Anatomy Trains in Motion – Myofascial Meridians for Movement Therapists 2017

Live & Breathe Pilates are delighted to announce that Anatomy Trains in Motionwe are hosting Anatomy Trains in Motion in our studio in Dublin June 9th – 11th 2017.

This three day course is specifically designed for modern movement teachers and therapists, who want to expand their professional horizon and expertise in structural integration through movement.

Whatever your movement modality – Yoga, Pilates, Personal Training, Dance – Anatomy Trains in Motion offers skills that will add a new dimension to your teaching and practice.

At the heart of this course are the myofascial meridians. Understanding the lines’ anatomy, workings, sensory qualities and relationships are invaluable teaching skills that will transform your view on body reading, lesson planning and cueing.

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Putting the Ballet Back into Barre

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You trained as a Barre teacher, but have no previous dance training…

Would you like to deepen your knowledge and add to your classes using classical ballet?

In this 2 1/2 hour workshop you can learn more about correct placement and essential hints to strengthen your foundations of how to work at the Barre.

Train like a dancer and help your clients to become more graceful in their movements!
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Stephen Braybrook – Brain Move

Stephen Braybrook – aka ‘The Movement Man’ Brain-Movewill be with us in April 2017 to teach his Brain-Move Workshop.

This workshop is an introduction to practical neuroscience and aims to provide some take home informational gems that you can use straight away.

Brain-Move uses the principles of evolutionary biology, developmental psychology and applied biomechanics to elicit safety through the subconscious mind and enable easy, fluid and pain free movement.

Listen to Dr Perry Nickelston interview Stephen on his Stop Chasing Pain Podcast.

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BASI Pilates in Dublin 2017

After the success of our first courses with BASI in 2016, Live & Breathe Pilates are delighted to welcome BASI Pilates back to Dublin in 2017.

BASI logoWe will offer BASI’s Matwork and Comprehensive Courses (CTTC) in our studio in Dublin in 2017, as well as continuing education workshops with BASI and others.

The Matwork and CTTC courses will run over three weekends in March, May and July 2017. Read more on our courses below.

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Rebecca Leone – The Nun Returns

Live & Breathe Pilates are delighted to announce Rebecca Leone‘s return to Dublin in Rebecca Leone Head ShotFebruary 2017. It’s been three years since she’s been here and we’re super excited to have her back with us.

We are running three days of masterclasses and teacher training from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th of February, 2017.

Rebecca has a unique teaching style that will keep you laughing through the challenges she throws at you, whilst addressing the seriousness of spine safety.

Workshops are open to all instructors and interested clients and her Masterclass Practicals are open to experienced clients and instructors alike.

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Take a Deep Breath

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 Deirdre O'Connorand 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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BASI Pilates in Dublin 2016

Live & Breathe Pilates are delighted to welcome BASI Pilates back to Dublin in 2016. We are also hosting BASI in 2017.

After hosting a BASI logojoint 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.

These courses will run over three weekends in May, July and September 2016. Read more on all courses below.

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Pilates for Runners

Whether you’re a competitive runner or an occasional jogger, running is an great way to stay fit. But your body can take a beating – this is especially true if it develops muscle imbalances. These imbalances or asymmetries occur because of poor body mechanics, Pilates for Runnerscausing 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.

Join us on Sunday 1st November 12:15 – 13:45 for Pilates for Runners to learn how Pilates can create a stronger, more flexible spine and core, and can also promote faster recovery from injuries.

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Body Rolling – Therapeutic Myofascial Release

We’re delighted to welcome Deirdre O’Connor back to the studio to teach her Body Rolling Workshop for Myofascial Release. During the workshop we use balls of various sizes and densities to knead out tightness. Body RollingIt 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.

Whether one seeks relief from pain and structural problems or simply a healthier stress-free body, Body Rolling is a complete neuromuscular education of and for the body and mind.

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Exercise for MS and Pilates for MS with Mariska Breland 2015

Mariska Breland, founder of the Pilates for MS™ Teacher Training Program will be Mariska Brelandin Dublin to teach her Exercise for MS Course at Live & Breathe Pilates this November 28th & 29th. We have also just added a third day on November 30th for Pilates for MS.

The initial two day course incorporates the latest research in neuroplasticity and neurorehabilitation into a Pilates based exercise program designed to address common problems associated with multiple sclerosis.

Exercise for MS is an acclaimed course that covers the MS disease process in depth, as well as issues common to many neurological diseases, including balance difficulties, weakness, muscle spasticity, bladder problems, gait abnormalities, as well as the principles and applications of neuromuscular rehabilitation and neuroplasticity in exercise. You will learn how to assess causes of balance problems, work with single side weakness to create better muscle balance, diagnose ineffective compensations and help remedy them, the importance of how and when to stretch to manage spasticity, and techniques to create “detour circuitry” in the brain and spinal cord to work around existing nervous system damage, and much more. Since the course covers so many problems common to the general population too, you will have tools to work with other students too, especially the aging, and those with neurological conditions or muscle imbalances.

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We have also just added a third day to this course on Monday 30th of November – Pilates for MS. This additional day is open to those who have previously completed and passed the Exercise for MS course. It focuses specifically on the Pilates apparatus – Reformer, Cadillac etc. This is a 7 hour course and runs form 09:30 – 17:30 on Monday 30th of November 2015.

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We are also hosting a Mat Masterclass with Mariska on Friday 27th at 6pm. This 90 minute mat class is open to instructors as well as clients. Not for the faint hearted this energetic workout will get the blood pumping while getting your body strong and supple. This class is not suitable for beginners, those with injuries or underlying conditions or pre / postnatal clients.

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