Episode 11: An Ex-Ballerina's Take On Core Engagement with Amy Carmody

Always been told to grip your core in sport or dance? Wanting to transition into Yoga with an open mind? Amy Carmody shares her story with movement and the importance of knowledge and education over labels and generic cues. Furthermore, she shares her perspective on gripping the core and her journey in re-training her core to be more responsive and reflective after her ballerina days. As she speaks into her transition into yoga, she touches base on the pressure system and the nervous system and how they relate to the core. Moreover, she discusses principles of variety and progressive overload, ending with a final takeaway. Learn more about Amy's movement practice and how she integrated mobility and variety.  

Topics Covered:

- Amy’s journey

- Knowledge over labels

- Amy's perspective on gripping the core

- Amy’s story as an ex-ballerina

- Amy’s transition into yoga

- Amys perspective on the pressure system

- Amy’s take on the Nervous System & Core

- The power of variety

- The importance of progressive overload

- Amy’s message to everybody

- Where can you find more about Amy Carmody

Learn More About Amy

Amy Carmody has been a full time movement facilitator in Yoga, Strength & Conditioning and Mobility for over a decade. Teaching full time across the city of Melbourne Australia since 2011, Amy now runs a successful online movement platform that offers daily yoga classes, kettlebell training, FRC based Mobility, Restorative Yoga & Pre/Postnatal Movement. Amy launched her first Online Teacher Training program this year with students from all over the world participating, with the next course set to begin this September. Amy teaches a variety of movement styles thanks to the high caliber of training she has completed with the likes of Kelly Starrett, the FRC team and a handful of the top yoga teachers across the globe. She is obsessed with anatomy, in particular the Central Nervous System, the 'why' behind all movement choices and to bring more common sense into the yoga world by debunking myths as often (& loudly) as she can!

Check out & learn more with Diana:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmyCarmody

Amy Carmody Yoga: https://www.amycarmodyyoga.com.au/

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