Carlingford Yoga

19/09/2026

Day Retreat 26th September
As the seasons turn and Autumn returns ones again, you may feel the urge to slow down a little and let your awareness move inwards. This is the perfect time to set the stage for the season ahead with yoga, breathing, pausing, reflecting on how you can support yourself at this time. On this day we will focus on supporting our immune system through balanced practice of strengthening and restorative practices. You will also enjoy healthy plant based lunch and a healthy cake. Stuart will guide you on a stroll in the stunning countryside of the Cooley Hills. Feel inspired this autumn. To learn more, click below 😊🙏💜

One day yoga retreat. Experience the perfect day of transformational yoga, fresh vegan lunch and healthy cake, beautifull guided walk.

14/09/2026

This inspiring lady - Judith Richards, visited us with her lovely group of yogis for six nights. While I knew her name, I never practiced with her before. She had been a direct student of BKS Iyengar on many occasions since 1971. Making sure that I did food prep early and with the kind help of Stuart and Mary, I managed to do her morning workshops 😊, this was a great experience and a reminder how staying longer in poses skilfully has that effect of going deeper, breaking resistance, and eventually finding that effortless effort, which Iyengar talked about and practiced. The experience will stay with me for a long time 😊💜🙏🏼

01/09/2026

With caution, but very nice for the lower back and to check the state of the underside of your table 😁🙏🏼

28/08/2026

It’s a fleeting moment this faze between summer to autumn..
I have had a crash on bales for a while.. so here you go.
This painting actually started at a plein air session on the other side of the mountain, it was a windy day and I did not feel inspired much. In fact it looked like a molehill first 😂🙈
Then recently I drove home and took this pic.. I dusted my molehill and completely changed it. This is the result. It just takes a change in perspective sometimes
‘Between seasons’
Watercolour on linen canvas
40 x 30cm

27/08/2026

Will you join me this Sunday?
Through the practice of core work, standing poses, and restorative work, we will gather ourselves, strengthen what needs strengthening and release what need releasing.. I really look forward to it and would love to see you here 💜🙏😊

25/08/2026

My mum hurt her back when we were in Czech and this is what I made her do..
it helped!

18/08/2026

A bit of a break from social media just meant that we were catching up with the family in Czech. Some good times. Boys loved hanging out with the cousins.
Wish we could be there more often.
Now back to work and planning for the autumn.
We have 2 Day Retreats coming up if you fancy getting your yoga kick start.
29th August - yoga flow & Yin with Mary
30th August - Iyengar yoga day of grounding and relaxing with myself.
More here 😊🙏🏼💜

https://www.carlingfordyoga.ie/retreats/

16/08/2026

As Summer draws to its end, we have some wonderful Day Retreats planned to help you get back to your nourishing healthy habits and feel at your best this Autumn. Included is our home cooked tasty healthy lunch and a nourishing raw vegan cake. To help you digest before the afternoon restorative session, Stuart will take you on a stunning walk in the beautiful nature around, or you can just relax with a cuppa and a book if you prefer 😊
29th August - Yoga Flow & Yin Yoga with Mary Mulligan
30th August - Iyengar Yoga day with Martina Durnin
12th September - Day of breathwork, Ice bath & Qui Gong with John
For more information click below.
https://www.carlingfordyoga.ie/retreats/

03/08/2026

The harvest season or ‘Lunasa’’ has began, and it has me in a reflective mode.
The poet David Whyte talks about harvests which we get periodically throughout our lives, but often miss - and like an overripe apple we rot on a tree. Yet a particular harvest often only comes once in a lifetime.
In a world of so much information and consumption of any kind, do we take the time to reflect on what it is that we have been cultivating and what needs to be gathered at a particular moment? Or do we keep consuming more and more…
At the moment I notice this tendency in myself in form of taking endless amounts of photos and scrolling on FB groups for more and more beautiful images for painting ideas.. or watching tutorials.. I probably have more ideas than I will ever have the time to paint 🙈
I could just sit and paint instead!!
Or I see it in the yoga community, where people go to endless classes, come on many workshops & retreats, practice online classes..
but do we take the time to go home, find a quiet place, roll out the mat and just practice? Listening to our own guidance. Becoming our own teacher.. This is where the fun begins!
May you recognize what has ripened in you and needs to be gathered at this particular moment.
Lunasa blessings
😊🙏🏼💜🍎

26/07/2026

The annual Summer Retreat of Yoga & Outdoors is coming up fast and we have four spaces left as I write this. 31st July - 3rd August.
Make the most of your long weekend by doing something extra special for yourself.. These four days will stay with you. The healthy tasty food, the inspiring yoga, the beautiful nature… the feeling of total rest, as you slowly peel off the layers of tension in body and mind and come back to yourself..
To book and learn more, click below 🙏😊💜

31st July - 3rd August . Residential all-inclusive four day yoga retreat in beautiful nature. Lots of Iyengar Yoga Tuition, guided walks. All inclusive