We’re all about breathing deeply, widely and openly at Live & Breathe Pilates.
So we’re delighted to welcome Deirdre O’Connor back to the studio this May with her Take a Deep Breath workshop.
There is breathing – and there is Breathing, with a capital B.
Open hearted, full body breathing that creates wave like spinal moments which feel juicy 
and alive.
Breath inspires us, literally, and takes us out of the murky lethargy that seems to land in our bodies over the winter months.
It also allows us to move with fluidity and grace, and enlivens our very beings as it carries breath-infused prana to places of stagnation and tension
. Often our breath is the exact opposite of this – shallow, constricted, anxiety making half-breaths is more often our lot, particularly if we are leading busy, demanding lives.
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joint BASI Pilates Open Day we have seen a strong demand for BASI Pilates training in Ireland. We will offer Matwork and Fully Comprehensive Courses in conjunction with BASI in our studio in Dublin in 2016.
causing certain muscles to become overused, while others become underused. This can result in a variety of injuries from lower back pain to hip issues to knee pain. Running can also lead to a wide variety of tears, strains, pulls and aches and pains.
It enables each joint to be stimulated with gentle traction and rotation movements. This deep tissue work elongates and aligns muscles, softens fascial restrictions and leaves us with a delicious feeling of spaciousness and ease in our joints, limbs, muscles and fascia.
in Dublin to teach her 
insomnia, disturbed sleep or who just yearn for a deep, nourishing restful space. This Deep Sleep Stage 2 workshop on Sunday 26th of April at 2:30pm features many innovative ways to allow your whole nervous system to settle and rest deeply.
at 10:30am is a fun and effective way to strengthen and tone your whole body. Learn how an innocent looking air filled ball that doesn’t weigh very much can really challenge you! Using the ball we add lots of three dimensional moves to your session making the exercises more difficult and thus increasing the effort required. It’s the perfect complement to your mat & equipment repertoire. Cost is €25 for the workshop.