https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/blog-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/blog-1/blog-post-title-one-cm9rz monthly 0.5 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1653503314654-LLAIZWYCHFU6717C8TNP/pexels-rakicevic-nenad-1274260.jpg Blog - Unleashing Your Creativity With Yoga - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/joinnow daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650625793940-7I54Q7UQWOR0SPEXSWIE/pexels-rodnae-productions-7821913.jpg Book a discovery call - If you’re curious about working with me, book a free 15-minute Discovery Call today and we can chat about how I can best support you. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/about daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1649279803503-I38XLF76UN96WKXIC3XR/Blog.JPG About Sophia is an experienced life coach, yoga teacher, mindfulness practitioner and menstrual cycle awareness mentor. Sophia has a Certificate and Diploma in Life Coaching from Mindstream. She works using an integrative and holistic approach, combining various techniques including the GROW model, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Mindfulness-based Self-Compassion and visualisation. She has a special interest and expertise in coaching for creativity. If appropriate or desired, Sophia also weaves in aspects of Menstrual Cycle Awareness into her coaching practice and guides her clients in living more cyclically according to their bodies’ own natural rhythms. Sophia has been practising yoga for nearly two decades and has been teaching since 2012. With a strong background in dance, yoga always felt very natural to her. Whilst studying in Trinity College, Dublin she was exposed to a wide variety of different styles of classes and teachers through her work on the committee of the Trinity Yoga Society. In 2010 she embarked upon a 500 hour 2-year training programme with Yoga Therapy Ireland. This YTT course has a focus on yoga’s therapeutic and mentally and physically transformative power. Sophia believes in the importance of inclusion in yoga and works to make yoga accessible to everyone regardless of experience, body type or physical condition. Sophia is based in North Wicklow, Ireland, between the sea and the mountains. 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The class will be suitable for all levels of experience and informed by the therapeutic approach to yoga. I believe passionately in molding the yoga to fit your body rather than the other way around. We will gather every week for an hour and 15 minutes to enjoy some mindful movement to connect body, mind and soul, followed by some nourishing breathing practices and finally a soothing deep relaxation to have you leaving feeling calm and grounded. Our first class on the 2nd of February will honour the goddess of Brigid and welcome in the spring and all that is waiting to awaken within us. I don't tend to make new years resolutions or feel the need to jump into new routines at the start of the new year as I feel we're still all in hibernation mode but with the coming of spring and the (slight) lengthening of days in early February I feel more called to get out and try new things, so this is why I decided to stay in the gentler, slower pace of winter for the month of January and start this course just in time for Imbolg/St Brigid's Day instead. Imbolg which literally means in the belly or womb is traditionally for sewing the seeds of what you'd like to manifest in the coming year, just as the seeds are starting to germinate in the soil all around us in the natural world. This is therefore an ideal time for manifestation, starting new projects and building new habits. Spaces are limited so please reach out here or via phone or email to book a place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650580208340-VFQD7YFFSEZX380059OZ/274956327_1406566349798648_5207452452619171661_n.jpg Classes - Yoga for Teens A gentle class which explores foundational yoga postures, flow and the union of movement and breath, all designed to help teenagers build resilience, self-awareness and a groundedness in their bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650580497645-AXQGC1785FOH8TTPL3UZ/dance+class+flyer.png Classes - Happy Bodies Dance Classes A dance class which allows children to move intuitively and creatively to music that they love. This movement practice will help children to feel safe to explore the capacity of how their bodies can move and help them to feel more present and playful in their bodies. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/11-sessions daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650581847914-UYTOKFV681GS3A790P4A/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-7078097.jpg 1:1 Sessions - Who are 1:1 Sessions for? I work with clients in 1:1 sessions in a number of different situations, such as: Getting strength back after an illness or injury More specialised therapeutic focus due to a physical or emotional need Yoga to compliment Menstrual Cycle Awareness Special focus on alignment and imbalances in the body Tailored plans and programmes for creating a regular and effective home practice Meditation and mindfulness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650581897292-RUSHPQ21XUZX0OHQJBK2/pexels-roman-odintsov-6193815.jpg 1:1 Sessions - Rates for 1:1 Yoga Sessions Once-off 1:1 yoga session - 50 euro Package of 4 1:1 yoga sessions - 160 euro Package of 8 1:1 yoga sessions - 300 euro https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/pilates daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650582200786-XOQHLQYNMGBZI3O2NTML/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4498606.jpg Pilates - Pilates Classes Having danced for many years, I have always been drawn to the functional elements of strength and flexibility, the anatomy of movement and how to build solid, protective foundations in our joints and core muscles. In 2013 I completed a Pilates Mat Level 1 and 2 Teacher Training with Susan Church at the Pilates Teacher Training Institute, Ireland. This training has informed how I teach yoga and I also run Pilates conditioning workshops for dance groups and sports teams. Watch this space for more news coming soon about Pilates Classes. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/mindfulness daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650582821808-VIDFCWBFG7JI8Y7EVE05/IMG_0852.jpg Mindfulness - Mindfulness and Meditation I have been developing my mindfulness practice since 2002 when I first encountered the work of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at his practice centre, Plum Village, in the south of France and in 2009 I set up the first Wake Up group in Dublin based on these teachings for young people. I have gone on to do courses in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-based Self-Compassion and have participated in meditation retreats in Ireland, France, Germany and Nepal. I weave mindfulness into all aspects of my work, from my coaching to my teaching. I am also available for mindfulness mentoring or meditation classes on a 1:1 or group basis. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/yoga-in-schools daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650623667157-I5KUY7RP43W2EYNFCOMT/pexels-yan-krukov-8613321.jpg Yoga in Schools - After-school Yoga Clubs I qualified as a primary school teacher in 2009 and have been teaching in schools in Ireland and abroad ever since. I believe yoga is a perfect tool for promoting well-being in the classroom and use it with my students throughout the day. I have also been running after-school yoga clubs for nearly 5 years where I encourage exploring movements of the body, stillness and breathing in a playful way. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/workshops daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1653494410101-E8R6I0FQXRY3U83FGDT1/Untitled+design.png Workshops - Unleash Your Inner Creatrix 29th May 2022, 4.00 - 5.30 pm, Fumbally Stables, Dublin 8. "And since creativity is still the most effective way for me to access wonder, I choose it." – Elizabeth Gilbert A Creatrix is a woman who is deeply connected to herself as a Woman and the Feminine Source of Creative power. She gives rise to desires, and gives birth to ideas and life of all kinds. By working with the Menstrual Cycle and connecting to the Divine Feminine, we will explore how to uncover our most creative selves and how to embrace all aspects of life with a playful curiosity. We will explore how to best support ourselves throughout the autumn and winter of our menstrual cycles so that we can explore and unleash the full creative vitality that awaits us in spring and summer. This workshop will involve self-reflection and self-connection through journaling practices, a sharing circle, guided visualizations, inner child work, and creative movement. Please bring a yoga mat and a cushion to sit on, a journal and something to write with, and a picture of you as a child if possible. Tickets are 15 Euro and all proceeds support Homeless Period and low income in Ireland to provide eco-friendly menstrual products. You can buy tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/revolutionperiod/693576 This workshop is open to everyone, whether you believe you’re a creative person or not. In the words of the ever-wise Creativity Writer Elizabeth Gilbert – ‘if you’re alive, you’re a creative person.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650612937986-I7X99ZOB1K76JOTBTI8B/revolution+image+2+Sara+Makadessi_.jpeg Workshops - Improving Body Image Workshop 30th May 2021, 5.30pm I’m delighted to be taking part in Revolution Period - an amazing week-long festival of virtual classes, workshops and events run by Kitty Maguire and members of the Red Clan and weaving elements of Menstrual Cycle Awareness throughout. I’ll be leading a workshop on improving body image through yoga, meditation, journaling and NLP (neuro linguistic programming). Through some gentle self-reflection and movement practices I’ll teach you how to let go of limiting beliefs and destructive thoughts about your body and develop a new narrative of respect and appreciation. A ticket to the festival allows you access to all the great events on throughout the coming 7 days and gives you a 6-month recorded playback of sessions. MOST importantly, all proceeds from the festival will be going to support the farmers’ and Covid crises in India as well as period poverty. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/retreats daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650614221100-N8SUB27EP8LE8EQIN4C1/Retreat+poster.jpg Retreats - A Day of Well-Being Retreat 16th October 2021, 10am - 4.30pm I’m excited to announce that my mother and I will host this 1-day well-being retreat in the middle of October. We will be expertly and gently guiding you through mindfulness exercises to help you gain a sense of stillness and awareness in your life; yoga practices that will give you a deeper grounding in your body; life coaching workshops that will allow you to reflect and explore various different facets of your life and re-establish balance; and finally a deep relaxation to nourish and restore the body, mind and soul. This beautiful day will take place in the Glenview Hotel, a special space nestled between green forests in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains with luscious gardens to walk in during our lunch break. Due to social distancing, places are limited and we’re already over half-way booked so if you’re interested please get in touch. Investment for the day is €75. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/education daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650619336786-RNEV8J3ONAS68MSSBCJN/pexels-yan-krukov-8613312.jpg Education - Workshop for Teachers - Creative Language Development through Yoga, Intuitive Movement and Dance Zoom Workshop for primary school teachers hosted by Tralee Education Centre 4th April 2022, 7pm This webinar is the second of two in exploring how to use the practices of mindfulness, yoga and intuitive movement in enhancing emotional processing and creative language development in primary school children. In this webinar we will look at how the development of oral language can be enhanced by a kinaesthetic learning approach. We will examine the various different movement capacities of the body through both yoga and intuitive movement/dance and how to empower children and increase their bodily awareness through learning and creating their own vocabulary to describe their physical movements. This webinar will be experiential in nature and I encourage all participants to take part in the movement and mindfulness activities if they can in order to have a better understanding of how to implement these practices in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650619230800-MX0BH5GAP0A7AI65ZMIP/pexels-jill-wellington-459949.jpg Education - Workshop for Teachers – Processing Emotions through Mindfulness, Intuitive Movement and Dance Zoom Workshop for primary school teachers hosted by Tralee Education Centre 28th March 2022, 7pm This webinar will be the first of two in exploring how to use the practices of mindfulness, yoga and intuitive movement in enhancing emotional processing and creative language development in primary school children. In this webinar we will look at how mindfulness can be an effective tool in allowing children to access their emotions. We will look at how to teach children to experience their emotions in the body rather than trying to process them with the mind alone and explore intuitive movement and dance as vehicles to experience and express feelings and emotions in a more kinaesthetic way. This webinar will be experiential in nature and I encourage all participants to take part in the movement and mindfulness activities if they can in order to have a better understanding of how to implement these practices in the classroom. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/11-coaching-2 daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650546972057-2JP1RHLVF9WQ3MABNZ6U/pexels-cottonbro-4065864.jpg 1:1 Coaching - Who is life coaching for? I truly believe that anyone who would like to make a change in their life, no matter how big or small, would benefit from working with a coach. I work with my clients on a variety of different issues from low self-esteem to career changes, motivation for creative projects to relationship break-ups. I can help provide you with support, accountability and an organised approach in any area in your life in which you feel stuck, lost or lacking in motivation. Together we will come up with a plan of action and break down your goal into manageable steps which you’ll feel confident about achieving and we’ll check in together regularly to celebrate the progress you’re making and work on overcoming any obstacles you may have. https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/creativity-coaching daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650572745390-3FMDZC7F2D00T8K72C3C/unsplash-image-N7FtpkC_P7o.jpg Creativity Coaching - Who is Creativity Coaching for? Those who are looking to expand their lives and live in a more creative and courageous way Anyone who is working on a creative project and needs support and accountability in bringing the project to completion Anyone who would like to be more creative but is struggling with limiting beliefs, self-doubt and impostor syndrome Those who are curious about their creativity and would like to reignite or discover a creative passion or pursuit https://www.skcoachingandyoga.com/menstrual-cycle-awareness daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650573828972-KMAFNEKK6Z51XAFLGXSM/pexels-cottonbro-8746734.jpg Menstrual Cycle Awareness - How to work with MCA Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) is a chance to connect with yourself and your body in a profound way and really commit to learning to tune into the wisdom of your own unique body through observing the menstrual cycle. This is an incredibly empowering and liberating act and one that is likely to increase your happiness, peace, productivity and relationships, most crucially, your relationship with yourself. This work is also ideal for those curious about living in a more cyclical way. If you’re someone who experiences burn-out and exhaustion often, or who tends towards bursts of productivity followed by complete crashes, learning to balance your energy in a way that lets you take control can bring great freedom and relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62447c970cba980d6e70c6dd/1650573983458-7G5URBS549SIX8DFTPLN/pexels-taryn-elliott-4099355.jpg Menstrual Cycle Awareness - MCA Coaching and Mentoring As a coach, I work with MCA with clients who are interested in learning more about connecting to their menstrual cycle for greater balance and productivity. Depending on your needs, I can weave this work into regular coaching, creativity coaching or lead dedicated sessions in MCA. I allow my work with MCA to be client-led and guided and informed by what is most useful to you. This can include period tracking and finding and predicting patterns for symptoms and behaviour, life-style adjustment to suit each stage of the menstrual cycle, ritual and ceremony to help ground you in each inner season, menstruators’ circles and education for young menstruators.