Word of the Week: Hatha
Hatha Yoga is at the root of all yoga practices. It is the original form of Yoga which began 500 years BC. It is the type of Yoga we concentrate on in Performance Yoga with some Vinyasa blending our Asana/Postures together. Hatha yoga refers to a set of physical exercises (known as asanas or postures), […]
Word of the Week: Pranayama
Pranayama is the deep rhythmic breathing techniques that regulate Prana/Energy by uniting movement and the mind. We use the technique of Pranayama without even realising it at times. How many times have you told yourself to take a deep breath if you are under pressure? That’s you doing yoga or practicing Pranayama. Pranayama, or deep […]
Word of the week: Prana
Prana, in the yoga world, is the vital life force energy which is present in the individual, including all physical, mental, spiritual, sexual and intellectual energies! Interesting eh! Your Prana, or energy deserves to be at it’s best. Daily activities like eating convenience food, stress, poor posture and ergonomics can sap our Prana. Performance Yoga […]
Word of the Week: Asana
During our first 6 week Yoga block of 2016 I will post information on a ‘Yoga Word’ each Monday. We use these words during practice and I thought it might be a good idea to explain a little more about where they come from and what they mean. Enjoy! Asana is the Sanskrit word for […]
The 12 Poses of Christmas Competition
#12posesofchristmas starts today 12th Dec – Weds 23rd Dec. 1 pose a day, 12 days. Enter a competition by taking a photo of yourself or friend doing the pose and post it to our Facebook page: Performance Yoga or Twitter: @PerformanceOrla, please use #12posesofchristmas when posting. Winner picked from all entries Christmas Eve 24th Dec. […]
Charity Christmas Yoga Sat Dec 12th 10am
It’s that time of year again! Put Sat 12th Dec 10am in your diary. An hour of relaxing Yoga suitable for all levels. Join us in Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy Clonmel and please bring your own mat. Donations on the day will be sent to a local Charity of your choice. Contact orla@performanceyoga.ie to reserve […]
Why is Yoga so Good for You? RTE Lifestyle
Chartered Physiotherapist, Orla Crosse, thinks you can reduce your physical healthcare costs through Yoga. Yoga, has had great publicity and equally awful publicity over the years. Like anything, it depends on what you want to achieve from doing it. Yoga means different things to different people. To me, as a practicing Chartered Physiotherapist, Yoga is […]
What’s the difference between Yoga and Pilates?
I spent a few years working in the Sports Surgery Clinic with Chartered Physiotherapists and Strength and Conditioning Coaches. This is a question we thrashed out a number of times. What’s the difference? And what’s better? Key differences we came up with: Yoga has more standing and balance poses, the effects of which carry over […]
Kneecap Pain. Interesting Info.
I recently attended a professional development course about patellofemoral pain syndrome. What!? That’s ‘FRONT of KNEE pain’ to you and I. It interests me as someone who has had it while training for a marathon and it’s a symptom I hear about daily in clinic from my patients. It was time to update the knowledge […]
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 […]