Teaching Team

Caitríona is a tutor on the YTI Yoga for Children course.

Catríona trained as a primary teacher and completed her M.Ed in St. Patrick’s College of Education. She taught in St. Colmcille’s JNS, Knocklyon for a couple of years before taking up a seconded position in Marino Institute of Education as a lecturer in Physical Education. Since 2003, Caitríona has been delivering professional development courses for teachers through summer courses and workshops in local education centres. Yoga became a component of these courses in recent years, with the growing interest among primary teachers evident. Since its inception in 2002, Caitríona has been an active committee member, former chairperson and Community of Practice leader with the Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA). She currently teaches in Scoil Áine GNS, Raheny.

Marie is a tutor on the YTI Advanced Teaching Skills Course.

Marie has been practicing yoga for most of her adult life.

She first came to yoga to help with relaxation at a stressful time and very soon came to understand the power of this practice for body and mind.

Following training with Yoga Therapy Ireland on the 500hr Yoga Teacher Training course, Marie became a yoga teacher and later trained as a Yoga Therapist on the YTI Therapy course.

Teaching yoga since 2011, she has learned so much from her students. Many people come to yoga class to gain strength and increase mobility and flexibility but also to seek help with various issues like chronic pain, sports injury, stress, difficulty sleeping etc. Marie feels privileged to be working with students and passing on the tools of yoga, enabling them to help themselves. She continues with the life-long learning of yoga through further study and practice.

Other courses completed include Yoga for Sports, Pregnancy Yoga (YTI), Yoga Plus Iyengar yoga (iYoga Dublin) and The Physiology of Yoga (Andrew McGonigle and Matthew Huy).

As part of her professional development as a Yoga teacher, Marie attends training courses and workshops regularly with Irish and international teachers in e.g. A&P, yin yoga, restorative yoga, mantra, yoga nidra, chair yoga, pranayama etc.

June is a tutor on the YTI Yoga for Pregnancy Course.

June completed the YTI Teacher Training Course (2006), Postgraduate Course (2009) and Yoga for Pregnancy Course (2011). She owns and runs The Yoga Room, along with The Fitness Factory (home of AntiGravity Yoga) in Ratoath, Co Meath.

Carmel is a tutor on the YTI Yoga for Pregnancy Course.

Carmel is a registered midwife working in a busy maternity hospital in Dublin for many years. She is passionate about natural birth and empowering women to have the best possible experience in the birthing process and knows the best way to achieve this is through preparation.  Her experience of running midwifery –led clinics led her to train as a yoga teacher. She was instrumental in bringing yoga for pregnancy into the maternity hospitals which is now mainstream in numerous hospitals as part of ante-natal classes. She has in-depth knowledge and experience of the anatomy and physiology of the mother and baby during pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. She brings awareness and understanding of the changes that pregnancy brings so that you can best understand what yoga postures and movements are most suitable. She also prepares couples with hypnobirthing for hospital and home births.

Registered Midwife, Paediatric/Neonatal & General Nurse

HDip Health & Safety, UCD

Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy- ICHP

Hypnobirthing- Marie Mongan method

International board of Lactation Consultants

Diploma in Aromatherapy / Reflexology

Basic Life Support / Manual Handling Instructor

Diploma in Sivananda Yoga-India

Yoga for Pregnancy- Birthlight- UK

Licentiate in Acupuncture

Val is a tutor on the Yoga for Sports Course.

Originally from Dublin , now residing in Kildare. I first came to yoga and  stepped on to my mat at a time when I
needed yoga more than yoga needed me.  Yoga has given me more than I ever needed , I suppose , if I'm honest, it's why I still practice after all this
time. I am what you may call a nomadic yoga teacher, I'm usually found somewhere on the M4 on the way to teach a class. When I am not on the M4 ,
you can usually find me at the local Gaa Club or Soccer pitch, watching a game or training the local kids, as a former player this gives me great joy
and any excuse to talk about football and yoga or both. So it is only natural that I combine my interests into my yoga classes. I teach a variety of classes in various locations, Hatha, Dynamic Flow, Sports Yoga and Kids Yoga.  My classes are fun but challenging , I encourage my students to come out of their comfort zone, safely, using the space , awareness of the movement and sensations in the body , and using the breath. The breath is the practice.

Anya is a tutor on the YTI Yoga for Children Course.

Anya completed the YTI Teacher Training Course (2010) and further training in yoga for children with the Special Yoga Centre, London (2010, 2012, 2015). She is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland and holds qualifications as a Special Needs Assistant and in Business Administration (BA Hons). She teaches yoga for autistic children in primary, post-primary and special schools.

Marie is a tutor on the YTI Teacher Training Course and Yoga Therapy Course.

Marie completed the Yoga Teacher Training course with the Irish Yoga Association (1994), the Teachers’ Awareness Diploma Course with Jenny Beeken (1996), the Yoga Therapy Medical Foundation Course with the Yoga Biomedical Trust (1999), further short intensives courses with the Yoga Therapy Centre (1997-1999) and is qualified in basic First Aid. Marie teaches adult yoga and meditation and sees clients for one-to-one yoga therapy sessions. She taught yoga in the prison service (Curragh Prison and Midlands Prison) and was the Irish Representative for the Prison Phoenix Trust for many years. She also facilitated workshops for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland and for Young Parkinson’s Ireland.

Mel is a tutor on the Yoga for Children Course and Yoga for Sport Course and facilitates workshops on Yoga for Teenagers.

Mel completed the YTI Yoga Teacher Training Course (2006) and further training in Pranayama with Philip Xerri, Ashtanga Yoga with the Sushumna School of Yoga (India), Kundalini Yoga with Maya Fiennes and cancer conscious yoga. She teaches yoga to students of all ages and abilities and is interested in developing the practice of advanced yoga postures.

Vicky is a tutor on the YTI Foundation Course

Vicky completed the YTI Teacher Training Course in 2011, YTI Yoga for Children 2012, YTI Postgraduate Yoga Therapy Course in 2015 and Cancer Conscious Yoga with Connie Walsh in 2015. She has also completed Well Women Yoga Therapy training 2016 and Total Yoga Nidra Teaching and Facilitator training in 2017 with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli.  In her classes Vicky teaches a broad spectrum of clients in terms of abilities and ages. She enjoys developing a community spirit within her classes as well as seeing the beneficial impact of yoga therapy.

Karen is a tutor on the Mother & Baby Yoga Course

Karen first started yoga 19 years ago, during her second pregnancy. She loved the sense of peace and calm it gave to both her mind and body. Her love for yoga developed further as she attended weekly Hatha yoga classes with Elma Toland for many years afterwards.
After having her 4th child, Karen completed The British Wheel of Yoga foundation course with Jenny Beeken and Pauline Sawyer in 2007.
In 2011 Karen completed her two year Teacher Training course with Yoga Therapy Ireland (YTI), under the guidance of the inspirational Senior Tutor, Elma Toland, alongside Tutor Helena Downey. She also became a certified Prenatal Yoga teacher with YTI in 2011.
Karen is especially interested in the therapeutic approach to yoga, which she has taught over the last eight years. This includes working with people who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis.
Other classes she currently teaches include limited ability yoga, chair yoga, prenatal yoga and mum+baby yoga.

Edel is a tutor on the YTI Advanced Teaching Skills Course

Degree in Applied Biology Coventry University

Masters in Biological Science from DCU .

Immunology lab and Clinical Data Coordinator.

Study lead working on various Clinical trial studies for Icon Clinical research .

St. Vincent’s University Hospital as a Health Care Assistant.

Current role of Nephrology Data Administrator managing all the clinical data and eMED Renal software system within the Nephrology department.

Qualified Yoga Teacher since 2016 with the Yoga Room, Dublin 4 - with additional training in Yin Yoga, Yoga for Children, Yoga for Pregnancy, Cancer Care Yoga, Prana Flow training and Chinese Medicine module.

Busy weekly yoga teaching schedule.

Elma is a tutor on the YTI Yoga Teacher Training Course, Yoga Therapy Course and has tutored on the Foundation Course, Yoga for Children Course, Yoga for Sports Course and Chair Yoga Course.

Elma completed the Yoga Teacher Training course with the Irish Yoga Association (1993) and the Yoga Therapy Course with the Yoga Biomedical Trust (1999). She also holds a Montessori Teaching Diploma and Train the Trainer Certification. She teaches a diversity of yoga classes, tailoring yoga to suit the individual student.

Jakki is a tutor on the YTI Yoga Teacher Training Course and Yoga for Sport Course.

Jakki completed the YTI Yoga Teacher Training Course (2006), Postgraduate Course (2008) and Yoga Therapy Course (2009) and has further training in Yoga in Cancer Care, amongst many other supplementary courses and workshops. She teaches a wide variety of yoga classes, from general Yoga, Chair Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Mindfulness.

Jane is a tutor on the YTI Foundation Course.

Jane completed the YTI 500 hour Teacher Training course in 2011 and has been teaching a variety of classes in the Dublin area since then. Additional training has included the YTI Postgraduate Yoga Therapy Course, Mother and Baby Yoga Course; Cancer Conscious Yoga with Connie Walsh and Womb Yoga with Uma Dinsmore Tuli. Having lived with chronic conditions and work experience in patient advocacy, Jane is especially interested in making yoga accessible for people living with chronic pain or illness.