Blog — healing
The Greatest Gift Yoga Has Given Me
My Daily Practice
My home practice has certainly evolved over the years, much of my strength and flexibility has been cultivated at home-by returning to the mat as regularly as I can. Initially it consisted of short 20 or 30 minute sessions, nowadays it's in the region of 2-3 hours daily. My flexibility has not been a walk in the park and still something I work on tirelessly as Im not naturally flexible. Same goes for strength. They have both evolved gradually over time and I find my body able for things now which I never thought possible-which has taught me never to...
HEART RESET WORKSHOP
Workshop: Heart Reset
Sunday September 17th 3-5pm// €20
I'm delighted to announce an upcoming workshop in collaboration with Green Beards! This is a 2 hour long investment into the heart chakra-including a complementary Green Love cold pressed juice from Green Beards Juicery. For those of you that don't know, Green Beards is an amazing cold-pressed juice company with 2 stores in Ranelagh and Donnybrook. They have a diverse menu of juices, smoothies and even juice cleanses. The Green Love juice is an alkaline blend which aims to balance the pH levels in the body-a great way to relieve heart burn. So we...
Chakras and Yoga- How To Heal Yourself
I know for some people the Chakra system can be baffling. The idea that something is there which we cannot see isn’t something easy to grasp. This amazing subtle system in the body has been an insight into the body’s ailments for thousands of years. By just learning the basics of how the Chakras work and how you yourself can check in with them can be a great way to learn how your body is working on a deeper level. For those of you that need more convincing-bear with me, please. Not everything needs to be seen to...
Learning to Realise Your Limits
About a year ago I was yoga-ing my face off. As in every day. Going for broke. Then something unfortunate happened. I ended up with an injury. Because I did the one thing teachers always tell you not to do. I pushed myself too hard, didn’t listen to my body and tried to go deeper into something which I most definitely wasn't ready for. I’ve always had tight hamstrings-probably naturally, as I’ve never been one for physical activity before I found yoga. So pushing myself down toward the floor during a wide legged forward fold sadly (and deservedly, let’s face...