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Lalit is the Founding Director of Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre and the Hon. Secretary for International Yoga Federation for Ireland & Dharamshala. He has over 15 years experience teaching nationally and internationally. He is a…

Lisa is from Cork where she commenced her yoga practice in 2007, initially to help with back problems. Following a yoga lifestyle is now an integral part of Lisa’s daily life and she believes that…

Sonya began her yoga journey in 2001 stumbling into a class feeling stressed and exhausted from life in the corporate world. Looking for something new to try and not knowing what to expect, she left…

Treasa’s yoga journey began in 2014, it was life changing experience for her. She suffered a head injury as a result of a fall in 2013. She joined Trish Hurley’s class to help her overcome…

Bernadette Cronin is a lecturer for Drama & Theatre Studies at University College Cork. She is a theatre-maker with GAITKRASH Theatre Company. Bernadette has always been interested in exploring the links between yoga and performance…

I was in my early sixties when my daughter brought me along to my first yoga class. Being passionately involved in competitive sport all my life I believed that yoga would be too slow for…

Karen’s interest in yoga was first sparked when attending local yoga classes in West Cork at the age of 16. Her practice has helped her grow stronger, more confident and mindful. It has also been…

Laura is a graduate of Himalaya Yoga Valley 200 Hour Teacher Training and a keen yoga practitioner. She has been practicing yoga since 2019 and fell in love with yoga from her very first class.…

Melissa is a Mysore Level 2 Authorised Ashtanga Yoga teacher. Melissa is a teacher and practitioner of many forms of yoga including vinyasa, ashtanga, prenatal, and restorative. After many trips to India, she received her…

Kate started practicing yoga in her 20s when she was working as an Occupational Therapist in a highly stressful environment. She has since completed her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology Coaching and yoga teacher training…

Hannah attended her first yoga classes in around 2012, with Himalaya Cork. From early on, she knew that she wanted to travel to India one day to complete her 200-hour yoga teacher training. In 2023,…

Gavin initially trained as a yoga instructor in 2013 where he completed his diploma in fitness yoga where he taught for two years. In 2015 he travelled to Himalaya Yoga Valley to complete his 200hr…