A Gokhale Consultation—the Gift that Lasts a Lifetime

A Gokhale Consultation—the Gift that Lasts a Lifetime

Esther Gokhale

Have you been told your back pain is just part of aging? That you’ll need to “manage” it forever with treatments, medications, or simply pushing through?

What if someone could look at YOUR body—your unique history, habits, and posture patterns—and show you exactly what’s happening and how to change it?

This is the power of a Gokhale Consultation: a personalized roadmap to reclaiming the pain-free movement you deserve.

Why we encourage the Gokhale Consultation

For many years, we didn’t put much emphasis on initial consultations. To keep our courses accessible and efficient, we usually enrolled students directly into our Gokhale® Foundations or Gokhale® Elements programs. It worked, but it also made for a fairly abrupt start: Lesson 1 dove straight into dense, practical material with little space to understand each student’s history, goals, and circumstances.

As a result, especially in one-on-one sessions, teachers sometimes found themselves running overtime to allow for personal orientation—generous, but tiring for both student and teacher, not to mention disruptive to scheduling.

By reintroducing and prioritizing the Gokhale Consultation, we’ve solved this “Lesson 1 congestion.” Students now begin their journey with a thoughtful and practical orientation session focused entirely on them—their posture, challenges, background, and their hopes for change.

What happens in a Gokhale Consultation

The posture consultation process begins with a detailed intake form, which offers an efficient overview of each person’s history. The personal consultation then builds on that foundation, allowing time for discussion, clarification, and discovery.

In your Gokhale consultation, you’ll receive:

  • A detailed intake form review with your qualified Gokhale Method® teacher
  • A personal assessment of your history, challenges, and goals
  • Photographic posture analysis of your everyday positions
  • Clear understanding of which techniques will help you most
  • A customized roadmap for your pain-free journey

Often, important details surface only in conversation—a memory of an old injury, a long-forgotten habit, or a posture pattern inherited from a parent.

Esther Gokhale in a Gokhale Consultation with a student, analyzing her photos.
When was the last time someone truly looked at your posture and explained what’s really happening?

How a consultation transforms your posture journey

Again and again, students tell us that their initial Gokhale Consultation set the stage for all the transformation that followed and gave them the confidence to believe that there was an alternative to escalating treatments or pain.

And when a challenge arises—as may happen in any meaningful education—the clarity and confidence built in that first consultation serve as a guiding North Star. The student knows why they are doing this work, how it applies to them, and what benefits await with consistent practice.

The perfect gift for lasting pain relief

Whether it’s for a family member or a dear friend who hesitates before spending money on themselves, or for the person who has everything (including back pain!), a Gokhale Consultation has value far beyond its ticket price. It’s more than an appointment—it’s the beginning of a lifetime education in moving well, sitting tall, and living pain-free.

Photo of a man kneeling with his son, teaching him to fish at a lake.
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Our alumni are our greatest advocates. They love to share their experience of the Gokhale Method because they are thrilled to be out of pain. And their friends and family trust that their recommendations are motivated by deep caring. 

Here is what Laura said about her Gokhale Consultation:

I found it life-changing to have someone with a Gokhale Method teacher’s expertise look at my particular posture habits and see what was possible to bring me back to pain-free movement. I left the consultation with positive changes to make immediately, reassured that I could benefit from doing the full course. It was great to meet my teacher and see the space we would be working in before signing up for Foundations.

The Foundations course went on to be a wonderful experience, and I am finally back to doing longer walks again and I am mostly pain-free. It is early days and yet I can see that the consultation and Foundations are the beginning of a new way of being in my body that could well set me up for the rest of my life. I am so grateful to know it is possible to restore healthy movement and enjoy life again.

Laura Cammish, UK, November 2025

Ready to experience your own transformation? Book your Gokhale Consultation today and discover what's possible for your body. 

Holiday Special Offer

We are excited to make two unique holiday offers from December 4–7, 2025. These are not just a discounted Gokhale Consultation, but bargain bundles at a price we have never done before:

Special offer 1:  Gokhale Consultation + Stretchsit® Cushion + 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back 

$149 (usual total price $249.85 USD)

Save over $100

Special offer 2:  Stretchsit® Cushion + 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back 

$69 (usual combined price $84.85 USD)

Save over $15

Photos of a Stretchsit cushion, a copy of 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, and an online Gokhale Consultation in progress.
Get started with your bargain bundle—the offer runs until December 7.

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