Month: September 2024

Registrations Open for Smart D8 Showcase 2024

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Registration is now open for Smart D8’s annual Showcase Event, scheduled for Tue 29th October 2024 at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin 8.

The Smart D8 Showcase is an in-person event; to hear more about innovative Smart D8 pilot projects’ innovations in population health and wellbeing, ranging across themes including speech and language, community health, disability support, dementia and virtual care pathways.

The showcase will give attendees an opportunity to:

  • Observe the collaboration from across 12 different public-facing organisations as part of the Smart D8 consortium.
  • Experience the innovations happening through presentations from 2023 and 2024 Smart D8 pilot representatives.
  • Meet Smart D8’s networks and collaborators, and explore future collaboration opportunities.

Panel Session 1 : Emerging Templates for Population Health (2024)

  • A: Kids Speech Labs | Dr. Shona D’Arcy, Kids Speech Labs and EIT Health
  • B: Digital Medication Management System | Samantha Makiwa and Carolyn Woyner, Dublin Simon Community
  • C: St James’s Hospital Portasana® Care Journeys | Lyndsey Watson, Wellola
  • D: Access Information Map | Dr. Ailish Malone, CP-Life Research Centre at RCSI
  • E: Brain Health | Dr. Nick Johnson and Collaborators, Global Brain Health Institute and Trinity College Dublin
  • Group Panel Q&A

Panel Session 2 : Scaling Health Insights and Opportunities (2023)

  • A: Menopause and the City | Dr. Louise Fitzgerald, Grafton Medical
  • B: Brace | Conor Motyer, Brace
  • C: MoveAhead | Dr. Johann Isaartel, MoveAhead
  • D: OSA Identifier | Dr. Laura Piggott and Una Kearns, St. James’s Hospital and myPatientSpace
  • Group Panel Q&A

The event will include keynote presentations from the Smart D8 partners and pilots, panel discussions and Q&A, and conclude with extended on-site networking.

Register via Eventbrite Here: eventbrite.com/e/smart-d8-showcase-2024-tickets-1030975664967

See some of our 2023 Showcase Event below!

Yin Yoga Class – End of Summer Event

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Class Recap

On September 4th, from 1 pm to 2:15 pm, Smart D8, in collaboration with Aurora Procopio, a skilled Yin Yoga instructor, hosted the ‘Yin Yoga’ class. This event took place in iD8 at The Digital Depot and aimed at bringing the Dublin 8 community together to celebrate the end of the summer with Smart D8.

Yin Yoga is a meditative, slow-paced style of yoga that incorporates principles of Traditional Chinese medicine with asanas. It is based on the Taoist concept of Yin and Yang, where Yin represents stable, passive, and feminine energy, and Yang represents dynamic, active, and masculine energy.

Class Highlights

Yin Yoga is distinct from other styles of yoga, with most poses performed seated on the floor and held for longer periods, typically between 3 to 6 minutes. This practice primarily focuses on the lower part of the body, such as the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, and lower spine, which are rich in connective tissues. Yin Yoga offers numerous physical, energetic, mental, and emotional benefits, assisting with personal and spiritual growth. On a physical level, it aims to “stress” the connective tissues through tension and compression, gradually increasing their strength, thickness, and flexibility. Energetically, Yin Yoga promotes the flow of QI energy, improving blood circulation, maintaining organ health, and stimulating the 12 meridian lines where energy flows, thus balancing our energy and emotions.

Class Goals

The Yin Yoga session helped participants to focus on their inner selves by being present and aware of the moment, countering the busyness of daily life and the tendency to operate on autopilot. Poses like Butterfly pose, Swan pose, Bananasana, and Child pose were featured during the class and participants used personal cushions for extra comfort during the various yoga poses and also to increase the “stress” in designated areas, enhancing the overall practice. Regular practice of Yin Yoga offers many health and emotional benefits, such as improved flexibility, tissue hydration, breath awareness, and relaxation of the mind and body.