The Joanne Avison Podcast

If you’ve ever experienced muscle trembling during or after a workout or a class - you may have heard the idea that it’s “good for you”.
But, as Paul and Joanne discuss in this episode, it could actually be a sign that you’re overtraining, and it’s essential to recognize these warning signs to avoid injury. You can maintain optimal performance, if you understand when “more” is NOT NECESSARILY “better”.
In this episode, we’ll delve into some research in exercise science and explore the connection between muscle fatigue, overtraining syndrome, and the body’s way of signalling the need for rest and recovery. Check this out if you’re tired of feeling tired and want to ensure your personal fitness journey can grow to the next level, with intelligent listening - of you, by you. It’s worth listening to the end to discover the secrets and misconceptions behind balancing and building any exercise, movement and recovery - for your unique best.

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Discover the transformative power of ancient wisdom in our modern lives through the harmonious practices of permaculture, Ayurveda, and yoga. In this enlightening conversation, Joanne and wellness consultant Justin Robertshaw explore how these holistic health systems foster balanced living, community empowerment, and environmental harmony.

Joanne and Justin discuss the intersection of yoga, Ayurveda and permaculture, highlighting how these practices can support sustainable living in ways that honour everyone’s experience. Our listeners working in therapeutic roles might be particularly interested to hear Justin discussing the importance of a client-centred approach grounded in experiential learning, and really explaining the "why" behind any recommendations or practices. His approach is so multidimensional, yet easy to understand.

So whether you're a yoga teacher in training, a therapeutic practitioner, or simply curious about how these practices can enrich your life, we hope this episode offers you valuable insights into the synergy between yoga, sustainable practices, and personal health and healing.

This episode was originally recorded in 2023.
ABOUT JUSTIN ROBERTSHAW
Justin Robertshaw is a wellness consultant who integrates Yoga, Ayurveda, and Permaculture to help people live in harmony with their true nature. With over 20 years of experience, he focuses on empowering individuals to make sustainable, practical lifestyle changes that improve their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. His work emphasizes aligning with natural principles for a more meaningful and abundant life.
Justin's website: www.justinrobertshaw.com
Justin's Instagram: @justinrobertshaw
Justin on YouTube: @justinrobertshaw

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What if there were simple tools that could improve your inner world immediately - without you folding yourself into a “pretzel” or meditating for hours? In this episode, Joanne Avison interviews Jyoti Manuel, of Special Yoga, who works every day with adults and children, making a profound difference to their well-being. We explore the question: can yoga really improve mental health? Are there super simple, easy things we can do to make a difference to our daily stress on every level - without doing headstands ?

From reducing anxiety and depression to promoting emotional regulation and relaxation, the benefits of simple yoga integrative practices are vast and multifaceted. We explore the role of fascia and mindful practice in yoga's profound mind-body connection. We talk about how simple self-awareness practices can ease symptoms of mental health conditions and serve everyone, including those with additional or different needs.

Whether you're seeking stress relief, or simply a deeper sense of emotional wellness, this conversation demonstrates how the subtle aspects of yoga can improve our mental health - on or off the mat. So, take a moment to join us and hear some inspiring stories of how Jyoti facilitates holistic transformation, with the simplest of tools you can imagine - that we all have at our fingertips!!

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Welcome to the second episode of this new season, in which I interview the wonderful Dr Karen Kirkness!
Karen is a yoga practitioner and recovering academic. Her book, Spiral Bound: Integrated Anatomy for Yoga, provides a rationale for curating movement practices that are led by the rotational constraints of the body. In this podcast (recorded in 2023 before Karen was rightfully awarded her PhD) we share our admiration for each other’s work and our fascination with spiral anatomy.
If you are a movement teacher or manual practitioner; if you are a mother, a daughter, a husband, a son, a father, a friend or a professional colleague, if you juggle and spin one hundred plates on sticks – (ie, if you have a pulse) – then there is magic in this conversation for you too. It is published in celebration of Dr Kirkness’s work, and in loving appreciation of her contribution to the world.
I hope you enjoy us enjoying each other as much as we did!
Joanne

MORE ABOUT DR KAREN KIRKNESS:
Karen holds a doctorate in medical sciences from Hull York Medical Student where she currently teaches embryology and anatomy. She's based near Edinburgh, Scotland, and owns Meadowlark Yoga studio on the heart of the Meadows. Find her online or building dens in the forest with her 2 kids.
Visit Karen's Spiral Syllabus website
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Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman

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Paul and Joanne share their experience and stories about pelvic issues, how they affect so many of us, and... how misunderstood they might be! How can we “rephrase” our understanding of the mythical “Pelvic Floor” and discover the magic of releasing the Pelvic Foot?

This is not a made up idea, by movement instructors who didn’t like learning anatomy! Paul talks about the key science behind this structural understanding of the human body. Effectively, you have a pelvic foot – not a pelvic floor... It’s true, and magic happens when you know that, know how to treat that and know how to move so that you can enjoy freedom from so many issues that are usually assigned to the “pelvic floor”.

There are many elements in Myofascial Magic that we can bring to the table (or mat or machine when we are teaching) that will automagically enhance all kinds of issues!

If you would like more information on the next available course, visit myofascialmagic.com and press the 'Start Now' button to watch our free training.
You can also book an informal friendly call to chat to Joanne or Paul any time, either after you've watched the training, or simply by emailing us to say hi on [email protected]!

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