YOGA

Margaret Cashman 

Margaret is a joint founder and director of the Iyengar Yoga Centre (North Dublin). She has been practising Iyengar yoga since the early 90s and has taught Iyengar yoga since 1996. As a holder of an intermediate (level III) Iyengar teaching certificate she has undergone continuous training both in her own practice and as a teacher. The Iyengar method appeals because of its exacting concentration on correct alignment and extension. Once she had started her first classes with Sallie Sullivan in the UK, Margaret was hooked and continued with Marguerite Lyster on her return to Ireland in the nineties. Development of her practice is on-going with visits to India (RIMIYI in Pune) and with teachers Margaret and Gordon Austin, Christian Pisano and June Whittaker. She trained as a teacher trainer with Gordon Austin in 2008 /2009. Margaret has worked in both corporate and academic environments and knows the challenges of combining a regular yoga practice with the demands of modern family living.

Roisin O'Shea

Roisin began practising yoga in 2000 and almost immediately she knew it was something she wanted to learn more about. So she was delighted when she was given the opportunity to train as an instructor with Marian Kilburn. Roisin received her Introductory Level II certificate in 2004 and has been teaching since then. While maintaining her own practice, Roisin regularly attends workshops with visiting and senior Irish Iyengar teachers. Roisin strives to understand how things work - as well as working as an aircraft mechanic, she is currently studying for the ITEC diploma in Anatomy and Physiology. Roisin now holds an Intermediate Junior Level I Teaching Certificate.

Teresa Lewis

Originally from Wales,Teresa began practicing yoga when she moved to Dublin in 2001. She initially took up yoga classes as a means of keeping fit and in an attempt to lead a healthier lifestyle. She was inspired by the holistic school of thought that yoga offered in working towards a healthier body, mind and spirit. After attending various types of yoga classes, Teresa found that it was through the Iyengar method of yoga that she really developed her own practice. She found that the focus on correct alignment and precision the postures encouraged her to take on a more disciplined approach to learning yoga. Teresa holds an Intermediate Junior Level II Teaching Certificate and works closely with Senior Iyengar teachers, Grainne Gilleece and Aisling Guirke. She is also a fully qualified Holistic Massage Therapist (ITEC).

Anna Kycia

Anna hails from Poland and it was in Warsaw that she started her Iyengar yoga training in 1998. In 2006 she completed her Introductory Level II in Ireland and has been teaching at the centre since then. Her Polish classes have been growing in popularity - demonstrating the appeal of her calm and careful teaching style. Anna has worked in Ireland for the past 6 years as a social worker. She holds an M.A. in Sociology from Warsaw University.INFORMACJE PO POLSKU ~ For information on classes in POLISH contact Anna on www.joga.ie or 085 8257832.

Pavara

Pavara is from Cabra in Dublin. He began his practice of Yoga with Ratnabandhu in 1994 and qualified as an Iyengar teacher in the UK. He has continued to train and teach since then and now holds an Intermediate Junior Level III certificate. He also teaches in the Dublin Buddhist Centre, where he has already developed a following through his Yoga and Meditation days and weekends. Pavara's Iyengar classes are suitable for all levels and body types and have a reputation for being both challenging and great fun.

Sorcha Carroll

Sorcha's first exposure to yoga was as a child watching her mother's morning Hatha practice, but it was only when she started studying Iyengar yoga in Sligo in 2001 with Helen Gillan that her interest became more serious. She spent two years training as a teacher with Senior practitioner Pen Reed, qualifying as a teacher in 2004, and finished her Intermediate Junior Two qualification in March 2008.

Sorcha has tried other schools of yoga but find Iyengar's method the most fulfilling and inspiring for her. His emphasis on precision and alignment in each posture builds strength, flexibility, stamina and improves both mental and physical balance. She is continuing with her studies many senior UK Iyengar teachers and also has also studied under Christian Pisano, June Whittaker and Jawahar, and Sorcha was especially privileged to attend Geeta Iyengar's week long intensive at the UK Iyengar Convention in 2009.

Sara Morrissey

Sara began taking Hatha yoga classes in 1998 to help de-stress and stretch out during exam-time. Her interest was piqued and she began a teacher-training course with the Yoga Therapy and Training Centre (YTTC) in 2004. In Autumn 2008 Sara began Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training and successfully completed Introductory Level One exams in late Summer 2009 and her Introductory Level Two in Autumn 2010 with Aisling Guirke.

Currently focusing on Iyengar yoga, she regularly attends yoga workshops and holidays to continually add to her personal practice and teaching. An interest in holistic therapies, Sara also has certificates in Reiki Level 1 & 2, as well as Indian Head Massage and Foot Reflexology.

Olwen Golden

Olwen began practising Iyengar yoga in 2005, with Margaret
Cashman and has continued with her teacher Annette Cahill . She found the Iyengar style suited her and she was delighted when she obtained a place on a teacher training course with Gordon Austin at iYoga. She received her Introductory Level II certificate in 2010 and has been teaching at the centre since January 2011.
She continues to develop her practice with regular attendance of
workshops with visiting and Irish teachers.

Svetlana Molnarova

Svetlana started practising yoga in 2000 in Slovakia. She is grateful for meeting her first teacher Eva Hroncova who was one of the few teachers teaching Iyengar yoga at that time in Slovakia. While continuing study with Eva for the next six years she also had an opportunity to regularly study with Gabriella Giubilaro (Italy) and Jurek Jagucki (Poland) who also teaches Zazen. After coming to Ireland she welcomed the opportunity to do teacher training with Aisling Guirke with who she continues study until present as well as attending workshops with visiting teachers from India and other countries. Svetlana also teaches yoga to people in recovery from
addiction. ‘‘When we practise yoga (or anything we do) it is important to me that we stay very sensitive and see very clearly our intention for doing it so we won’t make a habit of it.’’

OTHER CLASSES

Stott Pilates exercises are based on the principles of the late Joseph H. Pilates. They have been modernised and created by professionals. Pilates exercises are scientifically based. They are well respected by fitness and health practitioners worldwide. The repertoire consists of more than 500 exercises. It is suitable for all age groups and abilities.

It helps:

● develop core strength and stability

● prevent injury

● relieve stress and back pain

● improve posture

● improve balance and co-ordination

● heighten mind-body awareness

Eimear Ward   

Eimear is a Chartered Physiotherapist registered with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapy (ISCP) and a Stott Pilates instructor. Having trained as a Physiotherapist at the University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K. and qualified in 2008, Eimear has worked for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Peamount Hospital, Dublin and currently in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Drogheda. She has a wide range of experience working across a variety of areas treating people with different illnesses and conditions and is a firm advocate of the role of exercise prescription in preventing and treating injury and illness and promoting healthy living. Eimear uses Stott Pilates exercises clinically because of its accurate, scientifically based programming. Since her first experience of Pilates she felt immediately the improvements and benefits of the exercises. Eimear is enthusiastic and passionate about teaching Pilates and sharing its positive benefits with all.

Tai Chi

This 8 week course focuses on the fundamental principles of movement, the actual Tai Chi choreographed form, as well as various Chi Gung exercises to help flexibility and energy.

The form is a variant of Yang Tai Chi developed by Martial Arts and movement expert Peter Ralston. Its ultimate aim is to aid the practitioner to achieve any task effortlessly and gracefully. As with all styles of Tai Chi it has a general beneficial effect on overall health.

Younis will work with any student to meet their particular needs in terms of whatever task they wish to become more skilful at and /or avoid injury doing.

THERAPISTS

Younis Fakhfakh

Younis is an AMATSU Practitioner with over 10 years experience working with this subtle yet effective therapy. He holds a B.Sc. Psychology; M.A. Psychoanalytic Studies from Birmingham and Leeds Universities and has both travelled and studied widely in AMATSU as well as Martial Arts & Body Movement.

Amatsu is a physical therapy which re-aligns the whole body. Sometimes called Japanese Osteopathy, it is in practise a lot more gentle than most forms of Western Osteopathy.

The main conditions we treat using this therapy include: back pain; joint pain; sports injuries; muscular problems; arthritis; fibromyalgia and migraines

YOUNIS is currently available for appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the studio. He can be contacted on: 086 305 7323

Bernice Wade

Bernice is local to Phibsboro and has an established client base her. She has an ITEC qualification in Massage Therapy and has also studied nutrition.She provides MASSAGE (HOLISTIC, DEEP TISSUE & SPORTS), HOT STONES Therapy & AROMATHERAPY.

BERNICE will be at the studio on Fridays and can be reached at: 087 206 2709 / 085 849 6252