Untying the Knots

15/04/2020

28/04/2019

Places have now all been taken for my upcoming Sleep Like a Baby course. If any of you who wanted a space but didn't get you want to send a P.M. to me and I will put you on the waiting list if there are any last minute cancellationsl

13/04/2019

Using a tennis ball for self massage (or self myofascial release as it’s known) is an amazingly effective and cheap way to release knots and tension within the body. Simply trap the ball between your body and something else… like the floor or a wall. This can be used on any part of the body that you are feeling tightness.

Ok so this is the ‘fun’ part… you are looking for the painful spots. Yes I said painful. But what I actually mean is those spots that are uncomfortable when you press on them. You’ll know when you find them. *

When you find a spot, hold the ball in place with sustained pressure (or alternatively you can ‘milk’ the area by moving a couple of mm over the area).

Put enough pressure on so that you are reaching around a 7-8/10 on the discomfort scale. Breathe. Relax into the ball. Let your muscles release. Drop your shoulders.

Hold until the discomfort reduces to around 2-3/10. This sometimes takes around 2-3 minutes. If it still hasn’t dropped after this time come off and try a different spot. **

Listen to your body and stop if anything feels “not right.” It should feel like a ‘good’ pain. Again, you’ll know what I mean when you hit the right spots ;-)

* If you’re not sure if you have or not, chances are you haven’t!

**Use the 10 second rule….if the pain INCREASES after 10 seconds and you haven’t increased the pressure then this could be more of an acute injury to the tissues. This doesn’t need massage. It needs time to heal.

07/01/2019

30/10/2018

I've been exploring using resistance bands to my regular Yoga practice and am loving how it increases my proprioceptive awareness and brings life back to places that have become compressed and tightened down. I have a workshop coming up in the Elbow Room on Nov 11th called Fluid Yoga Strength using light resistance bands to bring an added dimension of lightness, fluidity and ‘move-ability’ to our Yoga .

Adding resistance bands to a yoga practice can help build and strengthen muscles, illuminating areas of weakness or injury, waking up neuromuscular pathways to bring more ‘oomph’ to our muscles, fascia and bones. The tension and yield of the bands allow for deep, luxurious stretches in the shoulders, hips and back and increases our sense of being present and at home in our skin.

We also take time in-between the more active Yoga poses for restorative type movements, giving the muscles and fascia time to unwind as your whole body is held in a hammock-like suspension allowing our nervous system to drop back into stillness.

This 2-hr workshop costs Euro 29 (10% discount for members)

06/02/2018

A little flavour of what we'll be doing at my up- coming Deep Sleep workshop this Sunday in Barefoot Yoga in Lucan . Whether it's more sleep time you want or whether you just need an afternoon of deep rest you'll be very welcome to join us.

DIY Health Fitness & Massage ! http://www.rollinginhealth.com Music by Grim Hans-Christian Bernhoft

31/01/2018

I love this woman's exploratory approach to movement and pain..... have a read and see what you think

Recovering from chronic pain is not a fairy tale

18/09/2017