Maria Bermejo Yoga

There are many ways to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, and some may resonate with you more than others. Here are some examples:

•Breathing Based like diaphragmatic breathing, extended exhalations…
•Movement & body based methods like gentle stretching, concentration based movements, restorative yoga…
•Mind-Body Practices like meditation, Guided imagery, Body scanning…
•Sensory & Environmental Methods like soothing music, aromatherapy, warm baths or showers, Nature exposure…
•Social & Emotional methods like safe social connection, laughter, humming and singing…
•Physiological Technics like Vagal nerve stimulation through cold exposure; quick splash that will trigger the dive reflex that will slow the heart rate.
Slow eating and mindful chewing….

Which one does resonate with you better?

Practice yoga with me around Co. Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare or book a private session with me. DM me for more information.

🍋Kilkenny- New location. These are free classes you can join as they are subsidised by Kilkenny Leader Partnership. Chair Yoga -Tuesdays at 6.30 pm during the month of June.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Chair Yoga- Mondays 10:30am

🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Chair Yoga - Tuesdays at 10:30am

🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am

🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Back in September

Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

Adapting yoga poses with props makes the practice more accessible, more enjoyable, and far more interesting because it transforms yoga from something people try to fit into… into something that meets them where they are.
•Props turn struggle into success.
•Props make poses feel safer and more supportive
•Props reveal the real purpose of the pose
•Props help people feel their bodies more clearly
•Props allow creativity and playfulness
•Props make yoga inclusive and inclusion feels good

Practice yoga with me around Co. Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare or book a private session with me. DM me for more information.

Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

Pelvis stability drill where we target the gluteus medius and muscles connected to the pelvis responsible to flex, abduct, extend & rotate the leg.

🍋Kilkenny- New location. These are free classes you can join as they are subsidised by Kilkenny Leader Partnership. Tuesdays at 6.30 pm during the month of June.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am

🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am

🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am

🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall

Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

In Chair Yoga, accessibility means lovingly adapting each pose so it feels natural, supportive and truly within reach for every student. Balancing practices help awaken strength in the legs, hips, knees and ankles, while nurturing proprioception, body awareness and a calm, centred focus. With each movement, students rediscover their own stability, confidence, and inner resilience.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am
🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am
🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am
🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Fridays at 10:30 am
🍋Kilkenny- New location starting the 19th of May. Ask me for more information.

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Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

This is a combination of movements that will target the anterior chain of the body.

Chair Yoga may limit the exercises that target the stretches for the front of the body and any pose that will help with the stretch of the anterior chain must be taken with caution.

⚠️ Can the knee hold any weight? Can the toes curl under to support the leg in launch position? If not, try holding the weight of the body fully seated or try instead an standing high launch or warrior I variation for the stretch of the hip flexors. See my previous post.

Let me guide you on the best option available for you in my classes.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am
🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am
🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am
🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Fridays at 10:30 am
🍋Kilkenny- New location starting the 19th of May. Ask me for more information.

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Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

Standing sequence in Chair Yoga.
Exploring various poses for the mobility and stability/strength of the ankles, knees, hips, thoracic and shoulder area. Combining Warrior I, II, side angle and triangle poses with added thoracic mobility drill with revolved triangle pose. The perfect combination for a rounded standing chair yoga sequence. Simple and effective.

Join me tomorrow, 8th of May in Tullow Parish Hall for our Next 4 week course until the 29th of May. Investment €40. Drop in price €12.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am
🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am
🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am
🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Fridays at 10:30 am
🍋Kilkenny- New location starting the 19th of May. Ask me for more information.

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Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

I thank my husband, friends and family for making possible a very successful come back to my passion and true purpose in life beside being my husbands wife and my children’s mum.

I am grateful to my teachers for keeping me inspired and grateful to all the people that so far has come to my classes. I thank you for staying, I thank you for challenging me, for being present, for your enthusiasm and compassion. Thank you for trying and thank you for returning. … I am honoured.

Summer break approaches and in Tullow we will be finished at the end of May and we will return in September. Carlow classes will continue until end of June.

Join me tomorrow in Tullow Parish Hall for the last class of April course. Next 4 week course (May) will start the 8th until the 29th. Investment €40. Drop in price €12.

Ballon classes are also starting next week. 4 week course €40

Carlow classes, May 4 week course starts the 5th of May. €40, drop in price €12

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am
🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am
🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am
🍋 Ballon - Old School - Starting the 7th of May- Thursday at 10:00am
🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Fridays at 10:30 am

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Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie

Shoulder stretch variation.

An accessible variation to Cow Face Pose or GomuKhasana. Just working with one arm at a time adding gentle movements of the head, twists and forward fold.
The technical term of this pose would be Passive Shoulder internal Rotation or Hand-Behind-Back -Stretch.

If you are for the area and would like to practice some more accessible yoga or chair yoga see my in person classes below. DM me for more info.

🥑Tullow Active Retirement Group. Mondays 10:30am
🍎Carlow Town - An Gairdin Beo - Tuesdays at 10:30am
🍊 Narraghmore Co. Kildare - The Old Hardware - Wednesdays 10:00am
🍋 Ballon - Old School - Starting the 7th of May- Thursday at 10:00am
🥝 Tullow - Parish Hall - Fridays at 10:30 am

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Check my website www.mariabyoga.ie