Chair yoga
Accessible, chair-based Yoga classes with seated and standing practices for those who have difficulty using the floor or stiff beginners, those with mobility issues or health conditions. Practices can be adapted to suit your personal needs.
Class includes movement, meditation, breathing techniques and relaxation. Both venues are wheelchair accessible with easy parking.
Pre-booking essential. Get in touch beforehand using the contact page.
Schedule
Mondays 12-1.15pm.
An Sanctoir, Ballydehob. 6 weeks blocks - ongoing. 80eu for 6 weeks or 14eu drop in. Pre-booking essential.
Fridays 3-4pm.
Family resource centre, Skibbereen. Drop in 5eu (supported by the Skibbereen active retirement group).
Class includes movement, meditation, breathing techniques and relaxation. Both venues are wheelchair accessible with easy parking.
Pre-booking essential. Get in touch beforehand using the contact page.
Schedule
Mondays 12-1.15pm.
An Sanctoir, Ballydehob. 6 weeks blocks - ongoing. 80eu for 6 weeks or 14eu drop in. Pre-booking essential.
Fridays 3-4pm.
Family resource centre, Skibbereen. Drop in 5eu (supported by the Skibbereen active retirement group).
Restorative yoga and yoga nidra
2-hour special, usually first Sunday of the month.
7-9pm, An Sanctoir, Ballydehob
Pre-booking essential.
Spring dates:
Grounding meditation and breath awareness practice, followed by over an hour of simple restorative yoga poses which support your body to release deeply held tension, and completed with a long, restful yoga nidra.
During restorative yoga your whole body is completely supported by cushions and bolsters in gentle Yoga poses, so that there are no sensations of stretch or stress, yet the body can gently open and release.
Yoga Nidra is described as the "meditative heart of yoga, It is a guided meditation practice with body and breath awareness and visualisation. It has been shown to affect brain waves and nervous system to bring you into a state of deep rest.
7-9pm, An Sanctoir, Ballydehob
Pre-booking essential.
Spring dates:
- February 1st: Bridget's day special with live cello music by Lea Miklody SOLD OUT
- March 1st
- April 12th with Tibetan singing bowls
Grounding meditation and breath awareness practice, followed by over an hour of simple restorative yoga poses which support your body to release deeply held tension, and completed with a long, restful yoga nidra.
During restorative yoga your whole body is completely supported by cushions and bolsters in gentle Yoga poses, so that there are no sensations of stretch or stress, yet the body can gently open and release.
Yoga Nidra is described as the "meditative heart of yoga, It is a guided meditation practice with body and breath awareness and visualisation. It has been shown to affect brain waves and nervous system to bring you into a state of deep rest.
My approach
Drawing on the 8 limbs of Yoga, including the philosophy of yoga and self enquiry, I offer a mindful, holistic practice that meets you where you are at. My aims are to support you with self-awareness, self-enquiry, holistic well-being and transformation.
I see Yoga as a journey inwards into the heart of our being, as well as a journey outwards to connect us more intimately with the world. It is a way of returning to and remembering who we truly are.
My personal practice and teaching is mindful, somatically and structurally informed. I am informed by yoga therapy, my background as a massage therapist and practice of Amerta movement. I draw traditional Hatha and Tantra yoga, alongside yoga pioneered by contemporary practitioners such as Peter Blackaby, Angela Farmer and Victor Van Hooten, Vanda Scaravelli, Donna Farhi, Judith Lasater, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
My teaching honours the 5 koshas, or layers of our being. These are: the physical body, the breath and energy body, the mind and emotions, our inner wisdom/insight/intuition, and our connection to joy / bliss / spirit.
I include the 8 limbs of yoga and yogic philosophy, using techniques that support a holistic path: breath-work (pranayama), asana (movement and postures), still and moving meditation, yoga nidra, self-enquiry and reflection on daily life.
I specialise in:
I see Yoga as a journey inwards into the heart of our being, as well as a journey outwards to connect us more intimately with the world. It is a way of returning to and remembering who we truly are.
My personal practice and teaching is mindful, somatically and structurally informed. I am informed by yoga therapy, my background as a massage therapist and practice of Amerta movement. I draw traditional Hatha and Tantra yoga, alongside yoga pioneered by contemporary practitioners such as Peter Blackaby, Angela Farmer and Victor Van Hooten, Vanda Scaravelli, Donna Farhi, Judith Lasater, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
My teaching honours the 5 koshas, or layers of our being. These are: the physical body, the breath and energy body, the mind and emotions, our inner wisdom/insight/intuition, and our connection to joy / bliss / spirit.
I include the 8 limbs of yoga and yogic philosophy, using techniques that support a holistic path: breath-work (pranayama), asana (movement and postures), still and moving meditation, yoga nidra, self-enquiry and reflection on daily life.
I specialise in:
- Restorative Yoga
- Yoga Nidra
- Chair Yoga, for people who prefer not to use the floor or with mobility issues
- Womens well-being and cyclical wisdom: practices and support to navigate significant life transitions such as relationship changes, pregnancy, post-natal recovery and menopause.
- Elders
- Adults with special needs
- Trauma-informed work