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I am passionate about encouraging self care and acceptance.

I promote self gratitude, self healing and self prioritising in an inclusive community environment.
🪷 Yoga Teacher
🌿M.Sc Reg Affairs
🌾B.Sc (Hons) Biomedical Science
🌱B.Sc Applied Biology

18/10/2026

World Menopause Day 💚

Today, let's recognise the women navigating menopause in all its forms.

The women who feel informed and supported. The women who are struggling to find answers. The women experiencing symptoms nobody prepared them for. The women who entered menopause earlier than expected. And the women still trying to make sense of what is happening in their bodies.

Every woman's experience is different. There is no single story, no one-size-fits-all approach, and no shame in asking questions or asking for help.

Let's keep talking. Let's keep learning. Let's keep listening to women.

And let's make sure that no woman feels she has to navigate this chapter alone.

Because women's health deserves our curiosity, our compassion and our attention.

Here's to better conversations, better understanding and better support!

11/10/2026

I am delighted to share the next step of my journey 😀!

Very soon I will be offering 60 min, one-to-one sessions on Friday evenings Carlow MandalaYoga
Each session will be tailored to your individual needs and goals.

Your practice may focus one one aspect - or change to meet your needs! Your session may include one or all of the following (depending on your needs):

💫Restorative Yoga,
💫Yoga Nidra,
💫Mindful movement,
💫Breathing practices and yoga philosophy.

Drawing on my background in biomedical science, healthcare and specialist yoga trainings, alongside my ongoing Diploma in Yoga Therapy, I bring together scientific understanding and traditional yoga practice.

No two people are the same - your practice shouldn't be either!

You don't need to be flexible or have previous experience. We begin with a conversation to assess your needs and take it from there!

📍 In-person
⏳ 60-minute appointments

Interested?

DM me for an initial conversation to explore whether this approach is right for you.

Come home to yourself. 💚

06/10/2026

Yoga is not a religion!

Although it does have deep spiritual and philosophical roots, yoga isn't a religion that asks you to believe a particular set of things.
And that's something I think is worth talking about.
Because when we reduce yoga to physical postures, we miss so much of what the practice has to offer.
Yoga invites us to explore how we live.
How we speak.
How we treat ourselves.
How we treat other people.
How we respond when things don't go the way we would like.
How willing we are to look at our own assumptions.
And perhaps most importantly, how we relate to difference.
If I practise ahimsa, can I bring less harm into my interactions with other people?
If I practise svadhyaya, can I become curious about my own assumptions and reactions?
If I practise awareness, can I notice the moment I become defensive because someone thinks differently from me?
That doesn't mean that yoga makes us perfectly accepting or compassionate overnight - we are still human!
But perhaps the practice gives us an opportunity to notice.
And awareness creates a little space.
Space to pause.
Space to listen.
Space to question ourselves.
Space to disagree without dehumanising.
Space to recognise that another person's beliefs don't have to be the same as ours for their humanity to matter.
For me, this is part of what makes yoga so much more than asana.
We don't practise yoga simply to become better at yoga.
We practise so that something of the practice can begin to shape the way we meet ourselves, each other and the world.
Maybe that's where the real practice begins - on the mat, and then… in the way we live.
I'me really interested to hear what you think!
Has your yoga practice changed the way you relate to other people?
Let me know in the comments!

04/10/2026

You've never been to a Kirtan before?
Well, you are very welcome along on Saturday evening 10th Oct at 7:30 😊

I thought I'd share a little about what Kirtan actually is, because if you've never experienced it before, the word itself can sound a little mysterious.

At its heart, Kirtan is a practice of coming together in song.
One person leads a chant and the group responds. The words and melodies are repeated, often accompanied by instruments such as harmonium, guitar and percussion.

You don't need to be able to sing.
You don't need to know Sanskrit.
You don't need to have practised yoga.
And you don't need to know what you're supposed to “do”.
You can simply listen - or join in!
There is something quite beautiful about singing together. About hearing individual voices become one sound.
And perhaps that's why I'm drawn to it at this particular moment.
There is so much noise in the world.
So much uncertainty.
So much that is outside our control.
I can't fix any of that.
But I can create a space where we can come together.
Breathe.
Listen.
Sing.
And simply be together for a while.
So that's what I'd love to invite you to a free Community Kirtan - an evening of chant, heart and healing songs.
You don't have to know anything about Kirtan.
You just have to be willing to come and experience it.
Spaces are limited because of the size of the studio, so please DM me to express your interest.

Perhaps this is one small thing we can do together 🙏

29/09/2026

Women are mighty 💪💚

Delighted to be chosen as a Mentor with
Every women deserves someone in their corner to support, encourage and remind them just how amazing they are - not based on achievement!!!
If you can come alongside and support a friend, colleague, family member- or any fellow human, do it!
Together we are stronger xx

28/09/2026

A little invitation to gather, breathe and sing.
There is so much happening in the world right now.
So much uncertainty.
So much noise.
So much that feels beyond our individual control.
And I've found myself wondering:
What can I actually do?
I can't change everything that's happening in the world.
But I can create a space where we can come together.
Where we can breathe.
Where we can listen.
Where we can sing.
Where, for a little while, we can put everything else down.
So I'm inviting you to join me for a Community Kirtan - an evening of chant, heart and healing songs.
No experience needed.
No singing ability required.
No particular belief system.
Just come as you are.
The evening is completely free, but spaces are limited because of the size of the studio, so please get in touch to express your interest and reserve your place.

Sat 10th Oct at 7:30 Carlow Mandala Yoga Studio

Come and sit with us.
Come and sing with us.
Come and share the space.
Perhaps this is one small thing we can do together.

DM me if you would like to join.

25/09/2026

Hang on… this doesn't quite make sense to me!

We know rest matters.
We know recovery matters.
And yet somehow, being busy has become something to be proud of.
We fill our days.
We squeeze things in.
We push through.
We keep going.
And then wonder why we're exhausted!!

I'm not suggesting that yoga, meditation or rest are the answer to everything.
I'm wondering whether we've simply become really good at 'GO' and forgotten how to STOP.
So I'm curious:
Do you find it easy to rest?
Or do you feel guilty when you're doing nothing???
Let's investigate. 🔎

22/09/2026

Are we getting very good at GO… and forgetting how to STOP?
I've been having conversations with yoga teachers, therapists and healthcare practitioners, and something unusual keeps coming up:
People seem to be investing less and less in restorative practices and other forms of intentional pause and yet, noticing a huge growth in high-intensity fitness.
And that's brilliant. Movement is so good for us.
But I wonder if we have become much better at GO than we are at STOP.
Go harder.
Train more.
Push yourself.
Improve your time etc

But where is the recovery?
I'm not saying yoga is the answer.
I'm not saying meditation will solve everything.
I'm simply saying that health isn't only about what we do - it's also about how we recover.
Our bodies need both:
Effort and rest.
Challenge and recovery.
GO and STOP.
So perhaps the question isn't:
“What more can I do for my health?”
Perhaps sometimes it's:
“Where is my STOP?”
And maybe that's something worth practising too.
I would love to hear your thoughts!

19/09/2026

I've been thinking about this one for a while.
And I know it might ruffle a few feathers 🙈
There are so many women online who genuinely champion other women. I've experienced it myself, and I'm incredibly grateful for it.
Women sharing expertise.
Women making introductions.
Women recommending other women for opportunities.
Women celebrating someone else's success without needing to be part of the story.
That is powerful!
But I've also noticed how often “women supporting women” has become part of the language of social media.
And sometimes I find myself wondering whether the words are being matched by the actions.
Because genuine support doesn't always increase your own reach.
Sometimes nobody sees it.
Sometimes there isn't a tag.
Sometimes there isn't a repost.
Sometimes there isn't anything in it for you at all.
And perhaps that's the point.
I'm not interested in calling anyone out.
I don't know what's happening behind someone else's screen, and I don't want to make assumptions about their intentions.
I'm more interested in asking myself — and perhaps all of us:
What does supporting women actually look like in practice?
Who have you lifted up recently?
Whose work have you shared?
Who have you encouraged?
Who have you opened a door for?
Who have you supported when there was absolutely nothing in it for you?
Because I'd rather be part of a culture where we do women supporting women…
than one where we simply say it.
What does genuine support look like to you? 💚

15/09/2026

Since visiting the Louvre museum something has been niggling at me...

Throughout the entire museum were portraits, paintings, ancient artifacts - many of which depicted the female form. A celebration of beautiful curves, soft roundings, smooth folds and natural shapes and it got me thinking about the constant pressures on women to look a certain way - endless adverts for weight loss, body sculpting, targeted toning. I felt sad.

When did healthy habits become weight loss targets? When did a curvaceous body become something to shrink? Who determines the 'ideal' body?

I have noticed an increase in these types of adverts - even making their way into the Yoga space!!! Yoga to tone your arms, arse and elbows!!!

Yoga is about refining your mind, not defining your body!!

I would love to hear your thoughts, let me know in the comments - let's make your body a comfortable place to live, not a foe to fight!

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