Teachers - Moynalty Yoga Festival
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Teachers - Moynalty Yoga Festival
MOYNALTY YOGA FESTIVAL 2016 TEACHERS & PRACTITIONERS MASTER ARNALDO DE ALMEIDA Traditional Shivam Yoga Dublin We are very honoured to have the founder of Shivam Yoga at our festival this year http://shivamyoga.com.br/en/ http://shivamyogadublin.com/ Orthodox/Traditional Shivam Yoga – For all levels Anyone that practices Traditional Shivam Yoga seeks the improvement of consciousness as a focus of daily living. This is found by observing oneself. We observe the way we express ourselves through our experiences so as to cultivate a renewed awareness of this world, Nature and all Universe. Basically, in an orthodox practice ones will be practicing: Dharana (Mental Concentration), Pujas (Transmition of Energy), Pranaymas (Breathing Techniques), Asanas (Mental Physical Exercises), Dhiana (Meditation), Mantras (Chanting), etc. Beto ADALBERTO MOLLICA DONATELLA BECCU Beto Mollica, has 22 years’ experience in Shivam Yoga School, and is based in Dublin since 2007 developing this traditional methodology that respects the original source of Yoga knowledge, which began between 7 and 10 thousands years in the Dravidian Civilization. The Shivam Yoga is grounded on two philosophic bases called Sankhya and Tantra philosophies. Donatella.beccu@gmail.com Shankhya explains about the existence of the life and Universe based on Universal laws, mainly Karma and Dharma laws. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Tantra is a behavioural philosophy. Tantra means toll (Tra) of development (Tan). Tantra is also understood as an energetic philosophy because explain about the energetic physiology of the body and life. Sankhya and Tantra philosophies are a life expression of the Dravidian people. And this Yoga expression of life is not Bakti Yoga, devotional Yoga, at all. Even, because it comes before Bakti Yoga exists, as it is. Yoga With Roisin And Friends A deeper opening of the Asanas Hatha Yoga Teacher and Yoga for Sport Teacher I discovered Yoga 16 years ago and I immediately fell in love with it. I deeply enjoy the practice of Yoga and I felt the positive effect on my mind as well as on my body. I believe Yoga has been an incredible tool to help calm my mind, alleviate stress and improve my overall wellbeing. My enthusiasm for yoga brought me to share the benefits that Yoga can bring with other people and in 2007 I enrolled and successfully completed the Yoga Teacher Diploma (Internationally Recognised School of Yoga by the Yoga Alliance) and in 2010 I also successfully completed the Advanced Yoga Teacher Diploma. I’m also Yoga for Sport Teacher. I successfully completed in February 2016 the Yoga for Sport Training Course with YTI. I’m still a very enthusiastic yoga student attending classes, workshops with amazing Hatha and Iyengar teachers and I continue to explore different styles and approaches to teaching. I enjoy teaching a form of yoga with emphasis on detail, precision, alignment, holding the postures longer. I often use yoga props to aid students to challenge and deepen the postures. My classes are reinvigorating, energizing and relaxing. 1 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com DEBBIE BEIRNE Ruach Rhythms strength and robustness to enjoy the moment and relax within what seems to be an evermore complex and demanding life. www.ruachrhythms.ie ruachrhythms@gmail.com CHRISTINA BREEN Therapeutic Drumming & Rhythm Play chroiyoga@gmail.com www.chroiyoga.com This worksop is a playful exploration of Rhythm using a variety of percussion from around the world, including drums, Balafon’s and other creative percussion sounds. Absolute beginners welcome. No prior musical or rhythmical experience needed to take part. ‘Yoga & Live Music for the Heart ‘ A chroi yoga class with live music ,hatha based, both gentle & nourishing. Opening up body cells through yoga stretch’s & live music sounds. Rúach Rhythms is a Professional Community Music service coordinated and facilitated by Debbie Beirne. Debbie Beirne Carmel Bracken Sacred breathing in pranayama. Peace, harmony & love in yoga nidra. Open to all levels, from young teens to adults. Debbie is a qualified Person Centred group facilitator with a MA in Advanced Social Studies and a Special Award Level 9 in Challenging Behaviour, and Recovery in Mental Health. Debbie has over 15 years’ experience of group facilitation and Community Music and drumming, and facilitates both singing and rhythm based events in both Ireland and the UK. Debbie has created her own unique method of «Therapeutic Rhythm Facilitation and Rhythm Play» based events and her specific area of expertise is music and mental health and she has a vast amount of experience working within this area. CARMEL BRACKEN Christina is based in Dublin. In yoga she specialises with children, families & birth mothers. Her trainings cover teens & those with special learning challenges also. Her workshops have taken her around Ireland & most recently to California. Her approach is sensitive & open. Marrying her love for live music with yoga brings her even more joy & harmony in which she loves to share within community. Christina also works as a childcare educator & event planner/organiser. Christina will be joined by the lovely Sinead Harte International Rhythm Drummer ‘Opening up the Body, Mind & Spirit through rhythm & movement ‘. ANN-MARIE BRENNAN spacetoawaken@yahoo.com Love Egyptian Dance Healing with Nature Dances loveegyptiandance@gmail.com www.LoveEgyptianDance.com Carmel Bracken is a facilitator of wellbeing groups. She has trained in Capacitor Multicultural wellness practices and in Sacred Dance; including Nature and Bach flower dances. The Joy of Movement through Belly Dance This workshop will offer dances with simple steps and inspiring music. Enjoy the experience of a moving meditation which nurtures relationship with self, others and the environment. I would also like to express my interested in delivering the workshop Saturday afternoon. If selected I do intend to stay for the whole festival so I can be flexible on the time of workshop delivery. MARK BRADY For many years woman have used belly dance to celebrate the joy of movement and express their creativity and sensuality. Belly Dance is low impact and the movements are suitable for all body types. MDA Tai Chi Ireland Moynalty Chroi Yoga markbrady77@gmail.com http://blacktortoisetaichi.com Tai Chi with Energy Tai Chi is renowned as a stress-buster: a way to harmonise mind, body and spirit; rebuild core mental and physical strength; and learn a strong centred approach to life. Those busy with the daily pressures of work and home find that regular practice creates the balance, The class will include a relaxing follow along warm up, followed by drills in movements such as hip slides, hip kicks, figure of 8›s, mayas, hip & shoulder shimmy and many more. The drills will help to tone the muscles, release tension and to increase energy. I can provide hip scarves on the day. The practice will finish by combining all the 2 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com movements together and allowing them to flow to one piece of music. She also runs a Pilates class in the Leisure Centre, Bailieborough. Julie has a keen interest in health and fitness and her Pilates classes are suitable for all levels. Biogprahies available at: http://yogapassiondublin.com/teachers/ RUARÍ O COILEÁIN I worked in Egypt professional for 2 years and have continued my career in Middle Eastern Dance by travelling throughout Europe to perform and to teach at Oriental Festival and Events. Ogham Yoga ruarioc@yahoo.ie I am currently teaching four weekly belly dance classes in Temple Bar and at Dance Theatre of Ireland. Here is one more link to me teaching a sold out workshop in Gijon, Spain. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=V0bDHy8m2Ig BARBARA CAROLAN Yogaboann yogaboann@gmail.com www.yogaboann.com Drop your emotional defensiveness I am a Kundalini Yoga Instructor Working out of Samadhi in Drogheda. I Love the journey that Kundalini has brought me on. It has been and continues to be an amazing journey one of great learning and discovery of the self. I am also studying as a Sound Therapist with the Colour of Sound Institute and believe that through the combination of Sound and movement we can Spiral in and Spiral Out simultaneously creating a place for deeper growth and learning. Hip Hip Horray ROSS COUSENS This hip opening class will be a dynamic vnyasa flow incorporating some deep hip, psoas and It stretches and also Hip, pelvis and core stabilising poses. In this hip opening flow expect to move, sweat, be still and release. Master Ding Academy Ireland ross@masterdingacademy.com www.masterdingacademy.com Tai Chi Gathering My name is Barbara, founder and primary teacher at Yogaboann. I have been fortunate enough to have been practising and teaching Yoga and Pilates for 15 years now and run my own studio for almost ten years . I am very grateful to all my students ,friends and teachers who continue with me on this journey and as a student myself I will continue to learn and always updating my training which includes Ashtanga, Vinyasa , Hatha, Forrest ,Pilates and many more. I also offer Teacher training at yogaboann and hope this yoga community continues to grow and share this wonderful practice. Namaste. Ross’s teaching aims to integrate the life affirming principles found within the ancient Chinese practices of Tai Chi and Chi Kung, with the hectic lifestyles that we all lead today. This fusion of the ancient and modern worlds is attained through the mindful practice of Tai Chi and Chi Kung on a daily basis. This inner discipline results in the much sought after Strong Body and Still Mind, as often described by Tai Chi texts. Class structure includes solo and partner work where students are encouraged to work together to mutual benefit. This results in an informal, fun environment where every person has an opportunity to learn from everyone else. For those interested in the martial aspects of the art, introduction to the practicalities of postures and movements are included. Once basic skills are attained, Tai Chi Chuan as a fighting art can be explored. Evening and Day classes available across Dublin. JULIE CAROLAN www.facebook.com/ JulieCarolanCavanPhysicalTherapy www.cavanphysicaltherapy.com julie@cavanphysicaltherapy 086 3283943 Pilates Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Julie is a Physical Therapist and Stott Pilates instructor. She is based near Mullagh, Co Cavan where she runs her physical therapy clinic and small-group Pilates classes. 3 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com JUNE CRAWLEY dedicate herself to teaching full time. So far it’s the best decision ever :) The Yoga Room Check out her facebook page on www.fb.com/ karendyoga for further details. june.crawley@gmail.com Yoga for Life (how yoga can benefit our day to day life) DENISE DIVER June Crawley, YTI trained Yoga Teacher & Trainee Tutor. Living & working in Ratoath Co Meath. My studio is The Yoga Room. My background is in the Fitness Industry & I became a student & lover of yoga over 20 years ago. I studied to become a teacher and have been teaching over 10 years. I am a firm believer that no matter what your activity level - athlete to coach potato – yoga can enhance your wellbeing! LINDA CULLETON Feel Good Yoga & Meditation lindieculleton@hotmail.com www.feelgoodyogaandmeditation.com Build your mental fitness Feel Good Yoga & Meditation was established due to my own challenges with mental health. I believe all individuals have the power to heal themselves with the adequate tools. Karen Davis My mission is to assist people on the path to recovery. The Mind is like any other muscle and can be healed and strengthened over time. Join me for a mental fitness workshop where I will share with you tools and techniques that I find most helpful when dealing with life’s challenges in a more positive way. Integral Therapy 18 Lower Main St Letterkenny 086 237 5619 integraltherapylky@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/IntegralTherapy www.integraltherapylky.com www.integraltherapy.ie Mindfulness Meditation – Body Scan Denise Diver has a Yoga / Mindfulness studio in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, she studied yoga at Yoga Haven, Tuckahoe, NY completing the 200hr training program, continuing to complete the 500hr training program with YSSF San Francisco, during her 10yrs in US practising and training with a number of very experienced teachers. She is currently completing the professional training in the MBSR program with the Institute of Mindfulness Approaches in Germany. She has had a yoga and meditation practice for many years and is looking forward to sharing her Body Scan practice with the Moynalty Yoga Festival. CARMEL DIVINEY http://celticschoolofsoundhealing.com/ KAREN DAVIS Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 B.A.(hons), PG Dip Counselling, PG Dip CBT Karen’s Yin Yoga class to “unwind the spine” is a beautiful way to restore and rejuvenate the spine after a busy weekend of yogaing. Yin yoga is a slowpaced, meditative style of yoga, we hold each asana (pose) for a period of time, usually around 35 minutes. In our yin practice we are focusing on our joints, applying moderate stress to the tendons, fascia and ligaments of the joint with the aim of increasing circulation and improving flexibility. A yin class can bring a lovely balance to a (usually yang) yoga practice, giving you time to slow down softening, yielding and accepting yourself just as you are. The classes can still be quite challenging though, as holding a pose for a long time takes both mental and physical commitment. Karen runs various classes in Dublin, as well as Yin she teaches Vinyasa, Astanga and Pilates. She became a full time teacher last year, taking the leap to leave her software development career of 15 years and Carmel Diviney is a Sound Healing Therapist and Tutor with the Celtic School of Sound Healing in Dublin. She is a Reiki Master, Shamanic & Earth Energy Healing Practitioner, Crystals and Aroma Massage Therapist, Certified Soul Path Analysis Reader. Herbalist and student of Botanical Sciences. She is also an Author of a book about Tara and a Sound Recording Artist who has produced Sound Meditation CD’s for both adults and children. This year Carmel will perform the Closing Ceremony at Moynalty Yoga Festival. Join us to bring the Festival to an end 5.45 pm on Sunday the 12th June with the powerful tones and resonances of Himalayan and Crystal Bowls, Solfeggio Pipes and Gongs as they bring enlightenment, transformation, balance and peace. 4 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com ANNE DIXON CARMEL DOWDALL In celebration of the Yoga Festival Anne will lead the YOGA MALA 0863282748 carmel@chaerobics.ie 12th June, 9am to 11am A Yoga Mala is comprised of 108 Sun Salutations practised in 9 sets consisting of 12 Sun Salutations – 12 poses linked together with the breath. Is a challenge and you should know the Sun Salutation sequence if you are to partake. Should take approx. 2 hours to complete. We take 15 mins at the beginning to introduce and give safety guidelines. We will finish with a long relaxation. You will need to bring your mat and a towel. You need to be well hydrated and do not eat heavy within one hour of starting. Carmel’s Chaerobics by Carmel Dowdall Some benefits of practising Sun Salutations • Promotes healthy digestion • Stretches and tonifies abdominal muscles • Ventilates the lungs and oxygenates the blood • Detoxifies, rids body of enormous quantity of carbon dioxide and other toxins • Calms the nervous system and improves memory • Promotes sleep and calms anxiety • Balances the endocrine system, especially the thyroid gland • Improves muscle flexibility • Helps reduce fat • Improves grace and easeful movement of the body • Keeps spine flexible • Strengthens the solar plexus, improves energy We start with intention. All dedications are honoured. Here are some suggestions. • Dedication for personal transformation and realisation. Letting go of the past, self as focus. • Being present. Dedication to family and friends and precious jewels (anyone we have unresolved conflict with). • Dedication for our world, for what we care about in the world. Peace, global warming, children, all beings everywhere. • Dedication to the Source. Praise, gratitude, joy. Manifesting your intention for the future. Modifications for Sun Salutation Bend the knees in forward bends (will be 216 forward bends) • Knees, chest, chin chaturanga bend knees – or do Cat pose • Instead of Updog do Cobra • Bend knees in Downdog or do child pose Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 The act of practising the Yoga Mala brings together; • Bhatki – Devotion • Seva – Selfless Service • Tapas – Effort, heat, discipline and zeal For more information or to attend class to prepare please contact Anne at 086 885 6021 Carmel’s Chaerobics is a carefully designed exercise class, based on studies and research in the area of health and fitness. The class is suitable for people of all ages, fitness levels and physical abilities. A Chaerobics exercise program is delivered in a fun social gathering with familiar music at the core of the class. Each exercise class delivers a complete fitness package, which includes strength training, endurance, flexibility and balance exercises. The onus is on having fun which will increase participation and social interaction among participants. Chaerobics creates such a positive response, with participants talking about feeling energised and stimulated at the end of each class. Carmels Chaerobics is also Broadcast on LMFM RADIO every Sunday morning as an interactive fitness slot – “Sit and Get Fit with Carmel’s Chaerobics”. ALAN DUNNE Alan began his journey into Holistic Health in 2008 attending Training Courses in Ireland and Thailand in a variety of Massage Treatments. In 2014 Alan fulfilled a dream when he began Yoga Teacher training in India and in 2015 completed a Yoga Internship. I will be teaching a Sun Warrior Vinyasa Workshop that will include a full Pranayama Set and a special Warrior Meditation. MAGGIE DUNNE www.simplylivingyoga.net Simplylivingyoga@gmail.com I am a full time teacher of yoga and meditation. I Love all types of yoga but I specialise in Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga and restorative yoga and meditation. I teach classes during the week in Dublin and teach 5-6 retreats a year in beautiful Britta’s bay Wicklow and one in Sunny Spain in Seville. I also teach workshops on weekends.. Please see my website for all details.. Creative Energy Boost, Kundalini Yoga Workshop This is a great Kryia to charge up the navel centre, and to strengthen elimination and digestion. This workshop includes a combination of powerful yoga postures, breath work, chants and mantras to help tap into your 5 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com creative potential, clearing any stagnant energy, shifting from feeling sluggish or tried to more vibrant expansive and present. DESMOND GOUGH We will end with relaxation and meditation. www.jampaling.org Meditation for beginners EL GREY El Grey (singer, songwriter, guitarist) Chris Topher (percussion, live electronics, guitars, ukulele) elgreymusic@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/ElGreyNet https://www.youtube.com/user/elgreymusic El Grey Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Born in Poland and settled in Bray, El Grey is an act like no other. ESL Teacher and mum of 2 by day and singer, songwriter & guitarist by night she can’t stop hearing melodies in her head. Described as an alternative fusion of quirky electro-acoustic music, her songs are cinematic in scope, some even feel like a form of modern sound bath. There’s something very primal and deep in how she channels her music. Music is her meditation, her personal cosmos. Her latest 18 minute release “My names A, your names Zed (el-F#)” has been described as streamof-consciousness odyssey - it is her mantra. El Grey has a broad vocal range and distinctive tone & singing style – with characteristic vocal improvisations, where the vocals can act as yet another creative instrument. A very dreamy sound world you will never forget once you’ve heard it. She plays the acoustic guitar & ukulele. Accompanied by Chris Topher on percussion and live electronics, her music takes on another dimension. A very unusual, ethereal sound that will give you goose bumps and keep your mind intrigued and your ears alert. Beside music, El Grey is interested in yoga, meditation, spiritual enlightenment, philosophy, cultural studies & languages. Chris Topher works with people with special needs and he teaches pottery/clay at Art Therapy Sessions. STACEY GARDINER Namastacey Yoga staceygardiner81@gmail.com Hatha Flow and Alignment Having trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga in Mysore, India and through my practice I have gained a greater interest in yoga through Vinyasa flow using breath; alignment also being a key element to my practice. Self-assessment and self-alignment plays a fundamental part in my teaching as I believe that students will develop and explore independently. Michelle Harton Jampa Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre I am registered with Yoga Alliance and I am based in Cavan town and I currently teaching at Bridge Street Centre, Cavan Town. Jampa Ling (Place of Loving Kindness) Tibetan Buddhist Centre seeks to create a meditative and educational environment in which people of all backgrounds and experience, of all religions and none, can gain a greater sense of peace and purpose away from the chaos of everyday life. Our meditation courses are designed by Ven. Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Jampa Ling. This introduction to meditation will give you a personal experience of a calmer and more peaceful mind. SINEAD HARTE Harteland Rhythms sineadharte4@gmail.com Sinead facilitates workshops and creating community rhythmical events throughout Ireland for many years. She has trained with a number of inspiring teachers ie. John Bowker, Chloe Godchild, Lani O’Hanlon and Arthur Hull. She has a deep love of working with ritual, using the drum, dance, movement and harmony; she brings together her Celtic Heritage intertwining it with the Tribal Teachings from other Cultures. Earthsong is close to her heart MICHELLE HARTON Michelle Harton Sound Therapy www.michelleharton.com www.facebook.com/soundbliss Sound Meditation Bath Come and experience the relaxing and healing qualities of being bathed in sound. Wash away your stress with a relaxing Sound Bath. Hear and feel the healing power of therapeutic Tibetan bowls, gongs, chimes, Native American flute, shruti box, steel tongue drum, sansula, Solfeggio tuning pipes, bells, rain stick, rattles and many other relaxing sounds. Feel the sound vibration that works through your body causing deep relaxation and helping to heal physical and emotional issues, stress release and for improved sleep. Michelle Harton is a Sound Therapist and Spiritual Healer. She specialises in stress relieving group Sound Meditation Baths, private Sound Therapy Treatments with therapeutic Tibetan bowls and gongs and spiritual healing. Michelle conducts monthly Sound Meditation Baths throughout Cavan, Meath, Fermanagh and Sligo and has a private treatment room in Belturbet, Co. Cavan. 6 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com ASHLING HUGHES MARY LEAHY ashlinghughesyoga@gmail.com www.ascensionyogahealing.com Holistic Therapist Ascension Yoga Healing Healing Yoga As we evolve into our new physical and energetic bodies and activate our 12 strand DNA we are going trough enormous physical, mental and emotional energetic shifts. Healing yoga class allows you to be at home with yourself. Gentle class using affirmations with each posture that facilitates the release of anxiety from the body and mind. This class has also a little humour, for laughter is healing. Ascension Yoga Healing is a healing style of energetic yoga therapy to help us move through this process. Laughter raises our spirits and gives us permission to freely be ourselves. in this modern age of technology I feel we don’t laugh enough. In this class we will work through each of the chakras on the deepest cellular level. We will put a strong emphasis on pranayama techniques, mantra and meditation to purify, cleanse and balance. Ashling Hughes I will also be offering Reiki. Reflexology and E.F.T sessions on the weekend. I started my spiritual adventure in 2001 and God it has been an experience. I feel when I receive or give treatments that I truly come home within my being. The sessions are deeply relaxing and energising. They give us the space and time to really tune into ourselves and become totally at peace. KARLA KELLY House of Yoga www.housemusicyoga.com This Is Your House House of Yoga is a Method and Practice for collecting, co-ordinating and concentrating our attention, aligning body and breathe with the beats of a deep disco house music soundtrack. As we align our own bodymindheartspirit (your ‹house›) in rhythm with even breaths, balanced movements and heartfelt intentions in the ‹house› of sweet disco beats, we focus our attention more effectively moment by moment, breath by breath, beat by beat. Doing this with others in the ‹house› of the class means that we become a conscious collective of co-ordinated rhythmic consciousnesses! Reiki and Reflexology balances the mind body and soul, releases stress anxiety and takes us back to the essence of our true selves. E.F.T means emotional freedom technique, which involves tapping on different energy points in the body which helps relieve anxiety, stress, aches and pains. I feel privileged and honoured to work with this beautiful energy. EVELYN KILCULLEN Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre, Co. Cavan 0879666557 info@jampaling.org Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 19 years. She holds a licentiate in T.C.M (Acupuncture) and Chinese Herbal Medicine. In addition Evelyn spent six years studying Medical Qi Gong in China with Professor Xia Shuangquan, a renowned Master of Medical Qi Gong and research scientist with Guangzhou University of T.C.M in China. Having had considerable teaching experience over the years, Evelyn now runs numerous workshops in this field Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Karla Kelly 7 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com SANDRA LULEI olivetreedublin.com For Creativity Sandra is a qualified Kundalini Yoga teacher. She trained with Jivan Mukta Academy of Kundalini Yoga in Cork. Yoga has been an integral part of her life for the past decade. She has explored many different styles of Yoga. She felt particularly drawn to Kundalini Yoga. It has had a profound effect on Sandra’s life and has helped her to live more joyfully, to embrace acceptance and the challenges of life. Sandra Lulei Sandra also works as an art teacher in adult education. She has worked with people of different ages and backgrounds as a social worker, a teacher, and a workshop coordinator. She likes to inspire and be inspired by other people, and share what she loves doing. She has had the opportunity to be taught by great teachers. Sandra carries the creative spark on to her students and delivers a heartfelt experience of Kundalini Yoga. MIA MAGAN Mia, originally from the City of Limerick now lives in Killaloe, Co. Clare. Mia has trained in both Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan) and Vinyasa Flow. Her classes are held in both Limerick and Killaloe. Mia also teaches the Five Tibetan Rites. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 With a background in healing, social care, addiction services and disability services Mia brings an Eclectic mix to her students. Her motto being “to meet everybody exactly where they’re at in life” As well as mainstream classes Mia offers ‘onetoone’ Yoga classes, specialising in Addiction Recovery, Anxiety Reduction and Emotional Cleanse and Detox. The ‘onetoone’ sessions open with talk therapy, using motivational interviewing and goal setting to personalise and tailor the Yoga to the student’s unique needs. Each ‘onetoone’ session is followed by twenty minutes of healing. These classes are ideal as a ‘starter’ for those feeling shy about group sessions. Mia also offers classes for small groups of teens and her overall aim in teaching is to elevate the student to their full potential, so they can shine as they journey through life facing obstacles big and small. “Learn to love and accept yourself, embrace all that comes your way, and meet difficulties as a new experience and open your heart and mind to the joy of living fully.” My class in Moynalty, I am excited this year to be working with a new partner and musician Clive Williams. I will teach a kriya with live music accompaniment and work with chant and meditation also. This year I am pleased to be offering Lomi Lomi bodywork also. Lomi Lomi Nui Ancient Kahuna Bodywork Lomi lomi translates as massage and Nui as expansive or great. This style of massage or bodywork was practised in the temples in ancient prepolynesian Hawaii. The work embodies the Sacred spirituality of these people. Lomi Lomi Nui has wonderful therapeutic effects but it also moves one into a place of a deeper knowing of who you are and of your path in this life. It lends itself to finding greater clarity. It is a wonderful tool for transformation. One of the aims of Lomi Lomi Nui is a homecoming to our true and natural selves beyond our stories and experiences. Here, we find ourselves connected to nature and spirit, a marriage to all that is. We let go of guards and defences, opening up to knowing our deepest self and allowing us to move forward in ease and grace. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Mia Mangan 8 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com DEIRDRE MASSEY SARAH MC LOUGHLIN Kids Yoga with Deirdre Wellness Connemara deirdremassey@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/ KidsYogawithDeirdre/ wellnessconnemara@gmail.com www.wellnessconnemara.com Introduction to Essential Oils Kids Yoga – ‘Trip to the Jungle’ I have been practicing Iyengar yoga for many years and did the Kids Yoga training with Rainbow Kids Yoga in 2013. I enjoy it so much and love passing my own love of yoga onto children. I am constantly hearing stories of kids demonstrating yoga to their parents at home. Suzanne Markey In my classes, I try to have a mix of games, yoga and mindfulness. I feel really passionate about planting the seeds of resilience and good practice for years to come. At the Moynalty festival my class would focus on going to the jungle to regrow the trees and look for animals. There can be so many poses involved in preparing to go, getting there, growing trees and being animals. SUZANNE MARKEY My name is Suzanne Markey and I am a Personal Trainer working in 121 Fitness in Navan. I am very passionate about helping people change their lives to live a healthier, more positive life. simone.meschnig@gmail.com ColoursofYogaSimone (Facebook) I am currently a yoga student in YTTC and I am loving the transformational effect it has on my life. Introducing yoga to people I train in 121 Fitness for the first time, I can see how it can improve performance and mindset for people who are beginning exercise or at advanced stages. I emphasise the importance of balance. Heavy exercise and sports can take its toll on the body and mind alike. I work with people to help them become aware of the breath, more mobile, stronger in certain areas of the body, and learn to relax and calm the body and mind through breath and meditation. I am teaching beginner’s yoga at Yoga with Roisin in Navan and a mobility class in 121 Fitness each week. Along my wellness journey I discovered pure essential oils. Up until that point I had no idea that there were different grades of essential oil or the huge impact they can have on your wellbeing when you learn how to use them correctly. There are many sources of pure oils out there. I found Doterra and they are the oils I will demonstrate at the workshop. I›ll show you the 10 most commonly used oils in my home, how I use them and how to source your own oils with confidence that they are pure. SIMONE MESCHNIG I became interested in yoga at the age of 17 and when I graduated from college at 21, I travelled to Australia, Byron Bay where the yoga culture here sparked a passion for the life yoga brings. Simone Meschnig Earlier this year I worked on putting together a website where I try to encompass all I offer so that I can help other people to make similar changes in their own lives to work towards increased wellness. Have a look at www.wellnessconnemara.com and please get in touch via the Contact form on the site. I’d love to hear from you. A good warm up to start, some silly games and then svasana at the end would make a great class. I have done this class before at the Diwali festival with a large group and it went down really well. (My friend Ann Marie Brennan has been accepted to teach at Moynalty and has said she will be available to help me out also, we have run kids yoga workshops together before.) Sarah Mc Loughlin I am a Kundalini Yoga teacher and Wellness Coach from Connemara in the West of Ireland. I have always had an interest in natural health and wellness but it was when I became pregnant in 2010 that I really began researching and making significant changes in my life to work towards a more holistic lifestyle. Laughter Yoga with Simone Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with yogic breathing, where you laugh for no reason. Simone invites you to connect to your inner child while guiding you through various laughter journeys. CATHERINE MONAGHAN Yoga with Catherine catheinemon@hotmail.com Vinyasa Flow I am currently teaching four yoga classes a week with an average of 10 per class. Its in a lovely lodge beside The Boyne River in Blackcastle. I love to see my students progressing and enjoying their yoga path whilst becoming stronger and more flexible. Namaste. 9 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com and young people. Providing supervision to counsellors and practicing guidance counsellors is another area of mine. My private practice is based in Dublin 15 where I offer individual, couple and group counselling & psychotherapy. Areas of specialism are Personal growth and development, Anxiety, Depression, Self Esteem Stress Management and Mindfulness. Workshop: The 9 Pillars of Wellness This experiential workshop invites you to come home to yourself to your body. It will reflect the many skills, talents and strategies which I have required over my counselling training and practice. You will journey within to see how these 9 pillars of Meditation, Visualisation, Fun Activities, Conscious Eating, Exercise ,Self -Work, Spiritual Practice, Service and Personal Responsibility can act as guides and support for your wellbeing . This workshop will be an enriching experience for all who participate. Sharon Mundy SHARON MUNDY I am delighted to teach again at the Moynalty Yoga Festival Fusion of the Best of Kundalini Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga I trained with the Himalayan Yoga centre which is an established international leader in the field of yoga and training, in India and gained my RYS 200 hour Diploma. The Series takes you through the modified Ashtanga yoga series with a strong focus on correct alignment. Each class begins with a short opening savasana and some Pranayama followed by warm ups to get you energized. We then move to practicing standing, seated, lying and finishing Asanas. All classes finish with a hearty savasana ensuring you leave feeling entirely blissed out and completely energized. The practice of Ashtanga Yoga is an ancient and powerful discipline for cultivating physical, mental and spiritual health. Progressive techniques of breath, posture and movement, cleanse, stretch and strengthen the body as well as focus and calm the mind. A deeper experience of the self becomes possible through consistent practice. Ann Marie Murphy Elaine Ní Chiardha Elaine Ní Chiardha is a local singer of sacred music, inspired by the Earth and with folk and shamanic influences. Having studied music and voice in England and discovered the power of the voice to heal and connect with the Divine, Elaine now shares her own original sacred Earth music, honouring the land and nature and bringing through vibrations of love, devotion and harmony. Elaine is available for concerts, ceremony and workshops through her project Singing the Land: facebook.com/ singingtheland. SARAH O’CONNOR AND JADE HENNESSY Art as Meditation Art/Tao of Yoga My goal as a teacher is to inspire a passion for the practice so yoga will become part of your life. yogamagichealing@gmail.com jhennessyart@gmail.com ANN MARIE MURPHY Meditate through Art 01 82907930 087 9052103 iamannmariemurphy@gmail.com The 9 Pillars of Wellness Ann-Marie Murphy BSc. H.Dip.Education, H.Dip.Guidance & Counselling, H. Dip. Gestalt Therapy. Accredited Counsellor and Supervisor with IACP. Sarah O’Connor and Jade Hennessy ELAINE NÍ CHIARDHA Trained in Stress Management, Mindfulness, and Mindfulness for schools and Reiki. I have been working in the Counselling and Psychotherapy field for the past 25 years having extensive experience with both adults As our workshop at last year’s Moynalty Yoga Festival proved so popular, we have decided to run it again. We will encourage participants to engage in the moment with creative output and to hopefully ‘lose themselves’ in the process. This world is so busy and active; it can prove difficult to find time to be creative or to meditate. In fact the mere concept of meditation can prove elusive and anxiety producing instead. We aim to provide some relief for this modern day spiritual/creative malaise. Join us at 3-4pm on Saturday 11th June to find out more! 10 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com Over the last few year she has written and delivered a number of her own courses on Holistic Therapy and Yoga In July 2014 Tara hosted/delivered the First Antigravity Aerial Yoga retreat in Europe in the Cliffs of Moher Retreat. She continues to deliver a number of retreats yearly. Tara continues to build on her professional & personal development to enhance & compliment the therapies & classes she offers. She practices Kriya Yoga under her Guru Swami Sadhanada Giri and has also recently added some Tai Chi into her Self Care Practice. Antigravity Aerial Yoga This unique fitness regime incorporates techniques from dance, Pilates, calisthenics and Yoga and is designed to increase overall health and physical agility. A great way to get in shape and realign your body, during a class a fullyqualified AntiGravity Yoga instructor will gently guide you through a series of movements while a supporting hammock floats you above the terra firma, so before you know it you’ll be toning up in mid-air. Tara O’Neill MAURA O’DONOGHUE Tlachtga Treatments mauraodonoghue@yahoo.ie Gentle Hatha yoga class Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 Maura is a yoga teacher trained by the Yoga Society Ireland. As well as teaching yoga Maura is a qualified reflexologist and holistic massage practitioner. In this class Maura will incorporate a little relaxation, gentle breathing exercises, warm up stretches and a few gentle yoga postures. This class is suitable to all levels. TARA O’NEILL Tara has always had a keen interest in Holistic Health and Fitness. Since successfully qualifying in Personal Training & Health Studies in 1993 with the Fitness Institute in Dublin she has seen her career go from strength to strength. She opened her 1st Personal Training Studio “Executive Personal Fitness in 1997. Her passion for Health and Fitness lead her to continue her Studies in the UK and Ireland, receiving many diplomas in Holistic Treatments, Fitness, Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Dance, Antigravity Aerial Yoga and Pilates. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2014 2005 saw Tara open her holistic treatment room “Vitality Holistic Therapy” in Ratoath. In 2012 Tara alongside another YTI graduate June Crawley, opened The Fitness Factory, a Dance, Aerial Yoga and Fitness Studio in Ratoath, Co Meath. Tara teaches on average 12 classes weekly and is also Tutoring Yoga Therapy Irelands Foundation Course and Journey through the Chakras in Marino Institute. Some of the many benefits of Antigravity Yoga Builds Core Strength Improves Digestion Fun Innovative Workout Dynamic energy Zero Compression Inversions Low Impact Cardiovascular Conditioning Circulatory and Lymphatic System Refresh Calms the Mind Stimulating the Release of Neurotransmitters from the Brain Decompression of Spine through Gentle Traction Improves Flexibility and Strength Increased Joint Mobility Self-esteem Enhancement through Conquering Basic Fears REGINA REILLY Brí Beo 085 7142004 regreilly@gmail.com Leading Children’s Yoga I’m an all-rounder with many strings to my bow :) I have been teaching Kundalini yoga to Children since 2008 teaching children, teens and leading kundalini yoga gatherings for all ages 11 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com Noeleen Shannon BRENDA RYAN SIOBHÁN SLOANE Cushmona, Dromineer, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Tibetansingingbowlsandgong@gmail.com 086 209 9948 Siobhán Sloane Sound Illumination with Tibetan Singing Bowls & Gong Siobhán has been practicing yoga since 2007, after a google search brought her from an office desk in Dublin to her first yoga class in the French Pyrenees! Inspired by the benefits including reduced shoulder tension improved breathing, Siobhán immediately enrolled in regular yoga classes on her return to Ireland. She went on to do a Foundation course with Yoga Therapy Ireland and progressed from here to teacher training with Noeleen Tyrell in Ard Nahoo Yoga School in Leitrim where she completed the Diploma in Hatha Yoga Teaching (RYS200). sloanesiobhan@hotmail.com Slow Flow Hatha The Class will include a little movement and then gliding into a deep relaxation allowing the sound to illuminate every cell of your being and restoring Balance, Peace and Harmony. Bring yourself back to your true nature. The gong and the Tibetan Singing Bowls are played in harmony with each other, allowing the body to relax and transform to take place. “If we accept that sound is vibration and we know that vibration touches every part of our physical being, then we understand that sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies. One reason sound heals on a physical level is because it so deeply touches and transforms us on the emotional and spiritual planes. Sound can redress imbalances on every level of physiologic functioning and can play a positive role in the treatment of virtually any medical disorder.” Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine, The Cornell Cancer Prevention Centre in New York Private one to one Sessions also available: Please Contact me at 086 209 9948 TEXT ONLY Siobhán’s approach to teaching is that yoga is for everyone at any stage of life and any level of fitness. The emphasis on slowing down, listening to the breath, body awareness and alignment, connecting gentle movement with breath. Siobhán is further training as a Yoga Therapist with Yoga Therapy Ireland to help people experience the benefits of yoga to counteract the effects of repetitive work and to live more comfortably with medical conditions, illness or injury for a greater sense of wellbeing. NOELEEN SHANNON Tree Frog Yoga noeleenshannon@hotmail.com facebook page treefrogyoga Restorative Yoga Children’s Yoga Class Noeleen has been practising yoga for over 10 years and has been teaching yoga since doing her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Ard Nahoo Yoga School, Dromahair Co. Leitrim in 2013/2014. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 She is based in Belturbet Co. Cavan where she lives with her fiancée, 2 boys, 1 girl and 1 dog called Jake! Weekly classes (Hatha and Pregnancy Yoga) are held in the local goods store community hall, a beautifully restored railway building in Belturbet. A monthly restorative yoga class is held in the Shambala Rooms, Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh where Noeleen and Reiki therapist Sukhada invite you into the cosy studio for an hour of relaxation and gentle reiki treatment. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2015 A passion of Noeleens is working with children and regular family fun yoga workshops take place in Belturbet for all the family to enjoy!! Noeleen is looking forward to meeting all you yogis at Moynalty Yoga Festival! 12 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com LUCIA SHEEHAN KEN STANLEY Your Voice Can Heal Moksha Yoga Lucia.sheehan@gmail.com Kenstan@gmail.com Your Voice Can Heal Blindfold Yoga Class In this workshop, Lucia invites you to discover your own healing voice, learning how our voice gets us in touch with our most authentic self and supports us in our journey to selfremembrance and self-love. Using the gifts of own soul’s voice, mantra, movement, song and poetry you will be gently guided through an exploration of your deepest, truest nature. Yoga by its very nature is a ‘work-in’ and not a ‘work-out’, a set of disciplines brought together to bring about yoga (Union) of the self. It is not something we ‘Do’; it is something we ‘Practice’. By shutting off the sense of sight we need to heighten our internal body awareness for movement and connectivity. This is withdrawing the senses, Pratyahara one of the limbs of yoga. So, if you’ve never practiced yoga blindfolded come along and do something today that you’ve never done before. If you have, then re-connect through this practice. I am a 500hr accredited teacher, along with 3yr continuous assessment through the Yoga Society Ireland and teaching for approximately 7 years but every class is different and full of great teachers themselves. Lucia stumbled unexpectedly into voice and movement and poetry as a way of self exploration and healing in 2005. From there, Lucia trained with Chloe Goodchild of The Naked Voice and graduated as a Naked Voice Facilitator March 2012. The Naked Voice (www. thenakedvoice.com) provides an inspiring learning environment called the ‘singing fields’ in which everyone’s voice is heard and honoured. It is a meeting place to sound, sing and move, beyond the boundaries of creed and culture. In 2013 Lucia studied with The College of Sound Healing and qualified as a Sound Healing Practictioner, and as a Tutor in 2015. Having developed a passion for poetry through her work with Kim Rosen, Lucia is currently a member of Kim’s Poetry Depths Mystery School both as an assistant and a participant (www.kimrosen.net). Lucia runs a monthly voice work group, regular one day and weekend workshops as well as one-to-one Naked Voice, Sound Healing and Poetry treatments. Lucia is passionate about voice, movement and poetry as a means to inspire, transform and heal as it energises and awakens your body, heart and mind. In her workshops, we explore simple yet profound practices that are rooted in a deep compassionate listening awareness and are free For more information please email Lucia at lucia.sheehan@gmail.com Marion Gilsenan MARION GILSENAN Red River Yoga https://www.facebook.com/meathyoga http://www.redriveryoga.com Marion has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 2005. Her focus is on safely leading her students into a state of deep healing and relaxation in order to reawaken and strengthen the mind, body and spirit connection. The emphasis is on bodily awareness and mindfully easing into postures while allowing a smooth flow of energy. Her classes are suitable for all levels of fitness and flexibility and are tailored to suit beginners as well as advanced practitioners of yoga. The focus is on a grounded and centred approach to raising the kundalini energy using prana and movement and a deeply healing period of relaxation at the end of each session. Moynalty Yoga Festival 2014 13 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com TEACHERS & PRACTITIONERS – CONTINUED NAM SANGAT SINGH AKA JAMES MADDEN 2014 in Bali and later in November 2015 with Sarah Powers in Sydney, Australia. jmadden@eircom.net www.kundaliniyogadublin.com Aquarian Sadhana – Surya Kriya Grace Tempany MUKHANDE KAUR Nam Sangat Singh aka James Madden, B.E., MBA, teaches Kundalini Yoga and offers Sat Nam Rasayan Healing sessions, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, at Surya Yoga Studio, Dublin 6. Nam Sangat Singh is the founder and owner of this yoga, meditation and healing centre. Nam Sangat Singh has practiced various forms of yoga since 1995. He started practicing Kundalini Yoga in 2005 and did his Level 1, Teacher Training with International School of Kundalini Yoga - see http://www.i-sky.net, in 2007/08. James was awarded a Level One Instructor, Certificate of Training by The Kundalini Research Institute. He has been teaching Kundalini Yoga regularly since 2009. He is continuing to study for Level 2 Certification as a Kundalini Yoga teacher. Nam Sangat Singh is also a Level 1, Certified Sat Nam Rasayan Healer and is presently studying for Level 2 Certification. Mukhande Kaur (Áine Brosnan) grew up in Mullingar but now lives in Kerry. She began practicing yoga in the 1980’s trying various styles of yoga movement and dance. She discovered kundalini yoga in 2006 and was instantly inspired by the holistic nature of this practice which touches all parts of our being. Apart from all the obvious benefits of yoga this practice can allow us to really vibrate in harmony with our higher selves and through developing our intuition we can develop our capacity to sense our connectedness with everything. By being connected with our breath we can change the chemistry of our bodies bringing about healing and change on many levels. Nam Sangat Singh teaches Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kundalini Yoga classes incorporate the use of mantra (sound), asana (yoga postures), pranayama (breathing), mudras (hand positions), bandhas (energy locks), relaxation and meditation to achieve a wonderful state of wellbeing. Kundalini Yoga will help to maintain the strength and flexibility of one’s body and strengthen one’s nervous and glandular systems. Kundalini Yoga is a process that takes us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Mukhande has been teaching kundalini yoga since 2009 she is also a sat nam rasayan healer training under Harkirat kaur and Guru Dev. She is also a shamanic practitioner trained by Amantha Murphy of the way of the Seabhean, a Marriage Officiant with the Spiritual Union of Ireland and a freelance Archaeologist. GRACE TEMPANY At the festival she will teach a class ‘the essence of self’. By guiding the pranic life force through the body particularly to the heart we can open the heart to give and receive love. By developing the state of true compassion we can know our true essence. This true essence can be clouded over by the scars and disappointments of life; through energetic exercises and the use of pranayama we can harness this prana to open up the possibility to feel the unlimited self and the broader reality of which we are a part of. Grace›s own personal approach to yin yoga is a perfect marriage of anatomy and awareness. While firmly rooted in functional yoga with particular attention paid to skeletal variations, her teaching is infused with mindfulness techniques which can be used as a preparation for meditation. She loves how empowering and transformative sitting in stillness with a certain amount of discomfort can be, and sees the practice as a magical celebration of each individual body and all its idiosyncrasies. Yinside is where the magic happens. In addition to teaching yoga Grace is a secondary-school teacher of French and Music. Preparing playlists for her yin classes is something she devotes a truly ridiculous amount of time to, and she really hopes your yin yoga class will be a beautiful aural experience too. CAROLINE FLAVIN A lover of words, the sacred poetry of Rumi, Zen poetry and haiku, Caroline gives regular sound healing baths in Dervish, Dublin. She ran a women’s drumming circle for three years in Cork and has collaborated with drum and voice sound facilitators. She is member of “All is Well” Water CD project, a collaboration of musical pieces and meditations, singing for the waters of our sacred body as well as the waters of our planet. Further details available on www. kundaliniyogadublin.com. Yinsight Anna Murray – Quiet Music Ensemble gracetempany@gmail.com www.yinsight.ie [UNDER COSTRUCTION] Unleashing the Dragon Within – A yin flow your hips will remember for all the right reasons Grace has just returned to Ireland after a three-year yoga teaching adventure in the Southern Hemisphere. She was first introduced to yin yoga while teaching Bikram yoga in New Zealand, and immediately discovered another practice that would challenge her sufficiently in all the right ways. She trained with Mysan Sidbo (assistant teacher to Paul Grilley) in June ANNA MURRAY (MANAGER) Quiet Music Ensemble www.quietmusicensemble.com ‘Quiet’ means both hushed and peaceful: Quiet Music Ensemble’s music is expansive, beautiful, immersive and transcendental; about being in the moment, about sound that is purely itself. Using a combination of prepared materials and improvisation, its performances are unique, each one conjuring a new world of surprising textures and sounds. 14 of 14 In association with BrightStart Child Care HOUSE SAT 11TH – SUN 12TH JUNE 2016 MOYNALTY, KELLS, CO MEATH www.moynaltyyogafest.com