Always wanted to know what’s happening ‘down there’ but never dared to ask? Join anatomy and yoga teacher Marie in this yoga practice dedicated on your pelvic floor, hips and mula bhanda. Explore the movements, feel the stillness and discover how this amazing part of your body relates with the rest of your anatomy. This […]
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Do you suffer from neck or shoulder tension? Have you ever left a class with more pain than when you came in? Or are you just curious about the human body and want to know more? Come and join anatomy and yoga teacher Marie for this special workshop dedicated on the neck and shoulders. Learn
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Many people attend yoga because they want “a good stretch”. But what does “stretch” actually mean and is it always necessary and good for us? What is the difference between stretching a muscle versus releasing it? Is one better than an other or are they just different ways to care for the body? How can
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What is Ortho-Bionomy for me? I came across Ortho-Bionomy in 2006 when I was suffering neck pain. After receiving a few sessions, I was amazed with the results it had on my body physically as well as emotionally. Receiving Ortho-Bionomy helped me realised who I was and who I wasn’t, it changed my posture and
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Always wanted to know what’s happening ‘down there’ but never dared to ask? Join anatomy and yoga teacher Marie in this yoga practice dedicated on your pelvic floor, hips and mula bhanda. Explore the movements, feel the stillness and discover how this amazing part of your body relates with the rest of your anatomy. This
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A healthy pelvic floor can help you breath better, improve your posture, help your digestion and make you feel strong and grounded. Last year I picked up a French book titled Périnée arrêtons le massacre meaning Perineum stop the massacre by Dr Bernadette de Gasquet and this was the start of a long journey of discovery about the pelvic
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As most of you are aware I am nearly at the end of my pregnancy and it is time for me to take some time out. Back at the Yoga Loft by mid-June I am planning to come back and practice Ortho-Bionomy at the Yoga Loft for a couple of days as early as possible,
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‘Burn out’ are quite frequent in a service-based industry. Practitioners can get trapped in giving a lot to others and forgetting about themselves. It is important as a therapist to learn how to receive and how to centre ourselves before we start a session. Meditation and aromatherapy can help us achieve
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Over the past few years there has been a growing interest in brain health and research has shown that massage can improve our brain function. Massage can play a major role when aiming to reduce stress and its damaging effects on the brain. Research has shown that by applying pressure to the muscles, massage has
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Does stretching really increase our flexibility? What is happening when we stretch? When a muscle is taken into a stretch the proprioceptors (nerve endings that relay information to the nervous system) are sending a message to the brain telling our muscle to contract to resist the stretch. This is what we call the stretch reflex.
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