Déirdre O'Hagan Yoga

Yesterday, I listened to explain that pressure for us to feel happy, think positively all the time etc. could be adding another layer of stress to our lives when the reality is that we spend a lot of time in some sort of low level anxiety. And that’s ok. The more we accept that the moments of true happiness are fleeting, the more we can be present to them and the less of a failure we’ll feel when our lives don’t look like a travel company ad on TV. That made a lot of sense to me. And I think it’s pretty liberating.

So for world mental health day, I’m sharing a few of the things that I’ve added more of to my days without trying to be attached to them as things that will ‘fix’ me or my stress levels. Bonus is, the fleeting happiness is happening more often too.
🌱Getting out in nature- hiking, sea swimming, surfing, walking in places with trees, being in or near water. Always a game-changer.
🌱Moving my body. Yoga, dancing, some kind of manual task. Sometimes meditation feels crazy hard when things are really whirring. Moving helps.
🌱Connection and talking to someone close. It never seems as bad when it’s out of my head. Laughing is even better.
🌱Doing something for someone/ in service of something else.
🌱Old episodes of Frasier and Friends

Tonight's yoga! 8.15 at Balanced Bodies.

Every once in a while.
take off your life.
and rest.
~ .waheed


This week's yinning is all about coming home to yourself.

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Yin tomorrow night in Balanced Bodies! Have a read below if you'd like to find out a bit more about this delicious, slow practice. Or come along and feel it out for yourself. All levels welcome 😊

Yin Versus Restorative Yoga: What's the Difference? Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga are often used interchangeably, but they are very different

Yogis of Newbridge! So excited to start yin classes tonight @ 8.15 in Balanced Bodies! It's a slow, stretchy, meditative practice, perfect for unwinding and letting go of tension. If it sounds like what you need, I'd love to see you there! You can book your space at

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New class tomorrow evening! Come join me for a super slow, stretchy yin practice for a midweek unravelling in this gorgeous new studio. Book your space at www.balancedbodies.ie

Just settling back in after a gorgeous weekend in France with the most warm-hearted, amazing group of women. The power of gathering together in laughter, openness and support of each other never fails to hit me right in the feels. So grateful to have been part of the wonderful team supporting in a masterclass in creating a space that allows for all that magic to unfurl and bring yoga off the mat. Also grateful that everyone came away without 1st degree burns.

Happy Monday!

B E L I E F S | Medical anthropologist and all round superwoman spoke at the most gorgeous gathering of women last night. Her parting words were, "we have a choice in what we inherit from our ancestors".

Yes, there might be trauma laid down at a genetic level to protect us from the big bad world, but we can question it. And we can most certainly question what we inherit from society. Whether it's "vulnerability is weakness", "fat is bad", "women just get on with things and turn the best side out" or "you need three masters and a PhD to have a valid opinion on the work you want to share" (it's almost as though I know these thoughts! 🙄), it helps to interrogate that heavy stuff. AND then hand all the best bits of our inheritance down to the next generation.

Thank you
and for the magic.

Stunning harvest moon 📸 by

Excited to share that I'll be teaching a delicious, meditative Yin class on Wednesday evenings from the 25th at the beautiful new Balanced Bodies Holistic Centre in Newbridge! Go check out their page for membership details and class passes 😎