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Hanna Somatic Education | Pilates | Dance Dublin
When Storm Emma meets The beast from the East (who came up with that name?!), we get 4 days of snow - the first 15-20cm fell last night, which means schools are staying closed, bread is sold out and everyone is in a slight panic. Time for some selfcare - Somatic Movement lying on a… Continue reading Snow makes Ireland come to a halt
Lawrence Gold, one of the 'Wave 1' practitioners (who studied directly under Thomas Hanna) who have taken Somatic Education further and further, has written a beautifully concise article I would like to share! You can find the description of what happens in Hanna Somatic Education, which is what my training was based on, HERE I… Continue reading A recommended article!
For my course starting January 8th 2018, I will also have the recorded audio from every class on offer - together with a 45min video call one to one as a package! Who is this for? My class in on a Monday morning at 10am, so not everyone is able to come to it. But… Continue reading Give the gift of self-directed learning
In my last Mindful Movement - Introducing Hanna Somatics course, I have started recording the classes to send it to the participants - something that is never really done when you go to a class (yes, generally, you should come back rather than practice at home for free, right?)! My clients find the recordings very helpful… Continue reading An audio class recording adventure on Bandcamp is on it’s way..
If you want to learn a few movements that can serve as a basis to your movement practice, be welcome in my next course of Somatic Movement! Next block of classes starting next week Thursday. All classes are available to drop in, but you're also welcome to book them as a course. Priority is given… Continue reading New 6 week block starting next week!
I'm delighted to be invited back as a guest lecturer at University of Limerick next week. I'll be working with the Master of Arts Contemporary Dance Performance students on alignment, effortless and efficient movement as a basis for their complex challenges they are facing as professional dancers. I am currently the only practitioner in the… Continue reading Back at University of Limerick!
A shout out for my upcoming Saturday Somatics Series at Live&Breathe Pilates in the City Centre - we will start this Saturday with movements to relax the back. The Series is divided into 4 monthly workshops, each with a different theme and we start with the back, followed by the hips, shoulders and finish with… Continue reading Upcoming Workshop Series
I was lucky to have my friend and professional dancer Karen Gleeson and photographer Angie Pappas Constable with me in my office to give you a glimpse of how a Clinical lesson might look like. I think Angie took some beautiful photos - check out her street photography work here: www.angieconstable.com , so I want… Continue reading What happens in a Clinical Lesson?
Or better - what people say in and after a class! I got so much out of it! My hip feels much more mobile, my back feels looser! My shoulders are relaxed! My bowels are very happy! Sometimes it's a smile, a surprised look or an Ooooh! I have updated the website with some feedback… Continue reading What people say about Somatics
We have the dates fixed for our Saturday Somatics Series at Live & Breathe Pilates! This series of short one off workshops has a different theme each time. We will start with Untangling your back pain, move on to Untangling tight hips, third in line are your tense shoulders and last but not least Sciatica… Continue reading Saturday Somatics Series: Untangling….