......Move towards better health - Yoga in the safe hands of a qualified physio
SERVICES
Welcome to Yogaphysio
Brisbane based yogaphysio is devoted to improving your ability to self manage your health.
YogaPhysio helps you:
Optimise your health
Prevent illness or injury
Improve existing or persisting injury
Manage persisting pain
Reduce stress levels
Illness and injury are not always easy to manage and most people are not equipped with the skills required. Symptoms impact on many areas of life - your work, relationships and your ability to engage in recreational activities and hobbies.
Whatever your situation YogaPhysio can help you to better understand your situation and guide you in a more pro-active direction.
Some services are claimable through private health funds. Also Physiotherapy services may be accessed through Medicare as part of a primary care plan. Please contact YogaPhysio or your GP for more information.
The director of YogaPhysio, Tamara James is a qualified and registered physiotherapist and yoga teacher
Who I am?
Tam has been a qualified and registered physiotherapist since 1994. She has extensive experience in treating a variety of problems ranging from acute injury to long term persisting pain.
Tam worked for 8 years in pain management centres alongside doctors, psychologists and occupational therapists including St Thomas’ Hospital, London and PainLogic in Brisbane. She has experience of incorporating principles of cognitive behavioural therapy into her physiotherapy practice. Wide ranging hospital and outpatient experience have equipped her to consider the needs of clients with different health conditions.
Tam has been practising yoga since 1994 and teaching since 1998. She gained her yoga teaching diploma with the British Wheel of Yoga in the United Kingdom and is a current member of the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia (YTAA). Additionally she has studied yoga with teachers in the United Kingdom, India and Australia.
Tam has studied Yoga and Vedanta beyond her yoga teacher training with various teachers in India and spent regular retreat periods in guided and self directed, silent meditation.
As the director of YogaPhysio, Tam brings these years of diverse experience to empower YOU to maximise your health.
Physiotherapy
Injury and persisting pain can stop you doing the things you want to do. Physiotherapy helps to facilitate recovery from injury and helps to relieve pain and other symptoms whilst tissue healing takes place.
The overall focus of physiotherapy is to improve your function. Exercise may not be your goal, but it may be the means to an end.
A consultation with Tam will give you:
Accurate information regarding your condition
Therapeutic exercises - may include yoga and breathing techniques
Relaxation/ meditation skills
Life long strategies to manage your health
Bodywork to enhance exercise
Maximum one to one therapy
Research shows that such approaches can greatly improve quality of life. Success will enable you to return to a healthier, happier and more active lifestyle.
The Understanding and Managing Persisting Pain Course is recommended for anyone who experiences persisting pain.
Fees for physiotherapy and private yoga sessions vary according to time and service. An initial 1 hour consultation costs $80, which is reclaimable through most private health funds.
Yoga
Yoga is synonymous with unity, realisation and liberation. Yoga includes a number of ancient practises designed to facilitate a journey of discovery. In the ‘western world’ Hatha yoga postures, pranayama and meditation are readily embraced. Many students come to appreciate the power of such practices to calm the mind-body and access the innermost peace that is our nature.
Yoga Classes for everyone
Dynamic flowing style
Technically precise and safety assured
Graded according to fitness and ability
Progressive to maximise improvement
Beginners and yoga therapy classes
Usually classes include breathing practises (pranayama), relaxation and meditation instruction
Grounded in yoga philosophy to generate awareness of mind-body unity
Allow yourself peace, good health and happiness
Beginners
Suitable for students just starting out or those wishing to work gently. These classes also accommodate students with some injuries and health conditions. To be sure check with Tam before attending.
For students with injuries or health problems a physiotherapy assessment or individual session may be beneficial prior to participation in a class.
General
Suitable for students with some experience or those starting out with a higher level of fitness.
Experienced
Suitable with students with good experience and recent strong practice of asana. Includes backbending and inversions courses.
Workshops
Basic Anatomy & Physiology for Yoga
25 hour course over 4 weekends each year commencing in February, covers the basics of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Basic Anatomy 25hrs
$520/ $480 pre-Xmas discount
Functional Anatomy of the low back
This comprehensive course reviews relevant anatomy of low back and adjacent areas, explores a more detailed analysis of back function in variety of asana, including backbends, forward bends and twists. Highlights will include understanding the relevance of core stability and flexibility in adjacent areas. Consideration of injury and pain in low back and appropriate modifications of asana will be made.
Functional Anatomy of the shoulder
This comprehensive course reviews relevant anatomy of shoulder & adjacent areas including neural tissues and analyses shoulder function in variety of asana, particularly those involving full flexion/abduction of shoulder and use of bandha’s to shoulder and spine. Consideration of injury, pain and limitation in shoulder and appropriate modifications of asana will be examined.
Functional Anatomy of the cervical Spine
This comprehensive course reviews relevant anatomy of cervical spine and adjacent areas and engages analysis of a variety of asana, including backbends and inversions. Consideration of injury and pain in cervical spine and appropriate modifications of asana.
Functional Anatomy of the lower limb
This comprehensive course reviews relevant anatomy of hip, knee and ankle and looks at issues of alignment in a variety of standing poses. The importance of bandhas in weight bearing and non-weight bearing positions will be discussed. Consideration of injury and pain in hip, knee and ankle and appropriate modifications of asana.
Understanding & managing persisting Pain
This weekend course is suitable for all - teachers teaching students with ongoing pain conditions and for people that are experiencing ongoing pain.
For the latter participant it may be that a physiotherapy assessment is required to ensure the appropriateness and relevance of this course for them. In most instances this will be ascertained over the phone.
The course consists of the following content –
Overview of physiology related to injury first aid management and healing
Introduction to the nervous system and pain physiology
Distinguishing between ‘helpful’ and ‘non-helpful’ pain
Implications for yoga class participation
Practical modifications of asana
Guided relaxation/ meditation/ yoga nidra to address emotional aspects of pain
Functional Anatomy
Days
$110 each
Understand & Manage Pain
Weekend
$200
Class Timetable
| Location | Sat | | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs |
Core Yoga Studios,
72 Vulture St,
West End | | | | | 6.05 - 7.55 am
Experienced - Backbends* |
8.00 - 9.30am
General* | | *Please enquire before attending these classes |
10.15 -11.30am
Beg/ Yogaphysio |
Yoga on Parker,
23 Parker St,
Newmarket | | | | | 9.30 - 11.00am
General |
| | 5.45 - 7.15pm
experienced | | 5.45 - 7.00pm
Begin/
Yogaphysio |
| | | | 7.30 - 8.45pm
Gen/Yogaphysio | |
Starting 11 Feb,
2008 -Chelmer | | | 10.00 - 11.30am
Gen/ Yogaphysio | | | 10.00 - 11.30am
Beg/ Yogaphysio |
Yogaphysio classes are therapy yoga classes run by a physiotherapist for people with
persisting injury or pain conditions; but all are welcome.
Class costs - Varies $10- $16
Other Yoga Teachers and Yoga related businesses-
www.westendyoga.com.au
Dedicated yoga studio, founded by Kate Pell offering full time table of classes every day. Located originally in West End it has now moved to purpose built premises in Annerley – Annerley Yoga Den is a yoga haven. Kate also offers a YTAA certified Yoga teacher training program annually.
www.yogababy.com.au
Yoga classes at various locations throughout Brisbane — pregnancy yoga and classes for mums and growing bubs following birth. Founder Suzanne Swan also offers parenting related workshops and specialized teacher training
www.yoga-king.com
The place to visit to equip yourself with an array of props to create your studio class in your home. Founder of Yoga King, Cheryl Marquez is also the proud ‘Mum’ of Yoga on Parker — a new full time studio at Newmarket— offering classes everyday to suit all.
www.yogaasana.com.au
Find out more about Camille Jeboult, teacher at West End Yoga Studio and Yoga on Parker.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (U of Qld)
Diploma of Yoga Teaching (British Wheel of Yoga)
Service Categories
Physiotherapy, Pregnancy Yoga, Yoga
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