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Tara Judelle is an internationally recognised master teacher who has redefined the scope of modern yoga—expanding it far beyond physical postures into a rich, embodied inquiry into consciousness. Since she began teaching in Los Angeles in 2001, Tara has invited students to experience yoga not as something you do, but as something you are—a dynamic, living expression of non-dual tantric philosophy, somatic intelligence, and creative movement. Her approach blends embodied anatomy, transpersonal psychology, and free-form exploration into a cohesive practice that’s both deeply grounded and wildly liberating.
In 2013, she founded Embodied Flow™, a school that brings together these diverse threads into a transformative methodology—one that treats the body not as an obstacle to transcend but as a direct portal to insight, presence, and flow.
Teaching internationally since 2009, Tara is known for her depth, clarity, and the occasional well-timed joke that reminds us not to take the path—or ourselves—too seriously. She currently splits her time between Greece and Bali, where she continues to teach, write, and evolve the conversation of yoga into a global movement of embodied wisdom.
Fuelled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why’, senior teacher Adam specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa — inspired by decades of study of anatomy, mediation, yoga and mobility . He’s taught classes, workshops and trainings in over 60 studios across over 20 countries, along with countless conferences and events. You can find him chatting on the Honestly Unbalanced podcast, managing the Centred States online platform, consulting for studios and brands, co-leading one of Europes largest teacher trainings, writing for the likes of Yoga Journal and trying to be an awesome dad.
Hannah Barrett is an international yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, author, and wellness advocate. She is dedicated to empowering individuals to find strength and calm amidst the chaos of life. Hannah has cultivated a unique teaching style that blends strength, creativity, mindfulness, and compassion. Her innovative approach and passion for holistic health have inspired hundreds of thousands worldwide through her Yoga Happy app, workshops, teacher trainings, and social media presence. Her new book, The Yoga Happy Year, encapsulates her mission to make yoga accessible to everyone, offering practical guidance and inspiration for a balanced and joyful life.
Dylan Werner is an international yoga teacher, author, and founder of Myofascial Integrated Alignment (MIA) and Myofascial Integrated Stretching (MIS). Known for his scientific approach to movement, breath, and myofascial health, he has taught since 2011 and led hundreds of workshops, trainings, and lectures in more than 60 countries. Dylan shares his teachings globally through in-person intensives and his online platform.
From touring in a girl-band to playing crystal singing bowls across the globe, Holly’s journey has always been guided by the music in her soul. Now a sound healer and founder of the global Sound Sisters Community, Holly helps women reconnect with their light through sacred sound and embodied practice. Holly has trained over three hundred women in sound healing, and teaches at events, workshops and festivals worldwide. Her debut album Luminous Shadow and healing singles like Moment with the Sun reflect her mission: to lead the world gently back to love, peace, and inner power.
Michael is dedicated to sharing the wisdom of the practice with thoughtfulness and care. Uncompromising in his belief that yoga is a practice with purpose, Michael’s teachings prioritise both form and feeling, function and philosophy.
Recognised as a leading voice in modern yoga with a dedicated focus in guiding and inspiring the next generation of teachers and students. At the heart of it all, Michael’s teachings are simple, how you do anything is how you do everything, and in yoga it’s no different.
Michael leads 200 & 300hr trainings around the world and is the founder of Just Breathe, Krama Yoga School and Teachers Practice.
Meditation Instructor, Life Design Coach, Yoga Teacher, Wellbeing Facilitator and Studio Owner – Moons has been working in the wellbeing space in Ireland and abroad for over a decade. She is based at her Studio in Blackrock but runs her Yoga Holidays across Europe and also facilitates her Learn to Meditate Courses and Life Coaching online to a wide international community. A regular on the corporate and festival circuit – she brings a wealth of experience to every class/talk/session/training/workshop she hosts. Although she is extremely serious about the power of these wonderful ancient wisdom traditions – she brings a modern, accessible and playful approach to everything she does. She really makes these transformative tools fun and accessible for everyone. Her primary aim is to empower and inspire people to integrate these practices themselves, intuitively, to best support their unique navigation of this lived experience!
Benita Wolfe is an internationally recognised yoga teacher and teacher trainer from the USA, she has two and half decades and thousands of hours, yoga practice, teacher training experience and has been sharing Anusara yoga globally since 2006 where she is best known as an accomplished internationally renowned Anusara yoga teacher trainer, a teacher’s teacher. She is co-founder of the Anusara Hatha School of Yoga, co-principal and lead teacher trainer in The Celtic School of Yoga, founder of HandstandsAnonymous™ and Heart Core Yoga. A life-long practitioner of Earth Wisdom tradition and six decades of life fuels her joyful passion for guiding yoga and feminine wisdom circles. She emphasises joy, therapeutic alignment and balanced action in her classes to inspire in her students a revelatory transformation attuned to the Rhythm of the Sky, Earth and Soul. Benita is mother to three grown men and grandmother of five, the jewels on the crown of her life.
Michael brings over two decades of expertise as a dedicated yoga, breathwork, and meditation teacher, earning the honor of being named the personal instructor to Irish President Michael D. Higgins. With a 500-hour Yoga Alliance certification and years of study with some of the worlds most renowned meditation and yoga teachers, Michael combines deep knowledge with a compassionate approach to help men reconnect with their authentic selves.
Through movement-based practices, breathwork, meditation, and tailored mentoring, Michael empowers men to cultivate healthier self-relationships and uncover deeper meaning in their lives. His workshops and retreats provide safe, transformative spaces to explore the layers of trauma carried by men—both intergenerational and collective—offering pathways toward healing and growth.
Terri is a teacher and a herbalist in the wise woman tradition and she has been working with and teaching about plants for almost 30 years. She teaches various courses from her home in Connemara where she grows and cultivates healing plants, and forages for, medicinal “weeds”. Working closely with Nature and the Wheel of the Year, Terri feels that now is the time to be connecting consciously with the Divine Feminine. With the help of the plants we can heal each other and create a world of kindness and joy. Terri is the author of “The Weed Handbooks” Volumes 1 and 2 and has a hugely popular YouTube channel with over 50k subscribers.
Jack has worked as a folklorist, musician and yoga teacher for the last 30 years and has integrated these paths together in the Celtic School of Yoga. He is a principal author of a seminal book on the parallels between yoga and the Celtic world and he has recorded three acclaimed albums of yoga music.
His teachings and practice explore how it is to ally movement of the body with breath, focus, mythology, poetry, music and the natural world—and the astonishing fact of being alive.
Mari Kennedy is a Celtic Wisdom Guide, global gatherer of women, Katonah yoga, meditation, breathwork and embodiment teacher. Her work weaves ancient esoteric indigenous wisdom with modern science in service to the new more beautiful world she believes is emerging. In 2018 she created Next Stage Celtic Wheel, a soul journey (Immram) for modern day medicine women that celebrates the 8 sacred Celtic festivals. Every year she guides a TRIBE of women from all over the planet on the Immram, healing the split between ancient and modernity, feminine and masculine, nature and human, linear and cyclical time.
Lisa is a somatics innovator and yoga teacher trainer who passionate about guiding people towards personal transformation on and off the mat. She is internationally known for her integrity, clarity, and presence. Her teaching is informed by a rich understanding of embodiment, somatics and experiential anatomy. She is passionate about finding the balance between being and doing, movement and stillness, strength and fluidity, discipline and freedom.
Lisa has helped thousands of students fall in love with their practice using three Super Powers: curiosity, exploration and self-enquiry. She creates a safe space unpack all the layers of the self – physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual – while offering a clear roadmap to our embodied intelligence.
Lisa offers classes, workshops and teacher trainings in Yoga, Somatics and Embodied Anatomy around the world. She extends her deepest gratitude to all her teachers and students for making the world a better place.
Lou, mama of two beauties, yogini and teacher of yoga has been sharing her insights and journey with her wonderful students in Dublin and beyond for over 20 years. In that time she has built a reputation as a respected and experienced teacher with particular emphasis and expertise in yoga practices specifically for women. Lou’s objective and passion has remained consistent throughout the years. She has trained in the yogic arts for women, reevaluated and restructured practices to simply harness and reconnect women to what has always been there; our natural altered monthly states, our deep divine connection when giving birth, our decades of death and rebirth cycles that pave the way for the right of passage of menopause. Remembering the natural states, these power points and transformational moments women journey through is what Lou will continue to teach, her mission in life is to transform how yoga is taught to women. She has taught over 5,000 women through their pregnancies, 1200 expectant couples in her active birth workshops and countless women through the ebb and flow of their life’s arc. She continues to train teachers in yoga for women, teach weekly classes, retreats, workshops and yoga holidays.
Kitty Maguire is an integrative women’s health practitioner, menstrual educator, and pioneer of womb healing and cycle awareness in Ireland. With over a decade of experience, Kitty’s work is rooted in integrity, compassion, activism, community, and inclusivity. She weaves together a rich tapestry of somatic, shamanic, and Irish ancestral practices to support generational healing, honour the wisdom of the womb, and midwife individuals in transforming pain into purpose.
Kitty offers a range of therapeutic services including one-to-one womb massage therapy, oncology and holistic body massage, retreats, and in-depth comprehensive mentorship programmes for those drawn to the path of women’s health and leadership.
Kitty’s holistic trainings support emerging practitioners in developing trauma-sensitive approaches to holding women’s circles, working with womb stories, and navigating pregnancy release with empathy and grace.
As a dedicated menstrual educator, Kitty brings the education we wished we’d had as adolescents into schools across Ireland—empowering students and teachers alike with cycle awareness, body literacy, and menstrual dignity. She is also the founder of Revolution Period, a grassroots menstruality festival that centres education, celebration, and community healing.
As a Kinesiologist, Yoga teacher and Human Being, Eithne loves to share practices that create space in your body, heart and mind. Eithne is an experienced practitioner and teacher of Japa Mantra Meditation; her classes combine this powerful sound healing practice with Bhakti (devotional) philosophy, resulting in an experience that is both grounding and expansive.
Becca Holland is a women’s health specialist and founder of Health with Holland, working at the intersection of nervous system regulation, hormone health, and female circadian rhythm.
With an MSc in Health Education and Health Promotion from Maastricht University and over 15 years in health education, Becca brings together the science of stress physiology, cortisol regulation, sleep, movement, nutrition, blood sugar balance, gut health, and mindset to show women exactly how every piece of the regulation puzzle connects.
Her work is grounded in evidence, built from lived experience, and designed specifically for women whose bodies are changing and whose cortisol has been quietly running the show.
Becca is the creator of the Regulate Rebalance Reset program and the Rebalance Membership, and has worked with thousands of women worldwide.
With over three decades of exploration in yoga and embodied movement, Laura Wynne has become one of Ireland’s leading voices in embodied somatic yoga education. As the creator of the Aruna Method and founder of the Embodied Somatic Yoga Teacher Training, she has mentored hundreds of yoga teachers and guided countless students in learning to listen deeply to their bodies, both on and off the Yoga mat.
Driven by curiosity, wonder, and a profound respect and understanding of the human experience, Laura created her flagship Embodied Somatic Yoga Teacher Training programme. Rooted in Ancient wisdom, science and our ever changing understanding of human anatomy, training with Laura is anything but ordinary.
Mary Farrelly is a devoted yoga teacher and proud grandmother to five, whose love for the practice gently weaves through her entire day—yoga is the first thing on her mind each morning and the last thing she gives thanks for at night. Having studied for many years with Aruna, she has cultivated a deeply compassionate and inclusive approach to teaching. Mary’s mission is simple yet powerful: to share the beauty of yoga with as many people as she can. She meets everyone exactly where they are, always placing people before poses, and creating a space that feels warm, and welcoming. Known for bringing a sense of joy and movement into her classes, she loves to dance, encouraging her students to soften, trust themselves, and reconnect with their own inner freedom. Through her teaching, Mary invites others to fall in love with themselves—just as they are, embracing every part with kindness and acceptance.
Kate Ryan a busy mum of two, is a passionate yoga teacher whose work bridges somatics, education, and creative expression. Alongside her 500-hour somatic certification, she brings a wealth of experience teaching yoga to teenagers, where she has seen firsthand the powerful, positive impact the practice can have on young people’s confidence, regulation, and self-awareness. Kate also curates and leads transformative retreats both in Ireland and abroad, creating spaces for deep rest, connection, and growth. As a manager of multiple yoga studios and a teacher of the business module on teacher trainings, she supports emerging teachers in building sustainable, authentic careers. With a background in drama, Kate weaves creativity, embodiment, and storytelling into her teaching, offering a unique and engaging approach that continues to inspire both teens and adults alike.
Dorota Nieznanska, Polish by nature and Irish by heart, is an embodied yoga and meditation teacher with a special focus on supporting teenagers. Her journey with yoga began as a deeply personal exploration—a way to slow down, connect with her breath, and truly experience herself on a sensory level. Continually inspired by the question of why yoga has had such a profound impact on her life, Dorota approaches her practice with curiosity and reverence, embracing it as a living, evolving, and almost mystical path. Through life’s challenges, she found a deeper connection to herself, and from that place of wellbeing, she now feels called to mentor and guide others toward their own sense of balance and wholeness. For Dorota, this work is more than teaching—it is her dharma, a heartfelt offering to help others discover how everything can shift when we come back to ourselves.
Sarah Duffy is a qualified yoga and meditation teacher who takes an embodied approach to her teaching. Sarah’s warm energy and light hearted approach allows for a fun class. Sarah reaps the rewards of her own yoga practise in her daily life as a primary school teacher where she often finds herself pulled in ten directions. She herself can easily get into backbends and so has spent a lot of time discovering in her own body how to find stability in her backbends and now she loves to share that with her students.
Lucy is a Yoga teacher specialising in embodiment, healing and inner growth. Over the years she has studied various different Yogic disciplines and continues to do so. A teacher and practitioner of Tantra, this transformative lineage inspires much of her work. Ancient knowledge and esoteric wisdom is a central part of her offerings, working with the Tarot, Pagan ritual and reiki in order to help people move beyond their overactive mind in order to see beyond and gain clarity. Working primarily with Women in every stage of their lives through providing support in women’s circles, this women’s work as well as the work to unearth the Divine Feminine in us all is at the heart of all of her teachings.
Tara Thompson is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and wellbeing facilitator, and the founder of The Quest Yoga. Her work is rooted in creating safe, supportive spaces where people can gently reconnect with themselves through mindful movement, breath, and rest.
With a strong focus on nervous system regulation, Tara places particular emphasis on Yoga Nidra—a deeply restorative guided meditation known for its ability to support profound rest.
Her approach offers a slower, more compassionate rhythm, inviting participants to slowly soften. Through The Quest Yoga, Tara offers grounded, accessible, trauma-informed sessions that encourage rest, reset, and a deeper sense of ease within both body and mind.
Stephen Bunney, owner of Warrior Wellness yoga studio in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, returns to the Yoga Picnic for his third year. With over a decade of leadership experience in the Defence Forces and an educational background in psychology, Steve brings a unique perspective that emphasises the innate strength and resilience we all possess.
His teaching style combines precise instruction with genuine connection, creating an atmosphere where students feel empowered and discover their own capabilities. Known for his authentic presence and ability to make complex poses accessible, Steve guides each class with clear direction and lighthearted craic. Whether you’re working on your first forward fold or exploring advanced sequences, his sessions at this year’s Yoga Picnic promise to be a brilliant blend of mindful movement and genuine fun with the right blend of breath and movement.
Fiona is a passionate yoga teacher. She has been practising yoga over 20 years, teaching for 15 years and owning and running her schools for over 10 years. Her soul purpose in life is ‘teacher’. Fiona was a a primary school teacher for 7 years before her love of dance, movement and well being took her down another path of many yoga trainings. Fiona spent years training and teaching in the Sates and then in London before returning home to set up her own yoga school, Dublin City Hot Yoga (2014 -2023). Last year she joined forces in a collaboration to open Yoga Yard in Irish town, Ringsend, Dublin 4. In particular Fiona loves to teach dynamic flow classes. Expect to feel challenged as you learn to embody postures and creative sequences, an experience that will leave you feeling empowered and alive! Beginners are always welcome!
Fiona also hosts retreats within and outside of Ireland as well as offering Teacher Trainings.
Niamh is a mother of three young children and has spent 15 years in Management and Human Resources focusing on Employee Wellbeing, regularly practicing yoga and spending time outdoors in nature to unwind and destress from a busy and demanding work and home life. She swapped the boardroom for a yoga mat, immersing herself in Yoga teacher training, crafting a path that led her to the tranquil realms of Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Inside Flow and is also a Forest Bathing guide (yes, you read that right – she guides people in bathing in the goodness of nature). When she’s not busy multitasking in the dance of life with three kids, Niamh loves creating zen spaces for her clients. She recently opened a sparkling new yoga haven in Ballina, Co. Mayo called Roots Wellness where tranquility and peace reign supreme. Niamh’s absolute favourite offering is Dance Flow – a delightful concoction of music, movement, and breath that lets people connect with their inner selves.
Abaigéal Warfield is a mother, yoga teacher and poet living in the west of Ireland. Her two passion are poetry and yoga. Her poems have been used and shared by yoga teachers around the world. Her debut mini poetry collecting ‘The Sea of Grief’ was published earlier this year. Her first full collection is forthcoming. She runs Dragonfly Yoga studio in Ballyhaunis and co-hosts writing circles for women writers. When she’s not teaching yoga or writing in her notebook, you can find her in her garden, possibly dancing in her polytunnels, with her daughter and two cats.
Noeleen Shannon is a yoga teacher, women’s circle and menstrual cycle awareness facilitator, mother and moon lover. Weaving together 20 years of yoga practice, 10 years of teaching and trainings in hatha yoga, restorative, yin, pregnancy, yoga for children and yoga for children with special needs, Noeleen’s passion is working with women through all phases and cycles of life. With a grá for teaching outdoors, whether it be by the lake, at the beach or in the forest, Noeleen believes that working with the elements, the changing seasons and cycles of the moon can inspire us all to reconnect to our roots and back to our true selves. Based in County Cavan, the land of 365 lakes, one for every day of the year, you will find Noeleen here swimming, paddle boarding and hosting outdoor yoga retreats, classes and moon magic circles offering space to remember, reconnect and rewild.
Nicole O Kelly (she/her) is a Mother of one, a yoga teacher, birth & postpartum doula, women’s circle & cacao facilitator. Nicole originates from Offaly but is now based in Roscommon and supports clients in Connacht and the midlands While dedicating herself to supporting families throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum through yoga classes, doula support and mother circles; Nicole thrives to provide spaces that are inclusive and based on connection, support and have a holistic approach. Nicole has trained in vinyasa, pregnancy and mum & baby and restorative and yoga nidra. She continues to develop and grow as a yoga teacher.
Manasi is a Yoga Teacher, Educator and Mentor. Born and raised in India, she has been teaching and guiding yoga students and teachers for over a decade in the UK & Ireland. Her offerings are based on simplicity and authenticity and focus on making this ancient path of Yoga as a way of life and accessible to all. “I believe that yoga goes beyond the physical. Its values and philosophy can be embodied by everyone to lead a fulfilling life”. As a mum of 2, Bray is currently her home. She is building a community for Yoga Asana & meditation classes, Kirtan evenings and various workshops and teacher trainings where people can learn as well as connect with each other from their hearts.
Manasi’s mantra is:
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
– M K Gandhi
Sophia Pallaro is an experienced yoga and meditation teacher and teacher trainer, delivering classes and workshops since 2010. She is known for her teaching style which encompasses a deep focus on embodiment, free mindful flow, and for creating a safe and enjoyable space. She is also an Embodiment Life Coach and a sociologist. She works at the intersection of embodiment, education and inequality, particularly in community settings and with marginalised communities. Sophia holds a PhD in Sociology on yoga.
Tina is a yoga, meditation and mindfulness teacher. She believes in making yoga accessible to all and is passionate about reaching as many people as possible. She works with people from various backgrounds, ages and abilities providing yoga, mindfulness and meditation sessions with a focus on teaching those who may not be able to access yoga. She provides a relaxing and safe space free from pressure, judgment and expectation. She is an animal lover and spends much of her time with her four-legged friends.
Joanne is a Yoga Teacher, Family Celebrant, Matrescence educator, Doula and Women’s Space Holder. Her passion is for embodied awareness; how we come to know ourselves more fully through the vehicle of the body. Her teaching is intuitive, supported by over 20 years of practice and teaching and various trainings in Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Womb Yoga, Pre and post natal, trauma informed yoga and somatics. More recently her work as a Celebrant has evolved toward holding ritual and ceremony for women and couples at threshold moments in their life journeys. She regularly offers and educates in Closing of the Bones, a closing ritual for post partum women. Joanne credits many great teachers for their knowledge and skills passed on, and without a doubt her greatest teacher to date is her five year old son!
Teaching yoga for over a decade, Naomi has established her own unique style infused and informed from her own embodied experiences and training. She has trained extensively in the realms of Yoga, Movement, Meditation, Mindfulness and therapeutic modalities and currently focuses her teaching methodology on a nervous system informed approach to aid individuals to process, regulate and connect their inner experience. Since becoming a Mother in 2020, Naomi has trained in Matrescence coaching and facilitation and believes that supporting Mothers through this rite of passage in their lives can create true healing, transformation and growth. Naomi currently offers community classes in her local neighbourhood in Dublin 8, including Pregnancy Yoga and Mothers’ Circles. Further afield she leads retreats, and offers training and continuing education. Naomi also hosts an active community online hub with movement and stillness practices to support participants from the comfort of their own home.
Kiara is a Meditation teacher, Reiki, Rahanni and Crystal healing practitioner from Limerick. Smudge Studio is Kiara’s wellness business which includes 1:1 treatments, group workshops to share knowledge on how to use crystals, grounding exercises, the power of the breath, finding balance within and an online shop which specialises in ethically and carefully selected pieces to assist you on your journey. Crystals are a safe way to offer support and solace to all who choose to carry them and Kiara is passionate about the energetically charged power of crystals and wants to share these intuitively selected pieces of magic to assist you in your every day life.
Helen Colgan is a dedicated and compassionate energy healer with a rich and diverse background in holistic therapies. As a certified Massage Therapist, Lymphatic Drainage specialist, Reiki Master, Indian Head, and Oncology Care practitioner, Helen has cultivated a deep understanding of the body’s needs and the profound connection between physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Her journey as a holistic therapist evolved into a deeper calling to work with energy and spirit. Guided by divine intelligence, Helen channels healing energy in ways that resonate uniquely with each client. Trusting in this sacred process allows her clients to relax, surrender, and fully embrace who they are.
Helen’s spirit-led approach enables her to tailor each session with heart-centered care. Her intuitive work honors the uniqueness of every individual, empowering them to connect with their inner selves and unlock profound transformations.
Niamh is a biofield tuner, physiotherapist, cacao enthusiast, retreat leader, world explorer and peace seeker. Niamh holds a passion to help people overcome challenges in their life whether it’s physical, mental, or emotional in nature. Niamh spends time in Ireland and across the globe offering healing retreats and events. Niamh’s main focus at the moment is to help people enhance their electrical health and raise their voltage by tapping into the electrical nature of the human body and the world around us. Niamh uses cacao medicine and electromagnetic frequencies to recharge the body, give back lost energy, release trauma, clear ‘stuckness’ and bring people more into the present moment feeling lighter, brighter and more expansive than ever before. Niamh elegantly combines science and spirituality in an easy way to understand, join her to experience the magic for yourself.
‘Relieve stress by connecting to nature through your senses’
Growing up with a keen interest for all things natural, Orlagh studied Zoology in UCD before working in environmental education for 5 years. After teaching in a classroom for 8 years, she retrained as a forest bathing guide with Nádúr Centre for Integrative Forest Therapy in 2021.
Orlagh now provides regular forest bathing experiences in Fernhill Park and Gardens, where clients are encouraged to relax, engage their senses and be present.
This practice not only relives the symptoms of mental health challenges, it also instills a strong connection to nature and a longing to protect our environment and the world we live in.
Karin is passionate about empowering people to reconnect to themselves and the natural environment by running wellness and community initiatives. This has led her on to be elected as Global Wellness Day Ambassador for Ireland 2024/25.
She is a trained Medical Herbalist (BSc Hons), Practising Midwife (BSc Hons), Massage and Spa Therapist and qualified as a Shamanic Energy Medicine & Luminous Healing Practitioners which incorporates a wide range of mindfulness practises, life coaching, modern day psychology, nature reconnection and nature based healing practises and motivational skills.
She is also co owner of Solaris Botanicals based in Galway, alongside her husband Jörg where her role is as Creative Director, in product development and in Marketing and PR to promote their wellness and ‘moment of pause’ initiatives. Karin has been teaching classes, running Women’s retreats & Celtic Moon circles and giving talks on a wide range of topics relating to nature reconnection, mindfulness, herbal medicine, nutrition and Women’s health for over 20 years now.
She loves spending time in their native orchard and food forest, hiking in Connemara or hosting classes in their gorgeous wooden eco cabin.
Tara is the heart behind Mindful Moments with Tara. A mother of one, she brings compassion, authenticity, and lived experience into everything she offers. Tara teaches meditation classes for adults,mother and baby classes children’s yoga, and is expanding her work to include intuitive readings and healing sessions.
Her approach is gentle, grounded, and deeply nurturing, creating safe spaces where both children and adults can slow down, breathe, and reconnect. Tara is especially passionate about supporting women on their journey back to themselves—helping them rediscover balance, inner calm, and self-trust amid the demands of everyday life.
Through mindfulness, movement, and healing practices, Tara empowers others to find presence, clarity, and a deeper connection to who they truly are.
Louise is a yoga teacher and Doula. She has been teaching yoga since 2016 and her main interest is working with people pre and postnatally. Louise loves all things pregnancy, birth and postpartum and loves to support people during this time. She understands what an amazing time this can be for people but also how vulnerable and overwhelming it can all seem. She wants to create a space of support to prepare people for birth and a sanctuary for them during the postpartum period. Louise knows all too well how isolating this time can be. Her classes will allow you to meet other people on the same journey, bring some mindful movement to your day with bump or baby and most importantly be a non judgmental supportive space. Louise wants to support people through all the different stages of motherhood so they thrive in this new stage of their life. Louise has also trained in the Body Ready Method with Lindsay McCoy which proactively primes the body for birth of all kinds and recovery. Louise aims to prepare people mentally and physically for pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Lisa is a Certified Birth Doula, Hypnobirthing instructor and pregnancy yoga teacher. Her passion is supporting women to feel informed and empowered for their pregnancy, birth and Motherhood. Supporting you as a whole person, physically, mentally and emotionally. With over 10years experience supporting Mothers she has created a safe , non -judgemental online community called The C.A.L.M Birth Community. Lisa brings fun ,connection, knowledge and a sense of calm to all her classes.
Liz is a qualified Yoga Teacher, Fitness Trainer and Wellness Advocate from Dublin, Ireland living in Spain.
Liz believes in listening to and learning about your body and doing what is right for you. Making yoga, fitness and wellbeing accessible to everyone is what motivates Liz. Liz believes in embracing our imperfections, loving ourselves for who we are and by doing this living our best most authentic lives.
Liz brings boundless enthusiasm and energy into everything that she does. She understands that a healthy balance for every individual is different.
Aisling, an enthusiastic Yoga Teacher and Breathwork Facilitator believes that by harnessing the breath each one of us can connect with ourselves, follow our hearts and unlock our inner potential. There is nothing more essential to our wellbeing than breathing. Improving our everyday/ functional breathing will help to improve our physical and mental well being, increase our energy levels, reduce stress, improve sleep and the list goes on. Aisling’s classes aim to use ancient Breathwork practices and linking movement to the breath to improve overall wellbeing.
Aisling is a mother to two beautiful girls. Her mission is to build community by sharing the power of Breathwork and Yoga with as many people as possible. Her mantra is “Lead with the heart, Flow with the Breath.”
From the land of yoga, Snehaa is a dedicated Yoga Educator (RYT 600), Mentor, and Pranic Healer who embraces the journey of being a lifelong yoga student and teacher with nearly a decade of experience of guiding others on their journey. She believes that the happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. and also subscribes to the idea that despite the uncertainty of life, we can always find ways to control what goes on inside of us.
After transitioning from a successful corporate career, Snehaa followed her passion for yoga and well-being. She collaborates with various studios and schools, offering Yoga Teacher Training and mentorship programs, empowering the next generation of yoga teachers. Having trained over 200+ yoga teachers, she continues to guide current and aspiring teachers through yoga teacher tarining and tailored mentorship programs. Snehaa has led wellness sessions for global brands like Disney, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase, while also working on initiatives that support nature and animal welfare.Now based in Dublin, she looks forward to guiding you on a journey of strength, balance,and peace both on and off the mat.
Yoga has been an integral part of Sam’s life for over a decade. Its benefit extend past the physical, bringing peace and calm to an anxious mind, and teaching her how to use her breath and body to cultivate more compassion and self-awareness. Yoga taught her how to let go of fear, and how to embrace, trust, and send love to every part of herself.
Celine Florence is an Energy Healer & channels a healing frequency called the Rose Ray. She is also a Yoga & Meditation Teacher (Radiant Heart, Restorative & Trauma Informed), Menstrual Leadership Guide and has been following the path of the rose and the feminine since 2020.
Her big vision is that women can truly feel the power & love that exists within our own hearts. That we are guided & nourished by that love and that it flows into our lives & creations.
Katie O’Byrne is a Dublin-based yoga & reiki teacher who has been guiding classes, workshops, and retreats since 2016. Her teaching style is gentle, inclusive, and accessible, with a strong emphasis on meeting people where they are and offering practical ways to integrate yoga into everyday life. Katie is passionate about yoga as a holistic practice that supports self-awareness, resilience, and connection both on and off the mat.
Orla is a mother, a yoga teacher and a Red Alchemist. Her craft is informed by a background of a First Class Honours Bachelor Degree in Physical Education with Gaeilge and Menstrual Cycle Awareness training under the specialist mentorship of Kitty Maguire. She has completed several yoga trainings under the expert guidance of Sibylle Dallman, Naomi Sturdy and Grace Tempany, Yoga Therapy Ireland amongst others. She is an avid lover of the outdoors, adores anything that involves the sea and having a good laugh in life along the way. Often, she weaves themes of nature into her offerings and she believes it is vital that we look after our own energy first and foremost before we step out into the world. By becoming aware, you can attune to the energy and form of your own body and create your own container for deep and meaningful rest.
Shelley is a dedicated advocate for holistic wellbeing, with a diverse background spanning healthcare, clinical research and innovation and community health promotion. Her passion for wellbeing has led her on a journey of learning, particularly through yoga, where she now shares her expertise in teaching Vinyasa, Yin, Pregnancy Yoga, Children’s Yoga, and Mum and Baby Yoga. With a foundation in classical ballet and contemporary dance, Shelley’s yoga style is a unique blend of creative flows, expressive movement, mindfulness, and breathwork. As a mother of two, inspired by her own children, Shelley is deeply committed to introducing the transformative benefits of yoga to children at an early age, promoting their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. One of her favorite offerings is Forest Yoga, where she merges the healing power of nature with mindful movement to soothe and regulate the nervous system. Shelley is also the founder of ‘TheYogiSocial,’ a community network designed to connect individuals beyond the yoga mat, fostering opportunities for group engagement in a variety of wellbeing activities.
Roisin is an intuitive healer, meditation guide and jewelry artist who is passionate about teaching ways in which we can deepen our connection to Mother Earth and one another. Roisin has been working with the energetic benefits of crystals as a medium for holistic healing and intuitively creating jewelry for 11 years. She works together with the vibrations of different crystals and their Spirit Guardians as a way to assist you on your journey of well-being. She has been guiding people through visual Chakra meditation journeys where they can reconnect with the essence of their inner child for several years. Róisín has years of experience working with children and she integrates this work into her work with adults to bring a sense of playfulness to our healing journey. She has experienced how beautifully the divine flows through us when we are in the energy of creativity and play. Roisin is devoted to this unique blend of deep inner work & creativity as a means of returning us to our wholeness so we may live an empowered, purposeful life that is coherent with our heart’s desires.Her focus is always love, unity, artistry, and community. Her workshops will give you the time and space you need to hear the voice of your soul, the voice that will guide you inward to the wellspring of your unique creativity, power, and divinity. Roisin is a devoted space holder who always creates a beautiful and safe environment to explore all of what you already are through an immersive journey of sound vibration, color, and creativity.
Nurturer and teacher, Emily – former London agency head – has experienced the transformative nature of breath, yoga and meditation modalities on modern life first hand. She passionately combines her experience across mental health projects with her extensive trainings, to empower her students and foster a deep sense of belonging. Always with a sprinkle of craic. Emily will collaborate with sound practitioner and magic-maker, Jess Avelar to create a retreat experience within the Yoga PIcnic.
Mother-daughter duo Deb(Bee) Doherty & Billie Blossom come together to make “Blossom & Bee”, a pollination of ideas across generations and continents, weaving together their complimentary styles of teaching yoga.
Debs is an Advanced Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher with over 15 years of Buddhist practice. She was a vibrant presence at Glastonbury Festival, running the Buddhist Marquee there for many years. Debs runs her own Cottage Studio in Tipperary where she practises & teaches Yoga, Qigong, Buddhism, Mindfulness & Meditation as well as indigenous Celtic Wheel traditions.
Billie Blossom uses their background as an artist to infuse each yoga class with a deep sense of creativity and reverence. A practicing Buddhist for over a decade, they now live & teach in California, where sharing in yoga & Celtic traditions have acted as a tether back to Home & self.
Charlotte grew up with yoga, and enjoys sharing her love of it with others. Her attraction to yoga has always been the connection of the body, mind and spirit and the power of the breath. She has a background in drama facilitation and has used yoga techniques to help her students find calm, connect to their creative core and to build confidence throughout her career. Charlotte qualified as a yoga teacher with Yoga Therapy Ireland in 2020, completing a 500 hour yoga teacher diploma, having spent a year in India where she deepened her connection with her practice. Since then she has been teaching Hatha Yoga; her favourite style of yoga, in her studio in her home in the Dublin Mountains.
The philosophy of yoga is important to Charlotte. Her style is gentle and calming and therefore accessible to all abilities. Her students would often comment on how relaxed they feel and how the classes help them cope with all that life throws at them. Charlotte can’t wait to meet and connect with lots of people at The Yoga Picnic 2025.
Rachel of Wild Soul Beauty offers a gentle, sacred space where beauty meets spirit. Guided by the belief that skincare is a ritual and every touch a prayer, she brings natural, ancient practices, like gua sha, self face massage, and intuitive techniques, into the modern world. Her approach is simple yet deeply nurturing, attuned to the nature of the skin and the deeper layers of the self.
Rachel’s work is rooted in years of study and experience within the beauty industry, guiding her to embrace natural beauty and a deep trust in the body’s innate wisdom. She invites you to pause, soften, and reconnect with the living energy that flows beneath the surface. In this space, beauty becomes a conversation with the soul, an invitation to explore the quiet radiance that has always lived within you.
Founder of SUPwell Ireland and a lifelong nature lover, Caroline Young offers a unique fusion of Yoga and nature-based wellness experiences and adventures. With a background in Education, a former Biology Teacher and Biodiversity Officer- Caroline shares her love and passion of Nature and Native Biodiversity through her teachings, harnessing the power of Green and Blue Wellness practices on land and water.
At this year’s festival, she brings the magic of SUP Yoga – a mindful, body-balancing practice which will see you flowing and floating on water. Caroline’s SUP Yoga sessions invite you to slow down and connect with nature, her approach is inclusive, soulful, and rooted in a deep respect for our precious natural habitats.
Síle is a passionate yoga teacher, sound healer, and breathwork facilitator dedicated to guiding others on their journey toward holistic wellbeing. With a deep reverence for the mind-body-spirit connection, she creates nurturing spaces for transformation, healing, and self-discovery. Her offerings combine the wisdom of ancient practices with intuitive, heart-centered guidance, inviting participants to reconnect with their inner truth.
Rooted in the belief that healing is a non-liner, multi-dimensional journey, her work integrates spiritual, physical and emotional practices. Through yoga, she encourages embodied movement and mindful presence. Her sound healing sessions weave together the frequencies of crystal bowls, gongs and other sacred instruments to support energetic balance and emotional release. She also facilitates breathwork journeys and cacao ceremonies, helping individuals access deeper states of awareness and heart connection.
Sinéad is a Hatha and Vinyasa Flow Yoga teacher, and also specialises in Pregnancy Yoga. Based in Maynooth Co. Kildare Sinéad offers a range of classes and workshops for her ever growing yoga community. Leading her students through mindful movement, breathwork and meditation, Sinéad has a passion for sharing the benefits of yoga to everyone she meets. You can join her class at Yoga Picnic where she will take you on a journey of embodiment, embracing that connection with self and the earth beneath you.
Jenny-Lee has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for over a decade, having completed her first teacher training in this powerful practice. Her journey then led her to India, where she immersed herself in Ashtanga Vinyasa, followed by specialized training in Prenatal Yoga. A lifelong yogi, she was introduced to the practice at an early age by her aunt who was a renowned Yoga teacher in Dublin for over forty years. This sparked a deep passion that continues to support and nourish her. Yoga is one of her greatest joys, and she loves sharing its wisdom. In addition to teaching yoga, she is a dedicated birth and postpartum doula, supporting women through the sacred transitions of motherhood.
Acro-Yoga combines yoga and acrobatics and also incorporates elements of Thai massage and circus arts. It is practiced in partners or groups and is a playful and therapeutic activity. Gav and Helena are instructors with Acro&Yoga Dublin where they emphasise social connection, inclusion and safety while practicing an enjoyable form of exercise which they believe is open to all.
Britt Meyer is a Yoga Alliance Professionals affiliated and certified, experienced Yoga Teacher and Holistic Therapist working with sound therapy and reiki energy healing.
She is the owner of Sunwood Sanctuary studio based in east Galway, the founder of Sunwood Selfcare, a Level 3 certified Sound Healing Practitioner, a certified Ceremonial Cacao Practitioner and a certified Third Degree Usui Traditional Reiki Practitioner. Britt holds a Reiki 3 Master Practitioner’s Diploma, which is an academic, government regulated qualification and the highest level of training in Reiki. She is currently also working towards a bachelor’s degree in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Britt’s life is dedicated to being of service as a holistic therapist and yoga teacher. It is Britt’s intention to bring balance, harmony, wellness and healing to everyone that she is called to work with through either yoga, sound healing, reiki energy healing or plant medicine. She holds vinyasa and yin yoga classes at her studio and works privately with clients on a one to one basis, teaching them yoga, breathwork and meditation. She holds group soundbath meditations at her studio and travels around the country to facilitate group soundbath meditations at various events.
For the last two years, Britt has worked with a special needs school, facilitating group soundbath meditations for pupils aged 4-18 who have been assessed as having a moderate or severe/profound learning disability. Many of the pupils also have additional needs such as physical disabilities, sensory impairment or autistic spectrum disorders. Britt has also worked privately with young adults with non verbal autism, teaching them yoga and working with sound healing with them.
Britt’s studio is based in east Galway but also works from Kilcornan Woods in Clarenbridge and travels around Ireland, holding soundbath meditations and cacao ceremony.
She has held, and collaborated in, wellness retreats around the country and has held soundbath meditations at festivals such as Uisneach Bealtaine Fire Festival.
Christine Higgins is the founder of Embodied Energy Wellness and a leading spiritual wellness facilitator, speaker, and energy practitioner based in Ireland. With over 20 years of corporate experience alongside her work in shamanic healing and embodiment practices, Christine bridges ancient wisdom with modern nervous system regulation and conscious leadership.
She is best known for creating large-scale healing experiences including The Healing Circle and for her signature Embodied Reset method, helping people move out of stress and survival mode and back into grounded presence. Through shamanic drumming meditation, breathwork and embodied awareness, Christine creates safe, inclusive spaces where participants can reconnect with their inner wisdom, regulate their nervous system and experience deep restoration.
With over 25 years of teaching experience, Noeleen Tyrrell is renowned for her vibrant, physically dynamic Anusara Yoga classes that weave yoga philosophy into movement, breath and meditation. Teaching in the northwest of Ireland since 2000, she blends heart, biomechanics, clarity and the wisdom of yoga to create transformative experiences.
As the founder of Ard Nahoo Yoga School, Noeleen has mentored and trained hundreds of yoga teachers and led retreats for many years. She is passionate about yoga education and it’s application and power to change lives. She is also a yoga therapist.
She lives happily in Leitrim by a lake and teaches retreats and trainings in Ireland and Internationally
Colleen Elsofany is an emerging movement facilitator and somatic practitioner. Developing her practice “Daw’ra” — an embodied movement practice that places inner listening before outer form, her work draws from expressive movement, depth psychology, and somatic awareness, inviting people to reconnect with their bodies through curiosity, presence, and play.
Colleen creates inclusive, non-performative spaces where movement is guided by sensation, impulse, and rhythm rather than technique.
Her approach is gentle, relational, and community-centred, welcoming people of all experience levels to explore movement as a shared non-verbal language for aliveness, connection, and self-understanding.
Brazilian, based in Ireland for over 20 years, his yoga journey began more than a decade ago, inspired by the power of mantra and a deep curiosity about the connection between body and mind. Spirituality has always been an integral part of his life, nurtured from an early age through his family, and yoga naturally became a genuine expression of that path.
Being a yoga teacher is not just a profession but a calling that fully reflects the way he chooses to live. Teaching is something he approaches with true enthusiasm, joy, and presence, an extension of his personal journey. Through yoga, he discovered a powerful, transformative practice that invites people to reconnect with themselves, cultivating awareness, balance, and presence in everyday life.
He teaches with heart, humor, and authenticity. Students often share that his classes feel grounded, uplifting, and real, and that his passion for yoga is felt in every space he teaches, across some of Dublin’s leading studios.
Orla is passionate about yoga and has incorporated it into her daily life-relishing in what it brings to her. The name Yoga Nádúrtha-means Natural Yoga and this encompasses Orla’s belief in allowing our bodies’ natural movement and flow to evolve in its own way. Orla has a background in science, is a qualified post-primary and primary teacher, and has worked as a teacher for over 25 years. She completed a Masters recently which investigated Primary school teachers’ beliefs about yoga. She is happiest outdoors in Nature, soaking in all our planet’s wonders. She continues to learn and participate in further training to augment her 500hr training. Orla runs classes locally for all ages, abilities, and bodies. Her classes consist of Vinyasa & Hatha, Chair, Yin, Restorative, and hybrid classes mixing chair, floor, and standing yoga asana. She encourages all to embrace and love their bodies, while exploring pranayama and asana-always including some blissful rest!
Aron Hegarty is a dedicated yoga instructor, storyteller, and performer whose journey into yoga was deeply personal. After practicing for fifteen years, he traveled to India to train as a teacher, using yoga to overcome a traumatic injury. This experience cemented his belief in the power of movement, breath, and storytelling to foster resilience, creativity, and self-sufficiency.
Aron encourages his students to meet life’s challenges with an open heart and mind. While yoga poses provide a foundation, true transformation happens when breath and mind unite, expanding our awareness and deepening our connection to ourselves and the natural world.
Originally from Cork and now based in Dublin, Aron grew up in a household that nurtured creativity and insight into the human condition. An actor with Lisa Richards Agency and a storyteller of Irish myths with Candlelit Tales, he seamlessly weaves narrative into his yoga practice under the name Fadó Yoga. His approach blends the ancient stories behind asanas with the rich mythology of Ireland, creating a fully embodied and immersive experience.
Alwyn is a chartered physiotherapist and had been teaching pilates since 2011. She has seen the benefits of pilates both physically in people recovering from injuries, after child birth and sedentary jobs but passionately believes in the mental benefits also. She had taught reformer pilates but is currently concentrating on mat classes utilizing a variety of props so no 2 classes are the same.
Kendra is an experienced yoga teacher with nearly 10 years of teaching, supported by extensive trainings in India, the birthplace of yoga, along with continued study across a range of disciplines. Her background includes Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork and meditation, giving her a rich and well-rounded foundation.
Rather than teaching a single style, Kendra intuitively blends elements from each of her trainings to create a holistic and balanced experience in every class. She brings together the heat of a Vinyasa practice with the slowness of a Restorative one, alongside the meditative tools of breathwork and guided meditation, creating the perfect blend for body and mind.
Her sessions are grounding, accessible and deeply nourishing, helping you to slow down, release tension and reconnect, leaving you feeling restored, balanced and fully present.
Hannah Carty is a dedicated and detail-oriented embryologist with a strong foundation in assisted reproductive technologies. Hannah is currently working at Sims IVF in Dublin.
Beginning her journey with the clinic in 2021 as a Laboratory Assistant, she quickly developed her passion for embryology and progressed into a Trainee Embryologist role in 2022. Hannah honed her technical skills and deepened her understanding of laboratory processes and patient care.
Now serving as an Embryologist since September 2023, she plays a key role in supporting fertility treatments, contributing to the creation of life through precision, care, and scientific expertise. Known for her commitment to excellence and compassionate approach, she works closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards in laboratory practice and patient outcomes.
Hannah holds a Bachelor of Science in Genetics & Cell Biology from Dublin City University, where she built a strong academic foundation in genetics, molecular biology, and reproductive science. Her career journey reflects her genuine dedication to helping individuals and families achieve their dreams of parenthood.
Karen Olivia is an astrologer, yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, and energy practitioner with a deep grá for translating the language of the cosmos into lived, embodied experience. Her work weaves astrology with intuitive inquiry, creating spaces where people can reconnect with the natural rhythms of life. A dedicated spiritual practitioner for more than a decade, Karen has facilitated astrological workshops and sessions at retreats, festivals, and events across Ireland, the UK, and the US, and now hosts and teaches from her retreat space in West Cork.
Kristina Emilien is the founder of Laughter Wellness Ireland, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, and a firm believer that a little more laughter can make life a whole lot brighter.
Known for her warm energy and playful approach, Kristina creates spaces where people can let go of stress, reconnect with themselves, and rediscover the simple joy of laughing together. Her sessions blend laughter exercises, breathing, movement, mindfulness, and plenty of light-hearted fun—no jokes, comedy skills, or sense of humour required!
Since 2018, she has been bringing laughter to festivals, community groups, workplaces, nursing homes, schools, and wellbeing events across Ireland. Trained by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga, Kristina loves helping people step out of their heads, into the present moment, and leave feeling lighter, happier, and more alive.
Her motto? Come as you are and leave with a smile.