Mindful Movement Yoga

Find your ground

Movement that is gentle but mighty. Small, friendly, relaxed classes. Explore breathing techniques (pranayama), physical poses (asana) and meditation.  Find practices and postures that honour your body.  All levels of fitness, flexibility (or not), shapes and genders welcome.  There is no such thing as a yoga body.    

Wellbe Yoga Classes

Schedule at Leevale HPC (upstairs), Cork

Classes must be booked and paid for in advance.

Select the class or classes you wish to book from the schedule below.

Classes can be canceled or transferred up to 24hours before the start time. Simply go to your booking confirmation email for options.

Classes are 70mins long.

Classes are for adults over 18 years only.

See booking help and faqs if you having issues while booking through the system.

Phone or text Joanne at 0892545239 if you have any queries at all!

Yoga Classes - Location

Yoga Room at:
Leevale HPC (upstairs)
Farranlea Road
Cork
T12 HW88

Tel: Joanne at +353892545239

 

Class Descriptions

Yoga for Beginners

  • Monday nights: 6:30-7:40PM (70 minutes)

  • Friday mornings: 11:30AM-12:40PM

  • What you DON’T need: Previous experience, your own mat, fancy yoga pants. You should be able to get up and down off the floor easily, otherwise, all ages, genders, body shapes, fitness levels and flexibility (or not) levels welcome.

  • Cost: Single class Euro16; 8 class pack Euro100

  • Book your spot on schedule above.

Welcoming and friendly beginners yoga.

A gentle practice that supports you to build strength and flexibility.

Create inner ease and calm.

Enhance body mind connection and ease.

Have fun!

Image by Mor Shani at Unsplash

Yoga for Runners

  • Monday nights: 8:00pm-9:10PM (70 minutes)

  • Cost: Single class Euro16; 8 class pack Euro100

  • Book your spot on schedule above.

Yoga focused entirely on running.

All welcome – from fun runners to endurance runners. No yoga experience or flexibility needed!

  • mobilise, strengthen +stabilise joints in all planes of movement

  • perform better

  • reduce injury risk

  • enhance focus

Flow + Breathe Class

  • Thursday nights: 8:00-9:10PM

  • Friday mornings: 10:00-11:10AM

  • Cost: Single class Euro16; 8 class pack Euro100

  • Book your spot on schedule above.

Mixed level class - some yoga experience helpful.

Strong and dynamic class with a focus on joint prep, strength, mobility and connection.

Modifications and variations are offered throughout.

Stretch and strengthen your body, calm your mind, lift your spirits.

One-to-one Online Yoga

If you are curious about bringing the practice of yoga into your life, but don’t have time/feel comfortable to book into a public class, this is for you. Sessions are online, tailored entirely to your needs and capabilities. Sessions support you in developing lifelong movement, breathwork and meditative practices adapted to your self, your body, your life demands, and at your pace.

If you are attending Wellbe for diet-related health concerns (e.g. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, PCOS, heart disease) you might opt to add-on this service. Mindful movement, breathwork and meditation are ancient mind-body practices that enhance health outcomes in a modern demanding world.

Each session is 1 hour long and incorporates breathwork, poses and meditation.

You will need: good internet connectivity/wifi, device with camera and audio, private space in your home to practice, comfy clothes, a mat.

What you DON’T need: yoga experience, flexibility or fitness, fancy pants!

Commitment: 8 session course over 8-12 weeks.

Cost:

  • Payment in full: Euro560

  • Payment plan: Euro280/month x 2 months

    Phone/text Joanne @ 0892545239 to book

Your first yoga class? 

If yoga is new to you, am so glad you are here!  You may have a few questions when you book, for instance, what to bring, what to expect. Get in touch if your question is not covered here.

  • Come at least 10 minutes early if you can. This gives you a chance to get settled in the space, take a breath and find a spot you like in the room.

    • An open mind and heart to try something new without judgement.

    • Yoga mats, blocks, blankets(for the final resting pose) and other props (e.g. blocks, bolster) are all provided. You are welcome to bring your own mat if you prefer to use that.

    • A warm jumper in case you feeling nippy at the beginning or end of the practice when there is less movement.

    • A towel (for sweat) and a bottle of water.

    • a yoga room is generally a dedicated quiet space so when you arrive switch off your phone.

    • leave your shoes outside the door of the yoga room when you come in.

    • yoga practice is in bare feet, this is for safety as wearing socks may result in slippage on the mat. During yoga we focus on the feet as the basis of our alignment. Practicing barefoot allows you to ground, flex and strengthen the feet. It also allows the teacher to see clearly what your feet are doing in case you need additional supportive guidance. However, with that all said, if it is a gentle practice or during gentle poses and you are feeling nippy, it is fine to slip your socks on.

    • a natural disinfectant spray is provided to clean mats at the end of practice, but if you prefer you can bring your own mat.

  • Let common sense prevail. It is important to arrive hydrated and nourished, but you can decide how close to the session you are able to eat. You may know that you need to leave a couple of hours between eating and physical activity - or less or more.

  • For the most part, yoga classes stick to a general structure, so after a few classes you will know what to expect. When you arrive pick a mat in a spot you are comfortable with. After welcoming everyone, we begin with a gentle practice focusing on breath and body connection. Options are given for anyone who finds that focusing on their breathing is not relaxing. This is followed by mindful movement into a guided sequence of postures. It's okay not to know or do the poses perfectly, or to skip poses if you need to. Yoga is about being present with ourselves and not about achieving perfect poses. The guidance caters to all experience levels. The last part of the class is dedicated to sinking into a resting pose (Savasana) after the sequence of movement. In my classes I guide mindful meditation such as a brief body scan during Savasana.

Your Yoga Teacher

Joanne is a Yoga Teacher registered with Yoga Alliance Professionals, a certified Mindfulness Teacher (with an MSc from University College Cork) and a Registered Dietitian (CORU). She took her first yoga class in what was Bikram Yoga in Dublin in 2006 and eventually trained with Carol Murphy of Green Lotus Yoga in Cork in 2017 to qualify as a yoga teacher (200 YTT). She has recently completed a 100 hour advanced yoga teacher training with Michael James Wong (Krama Yoga) in Dublin and five hour training in Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga with Arielle Schwartz. She is currently undertaking a 40 hour teacher training in Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman and Detour Method Online with Cecily Milne of Yoga Detour. She is also a member of Cecily Milnes Yoga Detour Community.