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YOGA CLASSES

As some of my regular clients may know, I am a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and often advocate the use of yoga for many conditions.

Patrick has been practicing for 15 years and teaching since 2001.He has studied with the Iyengars in Pune along with senior Teachers in Australia. For the last 13 years Patrick has worked full time as a Naturopath and Remedial Massage Therapist. This experience, along with his Yoga practice, help him to communicate to yoga students how to work intelligently to avoid the common problems he treats daily. Regular practice of yoga can bring about not only physical relief from structural problems but alleviate deeper conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and in general decrease the effect of stress and anxiety in our daily lives.

Since moving to Melbourne from Perth I have just organised a schedule of classes, I also have upcomming Anatomy and Yoga workshops at various yoga studios across Melbourne. I am also available for private classes at my rooms in Ivanhoe, I have space and equipment to teach 1-2 students.

If you would like to learn more about Yoga, I have started teaching classes at Yoga moves in Balaclava, St Kilda Iyengar Yoga school and Clifton Hill Yoga studio, find the contact details below. The casual classes are on weekly, the courses are on during the yoga term so just check the school website.

Yoga Moves Balaclava (2 William St, cnr of Carlisle st, tram 16) www.yogamoves.org Call 9527 5198

Clifton hill Yoga studio (129 Queens Parade Clifton Hill, tram 86) www.iyoga.com.au Call 9486 8044

Saint Kilda Iyengar Yoga School (Suite 11/ 82 Ackland St St Kilda) www.skys.com.au Ph 9537 1015

You can also contact me via email.

My class times are as follows:

Sunday Monday Monday Tuesday am Tuesday Tuesday Thursday am Thursday Saturday

Level 2 Level 1-2 Level 1 General Level 1-2 Beg-intro Level 2 Level 2 General

10.00 - 12pm 6.15 - 7.45pm 7.45 - 9.15pm 6.00am - 7.30am 6.15 - 7.45pm 7.45 - 9.00pm 6.00am - 7.30am 9..30 - 11.30am 9.00 - 10.30am

Clifton Hill Yoga Studio casual class Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava course Saint Kilda Yoga school 82 Ackland St casual class Yoga Moves 2 William St Balaclava casual class

All classes are taught in the Iyengar yoga tradition, with a strong emphasis on alignment and structure, using props such as blocks, straps, bolsters and wall ropes. Theses props allow people with limited flexibility or experience to still get the most out of the various postures.

Classes
Beginners(introduction) level is for people new to yoga, or people who have had a number of years off and what to re-establish a firm grounding to their Yoga practice.

Level 1 is general level class for people who have done beginners level for 4-5 months with the introduction of new poses including some inversions.

Level 1-2 ( general) is a class for students having learnt the basics and now starting to challenge themselves. They should have at least 6 months of general level classes should have been undertaken.

Level 2 is a class for more experienced students with more difficult and challenging poses
being practiced including the inversions headstand and shoulderstand variations along with more difficult backbends


NATURAL THERAPIES FOR BETTER PEFORMANCE

Naturopathy aims to create the conditions that are conducive to restoring and maintaining energy. Patrick employs his skills to help people acheive their optimum performance. Along with boosting energy, Acupuncture, Bowen or Biomesotherapy accelerates injury recovery.

Sports massage helps improve endurance, and flexibility, prevent stiffness and lessen the risk of injury. It also helps the body work more efficiently, therefore enabling a speedier recovery. Along with boosting energy, Acupuncture accelerates injury recovery, while increasing immunity for problems such as allergies. Nutritional advice maps out when and what patients should eat. A balance must be achieved between carbohydrates, fats and proteins. "There is no point in trying to get fit if the rest of your lifestyle is unhealthy". In order to exercise more efficiently, it is important to provide the right ‘fuel’ at the right time to give adequate energy.

These recommendations can be applied to all levels of sports performance from the weekender to the elite athlete. Here is what Jamie Harnwell Perth Glory defender had to say.

"I usually visit Patrick twice a year to check on my progress, especially during the tough pre-season. Treatment has been successful for me in reducing fatigue and accelerating post-game recovery time. My immune system feels stronger and more able to fight minor infections such as colds and flu."

Fundamentally, any treatment involves boosting mitochondrial function, these are sausage shaped structures within the cells that are responsible for energy production. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell which produce ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), the currency of energy in the body. Below are some of the major factors which support Mitochondrial function aimed at increasing and prolonging energy production and delaying time to fatigue.

• B Vitamins - fundamental to the Krebs cycle and finally the mitochondria

• Magnesium - Important in muscle energy production and lessening fatigue and cramps

• Co Enzyme Q10 - Powerful cellular antioxidant which enhances and improves
energetics of the immune system. Aids in fighting free radicals.

• L Carnitine - Essential for prolonged energy production and clearing toxic accumulation of fatty acids by picking up fats and shuttling them into the mitochondria. Improves recovery from sport or endurance exercise

• Lipoic Acid – Improves glucose metabolism and is essential for cellular and muscular energy production.

• Herbs such as Ginseng and Astragalus – Increase the ability to cope with stress, boosts the immune system and delays fatigue.



The Mitochondrial support game plan starts 24-48 Hrs pre-event

• Store the largest amount of energy in the liver and the muscles.

• Enter the competition with the smallest possible stomach volume.

• Buffer the effects of fatigue to extend the period of maximum effort.

• Reduce the effects of free radicals during and after exercise.

• Keep adequately hydrated.