class has helped me with general well-​being, gotten me sleeping better and generally holding myself comfortably as my belly grows.
For a special treat I wish I could indulge more often, I’ve gone to Dana for a couple of pre-​natal massages. Awesome. She’s strong and soothing and able to handle whatever’s bugging me– whether it’s related to my pregnancy or not. I’m looking forward to continuing post-​natal, too– I know she’ll be able to help with the restoration process in a calming, comfortable way, too!

I highly recommend Dana! She has the magic touch and is a caring and intuitive healer.

My wife and I have enjoyed many ‘home delivered’ sessions with Dana, so much so we’ve given sessions to friends as birthday and wedding gifts.

Dana was my prenatal yoga instructor. After coming from a busy day at work., she made this wonderful space for me to reflect that I was carrying a child and to help strenghthen my body for labor. It’s amazing how you go through the day so busy not really being able to tune into your body let alone the baby. So that what was wonderful. I was able to relax in her class and not stress about positions or being unconfortable as she is a thoughtful and patient teacher. She is very clear and creates a great rhythm in her practice.
I began experiencing some upper back pain over the months of my pregnancy and decided to get a massage. I was lucky because my sister wanted to treat me to a pre and post partum massage. I found out Dana gave prenatal massage as well. I felt safe getting a massage from her since she understood a pregnant woman’s body quite well. It was fantastic. I had two massages prior to labor. Then a few weeks after I gave birth she gave me my post partum massage. It was wonderful as I was using my back, rib and arm muscles in whole new ways as a new mom and I was sore all over! She’s very gentle and nurturing yet strong. The studio is very quiet and calming as well.

I just had a private yoga therapy session with Dana Greenbaum of Prasadana and recommend her VERY highly. My session with Dana was the best yoga experience I have ever had. I have many areas in my body where there is tightness, old injuries and pain. She helped me find a place of comfort in every pose we did. I left in better alignment and felt stronger and inspired to get back into a yoga practice that I had tossed aside because of pain.
Dana is grounded, intuitive, peaceful and full of heart. She guides you through your session with ease and non-​judgment and she has an inspiring level of knowledge about the body and yoga.

I attended Dana’s prenatal yoga classes through most of my pregnancy and then massages for the last couple of months. Between the yoga and the massages Dana made my pregnancy very comfortable and I went into labor strong and calm.
In yoga class Dana has the ability to walk a beginner such as myself through all of the poses, but also make it challenging for those that are more experienced. Each pose had several options so each person could choose how hard they wanted to work or how far they wanted to push themselves that day.
The massages were just wonderful. At 8 and half months pregnant I can’t tell you how good it felt to have my back worked on, my arms relaxed, my legs soothed, my whole body cared for. I would leave her studio glowing from head to toe. I am looking forward to my first post-​partum massage (just need to work it into my baby’s schedule!).