Ashtanga Yoga Limerick

I'm so excited to start this new class in Kilrush. A bit gentler than my usual offering. Beginner friendly.

New 7 week block. Find your wings by Christmas!

When I reflect on the past 47 years this is the truest thing I can say. I have been quiet on Instagram lately because I only like to post when I have something to say. I think we all intuitively know what we want and what makes us feel alive. What makes you feel alive?

Booking is now open for the Ashtanga November block. 5 places available. DM to book.

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🚀 New Class Alert: Rocket Yoga
📅 Mondays | 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Ready to power up your Monday nights? Join us for Rocket Yoga—a dynamic, uplifting practice designed to build strength and fuel your energy.

What to expect:

* 60-Minute Flow: A fast-paced, traditional Rocket sequence. Every single posture is optional—I'll offer modifications and alternatives throughout, so you decide what works for your body.

* 30-Minute Custom Lab: The final half hour is entirely yours. Feeling energetic? Workshop your arm balances and inversions. Need to unwind? Take a gentle, restorative approach before a deep Savasana.

You control the intensity from start to finish. Whether you want to fly high or ground down, this space is built for you.

Limited spaces available! Roll out your mat Monday 7th of September. To book your spot, DM me! 📩

New class announcement! DM me to book your spot. Super excited for this one ♥️

We’ve been sold a very specific image of what a “real” yogi looks like, eats, and acts like—and honestly? It’s exhausting. This pressure is particularly prevelant in ashtanga yoga.
Here’s why I’ve dropped these rules and stepped into what actually feels good:

💫​Ditching restrictive diets. The yoga world loves to police food—from requiring vegetarianism or raw veganism to glorifying eating as little as possible. Food is fuel and joy, not a test of spiritual purity.

💫​Afternoon practice > 4:00 AM alarms. I spent years waking up at 6:00 AM (and even 3:30 AM in Mysore!) just to get on the mat. Honoring my sleep and practicing when my body actually wants to move is far healthier and allows me to live in harmony with the world around me.

💫​Body size ≠ yoga ability. Fatphobia in yoga is rampant. I have students of all shapes and sizes and I call BS. Body size tells very little about someone's strength, dedication, or capability on the mat.

💫​You don't need to practice 6 days a week. The shame around taking rest days is toxic. You are still a "real yogi" if you practice twice a week, once a week, or whenever it serves your life.

💫​Rejecting ableism on the mat. "Practice and all is coming" sounds nice until it’s used to make people feel like failures for anatomical differences. Every body is built differently, and pushing through limits isn't spirituality—it's harmful.

​What’s a "yoga rule" you’ve decided to stop following? Drop it in the comments 👇

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🌟 People often think that practicing yoga means being passive somehow. But I truly believe that ashtanga has taught me to be a fighter and take up a fair amount of space in this world. I don't take what's not mine but I don't let other people take what's mine either.

🌟 I remember being in Mysore and all the drama around getting a spot in the room as everyone scrambled for space. There were always too many people and too little room. Some people really hated this and would rather step back and practice in the changing rooms or in the hallway. They felt that others were demonstrating the worst of themselves. Others played dirty - skipped the queue, tricked their way in before others. Hopefully at some point they realised their own behaviour.

🌟 But what is the point of yoga if it doesn't teach us how to handle life's challenges? Have you heard the heard the expression "Give them the meat and they'll come back for the bones."? Some people will try to take advantage of you in this life and are happy to walk all over you to get what they want, without a thought for fairness. Your job is not to let them. People see conflict as negative but there's nothing negative about sticking up for yourself.

🌟 Can you think of a time when you had to stick up for yourself?

During the early days of COVID, I sent an email to everyone on my mailing list to let them know what was happening with my classes.

One reply caught me completely off guard.

A woman emailed back asking to be removed from my mailing list. She told me she didn't like my classes and wouldn't recommend me to anyone.

I remember feeling shocked. I tried to think back and work out who she was because I genuinely couldn't remember teaching her. For a while, I let her words get to me.

But eventually I realised something important: I'm not everyone's teacher.

Like many teachers, I've questioned myself. I've wondered whether I should change my teaching style, make it more accessible, more entertaining, more... popular.

But every time I've thought about changing, I've remembered how I felt when I first stepped into an Ashtanga class.

My overwhelming thought was: this is the real deal.

The practice felt honest, authentic and deeply rooted in its Indian origins. There was no attempt to dilute it or reshape it to make it more appealing. It simply was what it was.

That's the feeling I hope people have when they walk into my classes.

Not everyone will enjoy my teaching, and that's okay. I'd rather teach in a way that feels true to me than become a version of myself that I don't recognise.

Because popularity comes and goes.

What's real remains.