It is a great pleasure to have a running coach of Ben’s experience and expertise on the Balance Performance team again. Its wonderful that he’s got stuck in straight away and organised a 4 hour running workshop. It’s short notice but Ben has a few people interested already and some others on the team want […]
Working with Emotions – 12th November 2017 with Jim O’Neil at Balance Performance. “Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it.” Pema Chödrön A workshop taught by Jim O’Neil, a teacher we know very well and have known a very long […]
What are the benefits of a daily movement practice, a practice that has stood the test of many centuries past and yet remains relevant today? It depends entirely on who is teaching, whether they are sharing the entire breadth of the system or just an isolated strand of it: and of course it absolutely depends […]
Martial arts teacher Ray Carbullido will be in the UK from Hawaii to share his deep knowledge in a workshop “Understanding and Engaging Sacred Practices”. It is a practical workshop with instantly applicable benefits. Beginners as well as those who already have a practice (whether yoga, a martial art, long distance running or dancing) will […]
VOJTA OR REFLEX LOCOMOTION THERAPY Jose has been an excellent addition to our team at Balance Performance and offers Vojta therapy treatment to help babies, children and adults with central motor disorders – such as cerebral disorders, and much more besides. See Jose’s profile at https://www.balancephysio.com/jose-mengibar/ to get an idea about the breadth of areas he […]
Some thoughts from Graham – and some from Rafael Nadal – at the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne ahead of the Men’s Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Grand Slam Championships – as he does for several months every year on ATP World Tour events […]
Some thoughts from Graham on Day 10 of the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Championships – as he does for several months every year on the ATP World Tour – men’s professional tennis. Day 10: “Don’t strengthen stiffness, learn to move first! Here at the […]
“10 minutes for your tendon” Thoughts from Graham Anderson at the Australian Open Tennis on Day 9: “Tendinopathies of the achilles and patella tendon are common place. An injury of the Achilles tendon is a degenerative condition of the tendon. The injury is caused by chronic repetitive movements during running and jumping with inadequate recovery […]
Some thoughts from Graham on Day 6 of the Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne. Graham is there providing Sports Physiotherapy for the men in this Championships – as he does for several months every of the ATP World Tour. Day 6 “Tennis is a unilateral sport. If you are a right hander it’s inevitable that […]
Day 5 from Graham in Melbourne, Australia: “So you’ve turned your ankle whilst playing tennis. A common injury you might have seen at many a tennis event on the telly. Strong balance and proprioceptive training will assist and improve the likelihood of recurrent sprain. Once that ankle mortice and tenon joint is affected by weakened […]