Accessible Chair Yoga online course for chronic pain in Leitrim

Accessible Chair Yoga online Course for chronic pain in Leitrim

This free 6-week online programme is a collaboration between Chronic Pain Ireland, Leitrim Sports Partnership, and facilitator Sinead Campbell, bringing together health expertise, community wellbeing, and lived experience to support people in Leitrim. If you struggle with chronic pain and live in the locality, please reach out to Sinead who knows what is it like to live daily with pain. This pilot programme combines her yoga, holistic and nursing knowledge in ways that help people to create an overall sense of balance and calm in their lives. Our overall aim is to promote relaxation, reduce stress, enhance the body’s natural pain coping mechanisms and improve quality of life.

What you’ll learn:

• simple breath awareness to develop a sense of control and safety in any given moment, including in acute pain.
• specific breathing techniques for dealing with pain.
• how to listen to your body and develop intuition about what it needs
• physical exercises of accessible yoga – moving with the breath (vinyasa) and holding poses and stretches (asana).
• how to experience deep relaxation, which is the key to unlearning chronic muscle tension, pain sensitivity, stress and anxiety.
• some meditation techniques, each targeting a specific aspect of chronic pain.

Course details:

• When: Starts Thursday, September 18th, 10am (6 weeks, 1 hour per week)
• Where: Online via Zoom
• Who: Residents of Co. Leitrim living with chronic pain
• Places: 10 (first come, first served – waiting list if full)
• Cost: Free thanks to the support of Leitrim Sports Partnership

Extras:

• Tailored to your needs and abilities
• Option to join a WhatsApp group for reminders & resources
• Time for Q&A at the end of each class

📞 To register or find out more, contact Sinead at 086 811 4406

About the Facilitator – Sinead Campbell is a qualified nurse, yoga teacher, and accessible yoga ambassador who lives with chronic pain herself. Diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia, she turned to yoga as a way to manage her own health and wellbeing. Her lived experience gives her a unique understanding of how movement, breathwork, and relaxation can support those living with pain. She is certified in chair yoga, adaptive practices for people with limited mobility, and holistic therapies. Today, she combines her professional skills and personal journey to guide others in finding balance, calm, and practical tools for daily life. Her website is https://balancewithsinead.ie

About Leitrim Sports Partnership, – Leitrim Sports Partnership aims to increase the number of people involved in sport or physical activity in Leitrim. The sports partnership encourages and facilitates participation in sport, recreation, and physical activity across all members of the community. The LSP is part of a national structure to co-ordinate and promote the development of sport at local level and is supported by Sport Ireland.