Yoga Class with Niamh is held online on Wednesdays at 5.15pm. This class is currently postponed for the summer. However, there is Physio Yoga Therapy one on one classes available with Niamh in the clinic. For more details please contact Niamh on 01 6856124.
Benefits of Yoga run by Chartered Physiotherapist and member of Yoga Alliance Professionals
Yoga has many benefits which affect how we live our daily lives for the good of ourselves and those around us, which in turn improves our overall Quality of Life:
Increases Strength
Improves Flexibility and Joint Range of Movement
Improves Balance and Coordination in the Body
Improves Breathing Patterns
Helps to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Improves Posture
Improves Circulation
Improves the functioning of the Nervous System
Calms the Mind
Improves the functioning of the Digestive System
The 8 Limbs of Yoga
Yoga is an ancient system for the development and maintenance of health, harmony and balance of the body mind and spirit. In other words, it provides the means to live a happy, healthy, relaxed life and enables us to cope even when times are hard. In the classic text, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, dating back some 2000 years, we are told that to achieve this balance and the deep awareness vital to a happy life, we should practice the 8 limbs/branches of Yoga.
The 8 branches of Yoga are:
Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi
The 5 Observances
The 5 Actions
Postures
Breathing
Withdrawal of the Senses
Concentration
Meditation
Joy
