Interesting Tendon Information
If you’ve ever injured a tendon then some of this will relate to you! Tendons connect muscle to bone and can become painful. Dysfunction occurs when the tendon becomes inflamed, weakened or ruptured. Pain is the indicator that something is wrong. The most common tendons I treat in clinic include the Achilles Tendon (back of the […]
Summer Yoga Video Week 2
Hi guys, welcome back! 2 videos this week Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVcoQ7Osdxw Intermediate – Advanced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeStqjxPaI4 If you like, Subscribe to the Performance Yoga Ireland YouTube Channel and never miss a week as you will be emailed each week when a video is uploaded! For those who don’t know me, 4 minute intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gReBHVkGa0 Any medical concerns should be […]
Summer Yoga Video Week 1
The time has come! Starting today. Each Monday for 8 weeks a new Performance Yoga video will be posted online to help you retain your mobility and strength over the Summer. Some weeks there will be one video, some weeks two! So get your mat out, take some time out and enjoy! If you haven’t […]
Top 5 Benefits of Evening Yoga
Top 5 Benefits of Evening Yoga Yoga can be used in your life to affect you in different ways. An active practice can get you going in the morning and calming, deeper, restorative poses/ stretches can work differently at night on a more hydrated body and help you wind down at night. Relative to Evening […]
Top 5 Morning Yoga Benefits
Top 5 Benefits of Morning Yoga Yoga can be used in your life to affect your body and mind in different ways. An active practice can get you going and focused in the morning, and calming, restorative poses can be used to help you wind you down at night. Relative to Morning Yoga here are […]
Top 5 Physio Post Race Recovery Tips
Post Race, Top 5 Chartered Physio tips: Follow the P.R.I.C.E. protocol if an injury occured during the Marathon (see below). Allow sufficient time for your body to rest before returning to running. If you’re not sure how long is sufficient for you, ask your Chartered Physio. Try cycling, pool exercise, sports yoga or low impact […]
Savasana, Resting Pose, Give yourself a break!
Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/months when you really feel like you need a holiday!? And, what is one of the things you like to do on your holiday once you arrive… switch off and do little to nothing! Let Yoga, through Savasana Pose keep you going until you get on that holiday. […]
Breathing technique. Why it matters..
Breathing Mechanics and Body Movement. ‘Take a deep breath’ how often have you told yourself to do that? We often do it without even realising. Why? Because the body is actually quite good at self-regulating vital organs if it thinks patterns are outside normal ranges (eg heart rate). That’s a huge reason to increase your […]
What makes Performance Yoga Effective?
My goal with Performance Yoga is not to teach people to become better at ‘Yoga’, but better at how they move on a day to day basis. Teaching people to know their own bodies, strengths, weaknesses and how to address these issues with corrective movement patterns interests me much more than simply demonstrating poses. I […]
Sports Yoga Sequence
Yoga positions, called asana, are the basic physical part of a yoga practice. Although yoga poses are a type of exercise for your body, they are also much more. The word yoga itself is from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language, and refers to the union of mind and spirit. Yoga began in India more than […]