Learn postures, breathing techniques, meditation & mindfulness, anatomy & physiology, yoga philosophy, styles and much more.
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A wonderful lady (Amy) in my pregnancy yoga and Mum and Baby Yoga class put together this lovely selection of alternative pages that have so much information on pregnancy, birth and so much more, enjoy : )
Thanks Amy Taylor…

General Health stuff
http://wellnessmama.com/ (way more than just mama stuff! excellent for recommending herbs etc, and recipes for cosmetics and everything really! (http://wellnessmama.com/5062/baby-care-recipes/ (ready for the baby!)
http://www.modernalternativemama.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/octoberunprocessedirl/ (absolutely fantastic network of people from all backgrounds who will help with all healthy unprocessed food questions!)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishkefirgrainssharing/ kefir grains and other starter cultures sharing community

This is a useful seeming booklet for mums for acupressure during labour http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/download-booklet/ and this is a handy youtube clip to watch along side it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjg1PtR2kTA

Also, This is a lovely looking baby led weaning blog http://mylovelylittlelunchbox.com/recipes-2/, but loads of these recipes look like delicious adult food too!!

Movie on pressure points for pain

Mum and Baby and Pregnancy Stuff
http://thecardamomspod.com/2009/05/homemade-laborade/ (Homemade ‘laborade’ recipe which I will put to the test and get back to you about!)

Remedies for gas and reflux:
http://www.parents.com/baby/care/gas/best-remedies-for-gas-reflux/
http://www.mamanatural.com/natural-remedies-for-baby-reflux/

Mothercare tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDuDKKBaUvlPCsmU8QVBr5ZtSRZ6pfmZe
Johnsons: https://www.youtube.com/user/babyandyou

Helpful parenting info: http://www.aptaclub.ie/videos/baby-burping/
And Ive got a nice book called ‘A mindful Pregnancy’ by Andi Puddicombe who runs the infamous Headspace app. They have some really nice mindfulness youtube clips and animations. https://www.youtube.com/user/Getsomeheadspace

Here is some information on slings and other things that babies wear:

http://www.earthmother.ie/
They sell natural and organic baby stuff, and they’re Irish!

https://www.facebook.com/babywearingireland?fref=photo

https://www.facebook.com/babywearingireland/events?key=events (for local sling meetups)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/182364631890918/ (babywearing support and chat)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1417041311899902/ (babywearing for sale or trade)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/blwireland/ (baby led weaning)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/extendedbreastfeedinginireland/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1538998769679910/ (Galway city breastfeeding Cuidiu)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishClothNappyEssentials/ (Brilliant page..lots of competitions and giveaways for cloth items, and great way to discover local WAHM (work at home mums) who make cloth items!)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cbmadvice/ (cloth bums, fluffy advice and chat)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/361935280645902/ (mama cloth chat group, for cloth sanitary pads etc)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/156969501145318/ (PreLoved cloth Nappies FSOT (For Sale Or Trade)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/749348065179491/
 (Terry Square Love- this ones British so some of the advice is useless)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/clothnappyireland/?ref=br_tf
https://www.facebook.com/groups/134049013446037/ (Cloth nappy library Ireland- great for nappy loans and trial kits, also for advice and links to sellers, youtube demos, etc)

https://www.facebook.com/NappyLibraryIreland?fref=ts (Not sure what the difference is between these two pages!)

http://www.clothnappylibrary.ie/local-library.html (This is their website)
There are loads and loads of WAHMs making cloth nappies and other mum and baby stuff, easily found on facebook, for example funki fleece, sweetlavenderandchiliflakes, becky’s bappies, bumptobeyond, fluffybumsireland, the list is endless!

http://www.thenappylady.co.uk/ (english cloth nappy sales, but excellent for nappy advice!)

This two hour workshop covers a variety of aspects regarding stress and anxiety including:
What is stress and how our perception impacts how we experience stress.
What are the physiological affects of stress and how does it affect our body and minds.
Techniques and tools that we can use to work with our stress or to improve our relationships with stress.
Dietary support for those who find that stress really affect their digestion and/or heart or other physical ailments that can come as a result of stress.
Learn proven techniques of Mindfulness and Breath awareness to eliminate stress.

Cost – 10E
Dates: Sunday October 11th at 10:30am

Pre Booking is essential, Venue – the Ardilaun Hotel

People choose psychotherapy for many reasons, some of which include: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Trauma, Grief, Bereavement, Anger, Fear, Stress, Loss, Relationship Issues, Self Awareness.

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1. Increased Flexibility
Hatha yoga is a slow, gentle practice guiding the practitioner into stretches that are held for about a minute. By relaxing and breathing into a stretch, the muscles start to adapt to a new length and grow in flexibility. Sometimes you may use of props to hold postures without causing pain or injury.

2. Toned Muscles
While you are stretching some muscles, you will use other muscles to push you into the stretch. These muscles will then become stronger and are strengthened by the very action of pushing. There is a certain physical demand to enable you to hold each pose and this increases muscle tone throughout the whole body.

3. Improved Posture
By lengthening and strengthening the muscles in the body, it allows the skeleton to return to a state of balance. This means that the muscles and bones return to a place of improved alignment and correct posture. Even the smaller stabilizer muscles get stretched and toned and leave the body feeling straighter and even longer.

4. Pain Relief
As you realign the muscles and bones, tension that was causing pain, especially in connection with the hips, back and neck, is often greatly improved. Feeling straighter, lighter and stronger, with a better core, the body is less susceptible to injury.

5. Improved Breathing
In many ways breathing is the foundation of your well being. You might have noticed that in stressed states the breathing is erratic. Good breathing is often overlooked but when your breath is in a natural state and rhythm, the whole body falls into its natural rhythm and you feel and look better on many levels.
Throughout the class the focus on breath-work in the beginning and then within the postures enables the practitioner to deepen and slow down their breath. Breath, body and mind all interact with each-other and when we are stressed and busy are breathing is usually out of sync. By returning the breath to a calm state throughout the class, this impacts the calmness of the mind and aids in the well known side affects that we experience after class.

6. A Calmer Mind
The act of breathing and focusing on relaxing in a stretch moves the thought process from whatever the mind was doing before a class, this often results in a feeling of calmness and contentment. In many ways this is a meditation and the more you practice, the more of an impact this will have on your life.

7. Better Food and Lifestyle Habits
We all know that when we are feeling good in our bodies and good in our minds, that we tend to focus on healthier, more positive ways of living and working. It is very common for people that practice yoga to begin to choose healthier lifestyles and to have better food choices.

8. Protection from Disease
So naturally the healthier the body and mind the less likely we are to get sick. The lymphatic system in the body and the digestive tract get stretched and moved through many of the yoga poses. As these internal systems are essential to good health, improved well being is a natural result of yoga. Stretching also helps to move toxins stored in tissues, stimulates the circulatory system and the nervous system and there is often gentle internal organ massage created by poses such as twists and inversions. All this helps keep the body in a state of homeostasis or balance.

9. Improved Sleep
Many people experience deeper sleep on the night after a yoga class. It’s possible to bring what you learn into your personal wind-down process each night.

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People choose psychotherapy for many reasons, some of which include: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Trauma, Grief, Bereavement, Anger, Fear, Stress, Loss, Relationship Issues, Self Awareness.

Cost is EUR 60 per one hour session.

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Yoga classes, meditation, breathing techniques and more; held in beautiful secluded locations in Galway and Mayo. When not doing activities, there are cozy, warm beds, hot showers and great company.

Date: TBC