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Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic practice and works on all the levels of the being, the physical, spiritual and the emotional.

Join Krishan in our Penrose Wharf centre this autumn/winter for a series of workshops where you will explore and deepen your Kundalini practice. These are stand alone workshops in their own right, but there will be a thread running through each workshop, which we will deepen over the course of the three Immersions.

Workshop 1
Kundalini Yoga Immersion – Meditation & Mantra
Date & Time: Saturday October 19th, 2.00pm- 5.00pm

In this Meditation & Mantra Workshop we will begin by doing some gentle yoga and Kundalini Yoga ‘Kriyas’ (a sequences of postures within a set to create specific results) to open up all the chakras and to stretch the body, so we can then move more easily into our meditation practice. We will explore some of the wealth of Kundalini Yoga mantras in this workshop.

This workshop will help to expand and stretch yourself and will ignite that spark from within, setting seeds that will grow and flourish into our future.

Workshop 2
Kundalini Yoga Immersion – Freedom & Forgiveness
Date & Time: Saturday November 23rd, 2.00pm- 5.00pm

In this workshop we will focus on freedom of movement and expression through our Kundalini Yoga practice. A deep meditation practice of forgiveness and self acceptance, kriyas to open up the chakras (energy systems) helping to release the issues which are stuck in the tissues and breath work (pranayamas) to open up to the space and to strengthen the nervous system.

Workshop 3
Kundalini Yoga Immersion- Abundant Heart
Date & Time: Saturday December 14th, 2.00pm- 5.00pm

The focus of this workshop will be on the Heart Chakra and how to live more authentically from this space. We will explore physical practices, look at abundance in all forms, do meditations and have space for discussions while cultivating strength in our chakras.

All workshops are suitable for all levels and for the complete beginner. Individual cost per workshop is €40.

Book or website, download the MINDBODY app or call us on (021) 4279696.

Secrets to a Great Night’s Sleep with Michelle A. Hardwick

Location:Penrose Wharf Centre
Date:Saturday,16th of November
Time:14:00-17:00

Unlock the secrets to a great night’s sleep and discover the key to how you can relax your body and wind down your mind in this 3 hour experiential workshop.

We sleep best when we are content.

When we feel irritated and panicked about not being able to sleep, our thoughts circle around events or plans for the following day/week. Then our brain goes into high gear and our body correspondingly tenses, making it almost impossible to fall asleep.

We begin the next day tired, weary and stressed with increased brain activity. We wonder whether we will manage or master everything that must be done and so begins a downward spiral of sleep deprivation.

Course Content:
In this 3-hour presentation, we will include sleep and breathing techniques; quick calming exercises; deep relaxation experiences as well as group discussion and feedback. There will also be a variety of basic relaxation tools shared to help improve sleep, to feel calmer, more peaceful and rested during the day.

This workshop is highly experiential, providing participants with a variety of take-home tools to help improve sleep and wellbeing.

Discover how you can relax your body and wind down your mind
Develop new ways to help you sleep better and sleep well
Learn about the right mental approach to help you sleep deeply
Experience ways to feel calmer
There will be two easy to follow, tailored relaxation experiences which will be recorded for you to listen to at night to help you re-programme your mind for sleep. When listened to regularly, these recordings can help you drift into sleep and train your mind to stay asleep.

Please note, it is important to make time each day to practice the tools shared during this workshop to integrate the skill of relaxation and get to sleep more easily. Results improve with practice.

What to bring: For your comfort – bring your own blanket and pillow; a notebook/journal and pen (if you’d like to make any notes); some drinking water in a bottle. If you have a yoga mat and wish to lie down, please feel free to bring it along with you.

What to wear: Ensure you wear warm, comfortable, loose fitting clothing and bring a pair of warm socks.

Workshop price: €49.99

*Workshop fee is transferable if cancelled at least 24h beforehand, but non-refundable.

Book your spot now on the MINDBODY app, through our website or call us on (021) 4279696.

Join Terry Oldfield & Soraya this September in Penrose Wharf for two exciting events;a meditative music concert and mindfulness and music workshop.

Terry Oldfield & Soraya “Magical Flute with Songs and Mantras for Peace
Location:Penrose Wharf
Date & Time: Saturday 28th September 4pm-6pm

An uplifting and meditative music concert.

Terry Oldfield has been enchanting fans with his soul-stirring music for over 30 years. His unique style of flute playing and musical composition touches the heart and soothes the mind. Spiritual mentor Soraya joins Terry with her moving vocals and love of ancient chant. Together they travel globally bringing songs from different cultures together to create a vibration of peace and encourage inclusivity of all as one.

Attendees will be sitting on cushions and bolsters on the floor for this intimate and meditative experience. Please contact our office directly at info@yogacorkireland.com or 021 4279696 if you require a chair for this event.*

Concert price: €25
Concert and Workshop price: €60*

Terry Oldfield & Soraya “Exploring The Sounds of Inner-Stillness
Location: Penrose Wharf
Date & Time: Sunday, 29th September 2pm-6pm

A mindfulness and music workshop.

Music goes beyond words to where the heart sings in the centre of this eternal moment.
Mindfulness enhances grounded presence with calm and clarity. Old patterns based on resistance and fear begin to fall away as a sense of inner peace arises.
Through breath, meditation, movement, mantra singing and music Soraya Saraswati and Terry Oldfield offer a nourishing day of deep peace.

Workshop price: €45
Concert and Workshop price: €60*

*If purchasing both Saturday and Sunday, use DISCOUNT CODE: TERRY19 for Workshop “Exploring the Sounds of Inner Stillness” for discounted rate.
*Workshop fee is transferable if cancelled at least 24h beforehand, but non-refundable.

Book now through the schedule and bookings section, on the MINDBODY app or call 021-4279696.

Did you know that every Monday and Wednesday evening and all day Saturday, classes from New Beginnings Level 2 and up are themed.To keep things fresh the focus changes monthly, and to make it even better there is NO EXTRA CHARGE just use you regular pass or drop in at the usual rate to enjoy these classes.

Check out the themes for September below!

Penrose Wharf:
Monday: Shoulders
Wednesday: Healthy Hips
Saturday: Backbends

Ballincollig:
Monday: Twists
Wednesday:Hips & Hamstings
Saturday:Core

Call us on (0)21-4279696 or book online through the schedule and booking section or on the MINDBODY app.

Thank you to all our yogis for helping to celebrate our 7th Birthday at Yoga in the Park in Fitzgerald’s Park this Summer.
We had great fun lining up in a Shavasana 7 to mark this special occasion with our wonderful yoga community. Namaste!

Joanne O’Riordan recently started practicing yoga with Lalit Kumar, school founder of Himalaya Yoga Valley at our Cork City studio.

This YouTube video which can be viewed at this link is the inspirational story of her journey to yoga, a journey without limits that embodies the spirit of yoga for everybody! Joanne is a sports journalist and disability rights advocate and one of only seven people living in the world with the condition Tetra-Amelia Syndrome. Joanne was born without any limbs and her motto in life is ‘No Limbs No Limits’. Her amazing attitude to life has inspired many! In this video you will hear about Joanne’s experience of yoga since she started practicing with Lalit only 6 weeks ago and how our only limitations are the doubts we place on ourselves.

Lalit Kumar from India has been practicing yoga since the age of seven at traditional schools in the Himalayas. He has been teaching internationally for over a decade with a wealth of experience. He is a renowned teacher in the global yoga community. Lalit and the team at Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork are dedicated to improving the health, happiness and wellbeing of our clients and also our communities. The team have raised over €70,000 for Cork Simon Community and Pieta House through their Yoga in the Park project. Himalaya Yoga Valley centres in Cork City and Ballincollig are known as sanctuaries from modern day stress and places where people always leave feeling better than they arrived!

If you believe that yoga is for everybody please share this video and Joanne’s story!

To hear more from Joanne, check out the Joanne O’Riordan Podcast on redextra.ie, Apple podcasts and Spotify.

#yogaforeverybody

Media Queries
Please contact Marion Courtney on 0852544535 or by email marion@yogacorkireland.com for any media queries in relation to this news release.

To celebrate International Day of Yoga on Friday June 21st, Himalaya Yoga Valley ran a Rebel Yoga Photo Competition to shine a light on yoga in Cork and encourage the rebels of Cork to get snapping! To entice people to enter the competition the best picture entry would win a 3 Month Unlimited Yoga Membership!

Himalaya Yoga Valley teachers and staff helped to launch the competition by posing at Cork locations which included Páirc Uí Chaoimh, English Market, the Lough, St Luke’s Church, Cork Airport, the Shakey Bridge and Cork City Hall.

All people had to do to be in with a chance of winning this prize was post a photo of them doing a yoga pose at their favourite Cork landmark or place on Facebook or Instagram, tag Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre Cork and use the hashtags #himalayayogavalley #internationalyogaday #rebelyoga #corkyoga

Overall Winner: Roisin Holden
Roisin entered the competition last year and wanted to enter again this year but she broke her foot in May and was taking a break from yoga. But with the competition titled #RebelYoga she decided to give it a go anyways and set up the timer on her phone and took the photo on the deck in the back of her garden.

Rosin went to her first yoga class when she was 6 years old. Her mum already went to yoga classes and the teacher started offering children’s classes so she went for a number of years. Then she moved and didn’t go back to classes until a few years ago while living in Vietnam. There she fell back in love with yoga and the escape it provides from a busy chaotic life. Moving back to Cork last summer she was delighted to have a yoga studio like Himalaya right on her doorstep, with so many classes even when she is really busy she can find one that suits.

Exciting Masterclasses coming up with our school founder Yogacharya Lalit! These masterclasses are FREE for members and discounted for pass holders in gratitude to our wonderful loyal clients!

Explore the depth of yoga postures with yoga master and school founder Lalit Kumar. Lalit will take you through a slow and intense practice with a strong focus on alignment and use of props to achieve to most benefits from the yoga postures, physically, mentally and physiologically. This masterclass with also include pranayama.

When & Where:
Friday 21st June 6:30pm – 8pm in Ballincollig
(Suitable for students who usually attend New Beginnings Level 1 and 2 classes.)

Monday 15th July 8pm – 9:30pm in Penrose Wharf
(Suitable for students who usually attend Bridge to Peak and Peak to Power classes.)

Book now through the schedule and booking section,on the MINDBODY App or call us on 021-4279696.

Every Monday and Wednesday evening and all day Saturday, classes from New Beginnings 2 and up are themed. There is NO EXTRA CHARGE just use you regular pass or drop in at the usual rate to enjoy these classes.

Check out the themes for June below!

Penrose Wharf:
Monday: Arm Balances & Inversions
Wednesday: Hips & Hamstrings
Saturday: Flow & Balance

Ballincollig:
Monday: Core
Wednesday:Twist & Flow Detox
Saturday :Backbends

Call us on 0214279696 or book online through the schedule and booking section or on the MINDBODY app.

Join the incredible Adam Divine and Viriam Kaur for ‘From Chaos to Calm – Stress, Yoga and the Vagus Nerve’ a workshop that will focus on learning to deal with stress and our typical stress responses through yoga, meditation and simple vagus nerve toning techniques.

Location: Penrose Wharf Studio
Date:Saturday 27th July
Time:12.30pm-18.30pm

We will look at the evolution of the autonomic nervous system and the impact that working with our vagus nerve can have signalling safety to our ANS. Not only does our body sculpt itself around its most common physical activities, it also sculpts itself around our most habitual emotions and stress responses.

We get caught in certain patterns and this effects our posture and how we hold ourselves as well as our mood and how we see ourselves.

Book now through the schedule and bookings section, on the MINDBODY app or call 021-4279696.

Workshop price: €75*
Weekend Workshop price: €135** (both Saturday and Sunday)
*Workshop fee is transferable if canceled at least 24h beforehand, but non-refundable.

**If purchasing both Saturday and Sunday Workshops, use DISCOUNT CODE: ‘VIRIAM’ on Workshop ‘Yoga, Pranayama and Neuroplasticity with Viriam and Adam.

Join Yogacharya Lalit, who has over 20 years experience sharing the practise of yoga for this 3 day yoga workshop designed to deepen your asana, improve your alignment and develop greater physical and subtle awareness in your practice.

Each of the three days will start with a pranayama, meditation and an energising & dynamic morning vinyasa class with Lalit.

In the afternoon Lalit will take you through some of his exciting new workshops created to improve your physical and mental strength, and to bring a new depth to to your asana practice.

This is is a dynamic immersion and it is open to all levels of those with an existing practice and willingness to learn. Lalit is an experienced and inclusive teacher who welcomes students of all backgrounds

Programme:

Friday July 19th
08:00 – 08:30 Pranayama and Meditation
08:30 – 10:00 Asana – Morning Vinyasa: Get energised for the day with a dynamic vinyasa
16:00 – 18:00 – Workshop | Explore the beauty of asana: Focusing on backbends this workshop explores the beauty of energising benefits of asana.

Saturday July 20th
08:00 – 08:30 Pranayama and Meditation
08:30 – 10:00 Asana – Morning Vinyasa: Get energised for the day with a dynamic vinyasa
16:00 – 18:00 – Workshop | Strength from the Core: An arm-balancing workshop designed to build strength and focus .

Sunday July 21st
08:00 – 08:30 Pranayama and Meditation
08:30 – 10:00 Asana – Morning Vinyasa: Get energised for the day with a dynamic vinyasa
16:00 – 18:00 – Workshop | Hips, Bandhas, Breath. Exploring hip opening postures from the Primary series with a focus on breath and bandhas

Prices:

Full weekend price – €145*

1 Day Pass – €55*

2 Day Pass – €95

To book your spot go to the schedule and booking section on our website, use the MINDBODY app or call our team on 021-4279696.

This intensive is already filling fast with Lalit’s students from around the world and Cork so get in touch if you are interested in attending.

Press Release 14th May 2019

‘Yoga in the Park with Himalaya Yoga Valley’ is back again this summer in the beautiful setting of Fitzgerald’s Park and the Regional Park Ballincollig. The weekly summer event has raised over €62,000 for charity over the last five years, with the team hoping to raise even more funds this year!

The first outdoor class of the summer will take place in both parks over the bank holiday weekend on Saturday 1st June 2019. All funds raised at Fitzgerald’s Park will go towards Cork Simon Community, while Pieta House will benefit from the funds raised at the Regional Park Ballincollig. The class at Fitzgerald’s Park will take place in front of the bandstand and run from 10:00-11:15am. The class at the Regional Park Ballincollig will run from 10:15-11:30am.

Every Saturday from June 1st-September 7th, yoga enthusiasts and novices will stretch it out and improve their own physical and mental health while supporting those in need! Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre will host this weekly donation yoga class. Last year, over 400 people joined the Himalaya Yoga Valley team across both parks for Yoga in the Park and this year they hope to make it an even greater success!

Cork Simon’s Director, Dermot Kavanagh, said “This is what community is all about – people believing in people; coming together to support men, women and children in our community who are suffering from the exclusion, isolation and devastation of homelessness. The support of Himalaya Yoga Valley and all those participating in this very popular event over the last five years have helped us to keep our doors open for every person turning to us for help – it’s Cork at its best.”

Kieran Brady Director of Funding & Advocacy, Pieta House said “Pieta would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the generous donation and continued support from Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre Cork. The Yoga in the Park is a really rewarding and beneficial Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative for all involved. The funds received will help us provide our nationwide services which are free of charge and freely available therapeutic services to people who are in suicidal distress, those who engage in self-harm and those who are bereaved by suicide”.

We welcome you to join members of the Himalaya Yoga Valley team, Cork City Council, Cork Simon Community and Pieta House at the launch of this wonderful fundraising initiative on Saturday 1st June 2019.

Marion Courtney, Business Manager at Himalaya Yoga Valley said “All of our team get great satisfaction from helping others through yoga. We encourage everybody to join us each Saturday of the summer months in either park to help raise much needed funds for these organisations whilst looking after their mind and body through yoga! To see over 400 people from all walks of life, ages, fitness abilities and entire families practicing yoga together every week for charity really is something special. We are so grateful to our team, members of our community and Cork City Council for making it such a great success”.

To take part in ‘Yoga in the Park with Himalaya Yoga Valley’ all you need to bring along is your yoga mat, donation (minimum €5), water and sunscreen. All ages and abilities are welcome and this is a family friendly event. Follow Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre Cork on social media to keep up to date on weather updates each Saturday. For more information log onto www.yogacorkireland.com, email info@yogacorkireland.com or telephone 0214279696.

We look forward to seeing you at the launch of this wonderful community initiative!

Picture Caption: Fitzgerald’s Park, July 2018. Yoga from the Sky! ‘Yoga in the Park with Himalaya Yoga Valley’ starts back on Saturday June 1st! This class by donation will take place every Saturday over the summer months in Fitzgerald’s Park and the Regional Park Ballincollig. Photo Credit: Loose Skies