Align Pilates & Physiotherapy

08/02/2026

Hoping you find a little space in your day to restore your soul 💙

06/02/2026

Our friends at in Vancouver have shared this awesome video about scoliosis myths, we love it! Which myths were you subconsciously believing?

06/02/2026

Friday Foundations ✨
Especially useful if you’ve been sitting a lot this week or feeling house-bound with the stormy weather.
This is a gentle 9-minute Pilates session to help undo postural tension and support your body as you move into the weekend.

Save this for when you have a quiet moment — or come back to it on Sunday 💙

05/02/2026

One of the things I love most about what we’ve built at Align—both in Carrickfergus and Ballyhackamore—is the sense of community 🤍

tells us, “The worst combination for mental health is social isolation and physical stillness”.

Group exercise has such powerful mental health benefits, and you don’t need to be the loudest voice in the room to feel them. Even if you’re someone who prefers to stay quiet, simply moving together, sharing space, and showing up consistently can bring a real boost to mood, confidence, and connection.

Pilates isn’t just about strengthening your body—it’s about feeling supported, grounded, and part of something. You belong here, exactly as you are.

05/02/2026

I’m sure by now we’ve all seen this story, it’s really quite extraordinary, in the true sense of that word. I can’t stop thinking about it. Austin, 13, swam 4km in open Australian seas then ran a further 2km to raise the alarm that his mum & 2 siblings were drifting miles out at sea on their inflatable paddle boards (how very easy that can happen!). It’s the sheer grit in the face of adversity that keeps playing on my mind! Could i have dug so deep if faced with a similar challenge? What has resonated so deeply with me is that Austin had recently failed his swimming assessment, presumably in a pool. In day to day life he hadn’t ‘risen to a challenge’ but when his family’s lives depended on it he first paddled (with his arms at times) a leaking kayak in choppy seas, ditched it when it was sinking deciding to swim several km! Presumably in shark waters! What mental fortitude must that have taken? To battle in the water mentally, knowing he’d failed a swim test recently, to overcome the negative mental chat he must have had in those moments, ‘I’ll not make it’, ‘is that a shark?’, ‘I can’t even swim that well’, ‘I’m exhausted’ it’s really quite incredible! The ability was within him…..think about that, this tremendous physical and mental ability was buried deep down within, it was already there. Like the daffodil buried in the cold dark earth, waiting to flower when the conditions are right.
That ability lies within each of us, which makes me think, what do we hold ourselves back from? What do we let the negative mental chatter rob ourselves of? If we could demonstrate in the day to day the same grit we pull out when our backs are to the wall, or eradicate the negative mental chatter, what would we have we don’t now? & I don’t mean material gain.
Austin swam with God (clearly figuratively as well as physically):

‘Throughout the next two hours, it was prayer, Christian songs and "happy thoughts" which kept the "really scared" 13-year-old going.’

Austin plugged into his Source, it remind me of the scripture, ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’ Phillipians 4:13. He took every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5), and thought only of whatever was pure, right, noble, lovely…(Phillipians 4:8). He was the swimming epitome of ‘not today!’
TBH for me, it’s overcoming the mental aspect of this that blows my mind the most! Physically I’m sure a 13 year old boy has this within him, ask any swim club teen but mentally….wow!
Dont even start me on my thoughts as to what his poor mum, brother & sister went through waiting & waiting for rescue, constantly falling into the sea… This is like the story of legends!

As I write this I’m sitting on a pier beside a very choppy Atlantic, looking across the bay to the far shore about 1km away……

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3ezj3rg3o

04/02/2026

A little bit of strength, a little bit of balance and a whole lot of cosy!!! Winter nights need candles and blankets 💙

03/02/2026

Thank you to those who have already shared this. If not, would my physio friends on here mind sharing, maybe to your work groups, thank you! xo

After the success of last year’s course, we’re delighted to be running Rigo-Concepts (BSPTS) Level 1 Scoliosis Training again in Dublin 🇮🇪

📅 Dates:
March 6–8 and March 20–22 (two weekends)

This is a hugely rewarding patient group, and there’s a real need for more physiotherapists trained in scoliosis management across Ireland — particularly in the west and north-west. At present, many children and families are travelling long distances to access care in Cork, Dublin, or Carrickfergus. We’d love to help change that by supporting more physios to upskill locally.

If this is something you’ve been curious about or considering, we’d love to chat — please get in touch for more details.

Emma

03/02/2026

Our studio is built on care, connection, and quality movement.
As physios, we guide each client with intention — meeting you where you’re at, whether you’re managing an injury, a condition, or simply wanting to move well for life.
Strong bodies. Safe movement. Supportive community.
Physio-led Pilates, delivered in a space where every body belongs. 💙

31/01/2026

Last day of January spent the best way — moving, learning, and growing together 🤍
The three of us physios had a mini Pilates workshop this morning, experimenting with new equipment and sharing exercise flows. I’m so grateful for these 2 ladies, for their enthusiasm, commitment and passion. Days like these remind us how much we love what we do and the community we’re building here at Align 💙
Always learning, always moving, always improving. Bring on February 💫

30/01/2026

This might be the best thing you see on the internet this week. How absolutely awesome is Michael J Fox? ❤️

29/01/2026

After the success of last year’s course, we’re delighted to be running Rigo-Concepts (BSPTS) Level 1 Scoliosis Training again in Dublin 🇮🇪

📅 Dates:
March 6–8 and March 20–22 (two weekends)

This is a hugely rewarding patient group, and there’s a real need for more physiotherapists trained in scoliosis management across Ireland — particularly in the west and north-west. At present, many children and families are travelling long distances to access care in Cork, Dublin, or Carrickfergus. We’d love to help change that by supporting more physios to upskill locally.

If this is something you’ve been curious about or considering, we’d love to chat — please get in touch for more details.

Emma