Bikram Yoga Cork is a purpose-build hot yoga studio. They specialise in Bikram hot yoga 90-minute and 60-minute classes. This therapeutic series of 26 hatha yoga asanas (yoga postures) and two breathing exercises is performed in a heated room. The sequence has been designed to exercise every muscle, organ, tissue and gland of the human body. In combination with the heated environment, the Bikram yoga posture series is a practical system of disease prevention and health maintenance. This yoga is for everyone!

Brookfield Leisure is located within Brookfield Holiday Village, which is set in 10 acres of park land on the south side of Cork City. They focus on the individual needs of each and every member no matter what age or what degree of fitness they wish to acquire. At Brookfield Leisure, you have the choice to enjoy the facilities and the relaxing atmosphere as a family or achieve your personal fitness goals.

Caroline Crotty Counselling & Psychotherapy Wellbeing Consultant’s goal is to help people understand how they can become more accepting of themselves and ultimately be content.  Caroline works with groups in day centre hospitals and with the Department of Psychiatry to help promote ways in which to safeguard and nurture our emotional wellbeing.

Michael O’Leary is a well known Cognitive Behaviour Therapist in a wide area of Cork city and county. He has developed and expanded his practice year on year since he retired from his position as CBT therapist in primary care with the West Cork Mental Health Services, a post he held for the previous four years. Michael graduated from UCC in 2008 with a Masters degree in Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapy. His vast experience in mental health dates back many years, while working as a registered psychiatric nurse with the HSE first, as a staff nurse second and later as clinical nurse manager.

Michael’s practice now covers a huge geographical area of Co Cork, stretching from Bishopstown in the western suburbs of Cork city to Glengarriff in West Cork and at his home office in Terelton, Macroom. Weekly clinics are held in each of these locations.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are researched and proven models of therapy and are used extensively by Michael at his clinics. These sister therapies are very popular at this time, because they are ‘issue’ focussed, client-centred and time limited. The average number of sessions required to cover the course of therapy is five. In a busy world this makes perfect sense, simply because it saves time and cuts down on the cost of treatment.

For more information on this therapy visit Michael’s website, www.corkpsychotherapist.com, where more detailed information on the above therapies is available. On this website a detailed description of the most common psychological/emotional issues experienced by the human family are explained. Treatment processes are also explained here.

A warm welcome awaits the visiting golfer at Douglas Golf Club – a club famous for its challenging and enjoyable golf course with stunning views over Cork City and Cork Inner Harbour.

Educogym uses a carefully crafted system based on scientific research, which they have proven to work. Educogym has created a system that teaches you to focus, train and nourish. Combined, these tools create a synergistic force to empower you to a complete transformation and visible results.

FitWay is an online and in-store retailer of some of the most beneficial and effective healthy foods and supplements on the market.

Harmony Acupuncture & Nutrition takes a holistic approach to health. They use acupuncture to bring your body and mind back into balance, to remove any blockages and to move you from the sympathetic (stressed) to the parasympathetic (relaxed) nervous system. When the body is relaxed it can heal itself. They provide nutritional support to ensure that you feel good, look good and have loads of energy.  In some cases they will conduct an allergy test to determine the underlying cause of life-long conditions, such as sinus problems, migraines, bad knees etc.  Depending on your condition and your state of health, they aim to turn your health around in under 12 weeks.

Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre Cork are dedicated to improving health, happiness and wellbeing of their clients. Their centres in Cork City and Ballincollig are known as sanctuaries from modern day stress and places where clients always leave feeling better than they arrived! They have over 15 teachers conducting more than 60 classes a week across both centres and they are each dedicated to providing a professional yoga experience for everybody with a wide range of classes.

Rainbow Therapies is a firm believer in offering the treatments that the client requires, and not simply have them settle for what is available; a wide range of treatments that respect the complexity of each and every individual case. Their passion is for constant learning and upskilling, that ensures that they can offer every client exactly what they need; a treatment as individual as themselves.

Regatta Great Outdoors is a family-owned outdoor and leisure clothing company. The company is one of the leading players in the outdoor clothing world. They now have 15 standalone stores across the country with seven more openings planned. The company’s philosophy of producing affordable clothes that look as at home on the school run or for leisure wear as they do out hillwalking, held them in good stead during the difficult recessionary years, with annual sales growth of up to 20% between 2009 and 2013. The brand is very highly regarded in Ireland for its stylish yet weatherproofed looks, and is loved by ramblers, amblers, hikers and bikers, campers and gardeners, daily commuters, dog walkers and multi-tasking mums and dads, puddle-loving kids, urban roamers and outdoor adventurers.

Studio Fitness Cork are people focused and results driven, they have a fully equipped gym,  a full class timetable and specialise in personal training for people who want to make a change and get into the best shape of their life both physically and mentally.

Taking the first step into a health and fitness lifestyle can be daunting and at Studio Fitness Cork they understand this and have created an atmosphere that is welcoming and non-intimidating.

They pride themselves on knowing everyone who walks through the door. You will train in a friendly, enjoyable, non-judgmental and supportive environment while ensuring you reach your goals and achieve results.

They have a highly qualified and friendly team of professionals who work with all their clients to achieve their goals; they are with you every step of the way.

They guide you on how to make the changes, for life.

Wild Atlantic Way Yoga is a traditional Irish farmhouse located literally on the edge of the Atlantic ocean. Not only is it the very start of the Wild Atlantic Way but it’s

• a place where you too can come and work on your yoga practice.
• a place where your body will be stronger and much more flexible.
• a place where your mind will be clear and calm.
• a place where you’ll nurture your appetite with nourishing wholesome foods.

And all this time, while working on your Pranayana breathing, you’ll be filling your lungs with the fresh sea air of the wild Atlantic Ocean.