Joyce Gavin -

     “Movement is understood as a transfer of energy between two directions, up and down, heaven and earth. The most effective centre is empty, available.” Aline Newton - (Dynamic Body –Exploring Form  Expanding Function – pub: freedom from pain inst 2011 ) author of articles on aspects of movement, biomechanics and psychodynamics – www.alinenewton.com R unning has been a long standing favourite fitness activity for millions of people, and has seen a large upsurge in popularity in the recent economic downturn. H owever as more and more people are catching the running bug, more and more people are presenting with overuse injuries. R unning occurs mostly in the Sagittal Plane, it is repetitive and tends to be high impact, and thus many runners fall foul to postural imbalance and injury. C ommon running injuries stem from issues with muscle length (flexibility) mobility or strength – Pilates principled Movements or Evolved Movements can be in...

Check out this fantastic workshop coming June 7th Fascia the missing link - Magic 8 

Clinical Pilates -  I was attached to Pilates in the 80’s/90’s not for any of its rehabilitation qualities but because I enjoyed the movements and how they made me feel and how they changed my shape. It was important then to me to learn all about this wonderful movement system so I could bring it to my clients and offer them the same feeling of being in control of how they felt and looked. Hence opening Ireland's first ever Pilates Studio in the 90’s Like most people in my youth I considered myself invincible I had a sporting career that was very taxing on the body and at the time the desire to win always far out weighted any consequences of injury. And like you I am only human and those hours and hours of tough training where bound to catch up with me. I have always had what we commonly describe a ‘bad back’ in fact in 2010 on a visit to an Orthopaedic Surgeon here in Dublin for a neck injury – he commented not only on the condition of my cervical ...